The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-06-26
THEISDnNA UNION CONVENTION,
No Compromise with Traitors.
IvDrAvAroIls, June IS, 1862.

lNDlANAPJLls, June Is, lobZ.
indianapolis yesterday was thronged
with people from every part Of the State
upon the occasion Of the meeting Of the
Unconditional Union Convention Poll
ticians Of the small kind and the large
kind, and the political leaders Of the
Republican and Democratic parties, with
out animosities OF partizan jealousies,
leaving behind them the worn out gar
ments Of party differences, and clad in
the martial robes Of devotion 70 the IN
ion came up before the altar of country,
joined hands tremendously aud were
united in one by their own free will
the people as one man bidding the null
titudinous couple God-speed. The heavy
rains of the past few days furnished the
farmers with a brief leisure, and they
came also with their wives and children
to this memorable Convention. Demo-
cratic and Republican politicians from
other States came from curiosity, and
disconsolate specimens of the Secession
Bright Voorhees, 4 Co. Democracy were
upon the ground cautiously feeling the
popular pulse. Ii was remarked that be-
fore the day ended they found that pulse
beating in remarkably healthy man
ner.
The details of this Convention have
already telegraphed, and will there
! fore omit matters Of organization, APP
| pointments of Committees, etc, aud labo-
rate a few points Of general interest
without any connected reference.
THE oAUCUsEs.
! Prior to the organization Of the Con-
vcntion, the two parties met in separate
caucus to prepare resolutions expressive
| Of their views and TO be submittcd-as
! recommendations only-tO the Committee
on Resolutions when appointed. The
| Republicans took the broad ground that
in the present emergency the people of
| Indiana forgetting party differences rec
objected only their national duty; pledged
| themselves to aid with men and money
the prosecution Of this war now being
waged only to sustain the Union uphold
the Constitution and preserve the Rcpub-
lie, and not to stay the sword until these
| ends were attained.
! The Democratic resolutions ! send you
entire, as they are remarkably bold in
! their utterauCcs, and contain one express
sion which was the only political allu-
! sion directly or indirectly brought be-
| fore the Convention or its committees
! II is contained in the third general reso-
! luton: cor of radical Abolitionists." 1t
was strongly urged by some in the eau
Gus, but, as will be perceived, does not
appear in the resolutions adopted by the
Convention. The following are the
DEMOCRATIC RESOLUTIONS.
! Resolved, That the resolutions to be
adopted by the Union Convention, to be
held to-day, ought to embrace all the
following Objects
1st The union of all good citizens,
without distinction of party, to maintain
| the Constitution Of the United States as
it came from the hands of its founders
with all its guarantees and safeguards
for the protection of the RI hts of all
the people and all the States.
2. The protection Of the loyal people
of the rcbellious States.
g. The cheerful and hearty support OF
our National and State Administrations
in all necessary measures to put down
and utterly crush out the present unnat.
ural and causeless rebellion, and to visit
with cOndign punishment the leading
traitors who have instigated it, and those
who have maliciously participated in its
atrOciOus and horrible enOrmities.
4. The care, sustenance and encou-
ragemcnt of the soldiers in the Union ar
mics, who are enduring hardsEips, dan
gers and priyations, and who are sacri-
tiCing their health and lives in the defense
OF our institutions.
RcSOlgei, That on a platform embrace
ing substantially the foregoing objects
we will cordially unite with any and all
of our fellow citizens, without any re.
gard TO former party names or associa'
tiOns.
Rego1re5, That we have no sympathy
with the designs and purposes Of tn,
rebels or their sympathizcrs, or Of radi,
cal abolitionists.
Rego1re3, That a copy Of these resolu.
tions be presented to the Committee OF
Resolutions Of tue Convention when il
assemblies.
The fourth resolution created an ami,
mated discussion in the caucus, the op
position regarding it in the light Of die.
tation to the Republicans Judge Good
ing, Of Hancock, and Mr.. Wallace, o
Monticello, made able speeches upon tn,
question, taking broad and liberal views
declaring themselves for the Union, will
or without slavery, and unhesitatingly
declaring that if slavery stood in tn,
way Of the successful prosecution of th,
war, it must be abolished
t.rrt,.. nm rf,,r t7r-N.D4r Irsrpt1ur
Before the permanent organization
of the Convention Hon Henry Secrist
of the Seventh Congressional District,
Douglas Democrat, and the opponent o
Dan. Voorhees, la the coming campaign
made a most telling speech, lie said tina
he had no speech TO make 20 timid men
If there were one individual in that Con
vcntion doubling that out of this chaos
the nation would rise ircsher and young
cr than ever, he had nothing to say {,
him. Let him 20 his own way, Aftc
tracing his personal career as a jackson
Democrat he declared il to be the duty
of every citizen, i'm the time Of war
without reference 20 party issues, {,
stand by the government as a child by
its aged mother, and ho who turned hil
hand against his government would strik,
ST The heart OF tho mother who nursed
him upon her knees If he, as a North
crn man, wero opposed TO the govern
, mcnt, he would give that government
, release from longer protecting him, II,
r would never fight the battles Of trai
tors upon the soil which had always de-
) Tended him, Any party against the gov
eminent was an auti-war party, Thu
action of q portion of his party--to as
no worse epithct-was extremely illogi
cal They falsely promised that this gov
cument was overriding the Constitution