Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-01-06

Just and economical administration Of our State
and national affairs, 70 unite with US
TIrToS CouS1r--The Democracy of this
county met on the 2Sth December, and adopted
The following resolutions:
Resolued, That the safety Of the liberties Of
this nation depends upon the maintenance Of the
Constitution Of the United States as a sacred in
strument, by strictly enforcing its provisions and
limiting the sphere of the Federal Government
tn tie powers conferred by it. That beyond this
the Federal Government possesses no power, and
the exercise of power not delegated to il, is trea
son 70 the people.
Resolred, That we view with alarm and indg-
nation the exercise by the present Administration
OF the power 10 arrest private citizens without
legal process, convey them 10 prisons in other
and distant States. confne them without charge
or hearing, and denying them public jury trial;
to violate the freedom Of speech and the press,
and the Executive suspension of the writ of ha-
beas corpus. The Constitutional guarantees as
personal liberty, the freedom of speech and the
press, and The right of the writ of habeas corpus
are necessary to the existence of free Govern
ment, aud without them we are slaves.
Resolved, That we are opposed TO the emanci-
patton of the slaves in the Southern States either
by the action of Congress or that of the military
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consequences Of emancipation would necessarily
be the Afrcanization of the South and the de-
struction of its political and commercial value,
the Inauguration of desolating servile war, and
filing the Northern States with debased negro
population, couupting the morals of our people
increasing our public burdens and cheapening and
degrading labor.
RESOLVED, That the attempt to compel our gal
liant army who entered the service of their conn-
tn1
to lay down their lives if need be for the main
tenance of the Constitution and the restoration
of the Union, to fight for the mere purpose of
freeing the negro and the consequent enslave-
ment of themselves, should meet with an en-
phatic protest from every true man.
Resolved, That one great means OF restoring
peace and prosperity to our DISTRACTED country
lies in the extingushment of the Abolition party
% the North, and in disregarding and crushing
out their suicidal policy of making this war for
the negro instead of the white man.
ResOired, That every Democrat in Upton
| county is appointed delegate to, and is request
ed to attend the Democratic State Convention to
meet at Indianapolis, on the 9Th of January
1862; that the delegates so attending are author
lied to select the delegates who sit upon the floor
Of the Convention, and direct and control their
action.
WABASH CouNrY.-The Democracy of Wabash
county met at the Courthouse in Wabash ON
Wednesday. January LIST. 1862 and organized by
calling A NJ. Early to the chair, and appointing
John McCrea and j. c. Osborn as Secretaries
After appointing delegates to attend the State
Convention to be held at indianapolis on the 9Th
of January, lot2, end a county committee to
serve for the ensuing year, the following resolu
ton was read and unanimously adopted:
Resolued, That we viii support this or any
other Administration in sustaining and preserving
the American Union so long as war for that pur-
pose is carried within the limits of the Consti
tuition, but We can not sympathize with Adolf
tionism secession in any section.
On motion, il was resolved that as we have nc
county paper, that the proceedings of this con.
yention be published in the State Sentinel.
Hancock Democratic Convention.
In pursuance of the call of the Democratic
Central Committee, the Democracy of Hancock
county assembled in mass Convention, ut the
Courthouse. in Greenfield, at 10 o'clock, p. NJ
on Saturday, January 9TH. 1862.
The Convention was called To order bv Mont
gomery Marsh Esq, and upon his motion Jane:
Tyner, was appointed President. and Elijah s
Cooper, John p. Banks, Samuel Barrett and
George Tague, Vice Presidents.
On motion, George NJ. SAMPLE, and Bryan G
Walpole, were chosen Secretaries.
Montgomery Marsh explained the object of the
meeting to be to appoint delegates to the Demo
cratic Union State Convention, to be held at In
dianapolis, on the 9Th of January.
On motion of James L. Mason, two delegate,
from each township were appointed, consisting
OF the following persons.
Blue River Township-Augustus G. Handy
and Simpson Chandler 81
Brandywine Township-John p. Banks anC
James Tyner, delegates and Wellington Caller
and A. Potts, contingents.
Brown Township-Thomas Collins and N
Marsh, delegates and James Dougherty and VIM
Carroll, contngents.
Buck Creek Township-John Collins anc
Joseph Wright.
Center Townshp-James L. Mason and B. w
Cooper. delegates, and Levi Leary and Jacob Sill
fer, contingents.
Green Township-Elijah S. Cooper and Davi,
Keller. f-
jackson Tov,,ship.-Noble Harrison and Bur,
Lacey, delegates, and B. +. Caldwell and Georg'
W. Sample. contingents.
Sugar Greek neutrality-suspicious. Barnard am
j. B. Lipscomb. delegates, and Robert Brown am
Earnest II. Fout, contingents.
Vernon Township.-Wm. Caldwell and Rich
ard Stakes
On notion every Democrat in the county VIII
may be in attendance at the State Convention ma,
be advising delegates -
On motion, the delegates were instructed Il
cast the vote of the county as unit.
On motion. the delegates were instructed h
cast the vote of Hancock county i'm favor of W
H. Talbot, of Marion county, for Treasurer o
State. and Thomas d. Walpole, of Marion coun
ty, for Attorney General.
On motion, a committee of one from each town
ship was appointed to draft resolutions.
A. B. Shaw, from the committee on resolutions
reported the following:
1.-THE resolutions are omitted for want of spac
in our columns -.
1t was ordered that the proceedings of the con
vention be published in the Greenfield Sentinel
Hancock Democrat. Indiana State Sentinel an
Cincinnati Enquirer.
Whereupon the convention adjourned sine die
JAMES TYNER, President.
E. s. COOPER,
j. p. BANKS xr:p;s.
SAML. BARRETT, ~
GEORGE TAGuE,
George w. Sampled s.crs..r;.s
Bryan C. Waipoie,} w. e'"' 10