Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-11-26

ABOLITION MEETING - The long promised
gathering of AholitioniSm 10 receive comfort
from the High Priests OF the party, alter Their
defeat hy the people, took place last night nj
Masonic Hall The meeting, considering the
flourish of trumpets. failure in point OF
numbers, but il made up in quality what Ii
lacked in quantity. il We may Judge by the
demonstrations made by feet and canes and hands
whenever strong meat was thrown To the crowd.
The seats were about two thirds full-One firth
probably Democrats. ATTRACTED by curiosity. nnd
the balance. our readers can estimate IN number
quite well a. We can, we're simon pure pdfriofs,
as they facetiously call Themselves.
Colonel Garland Rose, the United States Mar
shall for the District oil Indiana. presided over the
meeting
Hon Godlove S. Ortiz. the member of Con
eress elect from the cth district. Was the first
SEEKER He aimed TO be very impressive
looked very far into the future. and drew some
very pretty fancy sketches, but did not make any
points in regard To the existing condition OF
things: or il he did we were not able to catch
them.
Judge Hughes, of Bloomington. followed Mr.
Orth and made the speech oi the evening. Like
all the judges efforts, 1t displayed ability. and
we are cratihed to record the fact that 1t ex
hibited less personal malevolence than anv
speech he has delivered since he joinel the So
called Union party He was bitter in his de
nuncaton OF partisan politics, dssected again the
Eighth of January Convention. and protested To
find nothing but trca son in the Democratic lead
ers
He attributed the defeat of his party to the ig
norance of the Democratic masses-to the
absence OF Union men in the army, aud to stu
pendous frauds perpetrated by the Democratic
party upon the ballot boxes. His estimate OF the
Democratic vote counted out IN lndiana was, that
one hundred thousand of the did not know
what they were voting for. being led blindiolded
bv their leaders: seven thousand were traitors.
and the remaining twenty thousand were Illegal
votes When the army returned, he thought
their time OF triumph would come. He com
planned that the Union party we're stgmatzed by
Their opponents "a Abolitionists he would
abolish slavery an incident of the war, and IN
that way only He exhorted the party to work
faithfully and diligently
Senator Lane followed Judge Hughes in a
characteristic speech, which brought down the
house at the conclusion ct every sentence. Out
said nothing tn impress any thinking m'n.
Major Will Cumback. of the Pay Department
of the volunteer army. made clean, eat fur. ont
ana out unlsguised Abolition speech Slavery
was the Cause OF the rebellion. the rebellion was
the cause of the war; consequently slavery must
be wiped out or there could be no peace lie was
bold and manly in his POSITIONS. and certainly
will not be offended at being called an Abolition.
f ist How his candid avowsl suited his friend
Judge Hsehes, who had taken SO much pans TO
whitewash over the black spots the party es-
Gu cheon, we don't know; but as they are oOth
heading 10 the same port-ireetom for tie nisger
aud servitude tor the white man--we dom sup
pose thew will quarrel much about the manner OF
trimming the sails What they want is To catch
the popular breeze. and if one tack fails another
J may pnsSil.lv win