Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-01-13
The Convention.

The Convention.
The Convention adjourned sine die Thursday,
just before noon, having completed the business
which assembled it by the nomination of cand-
dates for State officers, who will be elected on
the second Tuesday in October next. We but ex
press the general sentiment when we state that
the Union State Convention OF the Democracy of
Indiana, which assembled on the 9Th of january,
1862, was unsurpassed in numbers and in charac-
ter by any other emblage of the kind which
ever convened in the State. 1t was composed of
the solid men, the true men, the loyal men Of
Indiana whose only object was the preservation
of the Constitution and the Union in their origi
nal integrity-and to that purpose alone we're all
its efforts directed. The past divisions of the
party were forgotten in the common determine
ton to wrest the Government from the Goths and
Vandals into whose hands il has fallen and TO
avert the certain destruction which their policy if
persevered in, will bring upon it. In these re-
CARDS the Convention a decided success.
There may have been some difference of sent-
ment in the Convention as to the best means of
accomplishing this end, and the resolutions may
not have exactly net the views of those who en-
| terrain what may be termed extreme ideas upon
the momentous crisis of the country, but we be
lieve its action will commend itself to all con-
sentative citizens The resolutions utter a with
ering remonstrance and condemnation of the cor
ruptions, and the imbecility of the Administra-
ton, and the wicked schemes of emancipation and
of arming the slaves to fight the battles of North
ern white freemen, which are boldly proclaimed
by the Abolition party. They announce that
the object of the Democracy of Indiana is the
preservation of the Union, not its destruction,
and that they know Of no way to preserve the
Union but by maintaining the Constitution, not
only in letter. but in spirit, faithfully fulfilling
all the obligations and respecting the guarantees
which it extends to every citizen, and to all sec
tons of the country alike. The spirit of the
Convention was developed in the enthusiastic re
Spouse which was given to the eloquent and able
sentiments expressed by its President. Hon. THos
A. HENDRICKS, in assuming the duties which were
devolved upon him. And we know that the De-
mocracy of Indiana will most cordially approve
the action OF their delegates, Cor who can doubt
but isis the reflection Of the popular thought and
the popular will?
The ticket nominated is in every way unex
ceptionable. This is admitted by all candid Re-
publcans. The candidates are all men of integ
rity, intelligence, of superior qualifications for
the positions for which they named, and they
are faithful to the Constitution and the Union. 1t
is unnecessary for US to commend to the people
of Indiana DIR. JAMES S. ArHoN. our candidate
for Secretary of State, who for many years man
aged the the Hospital for the Insane with distin-
guished ability and marked success; or JOE RIs-
TINE. as he is amiliarly known upon the Wabash.
our candidate for Auditor of State, as good and
as true man as ever drew breath; or MATTHEW
l.. BRETT, our candidate for Treasurer of State,
whose integrity is proverbial, and whose business
Qualifications are Of the highest ORDER or OSCAR
B. HoRD. candidate for Attorney General. a
man of the incest sense of honor, and known to
the profession as one of the most accomplished
of its members; or MILTON B. HOPKINS. our can
didate for Superintendent of Public Instruction,
who is not only respected for his ability. but has
the warmest regards of all who know him. 1t is
a ticket which will command the confidence Of
the voters of Indiana. and one to whom they viii
willingly con6de the affairs of the State, know
ing that in such hands its interests will ever be
protected and promoted.
The people, even those who voted for the men
now in power, are already weary of Republican
misrule. They have no confidence in the ability
Of their own men to successfully administer the
Government, they certainly have exhibited
none. They know that the only hope of restor-
ing the Union as it was. under the Constitution,
is again to give sscendency to Democratic prnci-
pies. TO Democratic policy and to the Democratic
parity A revolution in public sentiment has
commenced which viii increase in strength until
every yestige of Abolitionism is removed from
power. The Democratic State ticket will be
trium2hanily elected in October next The
Democratic party. both State and national, have
often received the Government from their poIiti-
cal opponents. embarrassed and crippled by mis-
rule, and the Democracy have restored it to
health and vigor, and this work, from present in
dcations, will soon be con6ded to them again.
IL is the mission of the Democracy to build up
to develop the resources and wealth of the
country. and to increase the happiness of the pei
pie The Republican mission is before the coun-
try 1t it's result is disregarded Constitution; a
once united nation divided and afrayed in fratri-
cidal and sanguinary strife of magnitude and
intensity unparalleled in the worlds history; the
national interests and industrial pursuits of the
country FRUSTRATED. Whom the gods wish to de-
stroy they first make mad, and madness evident
ly rules the party In power Who can doubt but
the days Of Abolitionism are ended and that the
public iu'erests demand the restoration Of the
Democratic party to power7