Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-12-17

JppeK PKRKISs' SPLICE "A WEDDfxG The
DemVcrsisc Usnn goOm Sas h.led last night 10
hear Judge Perkins who had been announced 10
deliver sn address. great many Ladies gTaeed
tie assemblage With their presence TIE Judge
spoke from uote-, and. a. had been expected. the
Constitus0G--its obligations aud its repeated
vI.lsti, --sas his theme he designated the
Democratic party tie party OF the Con-tiiu
tlun, and traced il IN 81 rise under the hr-t
Adam. whess IL sprung itrto existence Nv the ex
igenc.es ct tie times unpo-i..e the usurpatpt- %
the FeleTal leaders. 10 the present 1 me hr'a
ally. he declared. the country had been under
Democratic rue h0m the inauguration OF Jefler-
sOn up "a the advent % Lincoln. The see''nd
Adams had been elected by the opposition % the
Democracy, tut they were strong enough Ia KEEP
hlm ia check. Film re Was Constitutional
Pc -isient, and Wa Ia day Democrat. The DIT
fei enee bet~een the parties Wa simoi3 this: The
ID, mocrats Ube,ed tie CVnsiitutiot the c',un
try Q re Il bond o. upo- cher Z asreei
Heclseh with tiielr notions 90 Hut sne Olp1sl
ton obe, Ell t only when 90 saliel their yeas
the, set her moral sentiments above ~ and
kickei it aside ~ waste paper when u came ~
conflict with them Hence. on the slave question
the, claimed a hi. her law Slavery wish them
was sin. and no constitutional obligation was
regar ed when il cUlficIed with their peculiar
views 1 hes we're the party oil Ism~-sl'be
lawIsm Know Hhlngi-m. host OF other Isnl-.
and II Let Abo lei, IN. were male 10 override
the O,eat Cnarer. He quoted case after cast
where the Republican party when ia power IN the
Nor. he u Sfate> had discarded the CONSTITUTION
| oil the Ulite,i States and a. States had tramped
IL under TO /.
lie did mo- believe that the Republican part,
understood our theory of Government at all. la
the errly days oil the Republic il sa'l been doubt
eel that the Supreme Court could declare Law 81
Congress Unconstitutional la 'gland the
Courts could not do il, for there Parliament wa
supreme There WIS n0 written Constitution IN
England. and the notions o the English Courls
were deeply imtres-e,l upon the legal minds
that day Ia this country But Chief Justice NJ ~
shall settled the question: H. all Opinlon which he
quoted, and that y 1T rest nav The opnon OF
/ the same Court IN reslri to the right of citizeu~
of slave States to Like their property into the
common TerritorieS. given under the same
circumstances the famous decision OF Chei
Justice n ,f-hall. ahd i entitled To equal weigh
| Ye' the Kepub i,an party dsre-ard il because I
does not suit their particular views. They mike
war upon IL These one idea men nude ier e
war too Having nut one idet. the, Iut on u iuli
head OF ste IN and ar.te sir light ahead. resaru-
e~s OF such tr1fllng ,tterS a. Laws, Courts. or
| Constitutions or the n hit OF individuals The,
are To be suited, lie, uho wilkr, ytfrr A man wrh
two more iaes ia liis heau$ll 20 little slower
| sometimes
1
| subject which drew forth loud Laughter .. d
Iaudit> from the audience. and he then took up
the President message aud gave IL a setrchI z
criticism. He said that either Mr.. Lincoln Il q
not understand the theory of our ernmen>
or he lid not and he show eel from the message D.
| il had an, meaning NJ ALL th 1t the war WAS tn he
sa.ed until Slayerv - abolished. and thirty ti,t
| wears given 10 effect that
Judge Perkins ssd in conclusion. That his a
| dre-- was mercy IN INT "du 'tnrs snd he would
| vOnclude il un snme other evening
| dr Hendricks moved vote of thanks to he
speaker his able address. which was carried 10y
| rlamatinn.
| Mr. Talbot the President of the Club, then
stated that very interesting ceremony WIS about
| O. he performed Two Young persons we're g..
he initiated, and he hopei the audience woul'
keep setted until the services were over Several
| ladie> and gentlemen arose aud approached the
| -pe kers stand Judge PEI kins approached AMI
| uniting the hands OF a Young couple. after few
words pronounced them man and wife. A mr
riage under such circum>tances. cannot tail To lie
| = happy one The nlmes ot he p,rt'es appea
under The appronriate head IN this MORNINGS pa
per The eenilemtn l. gallant relTesehtatlv"
| Democrat from Delaware county IN ths State,
and the lady one of the fair daughters OF Iowa.