Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-01-06


Deusoc rattle County Conventiou.
HMGIsoN CousrY.--rhe iolIowihg resolutions
were adopted by tie Democracy of this county,
at Convention held on the 2-lh December:
Re~fred, That We recommend Hon Bei-inmen
T. Douglass ~ can,iidare Tor Auditor OF State,
as gentleman vel qualified for that position.
Resotred. That all Democrats of this cornty
be appointed ticiesatc$Eo >tate Convention
at indianapolis IN tbe efh Of Jannary as. -
Cay CouNn At a meeting of the Demo
crets Of this county, held on the 2sth ult. the
following delegates were appointed to the State
Conventions:
q D. 1eter. A. Donham, j N. Ellington. T..
Coopfiicr & Thompson, J ohm II. Nees Jo
sepA Dhl, W !. McCu,loueh. l.. Pressnell; aud
A. eantinecnts--l II Modisrtt, b. Wheeler j
y. FereInan. II Hurton. ! Murbar..er.s Stcier.
" Slack, 4 W knight, f. Il. Mccullough, and
James Ferguson,
The following resolutions were adopted
Rssoired. That all Democrats attending the
State Convention irun Clay county, arc hereby
dul, authorized ~ delegates
Rosolced. That il is the duty uf every Demo
crat I'm Clay county il within their ability 90 do
40 20 paronize. first, their home organ. he Clay
County Dcmocynf, and secondly tue Terre Haute
S"W"utt anu A4t Dtatt DfHiHft
FRANKLN CorNry-The Democracy OF this
county met on the Dist December and appointed
large number of delegates to attend tie State
Convention The Democrat says:
The call of the Central Committee brought q
goadly number ct the noble hearted Democracy
oil old Franklin together on saturday last. al
though the Weather was cold and inclemont
Every township in the county was represented by
good and true Democrat. The procecdinqs
were characterized by great harmony and good
feeling, giving unmistakable evidence that whilst
the Republican party is broken into factions. the
Democratic. tho good old party taking for its
guide the Constitution ani the laws. is stl fresh
aud vigorous and making preparations 10 hurl
from power those fanatics and one dead men,
shQ nov, in great measure eontrolo our Govern
ment
SULLIVAN County The Democracy of this
county held their convention ON the 2lst OF De.
ccinber. and selected number of delegates from
each township To attend the State Convention
The following resolutions were adopted:
WnIRnAs. The Abolition wing of the present
Administration and OF Congress favor the eman
eipaiun and nrming OF the slaves. means OF
suppressing the rebellion: therefore,
Resolped. That we MS Democrats. loving the
sderation. condemn such policy. and will ne, or
sustain the Administration in is execution.
r EIxuART COUNTY -The Goshen Democraf says
Of the convention held in this county on the 2sth
of December:
In was truly representative convention. being
composed of tie most reliable men in The ranks
OF the Democratic party, and to great extent of
old citizens and of farmers whose only interest in
political matters Is Ia secure faithful and econ
omical administration of public affairs. Ii il a
peculiarly OF the present movement for main
tanning the organization OF the Democratic party.
that il il everywhere the work OF the people and
not of politicians
The following are the delegates to the State
Convention:
John u. Elsea. Matthew Rippey, Ira b Wood
worth. Samuel X. Miller, David Logan, ST.. o.
II Main, James II. Schell and John J. Gntner.
From the series of we'll prepared resolutions
which the Convention adopted We extract the
following:
Resoiped. That we view with the worst appre-
tensions, the attempts OF certain denlagogues and
politicians. to convert the present wal for the
Union into crusade against the institutions OF
the South; that all such projects should be met
10y all Union loving and conservative men nj the
threshold and crushed in the bud that We consider
abOlitionism twin brother OF seccssOnism, aud
the advocates of chat doctrine equally with the
rebels OF the South, enemies to the Government.
Resolr)a. That the proposition to arm the
slaves OF the South il an insult to every Amer
can citizen. and especially to the brave men who
nave sacrificed the endearnentS and comforts of
BONE 10 - forth and battle for the Union: that
the adoption OF course 80 barbarous would be
~ acknOw le,igment 20 the world that the white
men Of tue loyal States do not possess strength
and patriotism sufficient 10 enable them TO pre-
serve the institutions handed down to Us by "A no.
bic ancestry a-lin>t the mad attempts OF recreant
sons 10 destroy them.
ReSoire}. That We invite the Union loving and
conservative men OF all parties, who are in favor
of the pro ecution of the war io the sole purpose
OF % eserving the Union. and who are ia favor OF
Just ana economical administration of our State
and national ais.sirs, TO unite with US.
TIProN COUNTY .-The Democracy of this
county met on the 2Sth December, and adopted
the following resolutions:
Resoircd. That the safety Of the liberties ut
this nation depends upon the maintenance OF the
Constitution of the United States as a sacred in
strument by s:rictl, enforcing IL provisions and
limiting the sphere 81 the Federal Government
u the powers conferred by IL. That beyond this
the fcoefdl NfaN eminent tlsreSSee no power ana
the exercise of pose.. NOT delegated 10 it. Is trea-
son - the people.
ResoireG That view with alarm and ind =
nation the exercise by the present Administration
OF tie power 10 arrest private citizens without
legal process. convey taem TO prisons in other
and distant States. cobiine them without charge
or hearing. and DENYING them public jury trial
to violate the freedom OF speech anu the press.
and the Executive suspension of the writ OF kG-
6eas corpus. The Constitutional guarantees a
personal liberty. the freedoms of speech ana the
press and the right OF the writ OF habeas corpus,
are necessary 70 the existence of free Govern
ment and without them are slaves.
keSolrcd, That We are opposed 10 the emanci-
patton ct the slaves In the Southern States. either
by the action OF Congress that Of the military
power. upon anu prefexf tcaaferer That the
consequences Of emancipation would necessarily
be the a tricaniz lion OF the South aud the tie
siractien of is political and commercial value.
the Inauguration of desolatng serviie war, and
filing the Northern States with debased negro
population. corrgptng Tie morals OF cur people.
increasing ous public burden, and cheapening and
degrading labor
kssolrei, That the attempt to compel our gal
liant army who entered the service oil. their coun