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

Meeting ot the CITY dc ma &C ratic AssO.
ctasi0n-Speeches by Hon. Joseph f.
VIC Donald and Hon. =. n. Busksrk.
The Democratic Association met at the Mill
tary Hall last evening, Mr.. JACOB Null, Presi
dent. in the chair and ISRAEL kLIxGENsMITH
Secretary.
made at its meeting one week previous, Hon
JosEru f. MCDONALD delivered the following
address:
Gentlemen Of the "Democratie Union Assoeia
ton -
The time has now CO me when we can take a
clearer view Of the condition of the country, and
mark with some degree of accuracy the course
which events must take in the future. The re
suit OF the last elections demonstrate moral
and political revolution. which has deeper
meaning than mere dissatisfaction with the want
OF energy in the present Administration. Ii is
condemnation Of the radical policy of the Repub
lican party. aud of the Administration as the ex-
ponent of that policy. Ii is the voice OF the PEG.
Pile, heard for the first time during the war
.above the din of war; in tones that ought to
penetrate the dull ear of power saying: "Ths
war shall not be wsged in the spirit of conquest
or subjus alton. nor ior the purpose of overthrow
ing or interfering with the rights or institutions
of the States. but to defend and maintain the SUI.
premacy of the Constitution and to preserve the
Union with all the dignity. equality aud rights OF
the several States unimpaired."
On the sth of January last, the Democratic
party Of Indiana met in Convention. nominated
its candidates. laid down its platform. unfured
its banner. aud full armed boldly entered the
field. Indiana the first State in which the
banner Of our party uniurled after the great
and disastrous defeat OF 1860; but relying upon
the purity OF our motives. the correctness OF our
principles. and the intelligence and patriotism of
the people. We refused all political alliance with
the Republican party. aud called upon the con
servatve men to rally around our standard.
The Democracy of other States wheels into
line. and once more the Democratic party l. in
the ascendant in that broad belt of conservative
Stites extending from the Atlantic Deem To the
Mississippi river. holding in Its grasp the of
empire ON this continent. New York, Pennsyl-
vania, New Jersey, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois
have again united ia defense of those great prnci
piles upon which Government rests: and Tor
the hrst time since the beginning OF the civil war;
conservative men in a position To be heard
and therefor the country has right To know
their purposes.
To all who honestly desire to he informed on
that subject We say: Consult our record and
examine the resolutions we have adopted and
then il you give them your calm and dspassion-
ate attention you can have no doubt and will be
convinced that all this cry of disoyalty is but the
coinage of malesolent party spirit Tor partisan
purposes.
In one of the resolutions of the 9Th of Janu.
AIRY Convention we declare: THAT the mainten-
ance of tie Union upon the principles of the
Federal Constitution should be the controlling
object of all who profess loyalty to the Govern
ment: and in our judgmc this purpose can only
be accomplished by the ascendancy OF Union
party n the Southern States which shall bv a
counter revolution. displace those who control
and direct the present rebellion That no effort
To create OF sustain such party be success
full which Is not based upon definite settlement
of the questions at issue between the two sec
tons
This declaration of sentiment has been de
nounced by the leaders OF the Republican party
a containing the germ OF disunion. but IN my
Judgment u y clear exposition OF the grounds
upon which true LOYALTY To the Government NAV
safely rest. Discerning party dogmas, IL declares
the duty imposed upon loyal men In the present
dsoruered condition of tie country and points
TO the only rational means by which the Union
can be restored. For until there shall be Union
party in the Ss'uth strong enough to control those
States that are now in rebellion. under our
TEN OF Government, there can be no restoration
of the Union: aud the onls certain mode of
building up such party j. IN the one named in
the extract from our platform which have just
quoted Why. then. has this sentiment met with
90 much disiavor from the Republican parIyY
The answer Is to be found in the causes which
have led to this war. and in the objects aud pur
poses of the radical Republicans.
The ID resolution of the 9Th of January Con
ven,ion declares THAT the present civil war has
mainly resulted from the long continued. unwise
and ianaiicai aEstssioa IN the North of the ques
ton OF slavery: the consequent organization of
geographical party. GUIDED by the sectional plat
forms adopted AZ Buffalo. Pitt.burv. Philadel
phia and Chicago aud the exelor,ss,, ,hershx
OF sectional hate and Jealousy, producing las
bad long been ioreseen and predetesi by rs ] il.
counterpart IN the South of secession sisunion
and armed resistance TO the Goyernmen, aud
terminating On a bloody strife between those Who
should have been forever bound together by fra
ternsi bonds"
j has is the truth as history shall record IL
when the day shall come that dispassionaie re
view Of our times eau be written