Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-08-20
or the Daily State Sentinel.
Boone County Democratic COnven.
tlon.

In pursuance of call of the Central Commit
tee. the Democracy of Boone County met ia
con, ention at the Court House in Lebanon
Saturday. August 10. for the purpose %, express
ing Their views on the state of the county, aud
nominating county ticket
At an early hour in the morning the sturdy
Democracy OF old Boone began TO pour into town
10y The hundred OH foot. Oh horseback. and II.
wagons and carriages. With muse AMI burners.
BY 10 O'Clock a VI the town was fairly alive
with Democrats. Tine procession c me IA from
the east size OF the count, containing one hun
dTed wagons, in front OF winch wits u lar e HEX
DRY wagon. drawn by ten span OF hOr,es. con-
tanning band OF music and thirty tour OF the
fair daughters of BuUne, all dle->ed IN SNOWY
white eIch carry ing banner, representing oIie
OF the thirty fuur States OF our once happy bat
now distracted Union.
W A Upton called the meeting order ut
10 o'clock a. NJ. and on his notion DIR. j. Me
Workman was chosen President OF the meeln.;
and on motion. W. y Upton and j w Michel
were appointed Secretaries.
d.. McWorkman. OH taking the chair nd.
dressed the meeting follows:
NJ %, mocratic FSirnds: We meet here to
da, uIi,ier peculiar circumstances. a little over
"a wear ago great country happy. prosper
Gus and united; to-day, u u>e The appropriate
laneu ,se o another the whole Union. from the
Likes OF the north To the R,o Grihde of the
SOUTH AMI from the Atlantic To Pac nc is one
vast military camp. / sha not occupy your
time. nor i il fitting that should do So ia dis
cuS>ng the causes Whch have brought tn ere It
calamity upon country My friends, should
feel the deepest modification aud sh did
believe that ! had been called 10 this oh In by
traitors. hut knowing nlpSt ct YOU personally. |
do not hesitate 10 say that more pttriohc. loval
Union loving convention never met IN this hail
see here to 'lay men who at the siege OF
Fort Me gs-men Who trudsei throu- the vii
derne-s from Kentucky 10 Detroit, IN deien-e of
Their county, IN the wtr Ot lcl2 see men
here To diy who. when Their country ctllei. were
found on the plains ut Mexico defending Ameri-
can rights: and zee men here today whose bro
theirs and whose sons are now lighting the titles
oi the Constitution and The Union: and vet, my
friends, there are those who call YOU traitors and
SecesSiouisIs. Ii j. not unknown To manv of YOU
that Immediately after the battle OF Shllnh. the
Governor OF our State. actuatei by spirit OF
humluifv. called for medical aid TO 20 to that
SAN uinary field Ia assist IN caring for our sick
and wounded soldiers Ia obedience 10 that call
went o. that field and did ali in my power 10
alleviate the suiierines o. sick and disabled
la about Week alter my return the 4 yernOr
tender ell ne the appointment of additional As
si>tant Surgeon Ia the 18th e-imeut Indiana vol
unieer., then before COrinth. where il was be
fought. Again / repaired to that field. and re
maine,i With my regiment in its tedious march
from Pittsburg L ,nding to Corinth After the
evacuation OF Corinth. my services beng no
longer required. returned home. feeling a CON
sciOu>nes- that bail dlsrhlrgei my duty; and
vet there some men uho call me the biggest
Sece~sioniSt of YOU all. Now. NV friends. we
must not suffer ourselves 10 be diverted by these
taunt- and eers irum the straightforward path of
patriotism and l"yslty. but keep steady "step to
the music of the Uuion"
Mr.. Lincoln. though not the choice of the De
mOcrscy. l. nevertheless President OF the United
States elected according to the forms OF that IN
strumeni, the Constitution, We all 50 much re
we're. Its. therefore. The duty Of all good Dem
ocrsts. "a Patriotic. loyal men, tn give his Admin
isir'tion Cordial support in all things That are
right and constitutional. And il Is our duty Ia
patiently bear all the burdens OF taxation that
may be imposed upon u aud respond To oil the