Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-07-14
Hnncack County.


Pursuant to a call of the Central Committee,
the Democracy of Hancock County met IN Mass
Convention at Greenfield, on Saturday, July II.
for the purpose of nominating candidates for the
various offices to be filled at the approaching
election.
The Convention was organized by the election
of Squire John Foster as President, and Col.
George Tague, VIM Handy, John Sample, and
Vim. Potts as Wee Presidents.
Alfred B. Shaw was elected Secretary, and
George West Assistant Secretary.
Mr.. Fries, OF Centre Township, moved that a
committee of one from each township be ap-
pointed by the Chair to draft resolutions.
The following were appointed on said commit
tee: John P. Banks. of Br~andywine~ township;
VIM. Handy, of Blue River; John Collins, of
Buck Creek; Montgomery Marsh, of Brown;
VIM Fries, of Centre; Ed. Valentine, of Green;
George w. Simple, of jackson; Ernest Fout, OF
Sugar Creek; Wm. Jackson, of Vernon.
On motion of Samuel Seward, OF Brown TOM
ship, all resolutions were referred to the commit
tee without debate.
On motion of Montgomery Marsh, a commit
tee was selected by the chair to report a list of
delegates to the Congressional Convention hIch
meets at Franklin on Thursday. the 18th dsy of
July.
The delegates reported were John Addison, E.
H. Fout, p. S. Waggoner, VIM. jackson, Mont
gomery Marsh. Thomas Collins, A. C. Handy, S.
Chandler. W. Collier, John Collins, j. w. Ryon,
Samuel Heavenridge, Ed. Valentine, and Rich
ard Francis.
Samuel Heavenridge moved that the names of
the candidates for the various Offices be now an
nounced; which was carried.
Noble Warram was unanimously nominated
for the Office of Representative of Hancock
county.
James L. Mason received a majority of the
votes for Representative for the counties of Han
cock and Shelby.
E.. S. Bottsford received a majority of the
votes for the office of Commissioner for the
western district, and was declared duly nomi
mated.
George W. Sample received a majority of the
votes for County Surveyor, and was declared the
nominee of the Convention.
The committee to who n was entrusted the du-
ty of reporting resolutions then reported the fol-
lowing which were unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, This Government has been admin
istered by conservatives ami upon conservative
principles almost exclusively from its organiza-
ton up to the time of the triumph of the section
al Republican party by the election of Mr.. Lin
coin to the Presidency in 1860, and governed,
too, with equal and exact justice to every portion
of our country, East, West, North and South,
in such manner and upon such principles as to
insure respect and cheerful obedience 10 the Con-
~stitution and laws of our country, thereby Sc
curing industry its just reward, prosperity, happi-
ness and b~rotherly kindness between sections, and
making US one of the great nations of the earth,
commercially, politically, socially and religiously;
therefore be it
ResoIOed, l That we will stand by that good
old conservative party and the conservative prin-
ciples which have controlled and sustained our
Government from the DAYS of Washington, JEFF
ferson and other such patriots to the present time,
firmly believing that il the Constitution is to be
maintained and the Union cemented and restored
to its former greatness and power it must be done
on conservative Democratic principles.
2. That as Democrats and conservatives, we
will render all the aid in our power, both in men
and money, in constitutional and legal manner,
for the suppression of the present wicked and
formidable rebellion, at the same time solemnly
protesting against the reckless and f~anatical
emancipation and Abolition schemes that have
recently been proposed and enacted in our Ma
tional Legislature; and demanding from the au-
thorities at our National Capital and elsewhere
that there shall be no more fraud, corruption and
public plundering of our hard earned and needy
National and State treasures.
3. That as Democrats and conservatives, we
earnestly and deeply sympathize and pray fer
rentlv for the success of our brave volunteers
from every section of our country, but more par
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Hancock that have imperiled their lives, their
fortunes, and their all, in defense and for the
maintenance of the Constitution as it is. and the
restoration of the Union as it was.
4. That we treat with utter contempt the
charge that Democrats are dlsunionists and SYM
pathize with the rebels in their efforts to subyert
the laws and overthrow the Government, aud we
hereby hurl back the slanderous charge, and
brand our slanderers with being the only seces-
sionists and aiders of rebellion in the North who
syInpathize with the rebels in their efforts to over
throw the Government. and look upon Abolition
lists North and secessionists South as equally OPP
posed to the Government aud laboring for its
overthrow.
The following additional resolution was offered
by Mr.. Warrum, and adopted:
Rssoired. That as there is no Democratic pa
per published in Hancock county, the Indiana
State Sentinel and Shelby Volunteer be respect
fully requested to publish the proceedings OF this
Convention.
Ii being ascertained that the true and tried
Democrat and honest man. the Hon. Thomas A.
Hendricks, was in the town, a COMMITTEES was APP
pointed to wait on and request him to address the
Convention. Mr.. Hendricks came forward and
made an able 'soul stirring" speech; after which
the meeting. which was one of the largest ever
held in Hancock county, adjourned, with cheers
for the Stars and Stripes, and for the union and
equality Of the States.
JOHN FOSTER, Pres't.
ALFRED B. SHAW, Sec'y.
GFo. WEsr, Assistant Sec'y.