Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-07-21
For the Daily State Sentinel.
MOnro County DemOcrats i'm CouncII

Monroe County Democrats i'm Council.
EDIroRs SENTINEL:-Pursuant to notice, the
Democracy of this county met in mass, on last
Saturday, at the court house. TO appoint dele
gates to the Congressional Convention. The
town, early in the dav, was crowded with the
bone and sinew of the country, earnestly alive to
the Importance of the occasion, and anxious TO
vindicate themselves from the base charge o.
treason preferred against them by the humbug
Union Convention of the Saturday previous.
There were present old men whom the infrmi-
ties of years had long kept from attending SINH
lar meetings, and at least one Republican was
heard to say that he saw men in town that day,
whom be had not seen there before for a year.
Another remarked to a large crowd coming In at
ore time, that they certainly had left nobody
at home to pillow the corn"
At u O'Clock the people were called to the
Court House, and the Hon. 5. H. Buskirk took
the stand, and for nearly two hours, in his usual
felicitous manner, be INDICATED the Democratic
party, abundantly proving that it was now, as it
ever had been. loyal to the Union and the Con-
~stituti0n, and showing by the vote of the party
that it never refused either men or money to the
Administration for carrying on the war. He also
exhorted every Democrat who at all could to re-
spond to the call of the President for troops, and
TO be ready with their money whenever it should
be called for, to aid in the prosecution of the
war. He denounced all the emancipation mels-
ures of the present Administration, showing that
they were not calculated to preserve but to de-
stroy the Union. He was listened to with an APP
proving attention, and warmly applauded by a
gratified audience on concluding.
The meeting was now, 2 o'clock, organized by
calling Capt. John NJ. Sluss to the chair, and APP
pointing Lewis H. Butcher, Esq Secretary.
Delegates were appointed to the Congressional
Convention.
Jacob Broadwell. Esq. was recommended to
the voters of this judicial district, as a candidate
for Circuit Prosecutor; and - Banta, Esq, as
Prosecutor in the Court of Common Pleas.
Mr.. Banta then addressed the convention, and
eloquently proved that parties necessarily existed
in this country from the constitution of mans ma
ture and our freedom of Government. He paid
his compliments, in a very telling manner, to
renegade Democrats, who are now for the sake of
the spoils deserving their party. He illustrated
his points by some very appropriate anecdotes
which brought low the house. in rounds OF
applause.
Mr.. Banta having concluded, David Sheeks.
Esq, was loudly called for and responded in one
of his best efforts. His speech was a scathing
rebuke to Abolitionism and corruption. l be-
lieve there was no Democrat who heard it but
felt, and / heard some of them so express them
selves, that we had lost nothing by the detection
of Judge Hughes (and that is saying much, for he
is a man whom we once delighted to honor l
will not attempt to refer to his arguments, for /
have not time, and it would make my article too
long. Suffice it to say it was a mastery effort in
behalf OF Democratic principles and against Abo-
litiOnism, seceSsiOnism aud all their kindred
heresies.
Gov. Dunning was unable to attend the meet
ing owing to sickness in his family, but sent it
word that he was there in spirit and would make
the present a hot canvass for Republicanism.
The meeting was concluded by an exhortation
las he called i) from that old veteran both in
his country's cause and the cause of Democracy,
DR.. Foster. Such were the men who most prom
inently participated in our meeting, and such are
the men branded as traitors by partisan oppo-
nents.
Now, sir, | blame no man or party for claim
ing for himself or itself. loyalty. No, sir; l am
happy to believe that both parties, and most men
are loyal; but shame upon that man or that party
who, for partisan purposes. would brand his or its
opponent. especially in such times as these. with
sc damnabLe a crime as treason. We are Demo-
Gratis, not because we are dislOyal, but the con-
trary; and because we believe the policy of that
party would soonest restore peace to our once
happy, but now bleeding and still beloved coun-
tFy. Democrats can never give up the Union.
They are willing rather to spill the last drop of
their blood, and sacrifice the last dime of their
treasure. Its past history is their pride; its fu-
ture greatness their glory. Then shall they be
allowed no voice in regard to the policy to be
pursued in maintaining it? Because they can
not give a blind Endorsement to every act of
the Administration, must they be branded as
traitors, and stigmatized as sympathizers with re
bellion? If they must, for their %country's sake
let them patiently bear it, knowing that future
history and future generations will do them JUS
tice. DEMOCRAT.