Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-08-04
RESOLUTIONS SPAS SSED

The Mass Convention of yesterday was by far
the largest assemblage of the sturdy yeomanry
of Indiana that ever congregated in the capital of
the State. The most sanguine anticpations of
its friends were more than realized, although cal
culations had been made for large crowd The
trains on Tuesday came in crowded to their ut
most capacity, and by noon of that day the no
tells all full and those who arrived late in the
evening and had not in advance engaged rooms
were driven to various devices to obtain shelter.
The Democrats of the city freely opened their
houses, but withal numbers were forced to bivou-
&C in the grove at the State House and in the
Court House square. Camps were formed at
different points around the city. Men from the
adjoining counties came up in trains. and the
camp fires that blazed east, west north and south
Of the city shone upon thousands of earnest farm
ers who had left their homes and their harvests
TO council together in this the dark hour of their
country's peril.
Crowded as the city was on the night of Tues
day, there was no noise, or rioting or confusion.
1t not the rabbIe or the rowdyism of the great
State of Indiana who had come up from the farms
and work shops. Ii was men who felt, and felt
deeply, that upon their action rested "A heavy re-
sponsibility-men who felt they had country yet
to save.
In the early morning of the 30th the streets
were alive with people. and as the sun rose and
the excursion trains came in, and the crowds
from the camps around poured their columns on
the streets, the immensity OF the crowd could be
calculated. Many delegations marched together
down the streets to the SOUND of music and with
the and stripes. that they have sworn to up
hold, floating over them.
The State House grove. where the Convention
advertised to be held, was early the place oil
resort. and by o'clock the speakers stand and
reaching up to the State House was filed. The
numbers, when the Convention was called to or.
der, has been estimated at from AZ, 600 70 50, 900
and after the exercises had commenced deIega
tons with their music still came filing into the
enclosure.
THE CONVENTION
THOMAS DowLIsG, ESQ.,. of Vigo, called the
meeting to order, and on motion of j. r. Cor
FRorH, Esq, Hon. THOMAS A. HENDRICKS wat
ton.
Mr. HESDRIcxs came forward, and was received
with loud cheers. He said:
GENTLEMEN: | think you for the honor of call
ing upon me to preside over your deliberations on
this occasion OF the Convention OF the people ol
the State of Indiana You do not expect Of me
to make you speech this occasion We have
distinguished gentlemen present from other States
than our own, who will occupy your attention
here for such time you choose to remain. Al
Idesire to say 70 you is this: We are Indianans
We surrounded by troubles. Our society i:
in an excited condition; and IL is the duty of ev
cry man; it is the duty of every good citizen; il
Is the duty Of every good patriot to maintain tn,
public peace; and, as the presiding officer of thi.
meeting make my appeal 10 every man, thai
he consider hmselfa committee TO maintain good
order on this OCCASION
Gentlemen, no man is good Democrat unles.
be Is good citizen and patriot. If that be
true. every Democrat, from his heart, will en-
deavor to preserve the public peace, and secur.
the observance Of the laws. You will, therefore
all unite with US in trying to preserve the utmos
good order on this occasion. know that nc
good Democrat viii attempt TO disturb the orde
OF this great meeting. But, perhaps, some per