Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-08-06
For the Daily State Sentinel.
Dave GOoding's Convention.
GREENFIELD, INDIAN


Mr. EDIroR was at the above mentioned
Convention on last Saturday the I'd inst, which
was called for the purpose OF giving Dave
chance to nominate his county ticket, and hear
Joe Wright make speech, and presuming that
you have no material objection to receive letter
on the subject, volunteer to write it.
A tremendous effort was made TO collect a
great crowd. Riders were dispatched over every
road IN the county, and messengers to every ham
let. Mandates were issued TO the faithful, and
agonizing appeals made to everybody to come to
Greenfield. Well, they got up a tolerable good
crowd.
The credulous and unsuspecting believed that
Dave Gooding had jeff Davis in cage, and was
prepared with long poker with which to prod
him and make him roar. to the infinite delight
and amusement of the people
Renegade Democrats secretly admonished not
to let slip the opportunity to assume the control
of the new mo party" and thus secure the Off
ces. Republicans were assured OF the entire dis
interestedness of the Democrats who were co
operating with them; they were patriots, they
were.
Well the time for assembling came, and here
they came,
BLACK spirits and white,
Blue spirits and grey"
They met and made ID. S Gooding, President
and the everlasting Bill Mitchell Secretary.
met an antiquated old Yank-l mean negro
who is as black as the gloom of unblessed eter-
nifty, coming into town. Hello, said /, "Mr
Hunt, why amt you at the Conventlonl" "Oh
Ise gwine, sah l soon be dar. sab; ives gwine TO
hab biz combensbun, sab" and he jerked his
woolly head vigorously by way of emphasis.
Joe Wright, who to address the assembled
conglomeration, made his appearance early in the
morning to give time for his old Democratic
friends to kiss and hug him.
Dave Gooding had previously prepared him
rooms of state at his mothers boarding house.
But it was soon discovered that something
wrong; Republicans enough came in, but where.
oh where, were the Democratsy He Sailed forth
frantically and grlsped an old. grey headed man
by the hand, and was met with the chilling re-
spouse: II once kne,c Joe Wright. the Democrat;
do NOT desire TO exfeRd my acquaintance
tcih Joe Wright the renegade" This had
tendency to raise his ire, which fed upon
its own fatness until the afternoon, when it
issued forth in venomous doses against the Dem
ocratic party-toOk especial delight in abusing
Bright personally-taxed the rhetoric Of billings
gate in speaking OF the 3Oth July Convention.
and turned repeatedly to Governor Morton, (who
had arrived upon the noon train and occupied IA
seat upon the stand } to see if he sufficiently
emphatic. Morton's bearing toward him was
strikinsly exhibited TO all a. one who knew his
tool, as one who held another in complete power
and Subsection. The impression was general and
painful To sensitive mind
From a TRADE of abuse of the Democracy he
turned to a laudation OF himself--wante,i TO i'm
press upon all that he had been to Europe. lie
taught the people how TO raise turnipS and pea
nuts-that while the school master abroad
they had been sadly neglected.
The speech was an utter failure as to the effect
intended. IL is so pronounced by all who heard
it, and Dave Gooding has been busy ever since in
excusng il, that his mind on his sick child at
at home &c.
Joe Wright is powerless for good or evil to the
Democratic party. The Republican party hold
his purchase lightly, and he will yet learn that
though his Rep blican brethren "l0re the treason
they despise the t-aitOr'
Governor Morton took the stand. and allow
me to say in candor, he made "A speech of decided
power and effect Ii was logical and impressive
and evidenced more talent and originality than
thought the Governor possessed. lie appealed
to Democrats and Republicans alike to come Tor
ward in defense of their country and I'LL the mum
Der called for by the President, all was lost.
believe Morton means WELL and is actuated by
patriotic motives He is evidently not OF the
Wright and Hughes kind, who have made their
country's extremity their opportunity, and who
are building their prosperity upon It's desOatOn.
Very respectfully, Coon INTENT