Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-07-18
For the Daily State Sentinel
Monroe County Democrats I'm Councsi
" AsHiSGToN. june .. Icb2


EptroRs SES IIxKI:-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 day. WAS crowded with the
bone aud sinew of the country, earnestly alive to
the importance OF the occasion. and anxious to
vindcate themselves from the base charge OF
treason preferred against them Toy the humbug
Uulou Convention OF the Saturday previous.
Inere were present old men whom the mi, mi
ties OF wears had long kept from attending simi
lar meetings, and at least one Republican was
heard % say that he saw men la town that day
whom he had not there before Tor year
Another remarked to a large crowd coming IN ut
Que time. that "they certainly had lett nobody
at home To pillow the corn.
AT IL o'clock the people were called To the
Court House. aud the Hon. ) II Buskirk took
the stand. aud for nearly two hours, in hrs usual
ielcitOus manner, he indicated The Democratic
purity. abundantly proving that il was now. a. il
ever had been. loyal To the Union ana the Con
stitutiou, and showing by the vote OF the party
that u never refused either men or money to the
Administration tor carrying on the war. He also
exhorted every Democrat Who az all could To- re
spoud to the call ct the Psesideni Tor troops aud
20 be ready with their money whenever II should
be called Tor. To- aid IN the prosecution ol the
war lie denounced all the emancipation meas
ure. at the present Administration. showing that
they were not calculated TO preserve but to de
stroN the Union He was listened TO With an APP
proving attention. and warmly applauded 0y
yTatihc,. audience GA concluding.
The meeting was now. o'clock organ zed hy
calling C,pt John VI Sluss to the char. and 40
pointing Lev, II Butcher. Esq Secret,ry
Delegates were appointed To the Congressional
Convention.
Jacob BroadwelI E.q VAS recommended to
the voters of this iu'iieI' district a. ctnie ale
foe Circuit Prosecutor: aud - Banti. Esq as
Prosecutor in the Court of Common Peas.
Me- Banta then addressed the convention and
eloQuently proved that partie. te-sariy existed
ia this country from the constitution ot miu's m
ture aud our Heedum OF Government he "a d
his compliment. IA very telling manner. 10
renegade Demo, rats. Who are how ior tae >ake of
the spols deserving their putty. lie Illustrated
h> points by some very appropriate ane,dotes
which brought down the house" ia rounds OF
applause.
Mr Banta having concluded. David Sheeks.
Ecu was loudly called TOR snl responded iu one
OF bi~ bet ellHts Hls spee,h vas scathiug
rebuke a. Aboiitioni-m and c0rTui'tiau toe
lieye there WIS no Deaiocrat who ~ nj !, but
let. AID ! heard some ot them - expre-s them
selves. that Ne hsd loSt nothing toy the detection
fudge Hughes (snd that saying much. tor lie
is \ mnn whum once delighted TO honor |
will hot attempt 10 reier % his arguments. Tor |
long. Suffice IL 10 say Il a mastery effort ia
behalf OF Democratic principles and against Abo
litionisn, secessouism and all Their kindred
here~ies
Gov Dunuing WIS unable 20 attend the meet
ing owing 70 sickness in his family. bu; -eut il
wort that be VAS there Ia spirit and woald make
the pTe-en, hot canvass tor Repubctnisp
The meeting concluded by an exhOftttiou
(ss be called ~ from that old veteran both ia
his country cause and the cause Of Democracy
d. Foster Such we're the men who most prom
iuenfly participated IA meeting. and s,.ch ar,
the men branded traitors by partisan uppo
ueuts.
Nov. sir. | blame man or party for claim
inc Tor himself or itreit loyalty No. sir: | ~
happy 10 believe that both parties anu most mel
sre l,sal but shame upon that man or that part,
who, tor partisan purposes ~ould brand h. or ~
opponent. especially la ouch times these will
80 daassble a crime a treason. We are Demo
cr,t-. Hpt beeau-e Ne are glslOyal. but the con
tr4ry: and because we believe the policy of tia
psTty would soonest restore peace 20 our ono
happy. but Ho~ bleeding snd It'll helorr,i coun