The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1863-05-23

..o.roxr'-HxsRy CDAY. 1851.
yxs p,xccRATrc Mass MEErIso.-The
Mas Meeting OF tho loyal Democracy o.
I.di.ps. held d Indianapolis lsss Wednes
dsv, wss by isr the largest meeting ever
convened ia the State.
They came from the Ess'' '"ey ea"e
from the West.
They poured in By thousands q '"e'
countsy's behest."
va heard the numbers present var'cus'y
Estimated. Il from 50ooO 70 $1,000 ano
,hev were nearly oil Of the sturdy yeomsnsy
or The state, The fssmers, mechanics a.ol
l.boripe mer, who embrace the real wealth 4
;n,ellieence end worth Of the great state
Of Indiana. They had LEFT their p'ougns
end work shops and come up 70 me cap's'
because they ielt that tho inessimao'e noef-
lies ofshe people. for which our revolution.
80 fathers endured The untold hssds'''ps o.
. ssvep years var against the syFsnnies'
Bri,isb. were in danger Of being sgs'n
overthrown By military desposism. They
were The true, loyal men Of the nssiou' 70 LOOK
IN Whose sun burnt faces. end % grasp their
hard hands, would DC sufficient evidence 20
any reasonable mind that no reasonable
purpose toward the Government and neg
they love, could be for . moment permit
led 10 lurk 10 their minds. And they had
met for I high, noble and patriotic Purposs
to counsel together % 20 tho best means
to be ssed for the preservation Of she Con
s,,su.icn, political BibIe-she Un'o'
the creation Of thss Constitution an
their liberties, which are guaranteed 70 then
only B, the sscrednsss Of both. This right =
peacesbly assemble and freely speak shei
ssusimen,ss and petition for redress Of griev
snces. Il expressly protected IN the Il
amendment Of The Constitution Of %
Union. and In Sections 9 and 81 Of The Con
s,i,u,ion Of indiana, and they vsinly hope
that our Governor and military servant
would in this respect, q least, observe the
oaihs.
The Convention was called 20 order
the Ess, side OF the Ssatc;House' al
o'clock. BY Thomas Bowling. Of Vigo coul
~. Hon. Daniel w. Voorhees, wss choss
Ptesident Of the Convention. lie made
speech. planting himself on the conssisutic
and claiming the right for the people Pess
ablv 10 assemble and discuss the issues
which they are interested. He denounc
he arbitrary acts Of the Government.
Hon. r. T.. Merrick spoke next.
spsech was bold and manly vindicstion
the Democratic party from the char
brought against il. He discussed the Em'
citation Proclsms,ion freely, and before
had finished his speech Il We evident to
observsn, man that the peace Of The O
ven,ion we 10 Be disturbed. II possible
bslf druohes .soIdisrs. apparently IN : q
az comple,e Decentralization, but eviden
having received their instructions from
Governor OF Military Comma sdsns, %
carried their musksis, with bsyonets q
on them, with them into The crowd vi
,hsv vovia curse The Dsmcerses. and IN
presence Of numbers Of ladies, who dee
10 hear ne spssking, 10 The most prof
.ow and obscene language. and Y res
ssased with By any gentleman. would im
dissely begin fight. when their eomr
would rush up, driving the lockers on Be
them Il The point Of the bsyonss, and q
the person who had shown desire q
civil. end march him Of % prison, vi
crowd q drunken soldisvs yslIInng and
inn amer them.
The design 70 disturb The meeting
rendered more sppsssns, u possible. In
afternoon, when military Governor Hsa
becoming aware that the Democracy
% ssrosgly svsFss 70 beginning civil y
lodisns that they would submit 70 q
Insults rather shsn . tody resent che
shss dine, although they then bed Y -
pcwss 10 have punished severely. those
were shus Infringing on their ceastitus
rights, end have learned them lesson
would have long remembered. a.
sime, II order 70 still further annoy
hsrssss The meeting. company Of g
wss stationed on the esst side 81 the .
whcrc tho meeting was being held, %
the psssspc 10 and from The sssemblsg