Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-09-05
STATE ITEMS.

FoUSrAIx-6. 900 TO { 900 DEMOCRATS ~ CouS-
cIL-Saturday the 18th OF August will be day
long to be remembered by the Democracy of this
county. A, an early hour in the morning the
long trains of wagons. and large deeg on
horseback. gave indications that the meeting
would be much larger than any other ever held
in the county. aud The result far surpassed all ex
pectations. The people came from every direc-
ton, on foot. on horseback and in wagons men,
women and children. Everybody come. in such
vast crowds that long before the fair grounds
were densely crowded with people. The follow
ing ticket was nominated: For Com missioner
WILLIAM SwASK: for Real Estate Appraiser. J.
W GLOVER. and for Surveyor, ALLEN Boees.
The convention then adjourned until after din
ner. after which tue vast crowd again assembled
around the speakers stand, and were addressed BY
Hon ID w Voorhees, Mr. Voorhees, spoke for
about two hours and half Hisspeech was one
To be heard but not described, and listened
to with bresthle>s attention. by the audience.
many OF whom were his Old friends and neigh
bors During the course of his remarks, he was
frequently greeted with the widest applause
When Mr. VOORHEES, had concluded. Hon Jos
Z. Mcdonald took the stand. and made such n
speech he only make He tOnk up the
record of the abolition party from the beginning.
and showed most clearly that thew are now, and
Away, had been. disunionists. His speech was
convincing. conclusive and telling. At the con
cusion of Mr.. McD,nald's remarks DR.. Athen.
after loud and repeated calls. came forward and
addressed the audience for ten or fifteen minutes
After which the following resolutions we're
adopted.
Resoiped. That We here reaffirm and endorse
the principles set forth ia our last State AMI \ l.
tional conventions-that We know but one bond
Of Union-the Constitution: but one duty pa
triots-obedience 20 the laws made in pursuance
of the Constitution. spd but one sOvereign-the
people
9 That we regard Clement l.. Vallandgham
among the first of the statesmen and patriots
OF the day, and we denounce his exile by the au
thorites at Washington an act of despotism
which even the Gar of all the Russias dare not
attempt TO commit. and vinlation of the sacred
rights with which the Constitution of our country
invests every citizen; and that we will bail with
JOY the announcement that he has been elected
Governor Of sister State, and that Ohio has
resumed her former proud position among the
States which form this Union
WHEREAS, at the recent mass meeting OF the
Democracy Of Indiana. held at indianapolis
for lawful and peaceful purposes; interfere by
placing artillery within range of said meeting
and menaces by armed soldiers were suffered and
permitted with the intention of lettering the
meeting from free and full expression of senti
mept. with the apparent and manifest appro val
of the authorities having the power. and whose
duty il was 20 suppress such demonstrations and
protect the citizens in all their assemblages for
lawful purposes and where's. the Democracy
are again about to assemble in delegated con.
vention for the purpose OF nominating n ticket to
fill the several State offices becoming vacant:
therefore,
Resolred.. That the State Central Committee
be requested to eOnvenet the next Suite ntion
al some convenient point outside OF the city of
Indianapolis. where the abuse OF military power
may not interfere. disturb or modest the free ex-
preston of the sentiment OF the Union loving
Democracy of Indiana and that said convention,
as heretofore. be held on the 9Th day of January.
The convention then Adjourned.
Taken all together. IL was bright day for the
Democracy. and forerunner of a complete tri-
umph at the coming election
Tue CRoPa-We copy the following item
from the Lafayette Journal. in relation to the
crops:
We are reliably informed that the corn crop in
this section. and throughout the northern part OF
the State. will Weld less than any crop for the
past six or seven wears. The frost OF Saturday
and Sunday nights |, st done il great injury in
Jasper county: the crop is almost entirely de-
stroved and IL is reported To have made sad havoc
with the tobacco through this part OF Indiana.
large fields have been completely ruined
-THK FRosr The Miami County Sentinel
SAYS:
The frost Of last week has done immense dam
age Ii extendedIhroush this State. Ohio. Penn
sylvania. and into New York. Corn. sweet po
tatoes, tobacco and other crops have suffered Sc
verey The damage, We are e ad to learn, is
not so great as FIRST represented Along the
streams. the fogs protected the crops to great
extent Manv of the farmers are cutting up
their corn, in hopes partially 10 avert the ravages
of the frost The aggregate amount of the in
jury cannot now ne approxmated. but il will
undoubtedly be immense.
-DKarH OF AN OH CrrrzES-we regres to
learn that Henry DEvELIS Esq died 1T the resi-
dence of his son, LAFE DEvELIN at Cambridge
CITY on the 3lst of August, of abscess. after ten
weeks illness The deceased native OF
Lancaster county, Pennsylvania. and was born
January .. 1877 In 1929 he removed 10 Wayne
county. in this State. was married there in 1922
and with the exception of four years residence in
Cincinnati he made that county his home Dur
ing the whole OF that period he actively en-
gagged in mercantile pursuits HIS rem ,ins were
Inferred in Spring Grove Cemetery, near Cincin-
natl Mr. DEvELIx was we'll known IA Eastern
Indiana aud Cincinnati a. = most worthy and
e,mable citizen in all the relations OF life. and
his tecease will be lamenied by large circle OF
friends
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