Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-05-25

INCIDENTS OF THE CoSvExTIox.-There were
many incidents that occurred at the convention
wednesday that will cause the people TO rehectse-
riously on the condition of the country, If they
have never done so before. The military DISPLAY
made by the commanding General in the morn
ing was deemed by him essential or he would not
have made it. IL was not done merely for dis
play. u would be hard to suppose il was done to
provoke an outbreak, but If il was, it failed of
its object. OF the soldiers on duty at the posts
assigned them we have no complaint TO make;
but there was a number who mixed with every
crowd and streve on all occasions to make trouble.
The early morning proceedings were quiet.
The people came here as they have been in the
habit OF doing for years. TO express their opinions
in resolutions. and not be brow beat and forced
into street fights. Their forbearance Yesterday
under the provocations heaped upon them was
surprising.
The FIRST open attempt to disturb the proceed
ings was made when an additional stand was
erected in front of the State House. Mr.. s. r..
HamIl, OF Sullivan county, was proceeding to
speak,. when a rush was made for the stand by
six soldiers with fixed bayonets, backed by TWEEN
ty or thirty FOUNDERS They swore he should not
speak. With their b~ayohets at bis throat he
asked the crowd what he should do. If they
said speak. speak he would il he died the next
instant. The crowd. unwilling to ipaugurate
civil war. advised him to desist, and he abandon
ed the stand, which was not again occupied du-
ring the day.
There was no reprimand for the soldiers or
DULLES who urged them on to this glaring out
T 'ge, but a Democrat, who il is said drew a re.
volver, was arrested and marched to Headuuar-
tiers.
Emboldened by this success, an ATTEMPT was
made to get at the main stand, but the crowd was
so dense that they could not force their way
through. and it was abandoned.
From this time forward arrests were frequently
made-what for no one seemed to know. Some
were taken TO the Mayors Office by the soldiers,
and some to the military headquarters. On in
curing at the Mayors office as to the cause of
the numerous arrests, we were told by His Honor
that the charges were mainly for carrying con-
cealed weapons. Those arrested for : disloyal-
ty" were taken to the military court. How many
arrests were made we cannot tell, nor can we
pretend to say that some men who were arrested
did not act imprudently but some we know were
dragged through the streets simply for avowing
their faith in the time honored creed of the Dem
ocratic party. And yet the people bear 1t all.
The last feather has hot yet been placed upon the
camel's back.
On Illinois street early in the evening. a drunk
en- soldier who had been very noisy, attacked a
a stranger from the country. The man. to get
out of his way, run, and was shot at. This did
hob leSSeH HIS Speeu, anu II cry was raised tDat ne
had clieered for JEFF. Davis, and he was caught
and imprisoned. The soldier of course was not
moIested This is a single instance of the injus-
tice done.
Captain Jacobs, fcr avowing himself a Demo-
crat, was grossly insulted by a soldier, and on
raising his cane TO resist it he was struck from
behind by a policeman with a mace and felled TO
the earth. His devotion to the Union and his
services in the field were as nothing. He was a
Democrat and must quietly submit to insult and
abuse, or pay the penalty with his life.
In the evening, as the Cincinnati, the Central
and the Belleionta!ne excursion trains were leav-
ing some imprudent persons fired off their pistols
in the air. TIL trains were stopped and searched,
and one or two hundred r~evoivers taken from the
passengers. This closed the scene, we believe,
SO far as the Convention was concerned.
The treatment received by the people of the
State yesterday, will not increase their love for
military rule, particularly under Il regulation or
mn absence of all regulation where every private
soldier can assume with IMMUNITY the powers of a
Comm ander-in- Chief.