Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-08-21
THE WAR DEMOCRACY!"
TWO THOUSAND PEOPLE IN COUNCIL |!
FULL PA RrICULAR SI


learn. but probably suppose Is vas MoEros. or
some other individual who is buying farms. and is
in all the time for q vigorous persecution Of the
war and rides around town in buggy drawn by
. horse presented 70 him by United States
contractor About tso thousand people were
present. and IN. includes those who came up TO
THE glorious town 90 drink lager beer because
they could get here or half fare trains at half
fare price The meeting wac called TO order by
Col GsvIS. Chairman Of the Central Com mittee
of the so called War Democracy
On motion of JAMES II. STEWART a committee
was appointed to report officers for the permanent
organization. who in few minutes reported as
folIors:
Gen Nathan Kimball. Of Martin county
VICE PRESIDENTS
Alyah johnson, Of Warick; John l. Morrison.
OF Washington: Thomas N. Adams of Brown:
Lieut. Col Ben II. Myers. OF Ripley: Major
John Hupp. OF Delaware Gen. W J Elliott, of
Marion: Col John Osborn. Of Putnam: Lorenzo
c. Dougherty. Of Boone: Banner Lswhead, Of
Fulton: Capt John s Braden. Of Noble: Co.
Asbury Steele. of Grant
CENTRAL KIMBALL
Was then introduced TO the meeting by the com
mittee appointed TO wait upon him, and was re
officer than General KINBALL, and none who has
TO a greater extent illustrated his devotion to the
flag of our country. His remarks were received
with the loudest applause. especially when
he ssid that nc a war Democrat.
Gen. KNBALL deprecated partisan discussion
at such lime The country was putting forth
all It's energies to suppress wicked and unholy
rebellion. Tbe supremacy of the Constitution
and the laws must be maintained, and it was the
duty of every man to aid in the work. He was
for peace-a permanent peace He wanted when
he returned TO his home. that it might be with the
assurance that he could remain there. Such a
peace in his opinion. must be conquered He
WAS for the Constitution, and would restore their
constitutional rights to each and every State that
would return. In his opinion. the Constitution
clifton OF slavery II was n war for the pr eserv
alton of the Government The emancipation
proclamation did not liberate single slave The
seeding States, when they fed from the shelter
of the Constitution-when they rejected il and
would have none of it. themselves. gave free
dom to their slaves.
The power of the Government to restore the
Union was ample He pictured eloquentlv the
success of the Union army. and contrasted the
condition OF the loyal States with that OF the tot.
terri Of lr1sa "A
Indiana soldiers as brave and gallant leader
should speak of his comrades in arms He wa:
an lndiariiau and wac proud of the distinction
While the war continued and his life Was spared
be would continue TO battle for the rich inherit
ance of our fathers-the Constitution as handed
down 10 IA.
We have scarcely glanced at the points of this
speech--by FAR the abest and best delivered from
that stand. IL was manly. frank. and displayed
ability of high order. There was very little
indulgence OF cant or clap trap. Ii was the
speech OF gallant soldier and would have been
well received in any Democratic crowd Even
the Abolitonists present could not. or at least
did lot, object to it. When the General thanked
the meeting for the honor conferred upon him
and took his seat, three rousing cheers were
given for him.
Then some gentleman (sfter General Kim
ball bad concluded. We meanj moved the ap-
pointment Of committee on resolutions We
do no, conceive il necessarv to publish the names
of the distinguished gentlemen who turn up here
every time any crowd grsthers in this place.
The following dispatch was received by Ats
rrS II. Bnowy. Es4 the Secretary of the War
Democratic COMMITTEE:
BISeHANProS. Aug. 10. 1863.
DE.H Sra: Strive 70 rescue the country from
rebellion and the Democratic party from dis
grace. ID $. DICKINSON
Mr. HESRS SEcRIsr. a gentleman who halls
from Putnam county. then put himself upon The
stand. speaking to the immense two thousand.
The only thing which weighed upon his mind
was not the rebellion, but especially the vast
amount which. according 10 one BERRY SUI
Grove. the editor of the Sentinel had realized as
State Printer Mr.. SEcRIsr, throughout his
speech of some several moments by the town
clock seemed 70 think IL the country was to be
ved somebody else would have TO take old ABE
LIScoLS's place And therein we agree with
him. and sll the much people who heard him
cried smen!) he proceeded. stating a startling
truth TO his hearers. TO this effect: That this
was WAsHINGroN's. JEFFERsoSs and JAcKsoS's
government-thai IS TO say they founded and ad
minis;ered il. and the people would maintain it.
This. as we have said. appeared TO be news TO
the two thousand "Wsr Democracy" assembled
in the beautiful State house grove to listen to him
They gave him nary cheer. The honorable gentle
man. with his usual eloquence continued until he
stopped Such great speech not made yes
terdav on the eas, side of the Capitol unless il
was previous or subsequent to the gifted orators
taking his seat he called several distinguished
gentlemen public liars several times. bat we feel
constrained TO say that there was not one Of his
self constituted antagonists on the ground A
brave and vigorous prosecutor of the war is the
Hon Mr. SrcEIsr. speaking OF gentlemen in their
absence. and using in his rhetoric the classic
words hell ERE" and "damna,ion" with regard
to them Probably he would have shot somebody
If there bad been somebody TO shoot at. At any
rate his pistol did 60 OF half cooked. Nobody
hurt" according to a LINCOLN.
PLATFORM.
The Committee on Resolutions, by their
Chairman. reported As follows. which we're
unanimously adopted: