Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1863-08-27

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From the Indiana Journal.

the loyal Democracy, and throw as much
of the power of the Democratic name as
could be saved from the corrosion of trea-
son into the scale against the rebellion
with derision. They had no fears that
anything could be done that would dem
onstrate more than the utility Of the at
tempt. A convention wouli be failure
An organization would not contain mate
rial enough to stand alone. 1t would be
a fungus growth of "aboltionism," and
be absorbed into the stock it sprang from
without leaving any sign of its existence
A Democratic not only distinct from. but
hostile to. that which had been carried
by the influence OF Ysllandigham and
his associates into the arms OF the feb-
els, was thing that Copperheads
conld not bring themselves to think pos
sible. There could be but one Democrat
ic party, and they thought they had a
right by first occupancy to all that be-
longed to the name. Yesterday gave
them abundant reason to change their
mind. If they saw anything to deride in
the immense gathering Of the loyal Dem
ocrats that poured down through heat and
dust such as have rarely been experienced
in this State, to bear witness against the
Dissertation of Democracy by traitors who
seek through the name so many revere to
gain strength to destroy the government
which made democracy fact; they pos
sess faculty for fun that we advise them
to cultivate. They will need all the COM
fort it can give them before they see the
end Of the movement so auspiciously be-
gun yesterday. 1t was grand display
of loyalty breaking away from all party
bonds to assert the supreme duty of the
citizen to his country in times Of peril
But few demonstrations we have ever seen
have equalei il in Numbers, and none have
surpassed it in that earnestness of feeling
which is the s1rest promise Of enduring
strength We have no way ofestimatjng
the number in attendance ont by compar-
ing the crowd around the stands and
along the streets with those at the last
Copperhead Convention. Taking that
standard, and the Sentinel's estimate. we
should say that there were fully 90 600
people at this meeting. But more rea-
sonable estimate would make it 10 900 to
Is, 900. The crowd around the main
stand was as large as that which heard
Gov. Johnson at the Union Convention.
or Dan. Voorhees, at the Copperhead Con-
vention, and yet very large assemblage
around second stand was drawn off to
hear DIR. Daily, and thousands thronged
the streets in all directions. The east side
of the State House yard was a mass of
men. And the number of old men, gray
headed and venerable. was in markell con-
trast with the crowd Of boys at the Cop
perhead Convention. We do not remem
ber<to have seen any meeting of the same
size of which so large proportion were
men Of middle age or more. 1t is sig
nificant fact. and we commend it to those
Democrats who have been led off by a
stolen name from the faith of the men who
made Democracy honorable at home and
terrible abroad. Those whose memories
and votes reach back to the days of Jack
son are Union men. Those who drew
their Democracy directly from the fountain
retain it pure as they got it. Only those
who have sucked the dirty stream that has
crept through renegade Abolitionism,
abandoned Whiggery. or notification,
through the weeds and mud that choke
the false channel of the faith, are now
among the Copperheads. The enthusi-
assn with which every loyal sentiment was
cheered proved that the Democrats who
remem bered Jackson had not forgotten
Jackson's sentiments. "The Union must
be preserved Snch demonstration of
the strength and extent of loyal feeling
in the only party from which the country
has now anything to fear, from which in
Iced the rebellion borrows all the strength
it has, and with out which the Confeder-
acy would fall in a month. is most cheer
ing The movement starts we'll. and as
it is going the right road, it will so on
well.
THE ORGANIZATION.
While the crowd were coming in. the
band of the list regiment entert aimed
those who were waiting with some excel
lent music. and in spite of the intense
heat. but little mitigated By the shsae Of
the trees. we have never seen crowd
wait with such patience. At half past
ten o'clock Capt. Meyers battery fired q
salute as the signal for the opening Of
the Convention. but some delay occurred
ami the organization was not made till
about eleven o'clock. 50
At that time Colonel Gavin appeared
on the stand and announced, as chairman
of the Central State COMMITTEES of the
War Democracy of Indiana. that the Con-
vention now assembled would proceed to
business. s
DIR. j. II. Stewart. of Carroll County.
moved that committee of three be ap-
pointed to- report permanent organiza-
ton of the meeting, which was adopted.
The Chairman appointed DR.. Stewart Of
Carroll Hon. Joseph s. Buckles of Della.
ware, and Hon. N. T. Hauser OF Bartholo-
new
The Committee reported the following
list of officers:
PRESIDENT.
Gen. Nathan Kimball. of Martin County
| Eleven Vice Presidents, one from each
Congressional District, and FIVE Secreta-
ries were appointed.
DR.. Stewart and Hon. D. E. William
son were appointed to conduct Gen. Kim
ball to the stand. In few moments the
gallant old soldier appeared and was hail
ed with three rousing cheers.
fGen. X. on taking the chair made q
very patriotic speech. the very reverse in
sentiment Of the speeches we hear from