Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-03-30

BFcak boun Tree speech by the
kayOnct.
EpiroK SENTINEL. You viii see bs the e.
closed resolutions that the Democrats of Hen
bricks county held meeting on Saturday
lat at DinvIle and which came nesr ending in i
blOodshed. The j sgraceful scenes enacted by the /
adherents Of the Administration. armed by the i
authorities of the 3 fe. encouraged by lie secret
agents. we're enough To crimson the cheek OF
every lover OF his country
II had. i seems. been given out at Carters- |
burg that this meeting could tot he he'd, that 40
speakers would be allowed to pas that point:
also NJ Danvi'lea similar determination had been
made. and force vas 70 be used II necessary For
this assertion give YOU the wori Of Mr. Camp
hell an honest aud truthful man. and Repub
lican.
No disturbance was made and no violence
offered AT Cirtershurg on the way oser simply
because nv friends appe red aud welcomed me
there 70 the number Of thirty or forty AT Dan
vile the first syn ptomsof disorder in single
Young and squa.is OF three or four. going
about in citizens clothes. with new United States
arms. and setting upon every boy Who wore uQon
his person any butternut device Twenty times
| saw mnskeis brought To bear upon such nnO-
cent and unoffending people; but shots were
fred suppose because Of fear Of iniuring their
friends I heard some very singular expressions
from these armed citizens. | give one specimen:
"d-n nv American heart. III shoot somebody.
Upon consultation With some Of the older heads.
it was determined TO submit to anything except
personal violence. to keep the peace. until the
meeting could be organized and the ear OF this
armed mob reached. trusting to NV own powers
TO reason, persuade or shame them from their
course.
The Court house was locked up and its use
denied Nothing daunted we organized outside
of it In the meantime the armed men were
called together for drill then delivered an
address to a very large concourse OF people of
two hours duration. under the following circum
stances
1t is not necessary to enumerate all the various
Interruptions. suffice it To say that about every
fifteen minutes a collision seemed inevitable. re-
quiring reioubled energy and effort TO prevent
one And had il not been for the patient for
bearance Of the Democrats it could not have
been avoided They knew their power to crush
these diSturbeTs IN "A single pass. but they knew
this would not be the end Truly If forbesrance
be a virtue, that people must be virtuous PEI
pie
FIRST, then, it was announced during the adj
dress that no comments upon the policy of the
Administration would be tolerated. here great
sensation Order finally prevailed again, when
the speaker CONCLUDED that beng the hest part of
Of his speech he could not possb, forgo the
pleasure This demand was made by Captain
/ Kissler of the Doth regiment but that noble off
| Ger did not mind. and preceded
! Next the military came in front OF the stand
with loud noise like the rushing of mighty
wind ;" but the meeting did not move inch.
/ They came to an "order arms" The speaker
was about he supposed. to receive comili
ment bur he is an unfortunate man and des
/ tinel 10 disappointment The demand of the
! military was that the speaker must now talk To-
/ suit them or receive "a vOllev UproariOuS
confusion ST this point it was difficult to re
strain the peonle But after concluding to pocket
this afIront and to shnw that they did not desire
~ harm the Young men when the guilty ulre
puiiers likely to- escape. order again
restored The speaker answered the demand by
concluding to finish his speech IN his own way
requesting the military to take good aim and give
him notice that he might stand still. They then
received the remainder Of his address in compare
tive quiet When he finished Mr.. Gregg
! called for, and the Democrats adjourned. | WAS
then requested to remain and listen 10 Mr. Gregg
NV Republican crowd offered no violence. The
Hen gentlemen from Hendricks was not tedious
the magazine of his pent mp wrath was too wet to
| explode IL went off i'm sort OF unintelligihle
shutter. very scattering but not dfmaging
The Captain of the military Capt. Kissler and
Mr. Gregg were quite APOLOGIZE after and ut
periods during these disgusting and turbulent
! scenes. hut one took any hand in assisting
them. and Mr. Gregg did what he could in his
| remarks to excite violence. but he lost st with
his crowd bv pronouncng himself Democaat
\ After the Democrats were well ont of town.
and the excitement entirely allayed. the under
signed took carriage for Carter-hurg. And
now "comes the tug OF war" On arriving
there | was set nv fifty sixty armed
men. who surrounded me some with pistols, some
with rifles. and some with United States arms
Thew had no settled purpose. i would have
been executed The various propositions were
tn tar and feather hang shoot swear Others
81 mod 10, Sol
indecent and Insulting language Finally, as
the train approached. they concluded to give me
an escort on board anC introduction to the
passengers This undeserved compliment was
highlv reShel by said passengers The escort
was composed of about fifteen ragged BOYS carry
ing muske's aud rifles. hooting and ieering aud
making the most hideOus noises | escaped on
board the train unharme !. thanks to nv exreri-
ence with mobs. but let me say that consider il
an interv ention OF Providence that acnn at
home. not having finger laid upon me; and
there is n satisfaction. although have to saw il
myself. of doing ones duty
Now sir these things are suggestive, and one
of two issues should come to pas: either the AL
minisfration should declare war upon all who diff
fer with its policy. and openly and boldly declare
the State under martial law placing It's arms in
the hands Of soldiers under the command Of re
sponShe officers. or il should leave the peOple
free in the ENJOYMENT of their rights 20 be gov
efned bv the civil power This placing arms in
the hands of irresponsible rerSons-mere hovS--
Is we'll calculated 10 bring about eo!ii>ion---a
war, political war, with All lis consequences
Ii j. due 10 the people OF this rrelt State that
some decided polic, should he fxed uuon So that
the people can determine theirs l. ! useless 10
be firing blank proclsmatiou~ and general orders
At them The, are distressed. afraid amazed-
this h,lf and halt effects their BRAIN They De
sire ore Thing or the oiher. and II il due IN them
TO know whether the civil power i supreme. or
whether the military power i 10 nreium inate. so
that they may regulate their action accorn.ly
VI II DoDD
The following resolutions were adopted by the
Convention:
Resoired. Bv the Democrats Of Hendricks coun
/ " in masS convention assembled:
That we hold to the doctrine that the Chief
Executive of the Uuiiei States. together with his
G binet and the Congress thereof. are all OF them
the creatures OF the Federal Cou>i tutor which
Is the measure Of their power and which urov.es
for All cOntingencieS-ior peace and for var: and
that the present incumbent of the Presidential
chair has shown himself 10 be Hsurper tvrant
and dictator, in daring to 60 beyond il under the
plea of military necessity.
, That we owe allegiance to the Constitution
of the State of Indiana and to the CnnSttution
OF the United States: ani obedience To- all Laws
made in accordance with them: but that we owe
no obedience to the eiictS of uSurper~ and
which are in direct violafiou oi the Constitutions
7 Of The State and the Federal g1verf me,ts