Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-05-28
The Great Dem ocrntic Mass Com
vcnttON OF ludiauu.

Nch'tOh " tuuAulu,
The fullest report Of tho great Demo.
cratic Mass Convention Of Indiana, that
we have seen, is contained in the Chicago
Times, written out on the 2lst. 1t is in.
terspersed with accounts Of the several at
tcmpts to disturb or break up the immense
asscmblage, that were made Ivy tho mill.
tary under Gen. lIascall. We have Only
room for the following extracts:
MORE ATTEMPTS AT DISTURBANCE.
The address of Mr., Voorhees,, and the
increasing fervor of Mr.. Mcrrick's words,
satisfied the military that the presence Of
n few of their number in the outskirts Of
the crowd, and the rrowning muzzlcs Of
their cannon would not overawe the speak.
ers, and new programme was at once
determined upon and carried into effect.
Large numbers of troops, cavalry and
infantry, marched by companies up
the principal strccts and around the square
halting on the side opposite the Conven.
ton. and sending detachmentg headed by
a Lieut.. Langdou, of u cavalry regiment,
who made himself very CONSPICUOUS during
the entire day by his lawle,sness, into the
very center of the Convention, to arrest
a man who had been previously agreed
upon for that purpose, probably for no
other reason than that he had express
ed his approval of the sentiments of the
speakers.
1t was supposed that. if a small nun.
Der Of troops undertook an outrage like
this, an insult would be made by some
incautious individuals, while in the midst
Of the multitude, which would afford them
the preext they so much desired This
was done at two different times during
Mr.. Merrick's address, both arrests being
made within thirty feet of the stand, and
/ considerable excitement following. Some
were for bearing it no longer; others were
leaving he ground rather than have {
disturbance follow. Mr.. Merrick appeal
ed to the people to stand firm, and MOI
yield either to military pressure or to fear
They were in the discharge of a consttu
tional right. and no duty required of theu
to forego their purpose. They should re
main, and yet do nothing imprudent o
wrong, and, if a disturbance came, i
was simply because it had been dcterm
ned upon without a pretext if necessary
and the fault would not be with them.
= THE LAST ATTEMPT TO BREAK UP THE CON
yENTIoN.
5 Hon. Thomas A. Hendricks had beel
, speaking for about twenty minutes, it be
ing then about three o'clock in the after
+ noon, and had Just concluded an eloqnon
, panygeric upon the Constitution of tn
United States, when the committee o
, Resolutions came upon the stand. MI
, Hendricks immediately gave away to tn
+ committee, when some one in the crow
shouted, Gle is a traitor. Take hin
. down" About twenty soldiers-som
) of them armed with bayonets, and 9th
ers with sabers-uEicr the lead of Lieu
| Langdon, started for the stand. Th
. crowd closed in around it as rapidly q
- possible, in obedience to tho call, an
g was soon so dense that the soldiers coul
+ not penetrate it. Those behind crowde
up also, and the soldiers were closely ell
e veloped, being unable to move in any d
t rection. The people were pressed so clo'
. together that their bayonets and sabe
could not be used to force passage. IT
n portion Of the crowd containing the so
| diers swayed 20 and fro, gradually al
n preaching he ience, where the crowd opel
4 ell and let them ont.
= The scene which ensued battles descrI
1 ton. Lieut.. Langdon Immediately sprar
4 to his horse. The infantry present,
!. obedience to his orders, formed in lin
inside the fence, several panels of whit
n were removed to give the cavalry a plaC
k to enter. In the space of n few minutes
n the greater portion Of the military ma,
their appearance under arms, the cavali
dashed up and down tho streets and upC
Of the sidewalks, scattering the crowds
II. the widest confusion. Lines of trooI
"a were drawn up across the princip
~ ~ streets, and none were allowed to proce
to the place where the convention was
~ session.
"a Several arrests were made. but, althou!
~ =" the greatest excitement prevailed, no di
70 turbance resulted.
1t is said that this last raid was ma
re by order of Colonel John Coburn of t
~ 33d Indiana infantry, regiment late
: captured by the Conleieratcs in TennC
'f see. The soldiers at any rate, cheered f
st him.
=, s' In the midst OF the excitement the 81
of dicrs were seen to load their muskets.
The convention, in the midst of all Il
e. excitement, preserved it's steadincss, a
nc M, received the report of the committee
.ct Resolutions, after which the resoutio
nd were taken up one by one and adopte
ed They are as follows:
fy' Whereas, 1t was declared by our fathers tn
'a' to secure certain inahenabe riahts, among VIII
i" are "lifr, liberty, and the pursuit of happines
hu governments are instituted among men, deriv
'rs their Just powers from the consent of the 6
iS erned;" and
ne Whereas, In obediance to this principle in
OF constitution of the United States, "to establ
we Justice and secure the blessings of liberty to O