The weekly Butte record., 1863-06-20
Monster Democratic Meeting in Indiana.

Monster Democratic Meeting in Indiana.
The last Overland a,.a brings tie following
account Of al immense Democratic Convention
recently assembled a; Indianapolis. Iadiana.
The blood Of the reader cannot but boil with
honest indignation 4, the recital Of the outrage
aud indiguity oEesed TO fsee people in the
honest exercise OF thsir ACKNOWLEDGED rights
High times, indeed, when ihe miaions Of ! dss-
po,ic Administration erdeavor 10 overaue the
people by training <hot,ed caaaan upon Ii
a loyal and peaceabe assemblage o! f-eeaea ii
council The Peo-a lIlll Mail says:
Oar infa-maa, states that tie crowd was VI
rious'y estimated III frum 5000 10 I0ao0a.
tie had seen several great meetings in that
city before smoa- which was the Douglas re-
ception nlS60, bat this far oituumbered them
all. /, was the largest aSsemblare Of paaple
he ever saw, and and man placed at ihe
stand had 10 travel half : mile before be could
see the outside
1t seems strange TO bring batteries Of artii>
lery into az account of 4 peaceabla asSembIare
OF ireemen. unless It be as an accanoanjme,,f
to the shouts OF j1y which they used to send
forth at their political gatherings. But at IN
dlAnapoliS. batteries were noi mere ulaytLinc<
They were charged and Shotted AID trained
upon the siege on which freemea were standing
to express their sentiments in regard TO the Al
miniSIative policy, and commanded the streets
which led TO the place of meeting. SQuadrons
Of cavalry were drawn mp with the men in the
saddles, ready to charge upon the multitude
Infantry with fixed blvoneiS. guard the streets
and held the citizens at bav.
Notwithstanding all this parade Of war. the
speakers. Messrs. Voorhees,, Merrick. McDln
aid, Eden aud ueadrjcks, stepped upon the
platform as coolly as under the ordinary cir.
cumsianceS of public speaking and when they
came TO address the mighty mass of hum4n
iniellect,9 they spoke words worthy If thei.
conntry's cause ard the character Of the SOUS
o! liberty. They knew that the word fronl an
epaaletted individual close at hand would q" ls,
slip the dogs OF war, aud sweep them from
existence, yet they never quai'td. but spo !.e
their sentiments freely Us if there were 10
orlStii"g havouetS- no deep uou;hed cauuaii-
no rushing cavalry in the country.
rush was made at o,e time hy the soldiers
as II they woa'd c!'ar ti.e stand bu' ut 4 word
from the speaker. the crowd not only pressed
around the centre. but compressed an who
were within the circgmi renee embrace. and
1t Soon became too cqaGued fer the soldiers. a;a,
were Withdrawn. B-y-nets cleaned ani sa-
bers flushed in the sunlight. though none we7e
HeShed in 4 tTeemans heart. At one time &
collision was imminent, and to the leaders of
the convention and not 10 the leaders Of tie
military. is it owing that there was none. The
hrmnesS Of those who had charge Of the meet
lng saved them from slaughter as it was evi
dent that proyoca;ion 10 resistance WIS in
tended
The universal expression Of the Democrats
after tie ali JurnmeAt was one Of Geepus salts
faction. They had come together in the Dis
charge Of Il sacred right, which the oppression
Of officials bad made 4 sacred lliy. They had
nobly performed il. ih-y had acted honora
-patriotica.y -nob'y. even under tie n2z
zes of the guns they had helped to purchase a
means to preserve the Union They had as
serted their rights, performed their dlfy in
that emergency bad seen each other, ard
passed pledges for future Githfiluess to tLe
Union aud the Constitution
The CINCINNATI train had started out from
the depot and had gone about qaarter Of
mile, when 1t was brought to, by an order
from Gen HaScal. and soldiers were detailed
to 60 through the cars and iisarm all those
who possessed arms. At tins time there were
few Shots fired. by whom oar nformlu. could
not state. Aboat 800 reyo.yprs were taken
from the passengers by these soldiers, and i
few arrests made, hen The train Was SuG.rul
to proceed.