Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-09-10
STATE ITEMS.


COrSrr The Democracy Of thi- count, met in
nominating convention at South Bend on'h 2ssh
of August. IL was a most decided soercss.
The following ticket was nominated:
For Clerk. BENJAMIN p DEW: for Auditor.
Lor DAr; for Recorder, LEvs FINK; for Coun-
ty Commissioner. Asaos SxIsSsR; for Appraiser
of Land. HARLOW DopsE.
The following resolutions were reported aud
unanimously adopted:
wHkuas II {. e. and proper thar American ei,irsns.
living under free and constitutional form 81 government
pssc-Ably assemble together aud IN t-mp~r
ate. but nrm and uneqaivoca manner. heir eonv-
tions and 70 public and measures and our
duties and oblig stons a. loyal and law abiding citizens
Government Therefore. the Democracy Of ST. Jo-
ssph county, In convention assembled declare devo-
country, the Union and the whole Un on and
invite al conservative citizens 10 unite with in what
deem he good OF the whole.
ResFred, Therefore, that we assert our unalterahe
devotion 10 the maintenance II the Unon Of which we
srs therein delegated sufficient to put down and
every rebelioDthe present not excepted That We
utterly repudste the doctrine Of secession being at
With the mental principles upon which the
Government % th~Uned States Is founded and Grimm
ally destructive If the p@sce and happiness Of the repub
lie Tha, We indor-e the resolution a. passed nv the
extra Congress OF 1891 commonly called The Crit nden
resolutio and verify believe that ~ the polio 81
the Administration bad conformed TO the spirit OF
said reSofut on, the rebe il n would have been fup-
pressed. and the blessing Of peace restored TO our
happy country.
That we recognize In the President The Commander.
IN Chef Of Army and Navy 81 the United STATES md
OF the i'ia Of the several Sate~ w called i'm
service Of the United States and shall Oppose
stacles the exercise Of his Just and CONSTITUTIONAL pow
We however. that he is not Comms nd~r
Chief % private citizens in loyal States snd denou
act OF unconstitutional and arbitrary power the
President suspending the writ Of habrss corpus IN
those states AMI authorizing the arrest Of unonend
citizens without due process OF law and carving them
beyond the limits OF their own States and cnnnng them
In military PRISONS where they were denied the privilege
OF trial by Jury.
g. That we regard the rights OF the ballot box As one
OF the sacred that citizen
an all attempts TO interfere by threats menace mil
tary display. with the legal rights Of the honest "
the depositing Of his ballot subversion Of the liberty
l. Ttm We regard secret and oath hound political
combinations Af all times maropsr and dangerous "a
the and good order OF society and tending to sub
law ord and free suffrage We therefore approve
Of General wlcox's General Order No 5, recommending
their dscontpusnce.
s. That with NATIONAL debt Of over one thousand mil
day. with rye pension list and unquidated debt
follow, increasing as long as he may LAST.
opposed the osed policy Of the administration
the emancpating scheme Of freeing and paying for slaves
thereby taxing the PROPERTY labor food and clothing
the white man TO pay for them
That sincere and heartfelt thanks nr- due. and
given. to gallant army in the field. and disabled of
and men now AZ home. for their noble patriotic
exertions suppression Of the rebellion. And
call upon the administration assist army pm
ting down the rebellion bv abandoning Is fana
schemes administering The laws accor Ting To the Con
stiuiion Of the United States.
7. That will hail errand ~ mercy the State
In rebellion asking for peace upon the basis Of
Union and that the Administration will DO
act that may render terms Of peace compcate,
tending 10 proong the
3 That we will ever protest against sny abridg
ment 81 the freedom Of speech OF the press. hold
ing every person responsible for the abuse thereof unde
the law
g. That the boiling and seeding members Of out
last Legislature. patterned after their twin secession
faction If the South, thus leaving the State in mora
and financial anarchy dhonOrsble alike the State
people.
10 That we are IN favor Of an economical expenditure
OF the money of the people Of St Joseph county; more
especially in times like these when the hurhens IF tax
alton laying heavily uOon the people: and disap
prove Of any further extraordinary expenditures une
existing circumstances, unless IL ia for the aid of fame
81 soldiers
AN USKISp CUr-A correspondent of IN,
Cincinnati Gazette. writing from Evansville. thu
comments upon Grand Union Mass Meeting
recently held in Warrick county:
Among the speakers were Hon. Able Cham
bers. Chaplain Clifford, of Illinois; Rev Mr.
White. of Evansville. and Alva Johnson. of War
rich county Some parts OF the speeches wer
amusing to the country people. but as genera
thing they were after the 'whang doodle STYLE.
KNOX COUNTY The primary election helt
bv the Democracy for the selection of candidate
for the county Offices to be filed at the ensuin:
The following was the result:
For Clerk. H S Cauthorn; for Auditor, II A
Foulks; for Recorder, | A. Beck; for Real rs
tate Appraiser, T. j. Beckes; for County Sur
veyor. John Armstrong