Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1863-04-01
An Indiana Democrat in Warren.

On Thursday evening last, "Hon. NJ
A. o. Packard, Member of the Legisla,
ture OF tha State of Indiana, and Chair
man OF the Committe on Federal Rela
TONS" wide hand bill delivered 8
speech before the Democratic Club in
this place.
To one who has heard a regular latter
day Democratic speech, a description
would be useless, for instead of playing
On a Harp of a thousand strings" they
generally play on one string with but few
variations. The burden of his song con-
sisted of laudations of the Democratic
party, and abuse of the Administration,
both at Washington and indianapolis
called Lincoln a tyrant and usuper, and
Governor Morton anything but an honest
man. He claimed las usuaD that the ma
ton owed its former greatness to the pol
icy of the Democratic party-said they
were the conservative element which was
to a v the country: forgetting that it is
but a few years since they denounced
conservative Wings" and styled them
selves Progressive Democrats" un-
der whose auspices slavery was to be abol-
ished, and every other progressive meas
urs fostered. OF course he was severe on
the Union members of the Indiana Leg
~islature, who prevented the passage of the
infamous acts introduced by Democrats
drew a graphic picture of the gibbering
maniac and sightless unfortunate who
would be compelled TO wander up and
down the State, because appropriation
bills were moi passed to furnish means to
carry on the Benevolent Institutions Of
the State, but forgot to mention that thou
sands and tens of thousands of dollars
had beer rendered Gov. Morton by loyal
men, TO aid in keeping in order the State
machinery. He asserted, with out a word
of proof, that Gov. Morton had mis-ap-
Piled funds intrusted to him-said fraud
was used in procuring the passage of res
olutions by Indiana soldiers. For speci-
men of fraud see communication from
Goth Reg't in another column.) As
Democrats Of his stripe generally are, he
was down on the Clergy, and much as he
was opposed to the late CONSUMPTION act,
he was willing to see it enforced for the
sake of drafting some of them. he
thought we could not conquer the South,
but did not suggest a method by which
the Union could be restored-endorsed
the Convention which recently assembled
at Frankfort, KY, as being Democratic,
and didn't like Col. Gilbert's method of
treating them,-of course he didn't-'a
feeling makes US wondrous kind"
But of all the stumbling blocks in the
way of Democratic success, Union
Leagues are the most obstinate. Golden
Circles are all right-at least no word of
complaint was uttered agnint them-arm-
ed interference with the execution of the
is all right-no word against the re-
cent reasonable demonstrations by armed
Democrats in his own State. 1t Is all right
for Democrats to harbor and protect de-
resist officers when attempting to
arrest them, and eudeavor to release reb-
Fl prisoners, all of which has recently
been done in Indiana-but for an honest,
oval man to pledge his support to the
Government and his influence against
%,rairors, is something that u be at
ended to. and he was particularly earn
ST In urging Democrats to keep clear of
he Union Leagues.
The speaker said he expected to be
,alled ii copperhead, and surely the
mount Of venom he exhibited would
ntitle him to be ranked with that class
f reptiles.