Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-03-30

grasped; the sword has been seized: the army Is
TO be filed by sforcibIe CONSUMPTION; habeas cor
pus is to be torn eway from the citizen; all power
was surrendered BY the last Congress to the Ex-
e~cntive, until his own organs assert that he has
more power than the Cur OF Russia or the En-
peror of France. Gentlemen. this is not the feast
to which we were invited in the opening scenes
of this war. This is not the kind Of Government
for which your prayers ascend. We demand the
old institutions of liberty as j Jefferson laid them,
and as Jackson supported them
Fellow citizens, We are in the midst OF gloom
and trial. But / am not without hope. The
darkest hour is nearest day. The bow OF promise
is just behind the clouds They viii vanish and
the halcyon days of peace will return. Let us
obey the laws until we can reach once more that
shrine Of freedom and that terrier of %tyrants, the
ballot boy. aud there. in a peaceful way. revolu-
tionize the Government. and change its policy.
But you must preserve your liberties IN order 10
do this Assert your sovereign majesty. You
are the peers of Presidents and Kings. Think
and ACT for yourselves. The great battle ofle64
has already commenced. 1t is the Austerlitz of
constitutional freedom on this continent. Light
your camp fires now and keep them burning
Advance the column. Rea the Constitution
aloft at its head. Let the people gaze on it as
brazen serpent in the wilderness for the healing
Of our sins aud our sufferings. And when the
contest is over and the inalienable rights of man
are indicated. may n merciful God give us back
our old Government. clothed in the sacred habili-
ments of liberty and Union
During the whole of MIR. VS. speech the masses
manifested their appreciation by frequent and loud
applause, and when he concluded, the cheering
was continued and deafening.
Mr.. Maginnis offered the following, which were
adopted unanimously:
WHEREAS, 1t is Of the highest Importance, in the pres
eat alarming state Of affairs, tina the sentiment of the
people should be ascertained and expressed; therefore,
ResoiSed or the Third Congressional District IF
0hie, in Mass Meeting, in tie City of Hdmihon That
we earnestly recommend a Democr stc National Conven-
ton TO be held in the city Of indianapolis, on the third
National Commiuee 10 issue a call Tor the same, in pur-
suance Of the usages of former conventions; and further,
that the Democracy be invited to meet with the delegates
i'm mass meeting. at the same time and place
ReS0lred, That by selecting a candidate for Governor
Of Ohio, our choice devolves upon one who was our
steward, and who for six consecutive year, has been
greeted with the Well done, good and faithful servant
upon one who, With prophetic voice, gave TO his people
this solemn warning: "ln the day thou eatest the fruit Of
the Abolition tree, thou shalt surely die;' upon one who
loved The Union as IL was constructed. and the Constitu-
ton as il was organized; upon ore whose imagination,
aggrega ing the blessings Of the past, be2uiled his judg-
ernment. long after il had been riyen by the thunderbolt
and scattered by the storm; upon CLEMENT L. vALLAS-
DT6HAA.
R,slred, That the Democracy Of the Third Congress
sional District Of ohio send greeting to the gallant and
true Democrats of Come ticut, ard hail with a single
voice their great champion Of constitutional government,
Thomas Il. Seymour.