Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-09-21

ton, and nominated the following excellent ticket:
For Clerk, Campbell HAY; Auditor, c. B.
Badger; Recorder. J p. Applegate; Commis
sioner. Mr.. Gresham; Appraiser. VIM. Davis.
The convention was ably addressed by Hon.
JOSEPH E. MCDONALD and DR.. j. s. ArHoN
There was large attendance of the people, and
the meeting was very enthusiastic.
The FRosr--The Button Banner of the
9th inst, says:
On Saturday night last. this vicinity was visit
/ ed by severe frost, which has destroyed nearly
the entire corn crop. damaged potatoes seriously,
and injured vegetation generally. The corn6el'is
look dry and dead enough for the month of De-
tober.
! -DIsrREssING HoMcIDE-The Lafayette
Courier says an alteration took place in that
city Saturday last. about fvc O'Clock in the
afternoon. between ]. PAScERA and THEODORE
REBER. both well known citizens, resulting in the
death of the latter from a blow of the fist. The
difficulty was invited by the deceased who was in
toxicated at the time REBER enjoyed fair
education, and has highly respectable relatives
at Loeansport, where his father and sister re-
side He leaves n wife and one child
PANcERA was arrested upon his own volition,
and was recognized in the sum of 50 600 for his
appearance at court He is a man of excel
lent habits. and by diligence in his business
(butchering) has acquired handsome property.
JACK FRosT The frost on Sunday morning
last did sre@t damage II tobacco crops in this
county. Many fields of fine tobacco were totally
destroyed. Ii is estimated that almost enc fifth
of the tobacco crop in this county is more or less
injured 10y the frost. tt Rockport Democrat.
-DEMocRATIc CONVENTION IN Sr JOSEPH
CouNrY.-The Democracy of this county met in
of August. 1t was II most decided success.
The following ticket was nomnated:
For Clerk. BENJAMIN F. DUNN; for Auditor,
Lor Day; for Recorder. LEWIS FINK; for Coun-
ty Commissioner AARON SKINNER; for Appraiser
of Land, HARLOW DoDGE.
| The following resolutions were reported and
unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS. II is fit and proper that American citizens,
living under and titutona form government
to peaceaby assemble together ami express in temper
ate but in firm and unequivOcal manner. their convic
tions as to public men and measures and our
duties and obligations loyal and law abiding citizens
to Government therefore, the Democracy of St. Jo
seph county, in convention assemblies declare devo
y,
invite all conservative citizens to unite with in what
we deem the good Of the whole.
Res0iced, Therefore, that assert unalterable
devotion the maintenance of the Unon of which we
believe the Constitution is the supreme law, and the
therein delegated sufficient put down any and
every rebelion-th present excepted. That we
utterly repudate the doctrine of ion as heing at
with the fund principles upon which
Government of the United States founded, and crimn
ally destructive of the peace and happiness Of the repub-
lie That indOrse the resolution a. passed bv the
extra Congress Of 1851 commonly called the Crtenden
resolutions; and verify believe that IL the polio, of
the Administration had cOnformed to the spirit of
said resolution, the rebellion would have been sup
pressed, and the blessings of peace restored to
happy country.
, That recognize in the President the Commander
in Chief Of the Army and Navy of the United States and
of the militia of the several States en- called into acu
al service of the United States, and shall oppose
stacle the exercise Of his and pow-
We assert however, that he is not Commander-in-
Chief Of private citizens in loyal States and denou
as Of unconstitutional and arbitrary mower
President suspending the writ of habras corpus in
those states, ant authorizing the arrest Of unoendng
citizens without due process Of law and carrying them
beyond the limits their States and connine them
in military prisons where they denied the privilege
Of trial by jury.
g. That we regard the rights of the baot-box as one
Of the sacred that American citizen
an all attempts to interfere by threats menace mil
itary display with the legal rights Of the honest
the depositing Of his ballot subverson of the liberty
| Of a freeman.
A. Ttat we regard secret and oath bound political
combinations at all times improp-r and dangerous
the and good order Of society and tending sub
vert law ord and free suffrage We therefore approve
of General WilcOss General Order No. s. recommending
their d>continuance.
s. That with national debt of over cne thousand mil
lions Of dollars and increase two million per
day, with rge psnsion list and uniqudated debt
follow, increasing as long he may last. are
oDposed to the proposed policy Of the Administration in
the emancpatng scheme of freeing and paying slaves
thereby taxing the property labor food and clothing
the white man TO pay or them
6 That sincere and heartfelt thanks are DUE and
given 10 gallant army in the field. and disabled off,
GERS and st home for their noble patriotic
exertions in the suppression of the rebellion. And
call upon the administration our army in put-
ting down the rebellion by abandoning ITS fanaiical
schemes administering the laws according the
| StutiOn of the United States.
T. That we will hail as errand Of mercy the States
in rebellion asking for peace upon the basis Of restored
Union- ana trust that the Administration will do
act that may render terms Of peace compcate
s. That we will ever protest against any abridg-
ment Of thu freedom Of speech or Of the press hold
ing every responsible for the abuse thereof under
| the law.
o. That the boiling and seeding members Of our
last legislature patterned after then twin secession
faction Of the Sonth thus leaving State in moral
and financial anarchy dishonorabe alike to the State and
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 burthens IF tax,
alton laying heavily the people; and disap-
prove Of any further extraordinary expenditures under
existing circumstances unless it is for the aid Of families
| Of soldiers.
AN UNKISD CUT.-A correspondent Of the
Cincinnati Gazette. writing from Evansville, thus
comments upon ..Grand Union Mass Meeting
recently held in Warrick county: p
"Among the speakers were Hon. Able Cham.
hers, Chaplain Clifford, of Illinois; Rev Mr..
White, of Evansville. and Alva Johnson of War.
rck county. Some parts of the speeches were
amusing to the country people, but as a general
thing they we're after the 'whang- doodle STYLE =
-KSox County The primary election held
by the Democracy for the selection of candidates
for the county Offices to be filed at the ensuing
October election. came off on Saturday last
The following was the result:
For Clerk II. 5 Cauthorn; for Auditor. II A
Foulks; for Recorder. i. A. Beck; for Real Es
tate Appraiser. T. J. Beckes; for County Sur
veyor. John Armstrong.
-PoRrER COUNTY The Democracy OF thi:
county have nominated the following ticket
For Clerk. Hiram Brown; Recorder, A p
Foster; Real E-tate Appraiser Milan Cornell
and for Commissioners. Daniel CARRIER and M
Brumbaugh
-HARRIsoS County DEMOCRATIC CoSvEsrios
The Democracy of Harrison county, in accord
! ance with previous notice. assembled in conven
ton at Corydon. on Saturday. Sept. 5. for ths
try and nominating candidates for the variou,
county Offices to be filed at the election on tn,
second Tuesday IN October
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