Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-05-06
Secretaries.
The Democratic .neeting at For
wayne.


The Democratic Meeting at Fort
wayne.
Elswhere will be found the official proceedings
of the Mass Convention for the 10Th and llth
Congressional Districts, held at Fort Wayne, on
last Wednesday. The Convention was, in every re
spect, a decided success. It was large in num-
bers and most enthusias ic in spirit. Every evil
dence was given that the Democracy of North
eastern Indiana will stand firmly by their princi-
pies. not merely for party success, but in the
confident belief that their supremacy in the adj
mihistration of the Government is the only hope
of preserving Constitutional liberty and restor-
ing the Union-a Union of consent not of com
pulsion. The Fort Wayne Sentinel in comment
ing upon the character and proceedings of the
Convention remarks:
The speeches were excellent, and Just suited to
the occasion-namely, firm, and decided in tone,
patriotic, national. conservative, and law. abiding
in sentiment, eloquent and beautiful in language
and delivery. They were listened TO with the
most profound attention by a densely packed null
titude, all anxious to catch every word that fell
from the lips of the gifted speakers. 1t is seldom
that orators meet such attentive audiences as on
this occasion. and there never was so large a
meeting held where more perfect order, decorum,
and good conduct were observed.
AT an early hour the people began to flock in
from the neighboring townships. and continued
IL an unbr0ken stream until noon. Then a large
excursion train from Peru arrived, all the cars
crowded to their utmost capacity. and soon after,
a still larger train arrived from Plymouth. Our
streets were full and crowded with the sturdy.
unterritied Democracy, and there could not have
been less than from. 1000 to $1,000 persons
present.
There had been considerable rain the previous
evening, and the morning was lowering and
threatening, which doubtless prevented thousands
more from attending. 1t was intended to have
had the meeting on the m near the col
lege, but IN consequence of the threatening ap
pearauce of the weather, it was not thought ad-
visable to hold il there; a staging was therefore
hastily raised ut the south end OF the court house
and the meeting held in the public square.
Hon. George H Pendleton, Of Ohio. first ad-
dressed the meeting, in a beautiful and eloquent
speech, showing the causes which led to the war,
the disregard of the Constitution which had
marked the course of the Administration He
strongly urged on the people the duty of sub
mission TO all laws passed in accordance with the
Constitution, and wound up with a fervent appeal
in favor of a compromise and a settlement OF our
/ national 0ifucuftee IL Was al humiThDlc speech,
and elected the most hearty and enthusiastic ap.
plause.
Hon. s. S. Cox, of Ohio. next spoke, and made
one of his happiest efforts. We were unable to
hear much of his speech; but the eager attention
of his audience, and their earnest and frequent
applause, showed that it was highly appreciated
by all who had the privilege of hearing him.
Hon. ID. W. VOORHEES, of Terre Haute, then en-
chained the attention of the vast crowd, while he
made a most noble vindication of the rights of
free speech and a free press, guaranteed by the
Constitution, bnt now threatened by the Admin
~istration and some of its upstart officers. While
asserting the rights OF the people. he also coun-
sclled respect and submission TO all just laws, and
urged that no opposition be made to unjust or op-
pressive ones, until their consti'utionality had
been tested by the proper tribunals. Mr.. V. is
an eloquent and powerful speaker of whom our
State NAV well be proud. At the conclusion of
his speech. Hon. J. K Edgerton, from the CON-
mittee on Resolutions, reported tue resolutions
which will be found in another column. They
are admirably suited 10 the times, and form a
platform which the Democracy of Indiana can
safely adopt and indorse-
Ia the evening the crowd again assembled and
called out the Hon. j. F. Mcdowell. Representa-
tive from the Eleventh District. He made a tel
ling and effective speech. Though but a young