Daily State sentinel., 1863-03-24

Indianapolis.
There was an immense assenblage Of the peo.
pie at the meeting IN Hamilton. Ohio. on satur
day last. Notwithstanding the incIenencs Of The
weather. IL was in avery respect decided suc-
cess. The meeting. Of -iasilar character which
are being held throughout the North are the best
Indie stoa= of popular sentiment and the power
fuI revelation rcing on in the public mind in re
gard to The crisis IN our national affairs. The
only hope for the preservation Of constitutional
liberty and free government is in these upheav-
ings &C the public mind aud the unplistakaDle de
termination Of the people 70 mainsain them, re
gardIess Of the sacrifices which il may require
The speeches Of Messrs vsLLxsDreHAx. PES-
pLrrox and VooRHEEs were alike able and elo
qaent viBdicstions of popular rights and most
forcibly set forth the principles and theory upon
which our political sti,utions are based They
can be read with profit by all classes of readers,
and IL the admonitions they contain are not
Needed, We have but little hope for the preserva
ton OF popular berty-the integrity and capacity
OF the people to govern themselves.
The Representatives of the party in
power. Judging them by their acts.
administering the Government without regard to
the popular voice. and if the people sustain them
In their usurpatons of power. twill be an sdmis-
sion their part that self elf-governnent-popula
government-is failure. Are the people ready
TO repu,hate the boasted experiment of Repub
Icsn Government and permit the chains of despo
tism 10 be placed upon themselves and their pos
terity? This is the issue upon the country and il
cannot be denied except by those who will
fully blind are willing to sacrifice the blessings and
independence OF free Government to perpetuate
party power.
The resolutions suggest the calling sof
National Democratic Convention in this on
the third Tuesday of May next. The PROPOSITION
i- worthy Of consideration. bat il is queNionabIe
whether the day named is not too carly for the
assembling of such a body.
The Democracy are poserless except in moral
sentiment. and il is doubtful whether the present
Administration would stop in it, suicidal policy
even if the patriots of the Revolution should
arise from their graves to warn them of their
folly and madness. But we favor AIRY expert
ment-any policy-which may save the Govern
ment from the destruction which awaits it under
the rule Of the men who have demonstrated their
utter incapacty to wisely administer it,
We call especial attention to what Mr VAL
LsSDIsHAx SAYS in reference to the Administra-
ton having recently refused proposition for the
restoration OF the Union of the States. II is sig
nifcant to what the people may expect from
the powers that he in the future management of
our national difficulties and dangers:
Ma. vALLASpiGHAM's SPEECH.
Mr. Valandigham commenced by stating that.
although the weather bad, the cause Of the
Democracy Was good. and when he looked out
upnn the vast multitude before him, he was filed
with hope and jov. He alluded tn the approb,
ton he had received from tens of thousands in
other States. bat the kindly greeting he received
nj home. among his own friends was far sweeter
To- him than the applause of strangers. He was
thankful for this reception. and was rcjoiced To
find that in the hearts Of the people there was
living attachment to civil liberty. He and
other Representatives. had passed through the
most terrible of all Ias equal to those any other
country hid endured. but they had kept the faith
and had dared To love liberty in thee worst of
times He was eve- with the people of his dis
trict. and. whenever called, would cheerfully re
spond Other occasions had established his
record. aud he did not desire then tn repeat IL
He claimed rhrt. but for the act of the Abolition
party. civil war might have been avcrted. but he
had only two things which he desired dis
CUES First. the party in power the Admnstra
ton. hn1 refused TO entertain proposition for
the restoration Of the Union of these States Onlv
few weeks since. the Emperor of France-that
mighty nation who. in DAYS gone by had aided
n the procurement of our independence--pro-
posel by pe,ccable mediation to settle this most
terrible internal difficulty in which our country il
involved Did the Administration accept the
melstonl No but obstinately and wickedly
refused entertain the proposition On the i2th
at last DE ember, when from the citv OF Rich
mnnd Information came 10 the city of New York
that there was disposition to- compromise and
return delegates Co the National Congress and be
ohe,lient t. the Constitution and the laws. and
thus restore the Union n il the President on
that dsv. rejccfed the proposition, a,l the damn
ing evidence Of that rejection exists in New York
over hsown autograph. ferries. hear hear
but there Is an obligatian of secrecy at present,
and the letter has not vet been given to the pub
lie The day after the Federal army crossed the
Rippahanuock into Fredericksburg. under the
belief that Richmond TO fall. and thus end
the rebellion. The day previous Abraham Lin
coin rejected all propositions 10 return over his
own signature: and the day after the hopes of the
blind mn in the White House dissipated in
the defeat at Fredericksburg. and the loss oil
twenty thousand OF and brothers He
could have entertained the proposition on the 10th
OF December. but he heedlessly and wickedly
drove away all overtures The question now
arises who has refused terms Of peace or war;
The Administration party--the Abolitionists.
The military power which has been execu ed IL
the seeded States Tor some time. now have mud,
n bold attempt To declare martial law over all th.
United States Not in Tennessee. Alabama anc
Mississipp-no. In Indiana. sister Northern
State Colonel Henry b Carringtou issues Order
No Is. that ''the habit of carrying arms upon tn,
person has greatly increasei"-it has increased
and viii increase more [cheers land Is preju
dcial 20 peace aud good orier"-glve Us peace
and good order. and we will lay aside our arms
"ss we'll a. a violation OF civil law'-which the
speaker denied rs untrue.
Yr. V read the reminder of the order, ir
which 10 IL stated that the Major General com
manding the Department having ordered, SC
Il B Carrington Colonel 18th United States In
fan,rv, commanding. signs this order. He had
nothing disrespectful 10 say of Col Curingron
he brd served with him ia the State militia. and
only desired 10 speak of him ls Colonel of the
18TH United States Infantry. speikiug for the
Major Generalot the Departments of Ohio Mr.
had n general order To read, TO which he
called particular attention The right of the
people TO carry and bear srms shall not he in
frnzed. That - order No | sienen bv Gen
ersl George " a>hingtoa wha .h.ll ia al..,s.l--
Order No. as found in the Consli,n,io,, Of AZ.
United States or Order No. ID. issuei hv O., n
II Carringtony The Colonel fnrgets h;s hns;,es.
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