Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-06-20
The Uprising OF the PeOpie-Euthu-
ssasttc necttng OF the Democracy
nt Lcgnusport-T twenty Thousand
Prcsent-A Hold and Manly speech
ny Col. Graham ~. Fitch.

The largest and most enthusiastic meeting ever
assembled in Northern Indiana WIS held at Lo
gauspor,, on Saturday the l3,h inst SAMUEL
A. Haul. ESQ., Editor OF the Logansport Demo
crat. was chosen President. and Vice Presidents
and Secretaries were selected from the nine nd
joining counties Eloquent and effective speeches
were made by Hon DAVID TuRPIE and Hon. ID
W VOORHEES,. at the day meeting. aud at night
by II II. Dom. Esq. OF this city. and SAMUEL
X H,altL. Esq. of sullivan county. The hour
tor organizing the meeting having arrived. the
Chief Marshal. Col Flrou. called The meeting
Z, order. aud spoke ~ follows. amid repeated
bursts Of applause Col. Fircn said;
We have assembled to counsel relative 10 the
condition OF the country. and to shape our potl.
cal action With reference a. the stme. But lew
DAYS since Il was matter OF grave doubt whether
military usurpaton would permit ~ thus TO A..
semoe without struggle for the right. though
had the struggle come IL result would not long
have remained In doubt Happily. however. the
conservative element OF the Administration, usu
ally 80 small ~ a. be lmpcfceptble, was uium
phantly developed in time o. check Cen Burn
sde> and his echo. Gen. Hsscaifs illegal aud
tytanu,ca course aud thus preserve the peace ol
the North~e>t. There can not be doubt. had
that course been persisted In, " would have pro
vbked resstance--have led to disturbances. and
colii-t between the military authorities aud
almost 10 evil var IN our mldst While conf
dent ot thu. am equally confident there will he
no ORGANIZERS resistance To any law ct Congress,
or ol a State. or o. any proper military order
looking directly collater,liY 10 vigorous
prosecution ct the WIZ There my bc indlyidu
ais. bad men. here and there. Who may attempt
resistance Go the cpnscrpitun. Such men would
resist any law which cpnhctcd with their inter
ests or convenience. bat there gill be no organ
iEed resistance. no resistance by community CT
bodics-at least hy Democrats The Democratic
party has ever claimed TO he a constitutional
Law abiding party. ana will continue % deserve
the appcllauou Ii Is the duty OF every good
citizen oppose any resistance to tie law. II
any lee, aggreyei by the law. os u admlu,trl
uos iecmns either ADJUST. they can appeal To
the courts The courts and the l,s must be sus
tanei. whether against the private citizen. or
civil or military u-urper> White thus expressing
NV confident belief that Democrats will sustain
cheerialls al proper measures. know them
90 be ANXIOUS tar peace. and they will not Mold
that man gultle,s OF crime Who continues the
var one hcar after an honorable peace can be
attained. They woaid be unwilling 10 impose
UNJUST and at-honortble terms ufon other<--thev
cset,,uly will receive none such themselves
Gen burnside by hi order 2 and hs mango
mens 81 he cisl military affair, he arroeantly
a.-unei here. has satisfactorily demossi4 atr.l
bis inenmpet,ucy Tor the administration IT such
compound daues - did his Rabpthanuock opera
tous his uuf'ness f1r The discharge 81 the purelY
military trs-t esnldst "a ham Defeated there by
enemies he appears 10 come here u vent biz
spleen upon his friends Tie and Hascall-meu
OF yeSerisv--wih be forgotten 70 morrow. or
rememheretonly Tor their futile attempt "a e.
tablish a TYRANNY ~hlch IA Us success would only
have damned them q deeper iufsny.
For assembling here. u day, seu will be De
nouuced copperheads and traitors Our politi
cal opponents have often heretofore and always
unsuccesstay, eudsavorei % east odium on our
party - prevent aceessions 10 is ranks. aud de
to Il from Carrying cut It's principles Their
measure Of sues ess now viii lie less than hereto
foe We can rriumphan'ly appeal "a history to
de With what party rests the most tlnt Of
treason.
The Democratic party found this nation an in.
FAINT aud raised Il 20 giant: they found il fee
bic Republic struggling for existence, and