Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-12-31
STATE ITEMS.

The lafayette Courier in nothing the pro
cecdings Of an African var meeting in Layfay
cite thus alludedes TO The conventions Of one u
the most accomplished physicians and thorough
bred aboliiionisis Of Indiana:
DR.. Jexett followed IN an exhortation. which
for point and emphasis has not been exceeded in
all The oratorial efforts of the war Our special
reporter has presented with verbatim report.
which will be found below DR.. Jewett said: Il
vilI give $50 additional 70 every colored man
that will ealist" Was ever eloquence more hap
PLY condensed in form, or more felicitous in ex
preston IL was moving speech. Six stalwart
men came toward and were mustered in.
Six times s5O-accorling to DsBoLL is
$500
-NnTH DfsrRrcT.-The Congressional Con
vention for this district will be held at winnamac
on the s,h of January The Logansport Pharos,
in making the announcement, SAVE:
Ii j. hoped that the short time intervening be-
fore the 9Th of January will not prevent fall
attendance from each county in the Ninth Con-
gress0nal District at the Convention in Wilma
mac on the anniversary Of the day made memo
rable By the statesman and hero whom the De
mocracy have ever delighted 10 honor. Let it
be meeting that will carry convict on-not only
TO Democrats but 10 others-tnat the men who
cherish the political teachings of Jackson are as
ready now ever TO labor for the success of bis
principles.
Still GROWING That intensely abolition
sheet. the Tere Haute Express. continues to
vent Its spite against the Capitol, because the
people generous enough TO offer better in
ducements for the colored folks TO enlist here
than elsewhere Certainly the Express should
have sympathy enough for the poor African To
let him make all the money he out of the
war. Its issue of Yesterday contains the follow
ing ungenerous remarks
Tue MARION County Trick We learn that
the military authorizes at Indianapolis are chuck
ling over the success Of Their trick in crediing
themselves with a sufficient number OF vOlun.
teers from other counties to enable that county
to escape the draft We learn from a gentleman
who lett indianapolis l. 81 evening, that Governor
MortOn's friends there trying to exculpate
him from any blame in the matter, and charge
Mr. Fishblck with having engineered the whole
operation, but it will be hard matter to make
the people OF the other counties believe that Mr.
Fshback ia alone responsible for the transac-
ton.
Indianapolis Mt the late election, gave a
Union majority of about two thousand votes bu,
cannot fill her quota with volunteers with
out sending her emissaries abroad over the
State to draw clandestiney from its enrolled
militia the number of men required to relieve
her from the draft. This is the patriotism oil
capital city; this is a specimen of its honor
| The love OF country. by tue white man, has
| failed there, and OF course. honor is extinct, and
those who have horror of the draft, have ap-
pealed to the negro to leave bis home in Other
parts of the State them from a con
scription To which their own cowardice and cor
Il I'D Al. t. =. ~
fouest and meanest blot ever cast upon the repu
tation of our gallant State.
sullivan COUNTY Pursuant to a call OF
the Democratic Central Committee of Sullivan
county. the Democracy of said county met II
convention, for the purpose of appointing dele
gates to the District Convention, Ito be held OF
the 9Th of January, 1864 Mt the Court House in
| Sullivan. December %, 1868. and organized
| by calling DR.. M. Brauson to the chair. and ap
| pointing Michael Malott Secretary.
The President on taking the chair, briefly ant
eloquently sta,ei the object of the meeting.
! On motion, there was one delegate appointed
for each seventy five Democratic voters for Voor
hees in 1862.
S r. Hamill, Esq offered the following res
olut on which was unanimously adopted:
| Resoiued, That the Democracy of Sullivan
county cherish with pride and pleasure the name
and fame of Hon D. W voorhees,; that during
! his Congressional career, he has given an earn
est OF the possession of those high and rare quail
ties which Indicate that the intelligence, patriot
ism, courage and virtue OF by-gone DAYS still sur
vive in the cOunses OF the'nation; that his course
our Representative in Congress has been no
bic and patriotic, arOusing the people 10 the dan
gerous encroachments made BY the party in pow
er upon the Constitution OF the country, and the
insidious advance OF n military despOtism which
may yet US from anarchy, with one voice
we say to him "we done thou good aud faithful
public servant
Murray Briggs, Esq, offered the following
! which unanimously adopted:
Resolved. That we request the State Contra
Committee 20 select Hon. James VI Hanna "a
one OF the delegates from the State at large.
On motion, it
ResoiUed. That the proceedings be pnblishe,
in the Sullivan Democrat and the State Sentinel
After vote of thanks to the President of th,
convention, the meeting adjourned
MICHAEL BRANSON, Pres't.
MICHAEL MALOTT, Sec'y.