, 1864-07-22
A SNAKE Kissing M
INDIANA.
CCpperhcad Convention in the
Ninth Congressional District,
DIRTY DAVE NOMINATED At VAL
pARA(SD YESTERDAY.
He Proposes to Lay Schuyler Colfax
"upou the Shelf" that, like
Simeon Of Old, he may
Depart ii Peace.
Aspects Of the Copperhead Situa-
tfen,
tFsom Our Own Reporter.l

ttnr
tl1A'
rF,om On. Own Roporter.1
y.nrAn.1so Porte, countv. Ind.
Thnrstay, July II, isal.
The Copperheads of the OH Congressional
n;s+r;ct - tho st,to ~ 1,di.na c9mnris,nr
N4''.ss -. ~ "a. ~ n' ~aat ~
ton, jasper, Miami, Pulaski, Lsporte, Lake.
Marshall, White, st. JoEepb, Porter md
Stark, were yesterdav taken with the mains
of1obor a. To1nara,so an;7 afta- +ha et,ft;.-.
.e;,,,,,a.,s. "..,sIas. S' .,s>a.s 49, s,,a,. -.
Ing ino '1loulae.on a,tsnuan. s, upon , suen u
boz, which they Immediately ch1istened
Dave Tnrp,e. or. rs some prcferred to call
49, uana..h,s = - 1..,r,ia ~ Wh,ta
n1, H., W., toav,aole D.'au ~ s
Ahe 'en eo1A'esetpnat ~ p1setasl, o~ ase1e.s
arc aware, Is rs one represented IN tae Mst
Coltax. Two gaars ago be succeeded in bis
election hv 1css tbon 800 majority. Then the
Cers.a-h ~ 10 rr, ~ h1a ,nrnnent n,ve Tnr.
~ ~ 1vni,o r,1s sors naxe ~ ma - v5,,
'nes ~ =. ..es 49," a1e.ts5 - 80
iuosaa as to l NIT the nneSp,rea b
ance Of the term Of senator Mrlsht, Who ao
received bis appointment at the hands OF the
Governor. Iho an1horft! Of Inc efoFcrnor
to fill vacancy extended only TO the meet
ing OF the Legislature, and when that occur
red they elected Dirty Dags: Two yeass ago,
Schuyler colta1 for the office Of Representa-.
live to Congress from the Ninth Congres-
eional District. The Coppe1hca,.s were ex-
ceedingl, confident Of tleir ability to carry
the district, and made eupethuman efforts to
do 90, STOPPING at no MISREPRESENTATION and
fraud and political yi1lainy to effect their OBJ
iecf TheT were deteattd br leaa than three
hundred votes. They TOOK this defeat with a
dewrre Of Resignation that could scarcely be
considered Christian. II ia said that when
leaders they swore mighty oaths alter the
manner of the sons Of Be]iaL / should
r;Ta mi credrnce to this renort
were II nnt well estah1,shed fact that ION.
NJ rheof,s In not swear. They CHARGED that
fbe cIection was secured by fraudulent yo-
c1aimed that Dnyr was honestly and fairly
c1ectcd. DirtT Dave has never been able to
~ oCer his Tnr Filtration nj his fefeat. It
f3ss heen \ eonrce Of constant worry and :gex-
alton 70 him and he has been heard to de.
ciare @ that @ the sole @ e end and aim Of lis future
-, o,, ~ eho1f That dime he womb ha re- ,dV
~ ~ - ~. III 1;i,a Si.,onn ~ ~, nT'nTi let nov
~ - essrran+ . 5anart n neace FIR n,ine e;es
haya G eeen INV sn1vation y 1 am not nltnzether
snre ot The S correctness of the uuotatioa. but
it is as Dave gave It.
NJ
Wits ienrecated The rc-nomination OF COL
lax. rho leaders of the COuuerheads
when thay ca1led their Convention
ut Valparaiso, determined to put Dave
IN nnm;na ation. The conJantion Was
held at the Court House In that r,uaro
to.davs tod " It t. occurrcd ] to me In tho pecuiia1
uspects Of the cunyass, that your corrcspon-
dent should be present ut the Convention to
Illuminate q candidate to 'sb at Schuyler Col
fax-" ] reached the village before nine
O'Clock in the morning, but found that the
Cnnnsrheudg we're there in force before me,
They Ind held caucus on the evening pre-
yions inwhich the most outrageous seces-
sion doctrines were advocated, doubtless
with the intention Of bringing up tic rink
and file to the sticking point-as boys whistle
willie passing through grave yards to keep
their courage up. This caucus Was some
what generally attended BY the Republicans
md tie lad1es OF the town. After O'Clock,
a Hnll. the editor Of n one horse Copper
heal neWspaper. called the Loganspork
Pho1p.. who was one OF the speakers, had CON
cluded, one OF tue ladies', WHO sat BY my in-
formant, whispered: .t We hayea strong tree
in our Yard and plenty Of rope to hang TINT
chup.n This is fair Indication Of the senti-
ment of mo:t OF the people OF Valparaiso
Dy 10 o'clock the delegates from the outer
counties OF the District begun to come to-
| "a for the assembly of the faithful, there
werc probably two hundred and dry OF the
t hard headed, harl fsted, unwashed Il democ-
| racy't present. They Gro det into the Court
! House and very nearly filed the auditorium
| to reelection.
| There were several candidates talked Of
| prior to the assembly Of the delegates, aud
tie friends of each Wcro active in pressing
The clufms Of their fayorite for the nom,na-
lion. Dave Turpin was evidently ths fayor-
lie from the star It was generally CON
ceded that 1t auy man could lay ont CoIfaS,
it was Dirty Dave. Graham n: Fitch, once
subsequently, a Colonel ia the three years
service, was talked of BIZ some of the War
Neu,ocrats. who were not quite up to the
mira neace notions Of the minority, but most
# tha aelerates said he wouidn't do, Not
1nn.t +, t4o oro he xvrnte 1etter tn some Of his
fq,rSds ~ w1;cb Jc ] nuf5rtnnate1v rot into print.
H. Hn;eh ina,Verte,tIV ne:ha5s he usel Ian.
to,oac cx1nresstve nj {levotion to the Unfon,
5nt1 said that any mnn who would not uphold
The hands Of the administration il this emsff-
81 az ancn "a' Thia cond;date wo1id not do.
.es,Ssnt1. 10 +o nm nnon a ~ ,ca niaffnrm T.
Hail II the Toopnsnn1t pdaras was for
ti1nn thourht an availuble candidate
hn+ - sros soon iecided that to beat CulIux
trey must bring out their heaviest gnns,
and 80 The poor fellow was uuceremon1ous-
!. thro,rn overheard. Ii is fair to suy OF MIR.
t;oIi bowarpr that he accentea the decision
ri,h hccon,no res;onntinn. On looking
nrsr the nasrT5h}ad daleeatas. { could not
bt brt h.s ~ strmcs With the Evident preponder.
ama ou. 'e ef the Sonthern Element in tie Conyen-
anSs ,,nI ~ hsre he wns the nnnistakeable Contour
eli md color Of the facial features Which uner.
Tinrls point to IN ancestry South Of Mason
nd Dsxon's line. Thete were & te n Of those
caIied noV-,-days "Yankee," but so fen
INIT they made no show in the multitude
b.. 1ni 'hahiy na,e.feuths were oririnaliy frou
Tsnpao.s npao,so umd Fentuckv nn1 tRis fact mn,
.annnt snmsseeG far w Ia remarkable BE prevalence
seSemn. ese1iena aes sentiMeSt @ ta4' A'o*' '"'~~ y
Soon after IL 8 clock s. A. Hall the Chair
| mon Of tie District "Democratlc'' Com
mittee. called the convention to order, mi
! Nominated Rufus Mssie, of White, 7s tempora
| ~ Secretary, It vas ascertained that Benton
Cass, Fulton, Jasper Laporte, Marshal