Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-07-19
The Indiana Democratic State Con
vention.
SPEECHES AND RESOLUTIONS.

AS the reader Is aware, the Democracy of
Indiana held State Convention at Indian
apolis on the 18th instant, for the nomina-
tion OF State and Electoral tickets. Hon.
DAVID TURPIE was President of the con-
vention, who, on taking the chair, said:
JUDGE TURPIE's SPEECH.
DELEGATES OF THE CONVENTION For
this invitation to preside over your delibe-
rations for this flattering expression Of
your esteem and confidence, l thank you
most sincerely. trust that our delibera-
tions upon this occasion, and all the inter-
course which we shall hold together, brief
as they must necessarily be, will be peas
ant; that all of our counsels will result to the
advantage and glory of our beloved State
and nation. The eyes of vast constituent
cy are upon you to-day. The soldier and
the citizen alike look to you in this hour of
calamity and danger-look to you for coun-
sci and guidance. The country confdes in
the Democracy of Indiana to show its old
attachment to the Union-that Union, whose
flag it has always followed through evil
and good report, in the past and the pres
ent-in peace and in war.
Fellow delegates, our lot has fallen upon
evil times. The statesmen of the Revolu-
tion and of the era that succeeded it have
passed away. Sectional strife and agita-
tion, SO much dreaded and deprecated by
them, have at last fulfilled the most mourn
full predictions which they have made. All
their fears have been verified; all their APP
prehensions have been shown to be well
founded, in the scenes Of the present day,
yea, in those of the present hour. We see
from these fruitful causes country "rent
with civil fueds and drenched with frater-
nal blood"
Fellow-citizens, it is not yet too late to
retrace our steps; let us return to the an
cient landmarks of the Constitution. APP
plause. The warnings of the patriot IA
thers were disregarded and despised; but,
DETAINED and slandered as they were by the
fell spirit of fanaticism, which, in these lat
ter days, has been so potent for mischief, we
can yet realize their wisdom and our own
ignorance. o, spirit of Jackson and OF
Douglas; spirits of the Democratic party,
look down Behold all your wrongs
avenged. Your country feels-Remorse.
In the fourth year of the prosecution OF
war commenced avowedly for the restora-
ton and preservation of the national au-
thority, we find ourselves yet confronted
with vast deal that was undertaken in
undiminished magnitude-we find our OBJ
iect still encOmpassed with new difficulties
and with added dangers-difficulties and
dangers created and sustained by the imbe-
cility of that administration whose life
has been coincident with our calamities,
and whose death and defeat will be blessed
harbingers OF the return of national pros
perity and of national safety.
How long will it take us to learn the i'm
portant lesson that force alone has no value
that it is only the object for which it is
applied that can make it OF any value and
efficiency?
We have raised the most magnificent ar
my and navy on the face of the globe, yet
we have seen their labors and achievements
for the last three years rendered wholly
fruitless and unavailing, by reason of the
policy of National Executive and Con-
gress ignoring constitutional rights and ut
terly false to constitutional liberty.
My fellowdelegates, let us now and hence
forth act together. Let "union for the sake
of the Union" be our motto, and reconcile
all differences of opinion between us. We
will have our differences. Those differences
must be reconciled. They must be passed by
and forgotten. The misfOrtunes of our
country call upon us all to bury our differ
ences and unite for the restoration of the
government to the true doctrines of 1850, OF
1920 and of 1877.
NV fellow-citizens, the present evils that
afflict us commenced with the ballot, and
with the ballot we propose to seek the rem
edy. Let us appeal to reason and argu-
ment. Let us appeal to the weightiest in
terests of both sections, to rebuke the twin
heresies of abolitionism and secessionism,
to save from ruin our common country.
The restoration OF the Democratic party
to power, the Inauguration of Democratic
policy, and faithful adherence to Demo-
cratic principle will yet restore the Union.
1t will give the people unbounded conf
dence. 1t means for our armies in the field
renewed usefulness and efficiency. 1t means
for the States the preservation of their
rights, and of their existence as such. Dem
ocratic success means, for the whole nation,
unity and peace.
SPEECH BY THE NOMINEE FOR GOVERNOR.
Hon. Joseph E. Mcdonald, of Marion coun-
ty, having been nominated for Governor
and introduced to the convention, said:
Gentlemen Of the Democratic Convention:
/ The nomination for the highest office in
the gift OF the people of Indiana, which you
have this day rendered me, comes in such
form as to preclude refusal, and therefore
will, my own private interests and de-
sires. .h .sl'r . al,4. .t
To be nominated for such an office by the
Democracy of Indiana, at any time, is q
distinction which any man of the party
might well be proud; but to be selected as
your standard bearer in time like this,
when civil liberty is threatened with over
throw--and our dearest constitutional rights
are daily stricken down-implies o conf
dence on the part of you, gentlemen, who
represent more than one half of the people
of this State--which / most earnestly pray
may not be misplaced, and the responsible
titles ofwhich makes me hesitate while Il ac-
cept 1t. gVijsg ij1G a, toed h9 la
shall not detain you with any lengthy
exposition of my views at this time, as
shall, in accordance with the time-honored
customs of our State, address the people on
as many occasions as shall offer between
this and election day.. a alf... '.rf,
II shall further take it for granted, that
you have confidence in me, and that you
would not trust such weighty interests in
my nands if you did not believe that some
thing in my past life stood guarantee for my
future conduct. But tits right that should
briefly state the governing rules by which
nv official conduct will be controlled in the
event that the suffrages Of the people should
place me in the Office for which you have
this dav designated me. os.,i 3se,s-
= In the first place, the Constitution and
statute law OF Indiana requires the Govern
or elect, beforehe enters upon the discharge
of the highly responsible duties about to be