Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-09-03


the delegation Of Delaware and Of the Democ
raey OF Delaware, that IL the national Democracy
vii carry out the platform adopted by this cor
yentiOn yesterday, and secure % Us In Delaware
who have long suffered under the iron heel Of
despotic pover-the blessings Of constitutional
freedom, we will give more votes. according to
our populoiion. for Gen. George b Mcclellan
thsn any other State 10 The Union. (Trensn.
dou. applause
The President--Gentemen of the convention.
We are honored with the presence here to-day OF
one whose reputation has ever stood high with
the American people. and whose reputation il
the more endeared TO US from It's connection with
the memory OF Andrew Jackson Loud cheers
! call upon Senator Allen, Of Ohio, 10 address
the convention.
Mr. Alien who was received with enthusias
tic applause. spoke as follows:
GESTLEnES or TnE CoNvENTIoN: Men of
America; during the last four years our rulers
have been 40 unfortunate as TO make political
and military mistakes. which have exposed this
nation to the complicated dangers Of disintegra.
ton. dcspotsm and anarchy. Cheers The
people OF the nation Al large. irrespective of
party badges aud distinctions have become ap-
pslled AZ The dangers which threaten IL in tha
near future, and have looked around 10 find on
earth some power capable Of resculng them from
these dangers TO which they are exposed, and by
which they are environed They have found
but one power. and that Il the old Democracy Of
the United States Great cheering
In obedience 10 the call Of this endangered
country, you have come forward here aud ten.
dered your services 10 aid the balance OF your
countrYmen IN the salvation of your country.
(Cries OF good" and cheers Your delibera
tions are about 20 be brought 10 a conclusion;
and. fully aware that il was the unhappy split IN
our ranks four years ago which opened the way
for the ngress OF this destructive power. you are
now bound by your own allegiance 70 the Con.
s,itution Of your country 90 close up YOU" ranks
aud act unitedly, a. the only means Of saving II.
Cheers Hence il Is that. notwithstanding the
necessity and naVoldabe diversity of sentiment
with regard 70 unimportant and rrevelent issues,
and with regard to the individuals named for the
great Office Of President, in the end We behold
what we are about 10 enjoy--the grand consum.
nation of the Union OF the Democratic party
first. AMI then the Union of the States. loud
cheers
Whilst there is a Democrat in this land whose
reason is not obscured by error, and whose heart
is undaun,ed by danger. there need be no de
sDar Of the Union or the liberties Of the people
The people have done wisely in calling the De-
mocracy to make this great effort for the country
| think they have done wisely because our
party, the great democracy, can say-what
no political party on earth can say-that before
the breaking out OF our troubles aud the com
meneement Of the war il acquired all the terri
tory of the Union. carried the country success
fully through two foreign wars and so admins
tered the government as TO leave the people, az
the end Of its heightened term OF Office, happy,
prosperous and contented (Cheers.) The States
were then all in their proper places within the
Union. and under the Constitution, and that con
stituton four years ago remained as uncontami-
mated and unbroken as when il received the sig
nature of the Father of his Country. With such
a record for the party in the past what could the
nation DO, than to see for itself that that body
has never betrayed us. and that under its wise
administration we prospered and were happy.
Under il We put down Hartford notification and
South Carolina notification without drawing a
drop of blood. Cheers We never drew a
drop of blood. and we can say what no govern
ment earth could say before THAT under our
administration peace and harmony prevailed,
though the country extended over thirty four
States, space well nigh as large a. the whole
OF Europe: occupied by population made up
from all parts of the world, speaking nearly all
languages and entertaining all manner OF religi.
Gus sentiments. and spread over land with d.
versity OF climate and having variety Of local
interests
We maintained happiness and prosperity az
long as the Democratic party had control Of the
government Loud cheers We administered
the government without having drawn drop of
blood for political offense. Renewed cheers
Our President put down two such local difficulties
ss that which existed in the South in 1859 with.
out even drawing = sword. How many men, !
would like TO ask were murdered, and how long
did the civil war last. in putting down the Hart
ford Convention? (Applause) Mr.. Madison
was then in power Where are the thousands
and hundreds of thousands who by his order lost
their lives in putting that instruction DOWN.
Why, sir. he never injured even pumpkin.
daughter and cheers
How was it in South Carolina, that State
which threatened to secede from the Union i'm
1893? Andrew Jackson was then in power as
President. Did he murder hundreds Of thou
sands of citizens in order to get rid of that local
difficultyi There was not word of it; but on
the contrary he appealed in a great proclamation
10 the reason and sense of the people to maintain
the Union and the country. He did what every
Democrat had done before him. and will do af-
terwards--he assumed the proposition that man
kind were capable of self government. and that
human reason was sufficient to maintain it with
out powder aud steel. loud and enthusiastic
cheering
The llustrious and eminent gentleman who
presdes over the deliberations of this body threw
out some remarks the other day. in his inaugural
address, which, in nv judgment were eminently
proper to be considered and acted upon by every
Democrat. One of the difficulties which you
will have will be in getting all the voice you
want, and the way you can get them is by adopt
ing the idea OF our illustrious President in this
COW ention and that is to proclaim that are
not seeking power TO massacre our enemies. Not
at all The men of the South were never as
we'll protected as we used to protect them. and
they never will be protected as we'll a. We will
protect them if they will come back States, as
we'll as individuals, will be regarded, for ad
ministration. if elected by the Democratic party,
will thereby be placed under the wholesome re
straint and direction of Democratic instincts
applause That administration, instead of be
coming the prosecutor of any part of our people,
will act like that celebrated woman in modern
history. the first Catherine of Russia, peasant
girl born, by a marriage with Peter the Great,
and upon the death of her husband became sole
sovereign of the Russian Empire. The first act
of her power was to issue order that all the
gallOws and jbbets Of the country should be
pulled down spplause)- that all the in
strumentS of human torture should be broken TO
pieces renewed cheering That is the spirit
in which we commence the contest. We will
have no bastiles put up, but We will have the
present basties opened and and cleaned out
Tremendous cheering
Our President will be the friend and guardian
and protector, in obedience to and within the lin
It's of the Constitution. of every State and of
every man, woman and child within the sweep of
our flag Applause 10 this spirit We will 90
into this contest In this spirit We will present
ourselves with a fascination 30 great that the
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