Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-05-09

FiRsr DISTRICT The Democratic Congress
sonal Convention for the First District will meet
at Princeton, Wednesday, July 20th.
- DAVIES CouxrY.-The Democracy OF
Daviess county will meet in Convention at
Washington, June 4th. to appoint delegates to
the State and Congressional Conventions.
-SHELBr CouSrY The Democracy of Shell
bv will hold county convention on Saturday.
the 4th of June. for the nomination OF county
officers to be supported by the Democracy at the
ensuing October election. Each township will
be entitled to five votes in said convention.
- LAWRENCE CoUSrY The Democracy of
Lawrence will hold County Convention at
Bedford on Saturday. May l4th. for the purpose
f dominating a county ticket and delegates to
he State and Congressional Conventions.
- The RAID uroS FouNrAIx County Upon
last Saturday night. We are ini''rined. a band
of guerrillas aud as>sssus. from Parke county.
mt,ie raid upon this county aud among other
acts of awless violence. went to the house of n
Ar Atwood. of Jackson Township. and took
INA out and hung him until they supposed he
was dead. after which thew cut him down and
upon which they had hung him Fortunately
Me- Atwood came TO life again and is vet living:
the murdsrers left their work incomplete but not
for want OF will 10 complete il These despera-
does. upheld and supported BY Republican OFF,
Gals throughout the State. from Gov. Morton
down, are yet engaged in DESTROYING the proper
" and outraging the persons of the Democrats
throughout the southern portions of this county.
In this they are encouraged by the Governor Of
~. h. O.. skar. No.
and plainly saws in a recent speech that Demo
Gratis must expect no further protection from hin.
thus inviting the reign OF MOB violence within
our State
Let Democrats in each and every township
throu II bout this county, and all over the State
meet and take immediate steps to secure them
selves against the force which Is being hurled
against them. Democrats have rights and they
have the spirit 10 maintain them Ii the law has
ceased to be protection, We must meet force
with force.
These men who are now committing ouirages,
robbng. plundering: and numbering citizens Of
fhis county. come under the form sgd scmblsuce
fof military organic 1tOn: they bid defiance 10
sll law. and traupe every right under their feet
Ii these things continue. there Is but one way to
meet them: We are told oy our Governor that
NE need seek NJ protection from him: must
shen protect ourselves We must Organize With
vie" 70 S0eh protection. ana meek the invaders OF
eur rights and the siolators of the aw at ibe
shreshols. depending alone upon our own strong
,rms and the approval OF ever Just God for
nccess IN the maintenance of those rights and
sne defeLce OF our person.. and property
We should implore in the name OF all that j.
ast and right. that this laweSsness should
seAse: that the in>tgators of these acts OF vio-
.ence. murder and rapine should Withdraw their
sorces and allow Us 10 live in peace; this Is not
iooe il will soon be Known that two thousand
Democrat. ia Fountain county and one hundred
aud twenty thousand in the State OF lndisn3. will
cot quietly submit. and allow themselves 70 be
noobed. pIanaered and murdered With mpunity.
'roTnneut aoolitionists have il IN Their power 10
sesent these outr2ges: let them do 50. and all
sil be we'll. otherwise le; the consequences rest
spon their own heads. II Democrats not
sse N this county 10 peace. then no one else
an Cosingtoa Friend.
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