The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1864-07-23

the Chairman of the State Central Comni,
tee. GEo. McOuAr. Esq.
There wns large attendance, ninety
counties IN the State being represented. snd
only two absent. No more reprectsble a..
sembIage ever convened within the walls Of
10 building.
On motion Of Hon. Thomas X Cobb. OF
Lawrence. Hon. DATlD TvspIE. OF White,
was chosen permanent President.
On motion. y J. BissHAm. OF Marion. and
GEo. 4. GREEsE. Of Knox. were chosen
Secretaries.
The Chairman, Mr. McOUAr. appointed
Msssers. Cobb and ii. II. Dodd 10 inform
Mr.. TuRnE OF his election, and conduc,
him TO the Chair.
On taking the chair Mr.. Turpie said:
Delegates Of the Convention:
For this invitation 10 preside over your
deliberations, for this dsuering expression
OF your esteem and confidence, I thank YOU
most sincerely. trust that our dslibers-
tions upon this occasion. and all the inter.
course which we shall hold together, brief
as they must necessarily be. will be pleas
ant; that all of our counseIs will result 10
the advantage and glory OF our beloved
State and nation. The eyes Of vast con
st'tsency are upon you to-day. The soldier,
and the citizen alike look 10 you in this hour
Of calamity and dapger-look to you Tor
COUNSEL aud guidance. The country con-
fdes in the Democracy OF Indiana to show
its old attachment TO the Union-thst Union
whose fag it has has always followed through
evil and good report. in the past and the
Prssent-in peace and IN war.
Fellow. D Delegsies-Ou lot has fallen up
% evil times. The statesmen OF the reso.
luton end Of the era that succeeded il have
Psssed swsy. Sectional strife and agits,ion.
30 much dreaded and deprecated by them
have at last fulfilled the most mournfuI pre-
diciions which they have made. All their
Tears have been verified; all their apprehen-
sions have been shown 10 be we'll founded.
in the scenes Of the present day, yes, in
those OF the present hour. We see from
these fruitful causes q country rent with
civil feuds and drenched with frsternsI
blood
FELLOW CITIZENS: Il is not yet too late
TO retrace our steps, let Us return 10 the an
cient lard marks Of the Constitution.
(Applsuse.) The warnings OF the patriot
fathers were disregsrded and despised, but.
detained and sisnd cred 90 they were BY the
fell spirit Of fans,icism, which. in these lat
Ter days. has been 90 potent for mischief,
we can yet realize their' wisdom and our
own ignorance. o, spirit Of Jackson and o.
Douglas; spirits Of ,hs Democratic party.
look down. BehoId,aII your wronee syen-
ged. Your country fecls-Remorse
v the forth year Of the prosecution Of
war commenced svowedy for the restoration
snd preservation Of the national authority !,
we find ourselves yet confronted with q vast
deal that wss undertaken In undimi nished
find our object sill eDcoms
passed with new dIfIiculiies and with added
dsngers- difficulties and danger cres,ed snc
BY the imbecility OF that Admin
ITERATION whose life has been coin cident
with cur cslsmi,ies, and whose deaih and
defeat will be blessed barbingers Of the re.
turn Of national prosperity and Of national
ssfety.
How long will il take us to learn the i'm
portsnt lesson that forces alone has no val.
ue-thst II 10 only the object far which il is
applied that can make il Of any value and
eficiencyi
We have rsisee the most magnificent A.
my and navy on the face Of the globe, yet
We have seen their labos and achievements
for the last three years rendered wholly
fruitless and unavsiIinL, BY resson OF the
policy Of national Executive. and Con-
rress ignoring constitute onsI rights and Ut
terly false 10 constitutional liberty.
Ny fellow delegates, let us now and
act together. Let "unon for the
sake Of the WHOM. be our motto, and le
that decide and reconsile al differences
opinion between %. We will hsve our dif-
ferences, Those difFe.ences must be recon-
ciled. They must be passed BY and forgot