Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-02-29

WAS adopted. and ordered to be printed in pam
phlet form; after which speeches were made by
N E. CLAIBORNE. ESQ, and General McKIxsrRY.
We subjoin brief report of Mr.. CLAiBoRSEs OFF
hand effort:
I came here to listen, not to speak For the
last five years | have been politically tongue
tied Ii Is true that. on one or two occasions,
my friend Krbben and myself. having been al
lowed to cross the Mississippi and breathe the
free air OF Democratic Illinois, have spoken to
the unterrifed Democracy; but in this city and
State of my adoption-my hoDe-I have been a
Christian for three years without church.
have been, as said in the beginning, politically
tongue tied. did not know whether il would
be exactly in keeping with Father Abraham's
rule for me to speak out my sentiments or not;
but the Presidential election is approaching
as the time is shortly at hand when every Amer
lean citizen is to exercise that great sovereign
right of freeman to 60 to the polls and cast his
vote for the man of his choice-I will take the
privilege of saying before the gentlemen assem-
bled here to night (it is true few in num-
bers. but il is somewhere said in a book have
not read for some time, that where few are
gathered together in my name. l will be with
then" III will take the privilege of saying that,
far as | caught the preamble and resolutions
read by Col. Kribben, indorse them every word
and sentence, without doiting an or crossing a
t. GApplause.I / believe. sir, (snd do not in
tend to make speech.) that the time has come
when we, the Democratic party of this country,
are in duty bound. not only by every memory OF
the past, by our ancient allegiance to the Con-
stitution of the United States and the laws made
in compliance thereof, and by every hope for the
present and future, that the time has come when
we should rouse ourselves to action, and take
our position as party in the political elements
of this country. Applause
Sir. have believed for the last three years
ever since the dark clouds of revolution have
lowered over our beloved country-that the oily
compass that could steer this country through the
Scylla and Charybdis that threatened our politi-
cal destruction was the old time honored COM
pass of the National Democracy. Applause I
Ii there is no balm in Gilead If there is no hope
for the restoration of the Union in the Demo
cratic party, then the old ship has gone to wreck
irrevocably, in my opinion. Applause do
not believe, sir. that the present party in power
can steer her safely through the breakers that
threaten her, and bring her back to the harbor of
peace, prosperity. happiness and independence,
and our DID, time honored devotion to human
liberty and human right.
What has this great republican party accom-.
plished 1t has been in power for three years.
Mr.. Lincoln was inaugurated President of the
Onittu CSttcS Oil tut ftu vi 1dTCil, lOOl. Ere
he took his seat as President, the mere fact that
minority of the American people placed him
upon sectiouakpatform, and that he was erect
ed to the Presidency a sectional candidate,
tore from that starry flag some eight or ten
bright particular stars. His first act was 10
call for seventy five thousand men to put down
the rebellion and restore the Union He had
just as well. sir, have called for seventy five
thousand brick 10 have damned the river that
| washes the base of your city and flows eternaly
to the Cult of Mexico. Applause Ii was
the first great error in his administration, and
convinced every rational and sane man, that he
was incapable Of guiding the ship amid the
storm [Applause Nov, ] don't propose tC
/ make speech. Laughter ] As ! told you
1 before. don't know what would say, il / wa:
going TO be executed Laughter 1t has beer
30 long since | have spoken, don't know exactly
what foot to start off upon !; but do know wheI
/ look Democrats in the face. feel am still al
American citizen. Loud applause Well
sir, every chapter in the recorded history of thi
republican rule Of ours is chapter Of misfortune
a chapter of error II has built monument FOL
itself. No doubt of that Five hundred thousand
citizens have been offered up, aud their bone.
lie bleaching on the soil of our country, mon
ument to black republican rule. We are now ia
the third year OF this rebellion, that seventy five
thousand men were TO put down in ninety days
as prophesed by Seward in the beginning re
bellion that LovejOy declared regiment of OLD
women in flannel pettcoa.s could put down, ant
now we find the President of the United State
calling for 500 .000 more An | not justified il
saying, Mr.. President, that every step that ha.
been taken by this republican party in the ad
ministration OF this government, from the cleo
ton of Lincoln up TO the present time. has been
an error, If not fraud unpon the people of thi
country Applause Now, sir. have TO th
conclusion it is high time this goveLnmen
changed its rulers. desire to see the Union o
these States restored - much so as any maj
upon this contnent-and am TO night, sir a
l have been during all troubles, sterne
anu better patriot even than sny of the RADICAL
who favor negro equality dare to be Applause.
am for the Union of this country as given q
US moulded by the plastic hand of Gud, and b.
! the patriotic sires A Union that received tn,
sanction of Washington, Jefferson. and Madison
is good enough for me Ii don't want the modern
improvements OF Abraham Lincoln. Applause
But don't intend to max speech Laughter
Irema'ned in St Louis for the purpose OF at
tending the negro equality convention of Louis
vile. / had some curiosity TO see of what ma
teria that body would be composed, aud wha
new political dogmas they would dare promul
gate in the face of God and the American people
upon the birthday of the immaculate Washing
ton; but / concluded to forego the pleasure o
being am outsider IN Sodom and Gomorrah, 70
the pleasure of meeting here one hundred or on
hundred and fifty of the old fashioned. homes
Democrats OF ST. Louis. lApplause 1t al
ways makes me feel like boy at camp meeting
Now don't know how long this thing will b
allowed to progress L rughter They ma
put on the brakes to-morruw. and say that h
who dared to meet in the " ashington Hall. bear
ing the sacred and honorel OF the Fathe
of his country. the anniversary of his birth
say don't know but the brakes may be put o
TO morrow, and that Chris. Kribben, for the reso
lutioiIs he has promu IA ted here. and I humbl
as ! am for indorsing them, may be ordere
down South. or somewhere else laughter 10
ordered To answer at the headquarters for wha
| VIC have CHANGED TO 81, upon this occasion. W ell
sir, 50 be il Applause
The time has come when American citizen
an old fashioned, old line Democrat, man tina
has lived and proved his devotion for thirt
wears to the stats and stripes, man that ha:
never uttered sentiment against the Constitu
ton of his country-the time has come, and /
now. for a mar to say what he pleases withou
being hauled over the Goals, and he might JUS
as well answer now as to answer hereafter-fo
am ready TO die | will be
(Lauehterl isnt
| will try 10 talk sense two minutes and hal
and then quit. don't intend to make speech
Laughter ] don't want il said I made
speech, but this viii say: "A convention is 4
be called on the 4ih of July at Chicago 1t i
good day for the Democratic party TO meet.
We have our faults, but hang me II il is no
the honestest, truest, hest constitutional Unoi
party that ever did exist in this country. The.
talk about our not being war party. Why. SIR
in lSl2-l5. when Madison was President, Wit
stood by the Government of the United States
II was the Democratic party. In more recen
times, wheu we were engaged in war with Mex
ico, and black Tom Cor~ in aud those Boston pol
iticians we're desirous that The Mexicans shout,
welcome our soldiers "with bloody hands 10 hos
pitable graves" who stood by the country