Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-01-12


Democratic party maintained the Union and the
Constitution IN its purity for nearly sixty yeats.
Such i can Do again If we but remain true % our
principles and continue 20 battle against the dark
cloud Of fsnaticism nov hovers over our coun
Try
Al tie conclusion Of Mr. Cobb's speech the
convention proceeded 10 the election of delegates
10 the National Convention. William McEwen,
OF Bartholomew and VI W Shielis. Of Jackson.
we're the unanimous choice of the convention for
delegates and Sylvanus Maruville. Of Brown.
and Thomas Armstrong. OF Switzerland. were
also unanimously selected as contingen,s No
better. truer or devoted Democrats live in the
State aud they will well represent the DemoC-
racy Of the district The convention deemed il
advisable To let them 70 wholly uninstructej-
No resolutions we're adopted. After uansacting
all the buness for which they met, the convention
adjourned with determination on the part OF
each and every member to battle far more ear
nesily for the success Of sound principles.
F. a
MEETING or THE DEMOCRACY or THE 7TH
CONGRESSIONAL DisTRIcT Convention met at 10
o'clock and organized by appointing Deans r.
Eckels Of Putnam Chairman. and Joseph Blake
OF Vigo and Murray Briggs of Sullivan Sscre
taries
All the counties in the District being repre-.
scented. the ratio Of the different counties was
fixed as follows: Vigo 81 votes. Sullivan 10,
Greene Is Pirke Ii. Owen l6, Clay Is, Putnam
81, VermliOn H.
The following resolution. offered by Mr.. Scott
of Putnam. was unanimously adopted:
ResOloed That the usage of the party to
assemble in State Convention IN the 9Th Of
January has been changed to the District system
it i the due II this Convention to nominate a nd
appoint two delegates and two alternate delegates
To the National Convention. and one E,ector and
one contingent + ector for this District
A motion by james NJ. Hanna 10 appoin. a
committee on resolutions was adopted. and the
Chair appointed James NJ Hanna Of Sullivan,
Andrew Humphreys of Greene, Jacob Wolfe Of
Owen. Arch Johnson Of Putnam. Bayless Hanna
OF Vigo. William Dox of Vermillon. George W
Thompson of Parke. AMI Jepiha Ellington of
Clay, said committee
The following was offered by Johnson, OF
Putnam and adopted unanimously:
ReSOlCed. That all resolutions on Platform be
referred 10 the Committee OH Resolutions without
debate
The following was also adopted unanimously
WHEREAS. IL is DESTROYS to get through with
the business. of this Convention at early an
hour possible, he il therefore
ResOired. That no person he allowed to speak
at time more than ten minutes, more than
twice on the same subject. until all have spoken
who wish to
The Committee on Resolutions then retired to
the committee room, and the meeting adjourned
ill . O'Clock P NJ
HALF PAST OxE O'CLOCK M.-Convention met
as per adjournment
The Commute on Resolutions, by their Chair
man. Judge Hanna, reported the following which.
after some discussion, were adopted unan-
mDusly:
Resolued, That the events OF the last three
IL a
evils, is not proper remedy 10 he'll the differ
ences between the North and the South; we are
therefore in favor of peace based upon perna
nenG compromise oil those diiferences-preservin
aud securing the integrity of the Union. the
equality and rights of the States and the citizens
thereof. rs guaranteed BY the CONSTITUTION
Resotred. That the proposition of the Presi
dent, contained in his late message and proca-
ton. a 10 the abrogation of old State govern
ments and the creation of new ones, meets with
our unqualified condemnation. because among
other thing:
LIST The President has authority TO make
such proposition and it is therefore usurpation
2d 1t j. violation Of the Constitution. il at
tempted by any department of the General Gov
eminent.
g. Ii is attempt to build up pretended and
false governments in the South. that the party in
power may he continued therein through electors
o. the army, and slaves proclaimed he free,
who may form such pretended governments
18th. IL recognizes the future equality of the
white and black races
ResOiued, In view of recent events in The Dor
der States we declare that it is the duty of every
citizen who prefers a republican form Of govern
ment 10 military deSpOtism, TO maintain in
every mode in his power The purity OF the ballot
box against fraud, corruption and violence from
every quarter.
ResoIred. That every representative of this
Congressional District be instructed to carry out
in all his representative action the principles of
the foregoing resolutions
On motion of James NJ Hanna. of Sullivan,
Archibald Johnson. OF Putnam. selected as
Elector for the Seventh Congressional District
And upon an election being bad for a contingent
eector. George W. Thompson. OF Parke. was
chosen by the Convention.
An election being had for delegates to the Ma
tional Convention. resulted in the selection OF
Andrew Humphreys, of Greene, and John g Da
Wis, OF Virgo. as delegates, and Melvin Mckee
and Stephen G. Burton alternateS.
On motion Of b. II Conwell it was unani-
mously resolved that this Convention recommend
to- the State Convention the appointment OF the
Hon James NJ Hanna, of Sullivan, one OF the
Electors for the State at large.
Ordered that the Democratic papers of the
State aud all other Democratic papers be AMI are
hereby requested to publish these proceedings ia
their respective papers
On motion the Convention adjourned sine die,
DELANA R. ECKELs. Chairman.
MURRAY SI: SrIco., Secretaries
-TrxrH DISTRICT CONGRESSIONAL Democratic
CONVENTION The Democracy OF the Tenth Dis
trict met in Convention at Fort Wayne. ON the sth
instant ali the counties except Steuben were
represented Major " SPRoTT, of De kalb
was chosen President: MATHEW RrPPxY, of Elk
hart: DR. DAVENPORT, of Koscusko; ID LlTcH
FIELD. OF Allen; JOHN MoDAvirT. of Noble: c
B. HOLMES. of Lagrange. and JAMES b. EpwARD
of Whitley. Vice Presidents. and 4 ZiNNERMAx,
T. TIGAR and HENRY HIGGISs, Secretaries.
The following named gentlemen were appointed
u committee resolutions:
elias. COchrane, of Lagrange: Robert Lowry
of Elkhart; james Mcconnell of Noble; Z. V
Long OF kosciusko; H. Wundrich. of Whit
ley; J. W. Dawson, OF Allen: Wm. Quested, OF
DeKab.
of Koscusko. we're selected for delegates 10 the
National Convention. and c. W SEELEY, OF
Elkhart. aud S W. SPRorr, of DeKalb. con
tncents.
The following resolutions were presented
by the majority of the committee appointed for
that purpose, By Hon JoHS W. Dawson, Chair