, 1864-08-14
tFrom Our Own Correspondent

GoeHrE, Elkha.t Co., Ind, Aug. II, 1854.
This afternoon. WI. held iu this beautiful ri:age.
the third and last Joint discussion in the Nor
part Of the State, between Gos. Oliver T. Moreon
and Hon J. Mcdonald. candidates Of the Union
and Copperhead parsles for gubernatoriA1 honoss
In Indiana.
TUE ATTENDANCE.
The number Of those In attendance WIS largely
in excess Of the number at Laporte and South
Bend. 1t was estimated By tboRe accustomed to
see large bodies Of people together that there were
at least 600 persona present. That estimate is
lone too large, In my opinion.
ENCOURAGEMENT,
Thie interest that the eovere1ens take in polIti-
cal affairs IL an encouraging sign Qt the tines and
the party Of the Union represented by Governor
Morton hare every reason to be encouraged. It IL
remarkable fact In the history OF politics In In.
diana and Illinois, and II deed In almost every 9TH
IT State in the Union, that Democeatlc-or what
has come to be considered the same-Copperhead
politics flourish In auy Community inst In proper.
tion to the ignorance that prevails In respect to
the great Issues OF the day. Whesc the people OF
do rot, like your worthy Mayor, fall ont With
tchoolmARters when they take the daily ana week
" papers, aud .aetenble once in while to listen
simply and plainly the treues that should deter.
mine their dnty a. American citizens, It win sure.
y be found that the majority OF that section arc
their Whole day & sSa sbeI2
country. Uuton men therefore should not be .itate
to indicate plainly the REASONS for the faith that 10
within them- The more the truth can be spoken.
apd the more numerous the crowd OF tsteuera thc
better for onr cause. and the snter are va Of dna1
triumph. Truth Il mighty and must pferail.
1t IL IN encouraging leattrc to the Uufon men
that these discussions nre largely intended aud
that not only our own }nends but our adyerssrics
,nonglt P'ops5 to BE- pFsseat The latter beard
habit Of bearing from their own epeakers.
TIE SPEECHES.
Cor. Morton opened the d. cussion In an cxcel-
LIT tpsesh Of one hour dsserea in hs
Hent can be learned from TIC very iull synopsis or
nis South Bend speech published IN Saturday TAI
BrsE. The points he made were well pat, and
hearers. Els dcfense Of his admlntstration. and
~! ne mea.aret he Wa compelled to adopt to saye
te.S tes efee. se..ta Spa 5, e G1 Indiana measures
Wect etda5, and at South Bend on ThursdaY. WAS
complete nod csern helm'ng. He defined hts posI-
% asf I'D
the ZANE. he said that slncc The discussion be-
1d en1 paSe nsf PC M opeIiy aud square npon ,he
OF The rebellion IN Any eventf Was be a:aiust the
war In any events Theee were plain Questions.
tas q "a Gee thon s.sgotea without
VI MeUonald followed at .onle length. repeat
lcG biz attacks upon the admuI.trat on of Gov
tive OF the S1sie Of Indiana, hsd been dietInr1tsh
ed by uturpsti1E and contempt Of its Constitution
and the lawt- H. raid that II be thoald BE- elected
dietnruish his administration. Ii the peoplc de-
elred to pefpeiuale In the State the eouternpt OF
Ky iSsv md tl'a sSntnne tnasautsy the ono power
maze tn toy L1poHe letter. in effect thst McDdu-
a. tds;tsa the d On The failure Of shs
to take the money necessary to CARR on the Gov.
eEnmeGt cut of the Sinking Fund. T6is ie not
cominendstion to ihs Treasurer to taie he money M
Cut q the Treasury, without appropriation, and
fse ut an. r e. 9 tas snsnE Fund
since tho eoinmencement ot the great canvass.
aboundet in glit,erias cencralities and brilliant
showed 1hst theg. were composed Of ruc6 sstaii
ns dreams ire made off, and under his tfcnchaot
SoTs they disappeared snd wasted away like
Upon the war question. lii. McDonald's POSI-
preceding DAY. It was altogether aon.eommi,tsi @ N M
hss Reher OF no Ss IL {h
var tor the suppression Of tue rebellion
H. he T. T., whiting s tof the Chicago Convention
4. they adopt an nltFa peace policy and platform
Mcdonald will be an ultra peace Copperhead. il
hey. IN quas! manner. adopt war ofatio,m with
iAtPoe.4uuo u ES4tt OAst1 upon Tue l014t1tnllr1,
and opposing disulion, AcDonald viii jump
sanssfe!! alon teat; ean ~ this thing Of him.
nsed scatnst him In either event lts speeches
have been either fsh or heth, according to the
fancy Of hit hearer.
The Joint discussion will he resumed next week
10 the southern portion OF 1.-THE State On Tneeday
they speak q BroNns,own. and on Wednesday ii
road. where Mc1'onald's friends will be lasre'y IN
The aecerdsnf, ae Moston's are here Atcf The id.
!onrnment Of The chicago Convention toe canvass
Will be cs3nced again.
.To.morrdW. Hor. SCHUYLER Cclfax will address
hle constituents at Ntnnccaac. and in the evening
q valparaiso; Here Il ss&ood a place as any to
ssct.stor. organ Of yous ctsya day .. two since.
The correspondent Of that sheet, writing from La
porte, eays that colfax bad refused to meet Tar
pie upon The stump, aud that he feastd to cauvass
the districi with him. This ID simply ridiculous
lie. The taea th=t Schuyler Colfax 10 AFRAID TO
u.eet Dave Turpie O. any other nan, and 9ts:uss
!scal Or national issues before the people here Of
anywhere els te 70 ssnEfdfy fa1se lhst Il hany
proposition to that effect. he and his friends may
Its1 assured thst 1t viii be accepted. The fact IT,
Tospie Is 1t prescn. .,utnpauc Fulton county. aud
has never yet coumcntcated with Sir. Colfsx or
u tti1 to afI1uTe for 4 fufnt canyaA3 RIM