Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-02-15

The President You mem perfect, DE-
Boyd.
DR. Boyd: Yes. yes. do; perfect man. Mr.
Rowland. perfect manf
Thereupon the Convention laughed.
Somebody from out township: II Morton
il thus favored. the whole ticket viii have to be
instructed for
Mr. New. | have changed the resolution
striking out the words "under any and all cir
cum-tances"
DR. Thompson: No sir insist nien the
words ~ you originally had them
Mr.. New: Well, | merely struck them ont TO
make room for two other words on the slip Of
paper
Voices everywhere: Give him a whole sheet
and let him write il all down.
Mr. b Duncan said that Mr. News res-
Ou,iOn' only meant TO tell the rebels that Gov.
Morton should be supported under any and all
reasonable circumstances
Dr. Thompson: That's you, Mr. Duncan! You
belong TO my church
Dr.. Elliott: Let Us have the church resolu.
ton
The President: All in favor of the resolution
will signify the same by holding up their right
hands
a voice: And holiering
And so the resolution Mr. Rowland having
Withdrawn his opposition, was passed unanimous
ly. and with yell
Somebody now moved to adjourn The Pres
ident put the question, and decided it carried.
Afterwards the vote recOnsidered, ard the
Convention proceeded to discuss
SLAVERY
Mr.. H. Leber. deputed for the purpose, passed
to the Presidents de-k the following:
"The undersigned the President and Secretary
of the organization of the German Radicals OF
the city, respectfully submit the consideration
of this Convention the following resolutions
passed by a unanimous vote At their last meet
ing:
..R,solccd That we hold it to be of the high
est Importance that the cause Of the war should
not survive the war: that sla, cry. our real foe
shall not be allowed To remain in the field.
"RtSoiued. hat a. long as anything OF slavery
remains, the cause of future anita gOnsm remains
within the Union. 1t should. therefore, be SO
ordained and settled never u return.
'R,S0ired. That an amendment of the Con-
stituton To this end ought 10 be proposed and
adopted beJore the return OF the States IN rebel
lion CHARLES POST.
\ JOSH. President.
Secretary"
Mr. K j RYAN opposed the reception of the
resolutions He wanted the Union Convention
dictated to 10y no outside faction If the parties
proposing the resolutions wanted To be heard
why did they not come into the COnventonl He
was not opposed TO the spirit of the resolutions
but TO the manner in which they thrust uDot
the Convention.
Or. Thompson desired To say one word in re-
ply 10 Mr.. RYAN.
Mr. Ryan; All! yes DR.. you're always mad
unless you can get 10 do all the talking
Dr. Thompson: think these men have righ
To come here with their resolutions | know IN.
members of the German radical organic ltion
and know every OF them to be good anC
true man. Let their resolutions be taken up ant
passed at once They true in doctrine and il
spirit, and are legitimatey before this body.
Mr.. Fishback opposed the resolutions a
! Copperhead this very morning had told him tina
they were to be presented, and tainted him, pre-
dieting that the Convention would swallow them
The Convention professed to be an Unconditiona
Union Convention. How would War Demo
Gratis" whose object was simply TO restore tn,
Union. like these resolutions! BY their adoption
you WOULD impose conditions somebody
People differed as to the cause of the war II
you the must be prosecuted for this d
that purpose YOU impose conditions.
One Patterson here lifted himself up and saiC
the resolutions must be passed or the copperheat
Sentinel would howl and say they were afraid I,
do it,
Mr. J. w. Davis: Let it say so; nobody vii
believe il.
Mr. James Sweetzer moved to table thu
resolutions. If the originators desired to make
| Convention Marion county could not speak 70
or bind Indiana
DR. Elliott moved TO table Mr Sweetzer's mo-
ton Carried tremendously
Mr. Charles Coulou raised his voice above tn
ncre lsng uproar, and said that he vas a membe
of the German Rrdc,l Org tnz ,iion. and that
/ bv proposing their resointions they simply de
sired to know how the UuiDn plrty stood a. re
ga:ds slavery He had been one OF the LEADERS,
that j., a little one horse leade.-of the Demo
cratic party. All knew how the Ger mlns IA
/ been sold on this question by that party. The
wanted to know. before they went further
whether the Union party WAS going to Sc
them. too.
Here voices all over the room moved an al
adjournment and the President put the questio
aud decided it carried. and then thtt it was nc
carried
Mr Coulon continued: Was the Conventio
afraid to declare its principles? Ii the resolr
tions expressed the sentiments of gentlemen. VIII
did they not dare say SOL Let them come up t
the work at once, like men
DR. Boyd: That's YOU. Squire: YOU belong I
my church
DE- Elliott wantel the declaration to 20 fort
from this the centre of Indiana in accOrdanC
with the resolutions
Mr. Duncan said the Convention should pro
claim the principles and purposes Of the Unio
party The resolutions were right They WEI
before the Convention regularly. and should
/ passed unanimously.
Mr. \ u Porter discussed the resolution
They presented by those who hid a right
present them. What did they say? First. tn
1t Wis OF the highest importance that the eau,
of the should rot survive the war. W
there u man VINO desired the cause OF the war
survive the WARP Next slavery was tia, caus
Was there 4 man vino doubted thatl Was the
a mln who doubted that so long as slavery
NAMED 80 long would he cause Of future anita
oniSm remain! And. therefore, should not III
question be settled 81 never TO returnf Shou
il not by amendment of the Constitution, "a DIT
posed by the resolutions, be forever put NJ res
Why. once he hal made little speech in Co
gress OH this very matter, and therein, althou9
he bad reached the conclusion slowly. having
: first thought might have the Union vi
slavery he decl Tei that slavery must lie wiu,
, out before the Union could be restored AL
l old Governor Thorn. :, of Maryland, came ov
TO him and arraigred him Tor H. A few da
{ since he Gov. Thomfs in Washington, al
he told him that he Porter was right-th
slavery must be Wiped out A. Rome said tn
l Carthage must be blotred Qua. - the Union par
P said that slavery must he blotted out
Question, Question, Question Was call
n from all parts OF the hon>e
l The President put IL. and the resolutions we
1 declared unanimously adopted
. Mr. RYAN desired 10 explain. He held up
d hand Tor the resolutions. anu would take off
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