Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-09-27
The Mcclellan Meetings at Buena
vista and Nobleyille.

Mr.. EDITOR On last THURSDAY the 22l inst i,
4 attended a meeting AZ the village OF Buena
Vista callei to ratify the nomination of Me
Celan and Pendleton. There was, so far as a
know no effort made TO get up the meeting
further than TO announce the same by common
posters distributed over the country but early in
the morning every seemed 20 be getting
ready to 90 10 the meeting, and having aspe
cal invitation from some OF NV friends to
company them, concluded 20 DO About
o'clock We mounted a large hickory wagon pre-
pared for the occasion, and drawn by four hor
ses We were formed in procession. and started
for Buena Vista. six miles distant. When We
arrived there the streets and by ways of the vii
lage were already densely hlled with people, al
though il was long before the time appointed tor
the speaking. and as procession after procession
arrived. the cheering aud Enthusiasm increased.
out when the procession from Upton came IN,
beautifully decorated with mottos aud wreaths
OF evergreen and literally filled with human be
ings, the enthusiasm of the masses knew No
bounds About IL o'clock the procession was
formed by the MaEshas of the day. and pro
ceeded to A beautiful grove a short distance from
the village, where a stand had been prepared for
the speaker and seats for the accommodation oil
the multitude.
After order was restored the meeting was first
addressed by Jason b Brown, in a speech of
snl criticised the acts of the present administra-
ton. showing conclusivey 10 the mind of every
unpreiudiced person that the Lincoln administra.
ton was perfect failure: hat il was character
lied by nothing but fraud. corruption. incompe-
tency and imOeclity. aud that the only hope Tor
the salvation Of the country in all conserva
tive people. of whatever party ar name. 10 unite
with one voice and hurl the imbecies from the
place they nov SO un~Orthily hll. and place the
reins of government IN the hands OF men who
will have some regard for the rights Of the PEG
pie aud the constitution our fathers made IL
The speech was forcible. argumeutative and %
the point-in fact one of the best speeches that
IL has been NV fortune to listen to for 4 long
time During ts delivery the speaker was fre
quentlv interrupted by long and continued al
plause Af1en the close o, MIR Browns speech
DR.. Branch was loudly called FOR and came for
ward and addressed the meeting briefly. but in a
forcIble and happy style. ehcting frequent cheers
and applause lie also gave some account OF the
disturb Of the ratification meeting held at
Noblesvlle in this county. on the 18th inst OF
which YOU have no doubt heard, but IN order that
your numerous readers NAV know now the mis-
cradle mscTeants OF the party m power conduct
themselves. viii give YOU brief statement Of
the facts a. they occurred
Saturday. the l7th inst. being the dAy az
pointed for holding ratification meetings gensr-
ally. the Democracy of this county assembled al
NOblesville. the County seat of Hamilton couu
". for the purpose OF ratifying the Chicago nom
nations But this being OF the stronghold-
of abolitionism. and % intensely loyAi. that 40
Democratic meeting has been held IN the place
tor long time, aud the abOiitouists ex
pectet 10 zee bar very few IN attendance
on that occasion. but when they saw the Ion
procession rolling ia from every direction unul
esery street and avenue was literally crammei
With enthusiastic Democrats. they became exaS-
perated TO such a degree THAI they could longer
contain al! their loyalty. 20 they set themse, e.
about trying In various way. % creste disturb
anee but failed Until late ia the afternoon. whef
sIsrge portion Of the people had lett town 10
their homes. they thought they could then haV,
their own vsy and iniimidste or drive on Eha