Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-09-01

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There will be Mas Convention Of the
Denocrsey OF Miami county. held at the Court
House. in Peru. on Saturday. September sih.
1865. for the purpose Of nominating candidates
Cor Auditor aud Commissioner.
HoRss Fan The Southern Indiana Horse
Fair will come Of upon the Fair Grounds near
New Albany. on the i2,h Of October The
Committee Of Arrangements is composed of some
of the most prominent citizens in that section
Of the State, aud the Ssir will be gotten up on
grand scale
The CozrDoS DKNoeRAr Hon 5. X Wolfe
who. for nine years has conducted the Democrat
announces in the Last issue that be has retired
from the editorial tripod Mr. Wolfe is an able
ana accomplished writer, and We regret his vol
untary disconnectiOn with the fraternity he
viii be succeeded by AMI W. Brewster, Esq
whom Mr. Wolfe says, from bis ability, sound
conservative principles and industry. will be able
to render entire satisfaction 10 the public
CAss Cersrr DExocsArIo CONFERENCE.-The
Democracy 'of CasS county assembled in Dele
gate Convention at Logansport on Thursday,
the Oath day of August. The Phares says
THE Convention was one of the mos. pleas
ant and harmonious ev er held By the Democracy,
and the result OF its deliberation was the selsc-
ton OF candidates in every respect worthy of the
| support, not only OF Democrats, but OF all good
citizens
Hon. Charles B. Lasselle was chosen Presi
L 4 Ii. =
Nash was nominated fer Auditor. Blair Blu
chanan for Commissioner aud james Henry for
Coroner.
Tba following resolutions were unanimously
adopted:
Resolved l. That we reafiirm, as the time
hsnored principles of the Democratic Party, the
following rules OF National policy as declared by
Thomas Jefferson, March 4, 1901
| Equal and exact justice 20 all men, of what
| ever State or persuasion, religious or political;
| Peace, commerce and honest friendship with
all misunderstanding slliances with nope;
The support of the State Governments in all
| their rights as the most competent administra-
| ton for domestic concerns. and the surest
bulwsrks against anti-republican tendencies;
The preservation Of the General Government
in its whole Constitutional vigor, the sheet
anchor of our peace at home and safety abroad
A Jealous care of the right Of election by the
| People, mild and safe corrective OF abuses
| which are Topped off by the sword of revolution
| where peaceable means are unprovided;
| Absolute acqaiescence in the decisions OF the
majority-the vital principle of republics, from
| which there is no appeal but to force, the vital
| principle and immediate parent of despotism:
A we'll disciplined mliiia-our best reliance in
peace and In the first moments of war. till regu-
lars may relieve them;
| The supremacy of the Civil over the Military
Authority;
Economy in the public expenses. that labor
may lightly burdened;
The honest pay ment of our debts. aud sacred
preservation of the public faith;
/ The diffusion of information, and the arraign-
| ment of all abuses at the bar OF public reason;
Freedom of religion;
Freedom of the Press;
Freedom OF persons under he protection of the
hdbeGs corpus; and
Trial by iuries impartially selected.
| 9 That with sentiments of profound graft
tude 10 Almighty God, we rsjoics that the clash
of arms is no longer heard in our land; that the
| exterminating havoc OF war has ceased, and that
peace. with its grateful and healing influences, per
| vades our borders. May that peace be perpetual
g. That we will sacredly cherish the memory
of tho countless dead who have fallen in the
great struggle for constitutional government,
and, with grateful hearts, will do honor to the
living who have periled life and fortune in the
same great cause
4 That, with the cessation oil war, its bloody
and bsrbarous spirit should be banshed from our
midst, and, with the return OF peace, hatred and
vengeance should yield TO Christian charity anC
magnanimity.
5. That the sys,em adopted by the Rspubli-
can party. OF sxempting large amount of the
property of the country from taxation, is unjust
and oppressive to the masses OF the people. is
calculated to build up monied aristocracY, and
should be supplsnted by the Democratic policy
Of Equal Taxation
6. Tina, we in favor OF the right Of each
State TO prescribe and regulate the qualities
ton for electors of its citizens. and that We
are with the white race OF this country, in al
cases.
Il Z. Resolved, That We, as a party, deprecatt
and condemn the wicked and cruel assassination
of President Lincoln, and consider it a national
calamity-to be regretted by all friends OF free
aud republican governments.
CKoPs- HRALTH-Thei intelligence from every
part of this and adjoining counties gives the as
surance that the crop of corn and potatoes WI
be superior in yield and quality to anything
known here for years past. The cool nights and
hot days are ripening the corn go rapidly that a
few days more Will place vast proportion Of the
crop beyond the reach OF trosts. Potatoes are
abundant, yielding largely, and a good article
The market will be glutted, and the price low
The health is not good-chills and levers pre-
vailng 10 every section This Is the legitimate
result of the extensive rains which flooded the
country and the rank vegetation which every
where abeunds. Physicians have enough 10 do
-Logansport Pharos.
TRAGIoAL AFFAIR AT SEYMoUR--A SALOON
KEEPER SHor DEAp.-On Monday of last week
6ght occurred at Seymour, between Charles
Gray, a saloon keeper, and young man named
Reed, living at Crothersvlle. a small town on
the line OF the Jacksonville Railroad. Gray
whipped Reed most numerically, and tbreatsned
| to whip him every time he caught him in Sey-
mour Yesterday Reed having business in In
dianapois. of coarse had TO pass through SeY-
mour. Upon arriving at Seymour be did not
get out of the cars other passengers did, but
concealed himself as well as he could on the
train. Some one on the train Informed Gray
/ that Reed was aboard the train. Gray imme-
diately went in search Of him and found him
Going up to Reed he exclaimed, "D-n you
didn't tell you would whip you every time
caught YOU in SEYMOUR" at the same time
striking him heavy blow in the face. Reed i'm
mediately drew revolver and held it against
Grsv's breast and fired Gray fell back dead
| without speakinc He was carried int his cof