, 1866-03-22
FROM lNDIANAPOLIS..
material or the Convent,on-uharac
or the ResolutIonh-Kelfanc Upon
the prestdcut-Per4UuMelo OF tic CandI-
d0fex.

~ atcrTal OF the eCpnveptton-O1lnrnc
Of the ResofuuODh-Ke1fAnc Upon
;. the epres1dcnt-ReraOnMe OF tic Candi-
dates.
iFrom Or Special Correspondent.l
Isp1ASApoI1s, March 20.
The Democracy hare been consoling them
selves after each disastrous defeat ut the polls
during the past few years with the belief that
better days were In store for those who should
be found faithful at the end, mud that the
golden days when their ancestors ruled tho
land and rescllcd in places of State and fat Of
ices, would be repeated with all these at
teuduut blessing for their children In the daith.
"Give us fair play, fair elections, and we'll
ask no odds OF you unbolitionfsts,' was the bur-
then nf. many q dolorous complaint. And
now, If We may bel1eYe their own orators and
journals the desire Of their hearts has been
gratiGed.. They held a State Convention yes
terday. It was peaceful, beautifully: SO. It
was harmonious, delightfully."- co. They felt
good over it, They said SO: At least, nay
shouted 1t. Dan VOORHEES, commenced his
speech by thanking God that all was changed
from the dask days when military despottsm
ruled the State and treated the innocent Dc
moc1acy az though they were rebe1s and
traitors. No ligh-handed horrible Ifascall or
carniyorons cat-throat Ca.1'ngtou uoW lotdcd
It over them. There we're no soldiers with
sharp pointed guns or hostile cannon to the
Right land or left Of them. They were once
more free and untrammelled, md to God was
due tho thanks Of the emsncntly pious De-
moc1acy for all these blessings.
Being thus discpthralled, md placed, by
their own showing, upon an~equal. footing
With the Union party, we may naturally begin
TO look for q fulfilling OF their political y1tf-
ci1ations. Ne must believe that they 1Fero
iu good earnest, md that great ddwn!alls,
tumblings ,IotatiDgs, accompanied by me.
chanienl effects Of rumblrngs, somItings ol
"noulting layer," curses and sTear1pgs, are
that from this heltish. chaos the genius ol
Democracy, redeemed, regenerated and gal.
yunized into lie by the assistance OF 4. John
son, shall rise to rule and reign eTer, the Re.
public, Lord Of the Fenian Brotherhood and
the nigeers, and bottle-ho1der to Hh!skey-
sellers and the Southern chiYn1ry. z:
But to come back to the convention. Such
IN aggregation oftough looking units is only oi
biennial occurrence. Ninety Of our nfnety.tNo
counties sent up their scum and riH.raf, thett
hardheads and soreheads. The sustainers .oi
the ini4nity Of slavery were there The Up
holders OF man-ateallng and woman-Whlp-
ping. the apolocIsts for It's internal crfmes the
| eucnurngeEs OF the men who press the cup to
their neig ghhor's lips to make him drunken-au
these were there. They mnde up the mass
There were here and there few respectable,
but deluded men, good citizens but mistaken
| patriots. Tho moderate wing, led. BY Joe
Mcdonald and Samuel Il: BusHrk, were de,
| doors. The former Of these two aspircd to
| the Presidency OF the couctaye, the latter
hoped to head the ticket as the candidate fot
| Secretary. let where were they at tile emu