Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1866-02-24

The Union State Conven-
ton.
An immense Attendance.
Great Enthusiasm Mani
I tested.
The Nomination of a State
Ticket.
&EE
Messrs. Trusler, McCarty.
Williamson, and HOSs
Re. Nominated.
General Kimball, the Hero
y of Winchester, Nomi-
mated for State
D Treasurer.
Platform and Resolutions
Adopted Amid Great
Enthusiasm, ua
Eight Hours a Days Work.
Union Platform in Full

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i lFron the indianapolis Journal
In accordance with the call issued by
the Chairman of the State Central Com
mittee, the delegates have been arriving
from the various counties for the past
two days, aud by eight o'clock yesterday
morning the Streets were everywhere
crowded and the city filled with the rep
resentatives Of the great Union party Of
Indiana, who have come here to attend
the Union Convention. anaD ass
Long before the hour for the assembly
of the Convention, the Tabernacle was
crowded with delegates, and during the
gathering of those who had been sent up
to the State Capital, as the exponents of
the great Union party of the State, Ath-
lick Smiths Band diseoursed appropriate
airs
The Convention was called to order at
ten o'clock by the Chairman of the State
Central Com mittee, Mr. Jacob T. Wright,
who nominated Major General Lew.
Wallace, of Montgomery county, as tenn
| porary Chairman. The nomination was
unanimously ratified, and ON ascending
the platform the General was received
with applause.
On taking the Chair, Gen. Wallace
| thanked the Convention for the honor
done him, and regretted his inexperi-
ence as presiding officer, which should
| have perhaps warned him from accept.
| ing the position of even temporary
| Chairman of the Convention of the
great Union party. The objects of the
Convention are two fold; first, to NOM
mate State officers, and, secondly, to
draw up platform of principles. The
dissensions about candidates will be be-
tween friends; the platform will be diff
ferent, and calls for great care in its
preparation. One party, who has saved
the country, 10 day demand that the
country shall alone be considered, an
other party, need not name, are going
up and down the country like PAlmere,
but instead of becoming the palm
branch Of religion, they wear the black
crosses of an extinct slavery. There is
a necessity of harmony in the Union
| party The general then referred to the
organization of the party, made when a
hoary traitor, Edmund kufiu, trained a
shotted gan upon the American flag at
Fort Sumter. Never did gun awake
| such echoes; never was report followed
by such consequences. Its echoes smote
every Northern heart and the response
was made 10 save the country from its
| imp ending ruin. The mission of
the Union party was TO save
the country, by destroying slavery,
and sending the causes of the
rebellion the way of the rebellion, and
TO amend the Constitution OF the United
| States so as to conform to the new situa-
ton of affairs, and protect the country
from the Vaccinations of rebels aud
traitors. That. purpose has not been
fully accomplished, and the Union party
will live until that purpose is iully ac-
complished. We have destroyed slavery,
We have arrived at the point where the
ballot supersedes the bayonet, and The
| question for the Union men to decide is
whether they will preserve themselves
intact, and stand by their mission, or
basely desert it, as did the Democracy,
and like them be destroyed forever.
have it in my heart and upon my lips tc
| speak right to our differences, bat | am
warned by my position to forbear. MJ
business, and what / came up to this
Convention for, was to try and unite M
party, and exhort and challenge every
4 delegate to do the sama and emulate ml
| moderation. / will take my seat, again
thanking you for the great honor you
have conferred upon me- and will en-
deavor TO rule impartially, so as to fur
ther the ends of our assembly.
The General was frequently interrupt
: ed with applause, and upon taking hi
: seat and calling the Convention to orde
: for business, three cheers were spontan
eously given for the noble and mani
sentiments of his address We hav
merely sketched the main points and nc
v attem pied report, short of which jus
!. tice would be impossible to the huenc
1 and ease with which the General CAV
!. the KEY note to the thousands of Unio
!. hearts, whose every throb, aside frol
: necul;gr tenets, beats steadily to th
f music of the Union.
r Hon. James Wilson moved that W.
e Lingle, of ]ippecanoe, and ID. w. Kurt
a of Blackford county, act as temporal
4 Secretaries. The nominations We
' unanimously ratified.
/ Colonel r. N Hudson, of Vigo, moy'
!? that a Committee of two from each 20
y Presslonal DIstrlct, De seiectou W -
o delegates from each D strict, be appoir
.r ed to report a platform of resolutions
X Hon. David Kilgore, of Dslawar
Dr. moved to amend by aiding four mer
r. bers. for the State at large. us.4 s
IN An amendment was moved that the
We be three from each District. s sh
r Mr.. Wilson said the appointment
the Committee was a portion OF q
business of the permanent organlzatlo
is He deemed it better to delay the a
,r- pointment until after the Conventit
On was properly organized.
ct Col. Hudson said be had considers
sr, the very objection urged by Col. Wilso
Is and be made the motion simply to q
gh pedite the business. arsl 81 -taag
be Col. Oyler. of johnson, and M
ill Shuey, of Elkhart, spoke in favor of Il
in appointment of the Committee no
ey The latter was in favor of but one
nd each district. 4f 4s,.fAaU-s 81
ch Gen. Meredith moved to so amend i
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