, 1866-02-27
EROM INDIANAPOLIS.
The Republican State Convention
DIscon1ature OF the Jollnsoultes in
Their Own Caucus.
From Our Own Co,respondent.)

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DTsconaAture OF the Jollnsoultes in
Their Own Caucus.
From Our Own Correspondent
INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 81.
The results Of tic late convention of the
Union men of Indiana fully carry out the
views entertained by your correspondent in
his last letter. The great, by far The rcater,
portion Of the delegates, whllc they were will
ing TO do much to coaclliate, and sacrifice
for Tint perfect harmony which prchgtres.
success, were yet found to le radical enough
VT &sn tho strain bore upon real principle. They
fell aud ne all felt, that having nominated aud
eld ted Andrew Inlnson, VIZ should stand by
hi1f as long as he remained true TO even con-
seifntiye estimate Of our principles, and that
ss bis numbering elephant had been sorted
od to 1s'by the rafllc Of accidents, VIC must
make The best If him.
Going down deeper into the sources Of o1lr
k1i5w1edse, we felt the magnitude of the
bltnder that was inado in nominating him,
amt In the light Of subsequent events have
again, md for he hundfedth time, learned to
Ii lis antecc6cnts liz buried in d heap Of sspoor
trssb," At once the contempt Of the F. F.'s
anA ii. If niegers. But US the preservation Of
Llk Union party was synonymous in their
minds with the porpetuity Of free government,
ort friends came up TO reconcile all differ
erecs, and, II possible, to bridge the gap be-
veen the President and our Representatives,
in ConsEess.
PRELIMINARY CAUCUS.
Acaucus was held tho night before The Con.
ytnlion, io tic Hall OF the House OF .Heprc-
ecplativcs, Tor the purpose Of considering the
rcrcrt OF i committee which had been ii scs-
sion during the day, consisting Of one from
each Congressional district, cnleayoriug to
prorarc platform in advance. Only about
el's- half Of the delegates bad arrived. but the
hall, when illll to overlooking, failed to give
standing room for moro than n,ofety of
ilid.c who sougAt atlmittance. The rcsolu-
tons were reported, aud in the fierce iliscna-
sion which en5ued, the radical sentiment OF
the ereat portion Of the delegates was made
President could not represent the fraction OF
one-founh the total representation, and the
bitter speeches and rebclliuus threats of their
leaders only served to still farther diminish it..
Tie CAUCUS adjourned without having snb-
served any other purpose than that OF au
escape valve for The explosive materia1.
Tue JonNsoN1TEs-"coL." MoGEAU AND
DAVID KILGonE.
The temporary organization Of the Conycn-
tion hnd hardly been effected by the choice Of
Gen. Lewis Wallace as Chairman, when tho
satellites Of Tho executive insisted npon be-
ing heard To the liter exclusion Of oil neccs-
saIy business OF permanent organization aad
in tie face Of the clearly expressed wish OF
| Tho Convention ITSELF The tail of tho tribe
was certain W. G. Noreau, (fa1scly styled
| Colonel by some amiable rcporters,) who
! norer held rink higher than that Of Major,
| .Ad was dismissed from tho service By Mnjor
| W. nfn1 MI Hr1o
Is, Department Of the Cumberland, dated
April 4th, 1864, for, In the language Of the
official order, now On file iu the office Of tic
! Adjutant General Of this State, "hnying ten.
tlcrcd his resignation while under charges for
obtaining money under false pretences, aud
| Other conduct nnbecomlns IN otllcer and d
gentleman, aud having twice abscondcd from
Ills Department to avoid trial upon
| these charges" It's lead was the Hon.
EAsid kigore Of Delaware county, some time
member 0f Congress from the 5th district,
and nov supposed 10 be casting, in his old
nlc, longing eyes after tho flesh pots Of Office.
Ii obedience to orders, this ,lorcau leaped
completely aside, clamorcd Tor hearing and
offered for adoption the resolution sent you In
u tcfegraphic report Of the proceedings.
| Its (llsomc ndulation Of the President it,
| tuligits Of lis treachcrons policy; It's exngg-
Gtralions Of his ctiticcs for the union Of the
I e.n,norIIs os t1,, ma1or1tv nj those who vcrc
Is,tnacs ~ ,ool, W,1{tlv unnn ti,c 1ro-ete rsrs.
tnIt'.nce. ~ If W IT, Pr.sl;1ant % nn,f \ ,rss ~,
io.t'J nffo- r;ai.ut r,tai,;nrs ~ ~ hnn.sa
] continuation. Morcauf was ordered by Gen.
| cral Wallace 10 take his scat, and grunblingls
obeye1 the order he dared not resist.
! TIE COMMITTEE on RESOLUTIONS.
| 1hc Committee on Resolutions was, as SAID
| l'y Col. Hudson, lis chairman, composed oi
nAen q nearly every Shade ot op1ason repre-
senieu @ ~ lhe parry: IN % the strlek Question
oo,.ui ~ - ,.'a;.;t,. m 1i,a ,t,ea. ~ a',t
~ anI 1. "a.,,c.tnasa 3saa az VIII W tLs ia,iar ~
tio',nM III ~ than, wcrs n,sn whose a1,i;.;ei
800 ,,r ahe,.a ~ tho ovorora ~SsA>A>s
~. f"h".,a'u s.es;an ,f f,ur honrs III,
ttarm ,ros re,ortcIl a., tcln.ranhri yon
m1a n,fcr NJ, i,,nrs dc1ote a,lonfe1 ,yiihnn]
fla chonrn n a word, lion. Hnritf Fijrorf
m"ye,i to amend fha seconil resolution hx
Els H. nst Inu .e snceei a",nsi
MAJ ia eni,a1 ,hc rnI,coi e1nmrrt nnd
tiraa, ,".., sacae.;nn onI r,l,aiifnn viii, a.
1n,1ci, suicen nc iiiI the traitors n the Iinitr
1 S1:Nes Il lsH,. The reu, srouhte with Tho mar
kicked ont Whe, In offered Il 4 E.V
iays hcfor. in f,5s Comfy cnnven.,nn nni n,
eoinc IN here 10 take his revenge hy foi-tino
it ripou the larger State body. His success;
wat not hri.iiant- and he viii nrohahly retirs
| - $500 liz. u" IL -, nfd Fnn1itiaai hnni.
~ p.NaG auc' ~ I - ~ os1 pv'e. .,'a 1. nn'h
ana YRS tolig a-n coesisueo 10 tue toulD
tho Captlels. LIS temporary rtsuFtect1of
was only galvanic, and hc will sleep this time
Pe5Tnn'a a%ma ~. ,,,t ~. ,otc, a,sso,,,r, c-or
4hc at'ontion oi tic n,a,fnrm' md II ,an,lroW
Tninenn Is ternntsi T., tsEc c6',nfort frnm ~.
anI ancona ~ rssoims; M earnt;, ~ 1.rsal ~ - -
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