The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1870-01-28
Radical Convention.

The Radicals OF this county met in
Mass Convention Gu last saturday. Tres
,ni Il. Nj. Welman, VIM. Monroe and
O II. Hobbs OF cambridge Up. Marvin
Ellis, of Columbia Tp.; and Ihos. Il. or
Oliver Morton Green, OF fatoka up.
The Court house bell was rung al
O'Clock, to summons the faithful to coun-
Gil, and after waiting about an hour thel
above gentlemen, with about dozen
Democrats As lookers-on. composed incl
mass. Twoor three more Radicals were
in town but their frequent visits to bar
rooms prevented their participating I'M
i,he Convention. The faithful live v ere
called 10 orderand X. N. Weiman choschI
chairman. Upon taking the chair he
supposed lie luust make aspect, AMI Hel
BEGAN saving we lived in Ill aye OF pro-
grc>s. (haymg progressed from cohsiucf-
l,,.. The white the superior race 10 n'-
know!cdsine The superiority of the ne
GRO. and he expected the Democrats TO
progress " it'll me Radicals; which en-
,,.c;a,ion he illustrated by rclatin. an
,urideu, which occurred in this county,
about twenty years ago. ana when run
,husly: One Rev. Fred. Ansi had como
TO a,tcnd general election al Jasper,
and expressed an opinion that The his-
ucrs ought 10 be sci iroe, ulat IL MAs
wrong to hold them in bondage. Inns
inccnscd the Miller boys and personal
whence was threatened, when lie val
liant Doctor stepped i'll and int.rceded
for Fred. and freedom of speech. uiitii
he cot ions Walker Oh his side. Wien
no further trouble occurred, old ions
youcl,inn that Fred. was good fellow,
and he being 4 bully sserawed the
b,.Ii~eve,,t.. and from this small start
arose the mighty Radical party OF Du-
hois. At this Stage in the proceedings
i. Major Carr came into the room, anu the
. 1 hairnnn repeated his speech for tha'
ren;ie,nans benefit. eiicitlng his adInira-
{ ton, but having no effect on iils ponies.
The chairman then continued, asserting
{ the remarkable new fact that the woriu
: moves that Democrats now asserted
: that freedom ought always to be defend
, ed and that everyb body was glad now
, that slavery was abolished: and he ex-
pccted in few years democrats " ollld
bc occupying the same position Hadi-
: Gals do now: while liadicals WOULD Oe
: still further advanced that i that u
I. Radicals succeeded in 50 changing the
. laws that the African race should he
: RECOGNIZED as superior 10 the .iuglo
/, saxon. Democrats would probably then
9 recognize the righteousness of soliciting
r nior,r votes. Willie the Radicals would
e nrni,o.c that Sainbo and Fred. Douglass
/ should hold the principal Offices. ano
t they beg 10 be permitted TO SIT back IL
= The shadc of thclr dark color. The Dr
5 alludcl to tie economy OF tic Adiiilnis
! fration- lie not yet having read III,
speech OF that strong kepubiican. lion
$ II. l.. Dawes, ia the House OF tepresen
: tatiyes. He then compared the KepuD'
!, lican party TO something spreading
4 spreading viper suggested itscii TO US
c or a setting hen OH rotten eggs -an'
J. said that in rs years more iEerr VIII d
: n remarkable spread and increase i'll thei
l-loye for their colorci brethren. Hi
II chairman then subsidized 10 get breath
J. end silence ensued Tor several min,ii.
yuntil he suggested that something oaSi!
l. TO be done toward appointing delegate
as that was what they had met ioi. 4
- mutual admiration society was formed
and each of the faithful. tive pr'sen; "er
!. appointed delegate, v hen tie esaiTina
y again suggested that il might be nece'
: sary to have a Secretary, WEereupo
.Ia motion was made TO that effect, chall
il man then suggested committee OH lie
= Iolutions. but there not being enou.'
: present to form good committee, Il
III offered two resolutions himself one cl
- dorsing Grants administration " hic
!, he was in duty bound 10 do. being Pos
IN MASTER and one instructng for >.
I'M Albert of Orange county Tor Treasure
aalof State both OF which were adopte'
~ A fer a call for another speech. witlo'
II. response, and motion for publication
ss the faithful five dispersed. feeling tn
mr. DIR. Welman was the principal hen
70 the incubation Of the Radical egg III tn
Mt county and determined to come in grea
no or force at his clucking next time.
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