The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-10-06

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PROHIBITION CONVENTION.
A State Prohibition Convention was
held here last night, with between thirty
and forty delegates present. Presidential
Electors, and State Executive and State
Central Committees, were appointed; also
Finance Committee and two members
OF the National Executive Committee.
One Of the latter was Miss Phoebe Fl.
Cozzins, who made brief but eloquent
address to the convention. The platform
Of the National Reform party, adopted
at Cleveland last May, was endorsed and
reaifirmed, excepting thesixth and eighth
planks. sNSsSt
DEMOCRATIC MASS MEETING AT 1ND1ANAP-
INDIANAPOLIS, October 5.--The attend;
auce at the Democratic mass meeting and
Democratic soldiers Reunion here to.
day Is very large, comprising delegates
from Chicago, Baltimore, Cincinnati, st.
Louis, and Louisville, and from various
points in Illinois, Ohio and Kentucky,
and from every portion Of Indiana, Ken.
lucky sending the largest number from
the outside States Among tho dtstin.
guished persons present are Ex. Governors
Parker, Of New Jersey; Curtin and Bigler,
OF Pennsylvania; Palmer, Of Illinois
Blair, OF Michigan; Generals Stevens and
Monroe, OF Michigan; Marks, Iowa;
Corse and Farnsworth, Illinois; MacMa-
hon and Findley, New York; Dinser,
Ohio, and Darlington, District Of Colum-
bia, and Colonel Sinclair, Michigan.
The grand procession formed at 10
o'clock, and was one hour in passing.
The number in the procession is estimat.
ed at 5000.
There was speaking by prominent gen.
tlemen at three stands in the State
House grounds and other places. outside
during the afternoon. AT the principal
stand Gov. Hendricks presided, and
spoke as follows: I'D.
Ladies and Gentlemen-You will be ad-
dressed by Governor Palmer, of the
State of Illinois, and by Coy. Curtin,
Of Pennsylvania. For myself, | have
only to express 10 the citizens Of other
States who are present, and to the soldiers
from other States, a most cordial well
come for your presence upon this very in.
teresting occasion. You from the other
States are interested in the same questions
that now 80 profoundly occupy the at-
tention Of the people Of Indiana. The
people Of Indiana have decided that, so
lar as it is within. their power, we will
have purer government and greater
economy in the administration OF public
affairs. 1 am very happy in welcoming
the soldiers from other States, who are
here n.such large numbers, and who, as
I know, Join with the soldiers Of
Indiana on this occasion in asserting the
doctrine that the war being now over
there shall be q real union between the
people Of the North. and South, thus
expressing your faith in permanent
union Of the hearts OF the people under
the forms of the Constitution and your
faith in the purity Of the Government
and in economy OF the administration. l
welcome you on this occasion TO the Cap.
lital Of Indiana. My fellow.citizens, l
now have the pleasure OF introducing
Gov. Palmer, OF the State Of Illinois,
who led some Of the soldiers that are here
in the bloody scenes Of the war md who
will now address you. [Applause. :,
The following, were the principal
speakers Gov. Curtis, Gen. Farnsworth,
Gen. Nc cCandless, Gen. John NJ. Palmer,
Gen. John NJ. Coarse, Gen. .Siegel, Gen. 3.
s. Bragg, Gen. FitE Henry Warren, Gen.
McClernand, Gov. Parker and Coy. Big
Ter.
The following resolutions were adopted:
| WHEREAS, Thesoldiers and the sailors
Of the country, irrespective Of party, race
or nationality, took an equally honora-
Bile and patriotic part in defending their
country when threatened, and in main
tanning the integrity OF the American
honor, and sAsI'lrl- co''. IS. Is.'.
WHEREAS, The issues then at stake
have been forever settled by the results
Of the civil contest, and placed beyond all
future controversy by the fundamental
laws Of the land, and
WHEREAS, The Republican leaders
with disgraceful impudence and effront-
ry and in open defiance OF truth AFRO.
gate to themselves the credit Of suppress
Ing the rebellion and maintaining the
Union, and in open disregard Of truth,
Justice and decency denounce all the sol
diers and sailors who now refuse to sub
scribe to their political opinions as SYM
pathizers with the rebellion and, faithless
TO the Union cause, and
WHEREAS, The leaders Of the party
in power have endeavored BY bitter par
tisan appeals to rekindle the animosities
Of the war and postpone the full enjoy
ment Of glorious peace; therefore,
Rcsolred, by the Democratic Soldiers
and Sailors OF the United States in con-
vention assembled, That while fully re-
cognizing the gallant achievements Of our
armies, and grateful to Almighty God for
the victory OF the Union cause, we do
hereby, in the interests OF harmony and
fellowship between the States and in the
name Of our comrades who died 10 secure
these national blessings, enter our earn
est and solemn protest against the at
tempts To- revive the hatred and preju-
dices engendered by thecivil strife.
ReSOlred, That now, US during the pc
riod when the war was in progress, in
which the question was finally and ire
yocably settled, We pronounce the doc
trine Of the right Of secession fatal
heresy, without foundation OF right in
our system OF government, and destruc-
tive alike OF the best interests OF the
South, and while we are firm in our resolve
! TO preserve the integrity Of the national
judgement as settled by the arbitrament
Of the sword, yet rs soldiers who were
engaged In honorable warfare, We, ,recog-
nia The gallantry with which those lately
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