Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-01-13
INDIANA ON THE STH.

Meetings by special appointment
have been held in Ohio, Illinois, Ore
gon, California and Washington for
the purpose of protesting against the
fraudulent setting aside of the peoples
voices in the election of Tilden and
Hendricks. As however we have full
Ter reports of that which took place at
Indianapolis on that day we will give
an account of this as specimen of the
rest eU unO disco OnneS.
THE INAUGURATION.
The city was filled on the 9Th, by
double attraction; the Inauguration of
the
HON. JAMES D. WILLIAMS,
as Governor of the State having been
announced for the same day.
This ceremony was performed in the
Academy of Music, the largest build
ing in the city, which instantly upon
opening the doors was crowded from
floor to roof with so closely packed an
assemblage that it was with great diff
ficulty that room was made for the
membersEof the State legislature and
for other official personages whose
presence was demanded by the occa-
sion.
The Governor was sworn In by
Judge Niblack and after the now ex-
Governor Hendricks had made short
address thanking the Senate and
House for their courtesy during his
term of Office, Gov. Williams read his
inaugural address.
1t was entirely confined to State
matters and economy in administra-
tration was!its leading topics. He de-
voted some time however to a protest
against the iniquitous gerry-mandering
Of the State by which it had been
cheated out of several Democratic re-
representatives..
The oath of Office was afterwards
administered to Lieut.. Governor Gray
who is also er-oticiO presiding officer
of the Senate.
In brief speech he pledged himself
to an honorable and impartial exercise
of his duties as such.
Three rousing cheers were now
given for the Governor and Lieut..
Governor and the business of the
Convention commenced.
THE CONVENTION
was called to order by Gen. NJ. ID.
Manson chairman of the State execu-
tive committee. On a call of dele
gates by counties it appeared that every
county in the State was represented.
In the course of his speech calling
the convention to order Gen. Manson
said
I'VE have met peacefully, as we
have a right to do under the Constl
tuition, to consider the great question
now agitating the public mind. We
have come here in the name of 2l3, 600
Democrats of this State cheers who
voted for Samuel j. Tilden. We have
met here in the name of 10000 indie
pendents who cast their votes with US.
Ard we have met here in the name Of
$4,000 honest and honorable Republi-
cans in this State who believe in fair
play applause and we have met in
the name of over four millions of
people in the United States that cast
their votes for Samuel j. Tilden great
applause to enter their solemn pro-
test against the schemes of the office
holders who were beaten at the ballot
box. Cheers. ="
The Hon. David Gooding was cleo
ted permanent chairman of the con-
vention. About this time a dispatch
was received from the Ohio convention
that firm and decisive res
olutions were under consideration
which was read out with cheers.
The customary completion of the
having been then eff
fected by the election of vice presi-
dents from all the districts of the
State, Judge Gooding made his inau
gural speech in which he affirmed that
If Senator Ferry counted out Tilden
and Hendricks in his capacity as pre-
siding officer Of the Senate, it would !
be an act of usurpation, illegal and
void, and it will be our duty to stand |
by our House of Representatives and
Tilden and Hendricks, if need be,
with our property and our lives. We
want no war; we want peace at every |
except that of our Constitution
and Union, our honor, our liberties
and our lives"
The next speaker was the Hon. Geo.
w. Julian. His speech was the feat
ure of the evening and was constantly
by the most vociferous
cheers. 1t is reported at large in the
Courier Journal and we
hope to give some extracts from itin
our next issue.
The resolutions were now presented
by w. W. Woollen Esq, Chairman Of
the committee appointed for that pur-
pose; they were adopted as reported
and stand as follows
THE RESOLUTIONS.
The preamble reviews the political
situation and denounces the Return
ing Boards, etc.:
Resolved, That it is the imperative
duty of Congress to provide by law a
plan for counting the electoral vote,
which, by its reasonableness and jus
tice, will commend itself to the judg-
ment of the people, and command |