The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-01-18
THE INDIANA AssEMBLAGE.
An Immense Gather ing g-3Ianna's Pic-
turc Of MOrtOn.
Special Diq,atch 10 sse Htr York World.
INDIANApOIIa Joruorv 3

Special Dfs1dfch 10 t:se NeT York World
INDIANAPOLIs, January 8.
The great event of this notable ami
versary here has been the unprecedented
assemblage of Democrats from all parts
of the State to declare in mass conyen.
ton the sentiment Of Indiana upon the
Presidential complication. The conven-
tion assembled Immediately after the in
auguratiOn exercises in the Academy of
h1usic, the largest hall in the city, which
was crowded to its utmost capacity.
Every county WAS represented, many of
the most distinguished men Of the State
being present. The private discussion
among the delegates was free, and the
conclusions reached were temperate but
firm. All rush measures were depre-
Gated, but an unwavering determination
was evinced to insist upon fair count
and the seating of the President and
Vice President fairly elected by the vote
Of the people. The convention was
called to order about l o'clock by Gen.
eral Mahlon ID. Manson, of Crawfortls-
vile, Chairman of the Democratic State
Central Committee, who made brief
speech, in which the most striking re-
mark was the advice to the convention to
knock down any hired Republican who
should hurrah for jeff Davis in the con-
yention. The roll was called by Rufus
Magee, Secretary, and every county an
swered.
David S. Gooding, of Greenfield, was
then made permanent Cha nan, and
made q speech of half IN hour, which
was frequently interrupted by applause,
notably SO when he declared that should
the contemplated act of usurpatiun be
perpetrated by the President of the
Senate, and il should be sustained by the
Republicans in the Senate, it would be
the duty Of the Democratic House of
Representatives to declare Tilden and
Hendricks elected, and it will then be
our duty to stand by our House of Rep
rcsentatiyes and Tilden and Hendricks.
if need be, with our property and our
lives. We want no war. We want
peace at every sacrifice, except that of
our Constitution, our Union, our honor,
our liberties and our lives. -
"A committee on resolutions was ap-
pointed, consisting Of one from each dis
trict, with Bayless w. Hanna, of Terre
Haute, rs Chairman. The formal organ
ization being completed, the speaker of
the day, George w. Julian, was intro
duccd and spoke two full hours, while
the whole assembly listened with the
closest attention, only broken by ire
pressible cheers
MIR. Julian was followed by Bayless w.
Hanna, who in reporting the resolutions,
made extended remarks. The feature
received with the most applause was his
personal reference to Senator Morton. i'm
which he asked: "Why did Morton i'm
mediately go to California after Indiana
was lost in October3 A great battle was
then raging here for the Presidential as
cendancy. Why was not his familiar
voice heard above the din of the fray
His mouth is full of excuses, know !;
but such excuses | He has said, l be-
lieve, that he went out there in the in
terest of some Mong6lian women who
were hanging on the rugged edge of a
great moral precipice.i Think of IT.
Christian men of Indianai Oliver n.
Morton arrayed in the phylactery of n
reformer of strange women, his Janus
like face leaning with chastity How
noble he musO have seemed thus robed in
the purity of his purient philanthropy |!
bis plans have never been fully dis
closed, but he may have gone out there
as sort of moral phleb0eomist, fist per.
hEps TO deplete and then by some hyper
ldermic art, re-establish the impoverished
blood of a whole race of pagan female
castaways. Who can measure the length
and breadth and depth and heighth of
Mort0n's good shepherd mission out in
the Chinese purlieus Of the metropolis of
Oaliforn ?"2 At the close of Mr..
Hanna't speech he read tho resolutions,
which we received with applause and
unanimously adopted. e'iiia'ssn- Tr
The resolutions call upon Congress to
provide plan for counting the electoral
vote, declare that the two Houses alone
have the power to count and not the
President Of the Senate, and If the Ss:is.a
shall claim such power for its presiding
officer they then, call on the House to
exert all its constitutional powers to de-
feat such action. - II
MIR. Hanna was followed by Daliei w.
voorhees,, in his most eloquent and i'm
pressive vein. Referring to the duty of
the party, ne said in conclusion: cat
the proper time we will hear the voice of
our leader. yuI as he finds his path of
duty before him, SO we will most likely
lind ours, anu as he leads in the discharge
OF his great duties Indiana will follow
him." HiT. Voorhees, read the following
resolution o
.
Reeolred, That committee of Eve he
appointed by the President of this con-
yention, to be known as u Committee of
correspondence auI Tu1iio Safety. a. an.
duties of said committee shall be to cor.
resp0rd with similar committees and The
Leading men of other Stateo for the pur-
pose of bringing about d harmony Of
opinion and CONCERT of action in the pres.
ept perilous Condition Of national affairs !.
also, to consider. the bfopriety Of callinr 4
national convention Of the Democratic
party and to correspond Win the diaer.
ent States in regard thereto. 1t shall
also be the duty Of said committee to con.
slider. and devise the best method aby
which the people may exercise The rigIt
OF petition TO the Congress OF the United
States whether In writing or in person. Ia
order that the public peace may be pre- 81 &.
the laws Upheld. e'hl ''
Y Tho resolution was unanimously sdcD.
ted, Without debate, and the followine
gentlemen appointed committee: Gehe
eral M, ID. Manson. ChaiTman; B. w.
HAMA General John Love, David Tur,,
pie and G. N. Fitch. The meeting then
adjourned without date. I, ~, ~, '1T''.I' 's
~ The Washington Ssar SAYS, KS .sTbhces
Secretary OF the Treasury has issued an
order forbiddin9 the employees Of lie d.
partmant to smoke in the building. 'T6is
viii result in, q saying. 70 the smoE 6rs, bnt