Rensselaer Gazette, Volume 2, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 June 1858 — Anti-Lecompton Meeting at Indianapolls. [ARTICLE]

Anti-Lecompton Meeting at Indianapolls.

[From the Indianapolis Journal, May 27.

A meeting of Douglas Democrats was held at the hall of the House of Representatives last evening. Dr. Newland, of Lawrence county, was called to the Chair. Lewis Wallace, Esq., Ser;a‘.or from Muntgomery'county, was the first speaker to address the meeting. He was pretty bold in his language, and was not chary in the use of the terms he applied to the Lecompton swindle, and its illegitimate offspring, tha English Bill. He was opposed to the policy of the President in reference to Kansas, and was rather rebellious to Jesse D. Bright, the ahs flute dictator of the party in Indiana. He did not see any reason, however, for Anti-Lecompton Democrats to leave the party yet awhile. He was followed by R. J. Ryan, Esq., of this city. Mr. Ryan boldly defined his position as a Douglas Democrat, and proclaimed his independence of the men who endeavored to whip into the ranks all disaffected members of the party, by the application of gold-headed canes, and the distribution of lat offices. JHc was not a stickler for party names, and would act cordially with the Republican party, if it would divest itself of some of its ultraisms, and plant itself upon the doctrine of popular sovereignty. About three hundred and fifty were in attendance—three times ns many as were present at ’.he Lecompton pow-wow last week. Mr. Bright's paper had no reporter at the meeting.