Rensselaer Gazette, Volume 3, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 January 1860 — THE DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION. [ARTICLE]

THE DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION.

UuuL’las Trituiiiiiiuiit, The Democratic State Convention met at Indianapolis last Wednesday, (11th inst.) The Journal gives th’e following account ol the manner delegates entered the Convention: “In order to carry out the rule of the Central Committee to admit only delegates and reporters, some rather novel expedients had to be adopted to insure the purity of the attendance. A little box, like a degraded pulpit, was erected on the pavement in front of the theater door, and in it was stationed a doorkeeper, and alongside of him was one of Marshal Robinson’s deputies, and on the other side two or three oilier Cerberuses. Once past these the lucky holder of a ticket was met. by a sort of hog chute, running up the middle of the wide staircase, making a passage just wide enough lor one or two men to get up without rubbing holes in their breeches, at the head of which were two or three more of the Democratic strainers deputed to catch any adulteration of Democratic purity that might manage to elude the guardians at the door. From that point entrance was easy enough.” We will not undertake to give the full proceedings of the Convention, but m.’i' • I chronicle the acts performed by it. Itpe-.-. ' through a stormy session oi’ two days, ' often two or more speakers were trying to address the Convention at the same time. The first test vote between the Douglas and Buchanan men was on temporary chairman. Judge Lowry, (Douglas.) received 189| votes, and Judge Perkins, (Buchanan,) received 174 A votes —the Douglas faction winning by 15 votes. John L. Rbbenson then moved that Judge Lowry be declared permanent chairman, and Gov. Willard seconded the motion, which was unanimously carried. The Buchanan men “caved” gracefully when they found, they were beaten. The Convention did no more business on Wednesday, except to appoint a committee to investigate the rights of the contesting delegates. Seven counties were contested. The committee did nut complete its labors until Thursday morning, and then reported in favor of tiie Douglas delegates, in every instances, except where the delegates themselves compromised their difficulties. On Thursday, the great contest was on instructing the delegates to Charleston. The Douglas men desired to instruct for their loader, and the Buchaneers insisted on not instructing, but leaving the matter to the ; District Conventions. This controversy creI ated great excitement for a while, but the Douglasites carried their way by two to one. j The vote in favor of instructing for Douglas t ,vrs 365, to 129 agains’. Deafening cheer w

I arose and Were long continued by the Dou- • glas men. The champion had triumphed by a most decisive majority, arid they Were ready to raise thereof off the building with their exultant noise. The following are the delegates appointed to Charleston: DELEGATES FOR THE STATE AT LARGE. E. M. Huntington, Robert Lowry, S. H. Buskirk and J. B. Foley. District delegates. Ist District—Smith Miller, John S. Gavitt. 2d—-J. B. Norman, S. K. Wolfe. 3d—H. W. Harrington,?. C. Dunning. 4th—J. V. Bemusdaffer, C. B. Bentley. □ th—Lase. Develin, W. W. Frybarger. 6th—W. H. Talbott, J. M. Gregg. 7th—Dr. E. Reed, H. K. Wilson. Bth—L. B. Stockton, I. C. Elston. 9th —G. Hathaway, S. A. Hall. 10th—Pliny Hoagland, G. W. McConnell. 11th—j. B. Coffroth, Wm. Garver. The following is a list of Electors for President and Vice President: ELECTORS FOR THE STATE AT LARGE. Cyrus L. Dunham and J. C. Walker. Alternates—A. A. Hammond and Paris C. Dunning. DISTRICT ELECTORS. Ist District—J. M. Shanklin; j 2d—W. F, Sherrod; 3d —J. S. Hester; 4th—D. D. Jones; sth—W. A. Bickle; 6th—A. B. Condit; 7th—W. M. Franklin; Bth—W. C. Kise; 9th—R. P. Effinger; 10th—W. S. Smith; 11th—A. Steel. The following are the candidates nominated for State offices. Cyrus L. Dunham declined being a candidate for Governor and nominated Thomas A. Hendricks for that office, who was unanimously elected: STATE TICKET. For Governor— Thomas A. Hendricks, of Shelby. Lieut. Governor--D- -ft To ;■••.■ ■W. . Secretary of iSLro - 'Vj. jiao; ,S ... , of W ayne. Treasurer of Stat’— Nathaniel Cunning- • ham, of Vigo. Auditor cf Slate— Joseph Pristine, ol'Foun- • tain. Attorney General— Oscar B. Hord, of Decatur. Superintendent of Public Instruction— Sam. L 7 Rugg, of Allen. Clerk of Supreme Court— Cornelius O’Brien, of Dearborn. Reporter of Supreme Court — M. C. Kerr, of Floyd. The resolutions adopted are very lolig find we can only give a synopsis pi them. The first favors a strict construction of the Constitution, and that ii is inexpedient and dangerous to exercise doubt; I .!' Constitutional powers. The second repudiates all sectional par- I ties and platforms concerning domestic slavery. * The third indorses the principles contained in the organic laws establishing the Territories of Kansas and Nebraska. The fourth says that it has been fully demonstrated that by the uniform application of this Democratic principle to the organization of Territories, and to the admission of new States, with or without domestic slavery, as they may elect, the equal rights of all the States may be preserved intact. Fifth, refers to the contest now going on for the Speakership at Washington, and calls on the Democrats from Indiana to stand firmly by the regular nominee of the Democratic party. Sixth, discountenances the political agitation of the slavery question. Seventh, tavors the honorable and peaceful acquisition ot Cuba. Eighth, denounces the laws recently enacted in Massach.isctts, in regard to foreign I born citizens. Ninth, oppos s the efforts of the so-called Republican party to kindle anev the fires of fanaticism and the est.abii diment of laws' calculated to infringe on the rights of the people. Tenth, wishes success to the Administration of James Buchanan, and on all proper occasions will defend his actions when carrying out the principles of the Democratic party against uie unjust attack.-, of lb Republican party. Eleventh, indorses the Administration el Gov. Willard. Twelfth, instructs the delegates to Charleston Convention to vote as a unit for Stephen A. Douglas as the candidate for the Presidency. Thiiteenth, protests against all acts or inflammatory appeals which tend to ma e the Union less pcr ect.or to jeopard:.-e ■: c.'stmb the domestic ti\. • quility, or mar ti ■ spirit <>( harmony, confidence and concession upon which the Union was termed by our fathers. Fourteenth, denounces the Harper’s Ferry raid. Fifteenth, favors a homestead law to actual settlers on the public lands. Sixteenth, accepts the decision o! the Supreme Court as but the evidence of the true meaning of the Constitution. Seventeenth, re-aflirms the principles contained in the Cincinnati Platform, as expounded by Mr. Buchanan’s letter of acceptance.

Eighteenth, opposes the re-opening of the African slave trade. Nineteenth, that naturalized citizens, after declaring their intention to become citizens of our government, are entitled to its protection in foreign lands, the same as native born citizens.