Richmond Palladium (Weekly), Volume 34, Number 5, 2 March 1864 — Page 1

THE PALLADIUM:

PUBLISHED" WKDXKSDAT UGBIGS, ET D. P. H0LLOWAY & B. W. DAVIS. ; J3T TEBlfS: $2,00 A TEAR, ty PATABLB IK ADVAXCK. ALL KINDS JOB PRINTING, Duo in tUe bent manner and at fair price. -Office: IV. . Maia-aU, Aorta, aide. From the Indianapolis Journal. The Union State Convention. The extent of our report of the l'nion Convention this morning precludes any comments on it character farther than tliat it waa in nnmlarra, feeling and purpose all that ttrnM have been desired, and all that the jrMt interests dependtnfc demanded. o i orkintr Con -ventioa of equal rosffnilude was ever collet tod in any Bute, and that its aixe wai at a cauae of irrefrularitj and failure in iU operation in due to the derter initiation of those composing it to make it the reflex of' the pint as well as anfrnit-ida of the supporters the l'nioa. Then i mi difference in the intentions of Union men, and they sliowed. yesterday tUal no other Jificsenea ahould be allowed to mar tlieir kanoonr m the rreat purpose to rebuild the Union pcrnnnUy and lZlt,,k. , Th wa. enormms. mnreno' bat orderly. II niled UK streets eany. Mil aisfrraosu them with do disturbance. From momififr till aifftit there was no cessation in the tule that (lowed back and forth from the State I It hi as, but it bore neither in its current, w r into tlie vast eulf of the meeting- into which it ran, any sediment of disorder or ill feeling. It waa a grand sitf-lit, and contained the most cheering assurance to the L'nion men of the nation that tite patriot could hare hoped to witness. TIIB OBO AXIZATIOM. At 10 o'clock, prompt! r, Mr. A. II. Conner, Chairm in of tlie Union State Central Committee, called the t ie meeting to order, and Dominated Colonel Ooorire K. Hteele of Parke for temporary President.? The nomination waa heartily received and nnaniinouslv continued. Ou taking- the Chair tlie I'resident hetir expressed his thanks for the honor, and alu-r dilating a few moments on the importance of tlie nominations to be made, and of harmony in making and supporting them, proceeded with the business of putting the Convention in working oritur. Mr. J. tk Mallet, of Iteeatur County, was nominated for temporary .Secretary. - Oatl NATION OF LINCOLN SVO MOBTO. Col. Cyrus M. Allen, of Knox County, the moment that the uproar of completing the temporary organisation subsided, arose and offered the following resolutions : - Hmalml, That in tlie midit of civil war for the preservation of the lifeof tlie ttovernment, and having eondenreiii the patriotism, the wisdom , the justice, and the honesty of Abraham Lincoln, we regard his re-election to the position be now occupies as essential In the speedy and triumphant end of the war, and therefore, hereby instruct the delegates to be appointed by this Convention to represent this State in tiie National Union Convention, to cast tlieir votes for uis nomination. . . , - ' " Rtaotvrft, That duty, patriotism, and the Interests of Indiana, demand the election of Oliver P. Morton as J her next Governor, and we hereby declare him to be j the Union candidate for that position. These resolutions were alo embodied in tlie Matform. Their reading was received with a very goner- ( al enthusiam. If any dissent was felt none was seen. The cheering broke out with the Hrst intimation of tlie purpose of tlie resolutions, and subsided to allow t tic in to be heard only to arise with greater veLom tnce at the conclusion. It was one of the mo.st inspiriting scenes ever witnessed at a fVtnvention in tlie State, ami fully attested the deep hold taken upon the popular heart by the sterling qualities of the great leaders of the L'nion movement, Abraham Lincoln and Oliver V. Morton. Uoth resolutions were declared adopted unanimously. t :' raoaiiM of iiiinkhi. Judge Abner T. Ellis, of Knox, next moved that A Committee of two from each Congressional District ahould be appointed to makes permanent organisation. On motion, the number of the committee was made one instead of two from each district, ami in that shape was unanimously adopted. The following guntleuicn were designated by their various delegations as their representatives upon the committee, tlxe President preferring to follow the course, now become almost a law of Union Conventions, of leaving the selection of committees t J tlie delegatus : CCHMITTSS ON riCRMANIVT ORGANISATION. 1st THstrict Abner T. Ellis, of Knox. 3d District Thomas C. Slaughter, of Harrison. Sd District William McKee Dunn, of Jefferson. ' 4th District John Schwartz, of Iearbom. 6th District I-ewis Ritrke, of Wayne. 6th District James Kitchev, of Johnson. 7th District Herver V. Scott, of Vigo. ftth District Dr. Wm. Stewart, of Carroll. Vth District C. W. Cuthcart, of Laporto. 10th District T. K. Dickson, oflVKalb. llth District James O'ltrien, of Hamilton. On completion of the appointment, the President announced that the Committee would meet at once in the hens to Chamber. Rev. John H. lazier moved the appointment of a committee of one from each district on resolutions. Judge D. S. tlooding, of II.incock. suggested tliat it might bo better to wait till the permanent organization hail been completed, as the meeting was proceeding to do all that could be done by that organization under a mere teniporarv arrangement. (Cries of 'Let's do all we can," "Finish now.") In resKnse the Judge said his objection was solelv to the propriety of anticipating the work of the regular organization, nnd if tlie minting preferred to go un he would withdraw his objertion. The motion waa then put and carried, and the following gentleman were designated forth COMMUTES ON RKSOM T10SS. 1st District, Francis M. Thsyer, of Vanderhnrg.' 3d District, Charles II. .Mason, of IVrrv. 3d District, John K. Cravens, of JenVrson. 4th District, O. It. Cobb, of Drcatur. 6th District, T. W. Hewlett, of l'nion. "th District, David S. IWding, of Hancock. "th District, Richard W. Thompson, of Vigo. Slh District. Col. James MeClellsn, of Montgomery. Vth District, Jsms N. Tvner.of Miami. 10th District, E. W. H. Ellis, of Elkhart. llth District, Vf. W. Conner, of Hamilton. The Committee was requested to meet in tlie Ilall of the House at once. j CoL Dan. Mace, of Timiocanne, moved for a com- i tnittr of one from each District to make nominations j for Electors for tlie State at large. I Judge Oooriing said that tlie counties and llstncts had already in their separate meetings instructed for the appointment of Electors both fbr the Districts and State. - - -- The President s(d the committee nevertheless could easily eontina its action to toe expressed will of the Districts, and supply what had been omitted. The motion was carried. The following; as the Committe appointed : COMMITTER ON St. ROTORS AND DtLEOATSS. 1st District, RlytSe Hines. 3d District. ILWoodhnrv. t , Sd rNsrriet, Owsrtei. Hrrs. -4th District, Jolm U. Merkalure. 6th Distnrt. Judge J. Wilson. fth District. A. II. Conner. TtU Distru't. Dr. Gilford or Clay. fth DistrM l. Hon. Daniel Mace, Chairman, tth IHstrict. Col. K.l. Shrvock. ; lth District. John II. Baker, llth District. J. M. Willai.(instrcted.) Committee was announced to nuvt at 12 o'clock at the Palmer llntse. . Hon. John Board of Muatirmrr moved to add to the business of the Committee tlie selection of four i delegates from the State at large to the National Convrntion, which was carried,. : . . ' J . COMMITTXB OX KOAU NATION. Jiivlge David tUlgw of Ielaware, moved for, a com- j miittee of one from ech county u prepare notninattom tor ine action nw nw. vm turn beinsr Put the President could not determine how it had oei carried, and out of tlie uncertainty s debate sprana- up. during which a good deal was said of i the beat mode and Vie usswd ntmle of presenting nominations . and of the proportion of the votes of L ounties J in the Convention to the popular rose. I The President stated that two modes had been M- - CmmmI ,K . it HAmin,lin hr a MltnmittjM of I

three frm each district, but tatterlv hr a bodv com- ( Goveraxoent m its hour of peril, who denounce its evBosed of one from each countv to execute, as' far as err art for the preservation of tlie I moo. who refuse 7ble. the instructions of the counties. On putting 1 contribute m -a or money for its support, or wboorths aitesooa again. Judg KUgore'a motion prevailed ganise see ret coui hi nations t embarass the Cwvern-

bv a large mavrity. ' Mr. A. H. Conner moved that a statem-mt he offered as to the proportion of the votes of counties in making ! nominations to the vote east for Wm. A. Peolle in . 1843. be adopteit as the basis or the actuvn of the co li ve at oa a pun the nominations that might he proposed. Several objections were madj that the statement waa Inaccurate. Colonel W. f. Wilson, of Tippecanoe, moved that the statement be referred to the committee of countieson nominations, and let them amend it as they found necessary, wtuVh prevailed. It wss then proposed to call the list of eonnties and Wt each designate its armber of the committee ss it was called, but discuaaiua on tlie frssib'lit v of the Bum, nnd the advuntajes of letting the county dele gales Bin I and apoint a man eaoh, and send hmi to soma naned place f ansemblinr. delayed action ao long that th committee on permanent orgamaauon rrtnrned and reported, by Ho, Charlea W. Cathcart, the f.4lowiag t . - - - . .. . -t- SUaA5IBNT OMANISATtOX. Pet th Prasis f the Coasntton Hon. Joseph A. Wrifht, o Parks, county. !-- TfCB-rassimTNTS. 1st District Wiltis Howe, of Gibson county. 3d Prstrict Charles II. Mason, of Perry.' 34 District James H. Wright, of Switzerland. 4th District -Jame L. Tater, of Riplev. fajk District Daniel B. Cxawfbrdof. Wayne, tth piatrict James Kitchey, of Johnson.

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BE VOL. 7th District R. W. Thompson, of Vigo. Xth District lr. Inheres, of Montgomery. Sth District Ezra Wright, of Jasper. 10th District Untrue Moore, of Kosciusko. 11th District John I. I'ettit, of Wabash. SECRETARIES. John C. New. I Austin II. Brown, f of Mrion. D. M. Blymever, of Jeffcrsua. Iur Jonkinson. of Allen. F. M. Meredith, of Vigo. Tlie announce rnont of the name of ex-Governor Wright as lreident was erected with aproarous cheers, and at the call of his name from all siiles he appeared and waa cheered., again eren more heartily than at lint. I" non the renewal of the niiestion in resrard to the j " '' com,, tor ue x.omm.ee " u""". said that ti-ens waa no reason for the delav of (join through so long a process, and that the county delegates eonld name a man and send him at once to the Supreme Court room or whatever place of meeting waa appointed. This suggestion ended the debate, and the election was then made. e x-coT wRteiiT's sreeca. Tle President then said : F.Uum-Viianu : It is right that I should thank yon for tlie honor you give me of presiding over your deliberations to-d ir. I regard this meeting as one oi tiw most importiint events in our history, and its harmonious action as more vital tfian a victory in tlie field. If we can unite on satisfactory nominations and carry tlcm by Irfl.OoO nrijontv, we shall do more for the Union than the capture of Richmond to-morrow could do. In:i cheers. In looking over this vast meeting, I think I see that expression of hrinuess and determination to do what tlie occasion demands which pruuiUca well for our success, and 1 find a confirmation of mv ju lgemeut in the action you have already taken. You have just nominate! oni mm for the higlicst place in the nation, and another for t!ie highest in your State, ivith such unanimity an I lieartine-i that all" local dissensions an i tunrns'hrp bickerings have diM'ippearcJ. This is a good augury for the future. 1 sse a very different statr of leeling now from what I did when I returned from Europe.- Instead of doubts an-l hesitation I see only strength and resolution. Where we formally move I cautiously, or not stall, we now move steadily and rapidly, and I think you will all concur with me, tliat this is due greatly to Abraham Lincoln, whom I look upon as fie man for the times, above all living m?n. Tremendous cheering. At first Idoubted if he wmild'prove firmenough or would move fait enough for the great question ha has to tnjet. His setting asiilo the slavery policy of Fremont in Missouri seemed to justify these foa.'s. One day about that time I said to him, "Mr. Prjsi lent, why can't we have a policy V H looked at me, and in his plain, sterling language replied, "Uovenor, that is just what I dun't want." Laughter and cheers. 1 did not understand him at first, ilut I do now. It we had been carrying on a foreign war, the Presidjnt ought to have led off in tlie establishment of a line nt policy. Hut in a civil war, where our own citizens are our enemies, he could not lead. It was his business not to anticipate, bnt to follow the directions of public sentiment. He bad to wait for the people to more before he could move. He has proved that he was right. Suppoee two years ago he liad sent uegro troops to Missouri, bow manv resrim.mts of white men would have remained in the army T Not one. .Cries "That's so" and laughter. Now how is it? Ton can find nobody who is not in favor of arming negroes. Everybody is willing tliat they shall fight if they can. Men who threatened ms when I voted in the Senate two years ago to arm the slaves now approve that vote. Even Democrats who denounced it eighteen months ago are now ready to swear that they always were in favor of it. Laughter and cheers.) You may write it on that column ( pointing to the State House) that no party can lire in this country that is opiosed to letting the blacks help save the country. Ureal cheerThe President next spoke of the platform he desirel. Ha said it was very short one. and might be put in a very few words It was to fight this war to the last, to subjugate the rebels, to exterminate them if necessary, rather than hare our Jvernm?iit overthrown. The bext light we can have on t'.ie policy of the nation is the light blazing from the mouths of cannon, I great cheers) while a single rebel in anus remains. It was no nse to talk about compromise. Cries "No." There could no compromise without concession on both sides, and what could we concede? What will the rebels take but independence, and who can concede that without ruin 1 iChesrs. No concession, no compromise is the platform I stand upon. My Democratic friends who talk of pence can make no peace that will not end in a new war, and wider desolation. Ho next discussed the President's Emancipation Proclamation, and showed how effective it had been in weakening the rebellion by destroying confidence in the lalsir system of tlie rebel Stales. Alter dilating at some length (hi this topic he said he was astonish" I at his Democratic friends. Why could they not go with the t'nion m'.-n of the North T Were these men unfit f r such associations T What more could a Democrat ask than to follow men who adherre.l to the I'nioii through such unequalled trials ? Ho then described his sort of l'nion men: one who could give up slaves, property, family, and all for the l'nion. Cheers. He instanced George M. Dallas as a no Me sieciiui'n of a Democrat who could prefer country to party, though a life hng partisan. He then said "lor fear some may think I hare spoken too little of a subject which should have received more attention, I now declare tliat when tlie war is over no m in will ever again see a human . being brought to the auction block." ISreat cheering. The President then introduced tiov. Morton with a glowing compliment to his services which he said in future dars would make it a pri.le for an Indianian to say that he hail lived under the administration of such a man. Cheers.) , t Jovcnor Morton then nmi forward and proceeded to read a carfully prepared statement of the political histnry of the Statu during the past year, and its relation to the national contest, hich in statements, argument and exposures of the disloyal purposes and indefensi- ; ble practices of the Copperheads, forms the m st terri- 1 ble indictment probably ever presented against any party. ' ! We shall publish Gov. M.'s speech j in the Palladium next week. ( A the conclusion of the (i.wernor's speech. Gov. i Wright sprang from his chair and called for "sine eWr j for t.overnor Morton." And tliey were given m full measure, and with a spirit that looked as tliough nine I more would have been more satisfactory. Tiie speech ! was heart from the first to the last with close attention a better compliment even than applause, but was bcrtilv applauded too. at everr one ot its manv well plan- j ted hits and fatal thrusts.' ' ' PLATFORM. , j At the conclusion of the Governor's speech. Col. K. ' W. Thompson, from the Committee on Resolutions, : reported the following platform, which was unanimously adopted as a whole, the resolutions in regard to Mr. Lincoln and Oovernor Morton exciting as warm ' applause the second time as the first. In pntting tiie i question Gov. Wright called for a show of hands of 1 those in favor of it. and the sicht that followed was something to remember for a lifetime. I. Jimulred, That the cause of the l'nion demands of every patriotic citizen the sacrifice of every parti zan feeling, of all selfish purposes, of all private" ambition, and that no action of the government, whether in accordance: with our views of correct policy or not, can absolve any man from the duty to render' everr possible aid to crush the rebellion, "by furnishing the Oovernuent men and means, eotrasel and encouragement. 3. That we bail with joy the indications of ap proaching pesos, not a compromise witn rebels in arms. but by their complete ami utter subjugation to la ud Constitution of toe I nited States: and we are in favor ot the destruction ot every thing w to the that hich stands in the way of a permanent and perpetual peace amongst the people of all the States, and a full and complete rest, tea lust ot the just authority of the I nion, I under the Constitution of the United Mates. I 3, That thoe who persist in their opposition to the f ment by resisting the laws and encouraging desertion, are thorebv rendering- tlie rebel raue more effective support than if they had joined the rebel armies, and re entitled to and "will receive the execrations of all patriotic citizens to the latest posteritv. 4. JUmiUvd, That now. henceforth "and lo the end of time, the thanks of a grateful people are due to the rank and file of the army and navy, to the ofticers and men. who on ao many battle fields have perilled their lives in defence of their homes and of constitutional libertv, and by their patient endurance of trials and privations, bv their dauntless couraipe and their devotion 'to the t'nion have covered themselves with imperishable renown. A. .Here waa inmvluoed the resolution instructing for Mr. Lincoln, which will he found in its prvper place among the proceedings.! Rtmiinri, That" the gratitwle of the American people is due to Andrew Johnson, of Tennessee, for his patriotic and sxteceoarat efforts for the overthrow of the rebel boo, and that we present his mme as the choice of our people tor the Vice Presidency of the United State. 7. 1 Here ftjlowed the resolnnVm in regard to Governor Morton, which will be testa St the beginning- of the proceedings. It was then moved that 10.000 copies of Goieiuoe Morton's address he printed - gtutral distnbwUST, and that the State Central Committee collect the money ne pessary to defray the expense. I'aanimowsly adopted. Mr. Losier moved to add the reaolatiosBl to the ad-

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JUST, AND FEAR NOT! LET ALL RICmiCKHD, dress, which wss also adopted, and the Convention ad journed till 2 o'clock. AFTERNOON SESSION. On reassembling, at 2 o'clock, Hon. D. S. Gooding proposed to commence the work by giving three cheers for the Union, the Constitution, and the gallant armies in the field. They were given with a will, and the Judge was then compelled to answer a call for a speech. He did this in a few very happy remarks, after which the Convention proceeded to business. Hon. D. S. Gooding moved the appointment of a committee to nominate a State Central Committee. The Chair appointed the following : 1st District. Alrah Johnson, of Knox ; 3d, Henry Crawford, of Flovd; 3d, N. T. Hauser. of Bartholomew; 4th, K. Delosa Brown, of Dearborn: Hh, J. F. Kibber, of Wayne; 6th, W. R. Harrison, of Morgan, 7th, G. K. Steele, of Parke; Sth, W. C. Wilson, of Tippecanoe, 6th, Thomas S. Stanfield, of St. Joseph, 10th, E. W. II. Ellis, of Elkhart; llth, James O'Brien, of Hamilton. The President read a dispatch just received from General Milroy, reporting the following resolutions adopted by the Union men of Indiana in the Capital of the Nation, on yesterday morning: Resolved, That, as Western men, we unconditionally endorse the administration of Abraham Lincoln, and we are in favor of his re-nomination to the Presidency. JteJrett, That we unconditionally endorse the administration of Oliver P. Morton, as Governor of Indiana, and we are in favor of his nomination. These resolutions were received with tumultuous applause. General Hovey was then introduced by the President, and spoke a few moments with happy effect. Ha said Jeff Davis feared the votes of Indiana this fall more than a campaign. He knows Indiana has no love for him. The General was in favor of giving the lands of rebeldom to the brave Soldiers. He would take not onley their mules and lands from the rebels, but their slaves. [Cheers.] He said he had declined to go on the ticket being made to-day, not because he would not feel honored by a place upon it, but because he could do more for his country in the field, whither he pected to lead a brigade of Indianans. [Cheers.] The rain coming on the Convention adjourned to Masonic Hall, where, while waiting for the report of the Committee on Nominations, the convention listened to patriotic and stirring speeches bv Lieut. Dewey, of 73d Indiana, and Rev. Granville Moody, both of which were enthusiastically received. THE NOMINATIONS. Hon. David Kilgore, from the Committee of Nominations, reported the following, which, on motion of Col. Dick Kran, wers adopted by acclamation: Governor OLIVER P. MORTOX. Lieut. Gorrruor-XATII A?T KIMBALL. Secreturr of Stnte, NELSON THl.SLER, of Fayette County. Auditor of State, T. B. JlctARTY, Wabash County. Trenvurer of State, JOHN I. MOUUISON, Washington County. Attorney General, L. i:. WILLIAMSON, Putnam County. Superintendent of Public Instruction, W. I IOSS, Marion County. Jadges Supreme Court, 1st District, James T. Kramer, Kosciusko Countv 2d District, Jeha T. Elliott, Henry Countv, 3d District, t harlex A, Rtrf, Marion County. 4ih District, 11. C Gregory, Tippecanoe County Clerk Supreme Court, Gen.'LAZ. NOBLE, Knox County. Ileporter Supreme Court, Col. BEN. IIAItlCISON, Marion County. TiELBQATES AT r.ARftS. The committee appointed to select Delegates and Electors for the State at large, reportsd the following names, which were adopted. Maj. Dan Mace, of Tippecanoe. Jonas L. Vat.T, of Ripley. John Heard, of Montgomery. Isaac Jenkinson, of Allen. OXTINl.ENT DELKli ATKS. E. W. H. Ellis, Elkhart. D. G. Rose, Laporte. John M. Wilson, Floyd. Nat!ianiel L'sher, Knox. DEt-EtiArKS TO THB W ATI)NAL CONVENTION. I'int. ItJrrfnfr. 1st. L. Q. Deliruler, t'yrus M. Allen, 2d. Jesse J. Brown, H. Woolburr, Sd. W. M. Dunn". f oMriM-tf. Sp?ncer; Knox; Floyd: Crawford; Jefferson; Aftermtfn. Victor Vish. John E. Mann. Chas. II. Mason. D. W. IiFolleU T. M. Adams. Smith Vawter. W. A. Cullen. James Berkshire. Silas Cohjrove. John F. Kibbey. Jam?s P. Foler." Jas. B. Mc-Fadden. John II. Hinkle. D. C. StankarJ. Geo. A. Buskirk. Monroe 4th. Wilson Morrow, Franklin; Ferris. Dearborn; 5th. Miles Murphy, Henry; Ben. F. Miller, Union; 6th. John W. Ray, Marion: Levi Ritt t, " H.-n Iricks; 7th. John II. Martin, Owen; Ezra Read. Vigo; 8th. W. C. Wilson, Tippecanoe; lw. 15. Siniins, t arroll: 9th. John lieynol Js, St. Joseph; D. R. Bearss, Miami; 10th. Js. L.Williams, Allen: J. D. Turner. J. M. Justice. W. M. Clapp. C. W. Chapman. J. M. Havnes. T. C. PuiUipi. Jas. S. Collins, t hitleyj llth. Jno. L. Wilson. Wells; Dan. L. Brown, Hamilton; Electors at Large : Hon. if A VII) S. fiOOOINU. of Hancock; llou. It. W. TIIO-tlPStlN, of Vigo. Contin?ents.Prof. M lSON. of Lawrence; .Maj. J. 1. EVANS, Hamilton. State Electors : lit District, 21 District, 3d District, 4th District, 5th District, 6th District, Tth District, 8th District, 9tU District, Jam s Cm Oeniius, of Knox County; J. S. Spencer, of Perrv " Cyrus V. Niton, of CUrk Francis Wetser, of L-igrange " Henry PrilcharJ. of Barthol. " .Madison Evans, of La-.vrence ' Oeoryp Saxton, of Rush " I V. Kiser, of Franklin B. F. Claypool, of Fa vet to " J. II. Mellett, of HenrV " J. J. Wright, of Morgan " J. C (.reen, of Shelby " John Osbora. of Putnam " Thomas N. Wright, of Park It. I. Davidson, of Tippecanoe " B. F. Gregorv, of Warren " It. B. Belford, of White " Aaron t.aeruer, of 1'orter 10th District, 1. It. Dickinson, of DeKalb " Ilallet Kilbonrac, of Elkhart llth District, John M. Wallace, of Grant " James N. Templar, of Jay " The report of the Committee oa Nominations for State Central Committee wss next received and ratified by t'ae Convention. The following is the STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE. 6th District Jacob M. Wright, Chairman; W. J. Elliott. John C. New, Marion. 1st District Alrah H. Johnson. Vanderburgh, 2d " Wm. T. Ferrier, Clarke. 3d Smith Vawter. Jennings, 4th " James Gavin, Decatur, jth J. F. Kibbey. Wavne, Tth " George K. Steele. "Parke, fth 44 Henrv Tavlor. Tippecanoe, loth - Wm.'M. Clapp, llth - W. W. Conner, Hamilton. The following resolution, read by the Secretary, was adopted with hearty cheers: RttolvfJ, That the Union men of Indi ana, having watched with interest the patriotic services of Brigadier General Alvin P. Hovet", while in the field fighting for our liberties and countrv, do unanimously recommend him as our choice to fill the first vacancy for the position of Major General from our State. "Falling from Grace." tTe are informed that Hon. George W. J ulian's friends inaugurated quits? a scene at the late Wayne County Union Convention. They insisted that the Hon. Geo. W.'s Congressional course should be endorsed by that body, whereupon the friends of Gen. Meredith insisted that his luilitary career should be endorse!. The sauce for the goose wouldn't do for the gander, and Mr. Julian's friends compromised by withdrawing their lauditory resolutions. Mr. Julian" being particularly hostile to "conventions," it appears inconsistent in his friends to demand hia endorsement by such a body. That gentleman wishes to appeal directly to the people; let his friends remain true to the faith and hanker no more after the "flesh-pots of Egypt." Coaj V Time.

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Wim CO., GOOD STORY. from One a Wtck. A Night in a Snowdrift. In the following narration I have avoided mentioning names, dates, incidents or places. I need not asign a reason; the incidents of my story will supply one. Some years ago never mind how manay I was in America, employed in surveving, prior to the construction of one of "those vast lines of railway which are now found of as great utility for warlike, as they were theu intended for peaceful traffic. I had gone out from England with very few pounds in my pocket, but with a good education, and, I may say, with some ability. I entered heartily into my work, and found it highly remunerative. Although I "thoroughly enjoyed the occupation, and the many rough and sometimes romantic incidents inseparable from it, I could never readily assimilate myself with the American character, and as I was the only Englishman on that part of the line, my loneliness was extreme relieved indeed, oacasionally byviolent quarrels with men who sneered at the "sulky Britisher." One daj-, in the depth of as severe a winter as" I ever experienced, I had to take a long journey the greater part by rail then only a single line. At the wretched shed dignified by the name of "station," a somewhat curious party attracted my attention. There were four. An old and apparently totally paralyzed gentleman, so swathed in shawls, comforters, fur cap, and bulfalo robe, that only a small strip of his face was visible, and that was of a death like hue. A young lady, thickly veiled, apparently not the daughter of the invalid; for she seemed to avoid looking at or approaching him, as he half sat, half lay, propped up by boxes and bags in a corner of the one bench. Two sallow, evil looking men completed the number. They were dressed in a much inferior manner to the others, but evidently had charge of both invalid and lady. I got into the same car with this strange partj"; anj-thing a little out of the common being acceptable to me. Whether I should have done so could I have foreseen the tragic termination of our journey, I cannot tell. The snow was lying very deep on the ground and occasionally, where a drift hail formed across the line, we had much to do to force our way through it. I was the only occupant of the car beside the party I have described, aud I amused myself by speculating on the connecting links between such a strange quartette. The lady was a lady evidently. Tho' I had not caught a glimpse of her face as she had not once lifted the heavy veil she wore yet every fold of her dress, every movement of her figure, showed refinement. We had been plodding on at a miserable rate for many hours, the snow becoming thicker and thicker. To look out of the window was useless; for the ground was snow, and the air seemed to be snow, so thickly was it falling;. What pan ions. I had could I do but watch my comforgotten say that in the early the journey I had made some part of casual remark to the two men about the entirery hopeless state of their charge; but I received such a short answer, accompanied by such an evil look, that I resolved to hold ray tongue for the remainder of the journey. The young lady when I spoke to the men. gave a quick sort of a half turn toward me as if she would have spoken; but she was instantly checked by one of the men desiring, in a rough and peremptory manner, to change her seat: Still dragging along and more snow, more snow.' The men, having refreshed themselves several times from a spirit flask, took a bottle and a spoon, and prepared to feed the paralyzed gentleman. I could not see what they gave him, or whether he ate; for the men carefully placed themselves and the young lady between the sick man and me. I should here say that the young lady had absolutely refused to take any food whatever, though several times pressed by the men. They are bending over the invalid: the yonng lady, by their direction, also standing, with her side face toward me. With a quick and absent movement she raises her veil, and looks for an instant with a questioning agonized glance at my face. She must have seen honest pity there; for, slightly leaning toward me, "palid as death, she formed a word with her lips but without sounding it pointing to the men; then lowered her veil again. Although the whole had taken place in a second or two, the men had observed some movement, and turned fiercely to her, looking like devils at both of us. I, however, was already sitting with folded arms, and eyes half shut, as if sleepy; not so sleepy, though but that I caught a moment's view of that strip of face I had seen at the station. That second look satisfied me of what I had doubted the rcord dumbly spoken bv the young lady. The word was "Murder." I sat still and thought "Here I am with a couple of murders, probably armed their victim apparently the father of that lovely girl. Yes this is the explanation of her shunning him at the station, and in lifting him in the cars. I have my revolver itot loaded; if it were I couldn't shoot these men down without more proof against them than a irorrf only term, not heard. It is no use of giving them up at the end of our journey; for of course, thev will say that half-dead when they started, he diel of cold in the cars. Cold! Yes. bitter . piercingly cold; and our stove does not -

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MARCH 2, 1864. seem to give the heat it should; and tnere is no fuel. Although I could not see through the young lady's veil, the doubtless could see me through it- I nodded slightly to her, and fumbling in the folds of my cloak half exposed the barrel of my "revolver. The answer was a scarcely perceptible shake of the head. For the twentieth time we were pushing and battering at a snowdrift: this time it must be a deep one, for we are came to a dead stop. "I guess I must get some wood from that darned conductor, or we shall friz," said one of the men, the shorter and least evil-looking of the two. "Do," said I "for it is awfully cold, even for us who are strong; what must it be to your invalid charge!" "Oh ! he won't hurt." replied the man. "Yon shut up, and fetch the wood!" said the other. j He returned soon, and said the cngi- ! neer would not let him have a stick: tie claring it was not his business to snppljj the cars and that he had barely enough to keep up his own fire. tm going out to see me siate oi auairs for myself, I found the drift, in which we were fast, was of a most formidable size; and saw at once that, without digging, the engine could not possibly force its way through. I went to the engineer, whom I knew and asked if he would spare us a log or two; but even whilst asking I saw how useless the request was he had no more wood. Nine o'clock at night still snowing no lire, and no fuel! Fast buried in a snowdrift, on a single line of rails miles away from any house. I must spend the night with a dead man and his two murderers! But the poor girl! How can she bear the cold. All the men set to clear the line, whilst there was 3-et fire enough and steam enough to carry us through. We were not many miles from our destination. Dig! yes but who can dig without a spade? Small progress was made; it soon became apparent to all that we were fast, until two o'clock, when the night mail followed us. Five mortal hours in that piercing The conductor, half frozen as he was, walked a quarter of a mile down the track and extemporized a danger signal, as best he could; I and the other passen- j gers getting into the cars and wrapping 1 ourselves up, grimly to bear the live I nours oi misery. jys l enter, l see only the shorter of the two men; on asking him for his friend, he says: 'Oh! he's crouching down by the firebox of the engine to get warm." I mentally added "And will go to sleep, and when the fire goes out will be frozen to death." I now saw the young lady watching her companion closely, seeing him become sleepy from copious drafts of rum aud water. A loud snoring soon proclaimed him asleep. The poor girl then with half frozen fingers lifted her veil, and whispered with trembling voice: j Can you help me? Yon are Engl;h, j are vou not? I think that I can trust 1 you." ; "Sit perfectly still for an instant," I j answered. ! A happy thought had struck me. j I had for some time past suffered much from face and tooth ache, and was in the , habit of carrying a stoppered bottle of j chloroform. j l tooK out my Dome, ana signing to ; the young lady to be silent, poured the j whole upon my handkerchief, aud held : it over the face of the sleeping murder- i cr. In five minutes I knew he was safely disposed of for some hours to come. I called loudly in his ear and shook him roughly, but he did not stir. I shall never forget the earnest joy with which the poor girl clasped my hand and thanked me. I don't know whose heart beat faster then hers, or mine; I know that I forgot all about the dreadful cold, and only felt an intense longing to take her into my arms and kiss her. Taking the sleeping man's great buffalo robe and wrapping it around her I bade her sit down, and asking her the cause of her father's murder, and why he seemed to be a prisoner. As I spoke I could not help an involuntary shudder at the apperrauee of the j corpse. . . . j In administering the chloroform to the j man, I had accidentally displaced the j rug which the murderers had carefully i arranged so as to hide the face of the supposed paralytic. The eyes were closed and blue, the nose pinched, the mouth partly open, with curled and strained lips, the teeth set, and grinning horribly in the half lio-ht reflected from the snow in which were imbedded. we It had now ceased snowing. In answer to my question, she said: "I am alone in the world; I can trust you I will tell you all. The the body" there she turned paler than even she was be tor "the body is not that of my 10! I could not have borne father oh! no!

it. It is my uncle. I am a Virginian; my father and my mother both died when I was very young, leaving me, a rich orphan, in the care of my cncle." All I know was that I was well educated, and had what money I wanted: bat when I left school, my uncle was strangely altered; my presence seemed to irritate him." Here I thou ght suddenly. "What if he should not fall asleep by the engine, but should return!" 1 went out and foam! him in what I knew would be his death sleep crouched completely : under the firebox of the engine. . . ' , -- The engineer had left hi cold and

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j now useless machine and sought shelter in the cars. I returned and my lovely charge contin tied: I was often talked to by some of our servants, and in particular by my dear old nurse, aWmt this man. She said he had come a few years ago, and in some way had obtained an undue influence over her maitMa ordering evervthing J aud treated tho slaves who had never ex perienced anything but kindness from my father and uncle, with the greatest severity. "This villain persecuted me with his odious attentions; and one day I can't tell you but I rushed to my uncle, who when he heard, called him into the house, and in a furious manner said: "Although you have by your devilish cunning obtained my promise of ray niece as your wife, I will not tamely submit to see her insulted! take that you villain!" firing ?i pistol full in his face. Fortunately passion defeated itself and my uncle was not a murderer. . "The overseer smiled an evil smile aud said: " 'Xever mind! it was 011I3- a little mistake! we will settle airuirs another day.' "Not long after this, the fellow who is asleep there, and who is the overseer's brother, came and joined him. lie is a doctor. My unele became daily more and more misereable; my old nurse saying it was remorse prating on his mind, because he had appropriated my property. "A few weeks ago my uncle's health began to fail serioush-; the 'Doctor, as he was called, constantly expressed his opinion that paralysis might be expected. "Last Monday I was awakened by my nurse in a dreadful fright, to tell me that my Uncle was dying. I arose and found the "Doctor." "and the overseer with I him. "The "Doctor," said that as he had predicted, my . uucle had a paralytic attack, entirely lost the use of his limbs and speech, and that he probably would not be able to move for some time to come. He felt the repsonsibility too great for himself and his brother, and consequently would remove him to S , where he would be placet I under the care of the celebrate ! Dr. W . "This wasssid intentionly in the hearing of several of the servants, and passed for truth; although I in common with a protested against removing my uncle in such a state Knowing the evil men, I resolved that from my uncle, but him to S . character of both I would not part would accompany "I fancied I saw a sinister sniilo on the face of the overseer as I said this: but he only remarked: "'Oh, certainly, no objection could bo made to that. "Yesterdaj- we started. "My suspicions were aroused by the 'Doctor and overseer refusing to let me approach my uncle, either to dress him, or to help him info his carriage. 'In spite of their caution, however, I obtained a glimpse of his face, and knew in an instant that he was dead. "I was too excited and horrified to faint. "The overseer saw by my looks that I now knew all. He at once said in a brutal tone: "Oh, I guess you see it all now! You are a sensible girl, o a few words will s utile c. There wastit much love lost betweeu you and your uncle, so j'oti need not make a fus. "The truth i, the Doctor there physicked htm a lettle to strong and it would not lo to burj- him here, for the job wemfd have been blown! So we thought we would t ike him there. Xo one will be the wiser; the poor old gentleman has died of cold and over-exertion, cant't j-ou see? "I can't tell you what the wretch said to me, only that he said he had got all of the old gentleman's plunder from the estate; that he meant to marry me wheth er I would or not; and that if I so much as spoke or looked at any one on the journey, he would kill me at once. "I knew he would not hesitate to carry ont his threat, so I dared not utter a word. "Oh! how thankful I was to see you enter our car! "I felt a presentment that you would in some way save me from these horrid men." Here the poor girl bnrpt into tears. I don't know what I did or said, only that I comforted her, and vowed I never would forsake her. The time was now approaching when the two o clock train was due. There was a death like silenee broL-en nnlr F.v the mournful tones of occasional gusts o"f wind, which, like evil spirits sporting around os. rushed to and fro through the ill-made cars, unseen, bnt painfully heard and felt. f Every one had huddled themselves in j whatever they could find as a protection j from the biting cold. I Although hardy and strong, I began to reel exhausted and bennmbed; and I probably should have fallen into a dangerous stupor but for my mind being racked with thoughtHow should I act! If I gave these two men up to Justice (supposing the overseer survived ) what proof was there that they had poisoned the "paralytic?" I asked Alice so we will now call her whether the overseer had the spoils with him or not? She said he had admitted to her that he had gold, notes, and securities to a very large amount upon him. r I then searched the still sleeping "Doctor," he was so motionless and deathlike that I bagan to fear lest the chloroform bad had a fatal effect on him. I found nothing but a few dollars and a revolver, which I took; and with his own kerchief securely tied his hands behind him. It was now snowing heavily again but I sallied forth once more into the anow. and found the overseer, stilj uaier. the engine, frozen as hard as th iron

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Justus 1 had my, hand on the ddrf"f the car, I heard a well known soujd;there was no need to think twice the driver of the expected train, blinded by , the snow, had not seen the danger, sifj nal 1 With criminal negligence thej had : not telegraphed our non arrival fronr I the train was rushing onus! ' I shouted loudly to the oconpsrits of , the cars to save themselves, and sprang ! into ours for Alice. i Even in the short time I had been ab-; j sent she had nearly gone to sleep. -I Xo wonder, poor girl ! She had expe- ! rienced hunger, thirst, (for she dared not ' take food from the overseer, lest he sho'd poison her) excitement and cold bitter i cold such as happily we don't c-xperi-1 ence in England. . "'l seized her in my arms, and had hard-' ly leaped from the car before the crash ; came. ; ? 'i I will not dilate on the horrors of tliat, ' collision we have too many of such descriptions in our tlaily papers. - Happilj, my shouting had aroused most of the passengers, but some three or four never j knew how death came. , . , j I laid the fainting body of Alice for a j few moments, carefully wrapped up, on j the snow, whilst I searched for our late 1 evil com painions. 1 . The murderers had met a milder fU -I than thej- deserved. t Tim fM7in Ar6iaiiAf tmTim ," m il .t lT It a . a ' ' - a. .... V . . vw a V. J smashed beneath tho engine. Whether the "Doctor" really diet! from the etfects of the cold and chloroform I . cannot tell, and do not like much to think . about it. . He was also a bruised and almost a j shapeless mass; both had died painless ' f death's. i The engineer and stoker of the train .which had run into us had jumped into. 1 the snow, and were unhurt. " The passengers were very few, and, j surprising to say, only one was killed. V UIUC IV, UlC VI fcUV UOfl,aHVl waited the morning, when help should come. Amid all the horrors of the scene I felt a thrill of happiness in having Alice look- , ing at me as her sole protector, and thro - J the night laying her head on my shoulder in sheer weariness and exhaustion, suf- . i fering my arms to support her. ; 1 lelt as if 1 had known her for years.Was the gentle girl who leaned uncon-'i sciously on me whom I had met under . sii.'li utrnntrn ci rrn matancoawas aYiA soon to be severed from me? No never! (And with that thought I clasped her dowser to my heart. -f--At hist help came. About five o'clock ; ' in the morning an express came from K., expecting to find a break-down; they i-took us up, and we arrived at P alout 8 o'clock. . ' r I Obked Alice what she would wish to -! do? f. In some confusion she said: "I know not what to say!" "But pntj ting her little hand in mine, she said:i "Will you, who have watched over me ; .through that dreadful night, who have; f saved me from the horrors of which I , ; cannot think, see me safe back to my own 'home my own, indeed, now; it will be , very lonely, no one to welcome me but j the servants but it is my right place! Am I I asking too much?" , ! Xeed I tell the reader my answer? . j-' I oTered myself, a poor surveyor, as ' her husband as well as protector. j" She did not say no. , . ' ! 'Z We gave up the plantation, for I could not reconcile myself to my owning slaves ' although theirs was anything but bond- ' ,nge. . The railway accident was universally ' belived to be the cause of the death of Alice's uncle, the overseer, and the "Doctor." Alice, with pardonable deception, explaining that the "Doctor," not findTing Dr. W at bis own town, insisted ! J1Ja.omS next, to some other but. j geon" ' ' ..... ! Alice and I have now lived happily in ; England for many years, but we never ' . see the snow lying thickly on the ground . without shuddering at the recollection of , ! the night which we passed in the snow(drift. '' Edward Dcbok. ( ., - ., . . i "Something Rotten in Denmark.' j , The war in Denmark is a question in ' j disputed territory embracing three Duch- ' ! ies, with an area of 75,000 square mlies ' I -about as large as Massachusetts and ' i a million of people. The controversy is f j of many years standing, but it was sup- ; I posed to be settled by a convention of j the great powers in London, in 1862. The territory was conditionally conceded .- ; j to Denmark. Austria and Prussia assen , j ted to the treaty, bnt it is claimed that j they could not bind the German Confed- , I 4l.An. : a. liau mnw. : 1 MLIVU, bUVm? 1UIUUI AJVW?1 W MtSVVlA the stand that has resulted in an appeal " ' to arms. Austria and Prussia 00m plain ' that Denmark has not fulfilled the con- ;, ditions of the treaty of 1852, while some eight or nine parties set up different claims which nothing but villainous salt- ' pet re could adjust. England stands committed to the Danes in such complications that she cannot easily keep out of the strife, and it will prove very difficult , for Louis Napoleon to fight without taking , a hand. It is morally oswtaiat, however, that the war in Europe will redoond to J our advantage- All the grasping Pow-y -yi ers will find quite as much as they reqoire to occupy their attention at taine while ' we dispose of our little leponstbilitiesi :--down South. . Our to beaeighbor VLlvl- 4 ; imiUaA'inay alao lac lsQjef.time.; lean. c