Reconciliation

The capital city of Indiana foirly w&neíí with soldiera and saUors at the great reunión on he, 5th of October. Thoae who remember old-tinie dftpj'iws rere amazod at thesight, and predict that niauy cauipaígüs U,l oome aud go bef ore anything comparable to ïi Lil h wituoBsed in that región. A iremendoufl outpouring of the maesea liad been oxpected, nomo time beforehand, but the aeiualdintensionsof the aff air were not reaUzcd uvtil thíít mOfmflg; Wxteen railroada centers iu tuat ctfy, Crrt7orSiüe ee.tenty six. of the ninety-two cofmtiefl. 2'eoplo can Isa_te hoaie in the morning and return at iiïgfit. In ccfnasquence of the eafy accecs and the prospect of eeí ni; a granel parado under the leadership of Boch beroea aa KClélliÍD, Hookór,, Sigel, SIoenra. an endless fltream of pftojfc from tho neighboriug townshipa and towns lying "vvilííin i'odiiirt of t went y miles, carne thronf:ing ín írom every avenue aud choking the prínclp'a! treets. They had left home at daybreak aiid ferihea ilie 9Hy ft'oout the sanie time. When thesó deJegation3uj"c'.;0r,dand joötl&d by immenee crowds arriviog by the itH'ííí d flocking to thO city, and theee wore met by a genwal otftponring of home cUizens on thu sidewalks, ttio acene oí uproar and confusión may be faintly imaginé. Tho tnarahaifl of the occasion were ut á lofi to bandíe the thropg and separate tho varioue aelegátioufü and station thsm ppra tory ín tlie general parade. The sideWalks were lincd in áll 0reXori wRh compames f orrniug. They extended f or mites. . The müitary feature of the parade was m&dé perfect bythe presence of ditninguished soldiors eiich as Gena. Sigel, Talmer, Corse, Bragg. Aíoneon, Fitas Henrv Warren, McCiernand, f'aracife, jfcahon' MoOandleap, Whitaker, Farnsworth, Cafrint'iT, Citmcro!i and Stil es, white CoionelB and Captaine ihiiuterablo took & prominent part in the parade. FoÍIowíbí ! the soldier element came the eminent staten - men Gova. Iïendriclïö, Curtin of Peunñylvania, lalmcf of Illinois, Parker of New Jersey, Senator McDonald, Wm. Springer, and othere. Tüe pTocession vtas fotir miles long, and occnpieiï an hour and a half in panding a given poïnt. The parade clöaed fit 1 p. m., and from 2 o'elook on (tirtnigh the aftetnootl speeches were mado from three etaudn the fcitate House square, and from ail the hotel balconiea. The crowda were ïmmêni'eTCtEfac'h point, oach speaker talking to severa! thoiis&nclsf and meetfug with unbonnded enthuöiasm. At the principal stand the fullowiug resolutions were adoptod ! WííKtíHAfl, The soldiera and aa.Ior of the country, irreepective oi party. race. or nationaUty, took an equaly houotable paft in tïcf endinj that couutry wben tbreötened, and maintaining th3 integrlty of the American bonor; aml, Whereas, Thè issues at ötalte liave been forevei settled by the resulte of Üie civil oontöst,-and placed beyond all future controveray by the fiindainent3l !awn of the lard; and, Whkeeas, The Kepublicau leaders, with dlagraceful impndenco and effrontery, and in open defiance of trutfas arrógate to themsMves the credit of BuppresBing the rebeilíon and maintaining the Union, and in open dieregard of truth and justice dfefy and denounce all aoltliers and Railors who now refiise to aubHorib to tboir polltical opinions &n flympathizers with the rebelllon and faithless to the Uuion cause; and, Whebeas, The leaders of the party ín power kave endeavored by bitter pnrlisaii sfrpealR to rekindle the animoBïtiH of the war and postpoue the full enjoyment of a glorious peac ; therefore, be it Resolved, By the Democratie soldiere and Eailors of the ITnitrd Staten in convention aesembled, That whiki fuUy rcrognizing the gallant acbievements of our ariuies, aüd grateful to Almighty God for the victory of Ihc Union caiïfe, we do hereby, in the ïntereets of harmony and feUowsbip betweu the Statea, and in the name of our comrades who died to secure these national blessiugs, enter an earnest and solemn protectt against all attempts to revivo the h at red and prejudices engendered by tlie civil atrife. Jte$olved, That now, aR duving the period when the war was in progrees, lu which tho question was fiually and irrevoeably eettled, we pronounce the doctrine of the riglit of Bccession a fatal heresy, without foundation of rigbt in oursystemcf Government, deatrwctive alike of the best interests of tho fiouth and North, and while wo are iïrm in our resolve to preserve the integrity of the National Government as settïed by the stern arbltrament cf the Bword, yet, as eoldiera wbo were engaged in honorable warfare, we reecgoize the gallantry with whicb those lately in arrae against us sought to nuintain what we belíeve to be a fatal error, and now, since Ihey havo accepted the reBnlts of the war and recoguized their obligations to the policy of the UeptiMtcan party whicb permite tho uulawful plundering of the South and seoks to perpetúate Bectional pi-t'juüict' in order to continue itaelf in power. lïeüolved, That while we maintain tbat every citijsen of tbe country, without regard to race or color, Bhould be protected in tho full enjoyment of the right of suffrage, we denounce the efforts of the administration to coDtrol tbe electious of cortuin States of thia Union by the aid of the army as a (langeroue innovation upoa the rigiits of the people, unwarranU'd by law, and ahowing a determination upon the part of tbe Repnbücan party to carry tbe comiug Presiilential election by f orce and fraud. lipsolveil, Tbat wo return our tbanks to the last Houto of Kcpreeentatives for tbe passage of tbe bill equalizing tbe bonnties of the soldiers and sailord of the Union, and we denounce the República n Señale for defeating tho moasure. Resolved, Tbat the hope of the industry of the nation now prontrated by the Infamous lcgisiation of the Eepublican party, whoreby the people have been robbed of just compcnBation for labor, dcpends ipon the succese of the Democratie party, which alone eau reatore confidence to the masses and insure to labor fair remuneration for houest work. Resolved, That in the wideapread prestitntion of oñiciHl dignity, in tb o debaucuery and corrupLion of the civil service, In tho reign of an iniquitous and tbievïng hd min Ui rat ion tn all of thf South, in tbe mistaken and ruinons legi lation on financc and in tbe consequent deprussion of commerce and intitastrfes, wo do not recognize the sigua of revi ving %vclfaro or the legitímate, wholesomo and honest f ruits of tbe war. Resolved, That in tho name of patriotism and to insure the pursuits of pcace and a healthier tone of public ïoorale, we do hereby demand a cbange of admiuistrstiou tbat a chango úf pulicy ínuy repulí, aud, to tbis end we iuvite tho co-operation of all, without regard to past party tics, who tbink tbe erittia bas como when juut legièJatlon and rigor in publio lifc can alone bring an era of wibo and peaceful Rovernmeut. RvHOleed, That the assumption that tho Union was saved by a party aud not by tho whole people lrfOBpecUve of pirty ia false, Hlanderoui, and unpatriotic; tbat ie disercdits tbe living and dishonors the dead. and we eolemnly donounce the assumption. Itesolvid, Tbat in 8. 3. Tilden and T. A. Hendricke wo rtcognize Btatesmen who have givcu assurances in their careers of a will and a way to redeeni the country from the control of rings, to prosecute platie of civtl-aervice riorm, to restore tho mnjesty of local Belf-government on the basis of the constitution, and issue fruitful blessings of prosperity aml peaott, umi wo do bereby pledgt them our hearty and undivided support.