The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-08-03
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to whom, | am pleased to |
observe, the columns of the Evansville Jour
nal are always open, when their communi- |
cations do not depart from the well-known
rules of newspaper etiquette. We are pro-
vided with neither telegraphic nor railway
facilities for the transportation of news
items from this place, consequently half the
items of interest which every day occur in
our midst, are never circulated beyond the
confines of our own county. Considering,
then, the mutually of interests existing be-
tween the counties of Vanderburgh and
Spencer, and the extensive circulation of
your valuable paper, beg leave to occupy
a short space in your columns occasionally,
with letter from this place.
Since the reception of the sad intelligence
that our army had met with repulse at
Manassas, a fresh spirit of military enthusi-
assn has sprung up in our midst; four new
companies are being raised, and, if the fact
that energetic, substantial men are engaged
in the enterprise has any weight, the COM
panies will soon be full and ready to march.
hear it reported that one, raised by Capt.
Cyrus W. Metcalf, of Elizabeth, is about
full, and another, Cavalry from the upper
part of the county, has seventy men. Spen-
Ger County has already sent four companies,
besides more than one hundred, who left in
squads, and are now distributed among the
different regiments in Virginia.
The response of Indiana's brave sons to
their country's call has indeed been noble ;
and when, in the future, the historian is
called upon to chronicle the action of the
different States in assisting the Government
to crush the rebellion that is now making
our land a scene of desolation, Indiana, for
the alacrity of her officials, the noble gen.
erosity of her monied men, and the valor of
ersoldiers, will stand pre-eminent. Still we
ought not to claim for ourselves any praise
besides that of having done our duty well.
! We feel grateful for the exalted position we
occupy, which is owing, mainly, to the as
! sistance aud protection of our great Gov.
eminent, and we are now simply showing
our gratitude by our acts. But it is a de-
| plorable fact, and one which | record with
shame, that there are those among us who
have allowed blind partisan feeling to over
come gratitude, pride, honor; everything,
in fact, is sacrificed to the unholy desire of
assisting in the destruction of the " greatest
and best Government ever gwen to man."
thank Heaven that none Of them belong to
that intelligent and respectable class of men
who are ever found arrayed upon the side
4 of law and order, and who can appreciate
the blessings conferred upon us by the Fed
eral Union. These apolegists for treason
say that all the South wants is Liberty =
Have we not every kind of liberty known
to man No, there is one kind that we,
the mighty, free American people do not
possess, and to gain which the South is COW
marshalling her hosts in battle array; it is
NATURAL LIBERTY-which levels all law /:
which gives to the strong man the right
and power to Cypress tho weak that
! liberty under which there is no protection
to life or property, unless the bowie-knife
| and the rife affords it. This Government,
and all good Governments, were formed to
restrain men from doing wrong under the
license given them by this species of liber-
ty. Every man upon entering into society
gives up his natural right to do wrong, in
consideration that the body he is a member
of will protect him in the enjoyment of his
absolute and relative rights. States are gov
erned by the same rules. EaCn Southern
State gave up the right to declare war, even
in her own defense, knowing that when it
became necessary the Government would
assert her rights with strong arm. But
to use even such arguments as these with
men who sympathize with traitors, is like
"casting pearls before swine But this
rebellion will soon be ended, then the day
Of retribution will have come. To see them
! execrated, despised, cast off by all honest
men, is the desire of every loyal citizen.
There is probably no people on Indiana
border Who see and hear as much actual
secession as we of Spencer county. Owens
boro is blacker than Paducah. The follow
/ ing extract / take from the National IN
Democrat of that place. " We hoPe to see
the day when every member of the Dixie
Guards will return with scalp hanging by
| his side" Truly unfortunate are the hon.
est men who have cast their lot among
such a people. The city of Yelvingtou is
situated Immediately opposite this place,
about four miles ir the interior The good
people who inhabit this hole of iniquity up
on hearing few days since that McCul-
! Tough with II, 900 men had captured Lyon
with $4,000, celebrated the victory by Civ
ing huge barbecue which they were three
days preparing. Conspicuous among the
delicacies served upon that occasion was
cotton seed soup. Nineteen barrels OF
whisky were disposed of and they are still
hurrahiug for Mccullough. These worthless
are presided over by one @. V. Pierce, who
when asked why the people of Davies
county favored doctrine, having so little
cause replied, You steal our niggers. i;
like the majority of the traitors this one
never owned "uiggers" big toe nail
though those who have bad business in
tercourse with him are surprised that he
does not own two or three for, they affirm
that be would steal one if he had an OPP
| portunity. - ISL
Our crops are turning out abundantly
Wheat is selling at IS cents, merchants pay
ing l 0 cents more when received in satisfaC-
ton Of their bills Flour 81 90 per barrel
We hear Mr.. Veatch's name spoken of
as Colonel of the Regiment now at Camp
Vanderburg, and we are sure that no better
man could be selected from among the as
pirants. An excursion is proposed from
this place to your city, as soon as the regi-
ment is uniformed as we have three CON-
panies there. | will now close but you
will hear often from QUILL