The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1862-04-22
The Meeting SATURDAY last.


The editor OF the Journal and the few
that he controls and The few thai control him
having for soue tays pact feft themselves
10 an uncomfortable condition Ia regard TO
their wanton neglect 70 coniEibate 10 the
wounded and suffering soldier and g. at
fond Union meetings 70 give expressions Of
JOY over Union Victories AID 30 encourage
our brave soldiers that have been and sre
so nobly battlelng for the Constitution the
laws. our liberties and the Union. and wish
ing to make amends FOR their past acte. when
the rebellion IS on its last legs In accof-
dance with the suggsstion- Of lhe Journal
and the proclamation Of be Honor tho
Mayor. they a-cembled II the Couu House
on Saturday last AZ . O'Clock p. m Tho
old bell was well -li thoroughly rane and
after the solemn request he people had Sc
ceived from the Journal aud the psoelama
ton Of his Honor, Il wa expected that he
meeting would be iaree and imposlnl. hDi
the mountain labored and brought forth
a mole hill. for when the meeting was
called 20 order. Tie LARGE number of silieen
who have for the pas, year been The pstri.
Otto uunion loving, rebellion crushing. sol.
diers relief contributing portion of this com-
muniiy gathered together, determined at
last 10 place Themselves on the right side oil
the record. It IS useless for rs 10 detail the
proceedings OF the meeting as they took par.
ticular pains to have the same spread on
record and ordered 70 be published in the
cit, papers. But ihcre are a few iransac
tions that we are fearful that the Secretary
has failed to note and we give them 10 tho
publie. A. soon a. the meeting was organ.
lied, some one who felt very disagreeabis
about the sparse attendance. moved an AL
iournment to some subsequent day. but the
ring master getting his eye and giving
him a frown that only lacked the lighting tC
make a thunder bolt. the motion was with
drawn-the siyieea were determined aiteI
one year to have themselves right on til,
record. The editor of the journal in hi
patriotic remarks exhibited much feeling o
emotion and tie tears lowed freely dow
his fufrowed cheeks AMI the beating of hi
heart could be distinctly heard against hi
heaving bosom, when he referred to GU
suffering soldiers in the tented field. O
course all abolitionists, alias the Republican
had to come in for a tilt, (for how could j
be possible for hat sirteeR to say or do any
thing without dragging partly into it, II
complained that there was none of his part
there why should there be (f that part
exists here Judging from the abuse tina
they have from day to day received througl
his journal. one would suppose that h
had long since come TO the conclusion tina
they are a sort of an gnimal he did not wis
TO affiliate With.
After the meeting got fully under way
was evident that there was much dissatisfac
ton among the sirteeR in regard TO the al
tendance. they felt they had been for son
unaccountable reason, S~Rutbed, and a
ter a consultation among the leaders, th'
clltJI VI IN o'aefd hiu~ttt II VI
table and for some time was engaged busil
in writing. the meeting coming to a clos
without his making ans further remarks
We supposed he had becD writing an editor
il for the journal. But shortly after th
meeting adjourned a paper Was found in N
Court House. on the table upon which Va
written the following proclamation IA ID
EDITOR we'll known hand