The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1862-08-14

time when the Northwest will be an APP
pendage of the Confederacy.
We fight not only for peace and law, but
for liberty.
We look back with pride to our fathers
who fought through the Revolution-not
for fifteen months but for seven long dreary
years. Now, if we would preserve the lib
erty they achieved for Us, we must fight for
it. We must send forth to the field not this
million only, but if necessary another and
another.
But there is no use of my talking longer
on this subject. II you are not convinced
of your duty now, what will convince you?
We have a government on one hand formed
by wise men. A constitution signed by
Washington himself. 1t is good govern
ment that has harmed no one. All have
have prospered under it. Our commerce
has spread to every sea. Fertile farms and
untold wealth have been secured through
| its bene6cent institutions. 1t has helped US
and benefited Us in every way. In word
it is the old government of Washington.
On the other hand we have the govern
/ ment of JEFF Davis. Who made it? Floyd
/ the thief, JEFF. Davis, the swindler, and Sill
dell, the traitor.
Here we ask men to come and fight for
our common country. There they send a
corporal and four meu to catch all they can,
tie them on horses and drag them into the
army. And when they fight they draw up
three lines, one in the rear to prevent the
conscripts from running away. There they
don't want white men to work, they have
| their negroes to work, and take the white
men to fight. Now would take those ne
groes from them and let them work for us.
Choose ye this night, will ye have the
Government of Washington or that of JEFF
4 Davis? You can't shirk the issue. II
you say the Government of Washington
you must fight for it. Suppose you don't
Wouldn't you be a pretty set of fellows
What will the history of the world say i
the Government is not maintained Thus
will your children read it: "The Govern
ment was lost because the people were Toe
cowardIy to sustain it." And while they
read it when you are dead, don't you think
your bones will rattle in their graves2
Finally, implore you to come up 10 thi
, work as an act of brave, honest manhood
, Leaving out all question of patriotism ant
duty, for your ranhood's sake, and for hui
manity.
, / Tonight on James river, thousands o
! our brave boys. are sleeping in state of 40
) solute siege. They are our countrymen
! taken from our midst. 1t is dreary nigh
: to them. There they sit 10 their gloom.
: camp peering through the darkness and tn
) gloom, sigbiDg for the succor you owe then
and sending forth ever and anon The bite
t appeal "wby don't they Gomez" And thu
e day and night they wait and watch, an
: cry why don't they come 2" As boat a
t ter boat arrives and the expected reinforce
|. meHts come not, their hearts almost sin
: within them. Now will you not go to thei
e rescue? You must go soon or they are 10:
: forever. Will you let those brave boys b
n deserted? Will you let them. endure tn
d torments OF the internal Southern Dur
/, geous2 They must be saved. You owe
% to them as fellow countryman, you owe
d to humanity that they be saved from Il
y accursed dungeons of the South. 1t wi
e be day of deep humiliation when that o
lie flag shall be lowered on the banks of u
,t James river This must never be permi
h ted. know you will come to their resc'
j aud implore you to come now. (Lou
and continued cheering.