The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1862-10-08

Communicated.
Facts Worth Remembering.

last IhS poHucdI Acdu0lS VI eAAoS Sit'So VI
fault-6nding and disappointed politicians
in the North, who are commonly called
i" Butternuts Tin allusion to the butter
nut uniform worn by those, doing service
in the army of JEFF Davis, met in Con-
ventiou at indianapolis to prostitute the
name of Democracy, and disgrace the
anniversary of the great victory at New
Orleans, of that old hero and war-demo-
crat ofthe coercion school, Andrew Jack
son.
Remember that those miserable party
hacks and political tricksters then and
there organized an anti-scar party, at
variance with every principle of Democ-
racy, and acknowledged their allegiance
to party, to be higher than their allegi-
ance to the country, by resolving that
the Union and the Constitution can be
preserved alone, by the reconstruction of
their party, to power.
Remembar, that in their platform, in
stead of strengthening the hands of the
Government, and sinking the partisan in
the patriot, by laying aside for the time
being, the bitter animosities of party,
and endeavoring to have a united North
to preserve the Government, as there is
united South to destroy it, they devoted
themselves to the blacklist calumny and
abuse of those, having in hand, the ad-
ministration of the government to sup
press this wicked rebellion, and through
whom alone, it can be done, without re-
sorting to revolution and bloodshed in
the North, to depose them from power;
and they announced to the world and to
the Southrn Confederacy in particular,
that the party IN poscer, has fully demon
strated its inability to conduct the Gov
eminent through its present difficulties.
Remember that John G. Davis made
speech in that Convention, in which he
spoke of his old personal friend JEFF
Davis" and of his (Jeff Davis many
friends in Indiana" which speech was
applauded by the Convention, and was
published as part of its proceedings.
Remember that the candidates for
State offices, nominated by that Conven-
E ton, who are asking the loyal masses of
the State of Indiana to vote for them, &C
cepted their nomination with alacrity,
and by that act endorsed the platform
I and proceedings of that Convention, in
the fullest and most unqualified man.
ner.
+ Remember that the Convention of the
both of July last attempted to erect
ightning-rod to the Sth-of-January Con-
vention, and to sugar-coat the Secession
E pill of that Convention, which they were
fearful the honest masses would not
f easily swallow: yet they endorsed and
Q recommended to the people those candi-
Sth. ofJanuary Convention, and who had
0 heartily endorsed its unpatriotic platform
f and proceedings.
1 Remember that of about fifty Demo
E Gratis in Congress, only fourteen could
: be induced to sign an address to the De-
t mocrauy of the country, which was SINH
r lar in its character to the platform of the
Sth-of-January Convention, and which
: counselled the reorganization of the old
D Democratic party as sectional party;
: for it is plain that the reorganization of
t the Democratic or any other party, at
: this time, while the South is in rebellion,
h? would be confined to the North alone,
: and would be subject to the same obiec-
r ton which Democrats urged against the
a Republican party two years ago, as sec
i tional in its organization.
4 Remember that the platform and pro-
3 ceedings of the Sth-ofJanuary Conven-
ton, and the address to the Democracy
Of the country issued by Judge Law and
= thirteen other renegade Democrats in
Congress, (Which Judge Law says is the
proudest act of his life,) were reprinted
in almost all the Southern newspapers
as evidence of division in the North, and
were commented upon as the great hope
of the Southern Confederacy in the final
success of its scheme 10 divide the Union
and destroy our nationality
: Remember that in the lifetime of An
I drew Jackson--the man above all others
7 whom the Democrats love and revere
Judge Law was Wing, and an anti
Jackson man, hunting him down to his
grave with the most bitter opposition.
: Remember that the course of Judge
Law in Congress against the vigorous
prosecution of the war, and the coercion
of the South into submission to the Con-
: stitution and the laws, is consistent with
,, his former course of opposition to An
drew Jackson.
Remember that Judge Law voted for
E more men and money than was called
for by the President but when the
means for raising that money by taxa
ton was demanded by the exigencies of
the country, and the destitute and starv-
ing condition of our soldiers in the field,