The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1862-09-13
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The Hypocrisy OF the Wouid-De

Among other resolutions adopted at
the late Wadesville Convention was the
following: Iiss9ss assa aFea oaH 4a
We must respectfully but earnestly
urge upon President Lincoln, to use all
his influence and power to speedily
crush the present unnatural rebellion
against the best Government In the
WorldIaal a ssah5aas .os25 sesal
The cool hypocrisy of the above, conn
| ing from the leaders of that Convention,
/ is perfectly refreshing. We do not doubt
( that the sentiment of the resolution met
the hearty concurrence of the masses at
that Convention. In fact we have al
ways believed and contended that the
masses of the Democracy of old Posey
are right on the great question of the
day, and would have ere this arrayed
themselves clearly and emphatically on
the side of the Union, had it not been
4 for the Vaccinations, misrepresentation
and demagoguery of their wouid-be
These latter, realizing that the reten-
ton of their position and power depend
ed upon keeping up the party organiza-
ton, have long been working to that
end. No means have been unemployed,
no expedient left untried, to instil this
idea into the minds of the masses. Every
passion, prejudice and antipathy of men
over whom thew previously possessed al
most unlimited control has been appeal
ed to, but, as the sequel has shown, with
but partial success. In vain the masses
of the party have been told that they
must not be seduced into any co-opera-
ton with their ancient political foes.
In vain has nearly every act OF the, Gov
4 ernment been misconstrued and Inisre-
presented, and the necessity of continued
opposition to its measures urged The
natural good sense and patriotism OF the
masses could not be wholly stultlhed.
4 The true condition of the country was
before them, clear as the sun at MONDAY.
| A terrible struggle is going on, the issue of
4 which must be either the preservation or
destruction of the government. In that
issue, every inhabitant of the North has
an equal and vital interest. If the Gov
: ernment triumphs, all will be well; if the
: rebels against its authority succeed, who
! can foresee the terrible consequences,
which all alike must share. We say the
, masses of the Democracy of old Posey
I appreciate the true character of the crisis
, that is upon us, and, notwithstanding the
notorious reluctance and opposition Of
their would-be leaders, have forced the
/ latter into an endorsement of the war
: 1t is our purpose to show up the hypoc
a | risy of those leaders,, and to demon
! ssrate to the masses of the party whom
!. they are endeavoring to seduce into sup
!, porting them for office, that they are un
' worthy Of their confidence or support
. On the 26th of July last, the very same
4 men who q got up" and managed th'
/ Wadesyille Convention, conveneda meet
e ing of the Democracy at New Harmony
a | At that time, it appears, they fancied tina
I they had succeeded in the object for whicl
, they had labored SO long and zealously
4 and had educated the masses of the par
!. tv up to the point of unconditional oppo
| sition to the Government Although
f this was far from being the case, there
o being no systematized opposition to them
r the Headers" had it all their own way a
+. the meeting. We, however, to test tn
IS matter, drew up series of resolutions
q among which, was one unqualifedly de
G nouncing the rebellion, and emphatical
y ly endorsing the war. These resolution
a. we unthoughtedly permitted to go befor
IS the Committee on Resolutions" whic
d was of course selected by the Headers,
. and the result was our resolution neye
le saw day light afterwards. And yet thes
a very same men, who in July rejected
e resolution endorsing the War, in Angus
q ttresnectfuIly but earnestlv urge upo
Al President Lincoln, to use all his infil
o. ence and power to crush the present r
/ bellion." Was ever hypocrisy NOR
- transparent, or selfstultifcation moI
in complete. se