The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1862-06-23


nize the discordaet eEemeats aud Gu, ot
chaos bring order and the reign of equity
and peace, .st.s. ..-
Hpret0f1re the yoke of Government has
rested so easily on our shoulders thai we
hardly realiz a we had been governed at
all, or that We have had any laws or re-
straints over Us, aud where'ore should we
have complained? But nov we must make
up our minds to bear the teins of Cover o.
ment little more tightly drawn. We
must sus,ain our institutions with willing
hearts and ready hands, or must relapse
into anarchy aud strife
The great evil which has hi herto beset
Us, has bSen the party spirit that has .raa
rampant throughout our land, and has ever
been a controlling power Al our ballot box.
+ We have not Of late applied the Jefferson
test to our Government servants - 's are
thry honest are they cspable?' On the
the contrary, the Inquiry has been, " are
they available2 viii they serrs the interest
of1he Pariy2' This course of policy must
nov be aband9ntd we must inHugurate a
radical change Ia this ragard
With the rilh hind Of feelings we trdst
we meet to-day. We are here, not as d M
ocrats, not as Republicans nor as Southern
sympath sers, or with Abortion prochri-
ties, but as men of he Republic, srnkieg
all party creeds and auding on the broad
b ,sis-our coun;ry as our faibers framed
IT, We must all come thus, laying aside
all party names, and Uniting as brethren of
one common family for the common good.
We should come together with no feelings
of hatred in our hearts, aud not TO crimI-
nate our neighbor wLO may not see aad
act Just as we do. We believe there are
but lew indeed in these loyal States, who
can persuade themselves TO sforego the bless
ings of our revolutionary compact.
Yet if any such there be, we would ap-
preach them with the spirit of persuasion,
for as our object is 10 preserve uutranieied
the freedom Of the press and of speech, we
would not lass hasty sentence of con
demnation upon any. +'.
In this way We hope 10 rebuke tbespirit
of insubordination, sleuce the voice Of de-
fiance 10 constitutional law, intercept the
reckless and disobsdlent steps Of rebellion,
ard restore throughout the length and
breadth of our domsin the authority, su
.pFemacy and power of this free and equal
Government, Fsa
On motion of John A. Mann commit
tee Of five were appointed by the Cbsir 10
nominate delegates to the State Union
Convention, to be held at indianapolis on
The ls. .h inst. am el .-s !
Wm. Macarthur, John Burtis, Milton
Black, Asa Williams, and W. A. Twigg |
were appointed as such committee.
The following named gent emens we're I
reported as such Delegates TO the Conven-
ton: --s5
From Black Township-John A Marn,
VI IN. II. Larkiu, James F. Welborn, F. @. I
Decker, Charles f. Leonard, Lawrence |
James, Richard Barter, Charles Leunig, and |
Thomas Abbott.
Lynn Township p. D. Wilson, Peter
Kivett, Conrad Mdtz, VIM. Alexander, Har-
rison Thomas.
Point Township Waiter G. Hodge, J .
Redman, Sampson Greathouse, F. A. Ash |
R9gE5h ga5m5aq Th2mqS .S G0abliP 0a9bliPRZJa, samson e.
J. Rogers, J. B. Elliott, Ed. T. Cox, John
Cooper, Jr., w. A. Twigg.
Robb Towuship-Jos. Davis, John Robb,
Moses Endicott, VIM. Williams, ThOs. Ja-
quess, J chm S. Waters.
Marrs Township-Judge Urban Marrs, J.
M. Carson. aa
Robb Township Robt. Stephens, John
Decker, F. Gabe e.
Smith Township John W. Whiting, ST.
las H. Cox, John wilson.
Bethel Tow nship-John Boyle.
Center Township--Dr. Smith, l. u
Wade.
: The foregoing n; me on te'ng reported,
were unanimously confirmed by vote of
he meeting.
On motion the Secretaries were instruct
d to prepare the proceedings of the meet.
ng, and have them published in the South
W estern Advocate and the Evansville
Journal.
Z. R. JAMES, Presid Mt.
E. J. RODGERS, Vice Pres't.
JAS F. WELDoaE' secy's.