The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1862-10-11

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ding that he had got the indignation Of
his hearers worked up to proper point
on this item, then proceeded to discuss
the proposition that all this might have
been avoided, that the Republicans were
! the cause of the war. that they voted
down the Crittenden amendment, that
they refused and voted against every
conciliatory measure, and were bent on
the destruction of the country. Fellow
citizens, said the Judge, you know
that two years ago, in this very church,
I predicted this condition of things, and
now it is upon us.
ThessJudge then proceeded to discuss
tile niger question in all its phrases.
He told of the many mournful sights he
saw in Washington. He was quite fear
full that the day was not far not far dis
tant when there would be nobody but
/ Congressman and niggers.
From the niger the Judge proceeded
to ventillate the many wonderful things
he had done for the soldiers How he
had visited the hospitals, and ike good
| Samaritan administered to their wants.
'Why if the soldiers were al in M dis
trict would be reelected by 5000 ma
jority" He also spoke of his patriotic
sons who were in the service of the gov.
ernment, and then took his seat.
After Judge Law finished Mr.. Hyne's
asked him if he might say few words in
way of reply. To this the Judge gave a
courteous and willing assent, bat urged
Mr.. Hynes to make his speech short, as
he wished to hear it, but was in a hurry
to get to New Harmony.
Mr.. Hynes then proceeded to dissect
he Judge. He asked Judge Law how
it happened that while he was opposed to
the Republicans in nearly every meas
ure that came before the House, he was
found voting with Thadeus Stephens, to
prevent the pay of soldiers being in
creased four dollars per month? To
this the Judge gave no answer. The
question was unanswerable. --.-
Mr.. Hynes then took up the Judges
objections to the tax law. He dared
Judge Law to point out single article
Of farms products, aside from the soil
tary tax on cattle slaughtered for sale
on which the farmer was compelled to
pay taxes. No, said Mr. Hynes, the
farmers are not taxed. They may have
1000 bushels each of wheat, corn, and
oats, and they pay no taxes on these;
they may have 500 horses, 500 cattle,
and thousands of hogs, and upon all
these no taxes are levied; and yet Judge
Law has the assurance to get up before
an intelligent audience and assert that
tie poor-the farmers-are taxed dispro-
portionately to the wealthy. When chal.
lenged to point out the farm products
that were taxed, the Judge failed "tc
come to time" both when the question
was propounded and in his subsequent
speech. Mr.. Hynes then wanted the
Judge to answer this question. off
said he, Judge Law is opposed to higl
taxes, why was it that when bill wa;
introduced in Congress to levy a specia
tax of S30,00O,000, and a proposition
was introduced to reduce the amount t.
$20,000,000, Judge Law Uoted Ggains
tie reduction" This was deadener,
and the Judge failed, of course, to re
spond.
Mr. Hynes then proceeded to prov,
that, so far from refusing to conciliate
the Republicans did all in their power tt
prevent the disruption of the Union
They adopted the Crittenden resolution
they added new article to the constitu
ton, declaring that Congress had nj
power to interfere with slavery in thu
States; but all to no purpose, for thu
Southern conspirators were determined
or destroying the Government and erect
ing an aristocrvtical monarchy upon tn,
RUNS.
Rut we have not space to enumeratt
all the points raised by Mr.. Hynes. HI
spoke about three-quarters of an hour
and after he got through, the Judge pro
ceeded to reply in another speech o
about an hour in length. Instead of ia
king up Mr. Hynes questions seria-
tim and replying to them so that the PEG
pie could see where he stood, he branch
ed off into a discussion of the confsca
ton bill, attempting to show that it hat
injured the Uunion feeling in the Soutl
and made thousands of traitors out @
good Union men. This of course, i
merely matter of opinion with tn
Judge. His failure to reply to the point
raised by Mr.. Hynes was observed by tn
audience who could not see why Judg
Law, if he was disposed to be homes
with them should not give them diGnit
: answers to the many pertinent question
' propounded.
: There was an amusing after-piece
, close the exercises of the Afternoon