The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1862-10-02
EVANSVILLE, IND. THURSDAY MORNING,

voted to defeat the bill by laying it on
the table. o
Judge Law voted against every posi-
bic mode of raising means to carry on
the War le 9s
Against the Direct Tax Bill of the
Special Session Against the Excise
and Internal Revenue bill of the Regular
Session. Against the Joint Resolution
declaring 1T to be the intention Of Con-
gress to lery q tar to support the Coo
e1RDaent Against the issue of Treasury
Notes at the Special Session, and again
at the Regular Session: and against ma
king them legal tender. is
Judge Law voted against every meas
ure that was calculated to hurt the Reb-
els:- atl8el
Against the bill to confscate the prop
erty of rebels to pay the expenses Of the
War; and against bill explanatory of
the latter act.
Against all measures to prevent our
officers and soldiers from being used to
run down and return the fugitive slaves
of Rebels.
Against the bill to free the slaves of
Rebels in arms against the Govern
ment
Against the bill to collect taxes from
Rebels in insurreetionary Districts i
Against the bill requiring an oath of
loyalty from officers of the Government
Against inquiring into alleged treas
enable conduct of member of Con-
gress.
Against the bill authorizing our ar
mics to subsist off the enemy.
q Judge Law is great stickler for "7he
Constitution as ii is;' and in his speech
in Congress on the Confscation Bill, de-
clared that the man who would "close
the present unhappy contest by recon
structing this Union upon any other ba-
SIS than that prescribed by our Fathers
IN the compact formed by them that
IS, ae0utd amend the Constitution in our
faror-" is traitor, and should be hung
as high as Haman" Yet he twice voted
In Congress to amend the Constitution
at the dictation of Rebels in arms against
the Government, in any way that would |
satisfy them.
kaAnd in all these votes, Judge Law vo- |
ted, or lodged, with Allen, Ancona,
johnson, Knapp, Morris, Noble, Pendle- |
ton, Richardson, Robinson, Shiel, Val |
landigham, Voorhees,, and Chiffon A. |
White, the members of Congress with |
whom he joined on the Sth Of Nav last |
in issuing An address to the Democ-
racy of the United States" (they being
fourteen out of nearly fifty Democratic |
members insisting upon the re-organi-
zation of that party against the Govern
ment, for the avewed purpose of forcing
the Government to abandon the war, and |
submit to an ignominious peace.
For the proof of all that is herein al |
legged, reference is made to page and date |
of the House Journals and Congressional
Globe, and the people can ne test tw5fshsc its sc4r HI
their County and Township Libraries
Fellow-citizens, our country is in dam
ger; our homes are invaded; our sons
and brothers are on the stricken field;
many of their bones lie bleaching on the |
plains of the South; our liberties are in
danger; the very existence of our Gov
hangs tremblingly in the bal |
ance; our wounded and bleeding country
calls aloud for its friends to rush to its
rescue. If you think you respond to
that call by returning to Congress one
who has represented you, and who will
again represent you, as the Record shows
Judge Law has represented you, God
help the Country |
have asked Judge Law to meet me
face to face with the people, and tell
them why he thus voted. Why he voted
against crippling the Rebelsl Why he
voted against the best interests of the
country Why he voted to increase the
pay of the officers and decrease the pay
of the poor soldierl The country asks
him why! l shall continue to discuss
these matters before the people, and
invite them to attend my ap-
pointments and hear me- And l now
again challenge Judge Law to appear
and defend himself
ALVAH JOHNSON.