The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1862-07-30
The Constitution as It Is, ana the


Union 1t Was.
The above was the caption of the sell.
styled Democratic party of this county, as
they call themselves, requesting all good
Democrats, and all conservative cftSsess of
POsey county, to meet in the town of New
Harmony. on Saturday, the 26th instant to
organize and appoint delegates to attend
the great conservative mass meeting, to be
held at Indianapolis, on the 3oth instant,
also to select delegates to the Congressional
Convection, to meet at Vincennes, on the
18th of August next. 49, 1@t 1-l '1s
This maneuvre has been done under the
direction OF some big men, an ex-State Sem
ator, aud an ex-clerk of court, both well
known in this region OF country. After rs
semblinP together and appointing their off,
GERS, about the frst proposition made, was to
subscribe to the State Sentinel, as there was
an agent present, and that they couldget the
IN reliable paper in Indiana for the small
sum of, t,oeRty.f ie cents a quarter, to which
they subscribed literally. Now, is not this
suggestive of the sense of the meeting; how
long is the countyto suffer covert treason
to be sown broadcast 10 the land, and it
emanating from our State Capital, it seems
truly strange that while Indiana is pouring
out the best blood in support of our be-
loved Government in the rebellion, that In
dianapolis should be the head from which
emanates more covert treason than all the
rest of the State put together. EVery idea
these self-styled Democrats advance are
borrowed from the State Sentinel, their
horror that the negro should be used to
work for the federal army, their great fear
that the rebels shorid be hurt aud their
property taken from them, thus object to
pay taxes for the support of the government
that this Is an Abolition war, and they
were the cause of it (; that the Constitution
had been laid aside. All of these ideas and
many more of a like kind we're dissemina-
ted in this regioniby the State Sentinel, that
being the only paper of that class taken
here, with the exception of few copies of
the Cincinnati Enquirer. o laesb
/ The resolutions which were passed, 1 will
say nothing, as there is some dispute among
those who heard them. Judging however
from the well know n secession proclivities
of large portion OF the delegates appoint
ed By The meeting, the object was to give
encouragement to the rebel cause, under the
disguise of Democracy, or to put it in the
mildest language possible, "they love their
party far better than their country. asa
Captain Hodge, of the Goth regiment was
here, in expectation that the patriotism of
the so-called Democracy would assist him
to fill up his ranks, but alas only the cold
shoulder was offered the noble Captain.
| However, it now remains for US to pass
the ordeal through which nearly all great
nations have psssed-a crisis through
which it is necessary for great people to
pass, in order to test their capacity for free
and self-govern ment. Even with cur mild
government, too many have forgotten the
privileges we enjoy. Now, we are testing
| for tie last time the power of people to
govern themselves and we should recollect
that we are only passing the ordeal that
every existing nation has passed, we see
the promise in the future to be still more
proud than ever of our country. This is
not the land where the lamp of freedom is
to go out. Who have been so blessed as
we? and yet in madness and wiekedness
the flag of rebellion has been raised. What
was rebellion instituted for, and for what
| is the war waged2 1t was instituted for
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the wicked purpose of destroying a repub-
lican government and the war is waged on
our part TO preserve and perpetuate the
government, even at the sacrifice of our
lives. ,...,.-. fs.--s ss-ta aas 3.
The life of the government is paramount
to all other questions. We owe all to our
government, but alas how many are there
at this present moment recreant to their OBJ
legations as native born Americans. A man
owes all his means and energies to the
country. and the mass of the people now
demonstrate this idea by coming up SO no.
bly, to the conflict. Let every barrier be
sacrificed, let it be what it may.
Trusting as soon as the proceedings of tbs
Both are published, may obtain a glimpse
at them in the Journal with remarks. &C.
QUILL.
Posey County, Ind, July 26th, 1862.
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