The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1863-07-21

is the township that 100 men were sent
into to protect the enrolling Commission
er from an imaginary interference with
the enrolment. At the last election
there were but 81 Republican votes cast
in that township.
This looks very plausible on paper,
but like many other apparently fine items
that appears in that paper, it wasn't true.
The Lafayette Journal exposes the false
hood. We copy its statement of the fac
in the case:
! We know the above to be untrue
Here are the facts: No one could be-
found in the township who would under
take to enroll the militia. A man from
tIhe@adjoining township was prevailed
upon to undertake the arrangement He
had not more than begun before he was
met by all manner of opposition, and
threatened with the loss of his life. Some
cursed him, others threatened to kill him
and most of those called upon refused to
answer any questions
Handbills were posted upon the black
smith shop and at every Gro sr ais in
the township, purporting to sbe the re-
solves of the Democrats of Jackson town
ship, declaring that they would resist to
the death any and every one who would
try to enroll the militia of jackson town
ship. The enrolment was stopped, and
no other course could be pursued than
the one adopted.
When the armed force arrived in the
evening, some twenty-five men left for
parts unknown-men who had declared
open hostility to the enrolling of said
township-men who were part ofthe reg
ularly organized company, determined
to fight rather than submit to the laws of
the land. Notwithstanding the armed
force the enrolling officer was assaulted
and fire arms drawn upon him.
Instead of seventy-siX men on the Fri
day mentioned in the above article, Or
ganizing and rendering their services,
they were running all over the lower part
of Parke county, raising men to make
an attack upon the soldiers who were
there to see that the law was enforced.
Three hundred was. assembled on Friday
evening, one mile south of Jackville,
to attack the soldiers, and but for a few
men-men whom we could name-they
would have tried the experiment. We
know that no ten men in jackson town.
ship have rendered their services to the
Governor But two have volunteered
during the war, and the township now
harbors more deserters than it ever sent
to the war as volunteers.
OF CoURsE.-The New York Herald
comedies that the riot in that city
was occasioned by the speeches of
Democrats like uased AaeedrifRggha rifRggh are are but the
echoes of Seymour, Vallandigham, and
Voorhees,. The Herald comments on
speech made by Burr previous to the in
surrection as follows:
"The speech of Chauncey c. Burr,
and his reception at the meeting in the
! Twentieth Ward on Thursday evening,
are calculated to stir up moblike spirit
in this CITY, If Mr. Burr is not careful,
he aciU raise storm that aciU terminate
IN resurrection and bloody scenes an this
city. When this mob spirit is once start
/ ed, no person can tell where it will end,
or who will be sacrificed by its ven
geance While Mr.. Burr poured out his
invective, counselled resistance to our
national authorities, and appealed to the
beastly passions of the assemblage, he
still declared himself Democrat, and
would have US understand that he is one
of the leaders. But his speech was any
thing but Democratic in tone, and shows
great lack of craftsmanship in the lead
ers of the Democratic party in the city
in allowing such clustering men as Burr
to assume to set themselves up as lead
ers of the party in crisis like the pres
ent
OF course Burr is a Democrat What
better proof of the fact can he adduce
than by literally abusing the Admins
: tration and stirring up a factious opposl
ton to its measures? Denunciation o.
the war and abuse of the Government
are tests of Democracy. He is most q
f Democrat who can go farthest in these
particulars. Vallandigham was nomi
mated as tie standard-bearer Of the De
j., mocracy of Ohio because he far excelleC
v all others in his efforts to block the gov
: ernmental wheels and insure the success
of the rebels Had he not been theil
. "style of man" he would never have re
E ceived the Democratic nomination fo
: Governor.
- THE RIOT IN New YoRK.-It SEEM
: that the riot in New York was premedi
e tated, just as we surmised. The 1rib
une says the draft was merely the occa
q sion. The cry of the mob was, "Pul
down that id fagl" I" Kill the d
nigger!" Resistance to the draft wa
l. !. merely the occasion of the outbreak. l
n was not simply riot, but the commence
e ment of a revolution organized by tn
. sympathizers in the North with tn
:, Southern rebellion. 1t was meant, say
e the Tribune, to break out on the 4th, bu
: was postponed by Lees defeat.
o Our Recent Victories. By the Pres
- ident of the United States, A Proc
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