The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1863-08-06

your Government in time of war. /
this the. example set by Webster. Cla,
and the great leaders of the Whig part,
when General Jackson throttled nullifi
cation, or is it the example of the torie!
of the Revolution? -tT
Without we'll organized. powerful
Government able to put down all oppo
sltlon, there can be no liberty. Liberty
does not consist in license 1t consists
in the secure enjoyment of the privileges
prescribed by the laws. 1t implies ODE
dience to the laws. 1t implies hearty
support to the Government in all meas
ures necessary for its existence and Sc
curity. Our liberty, all our privileges,
are at stake in the attempt now made to
overthrow the Government. We owe to
this Government something besides the
payment of taxes. Our duty is not COM
pieted by keeping out of the peniten-
nary, 6y simply not trapSgressineg, ne, etIh4ff etIh4ff
ment allegiance, hearty, cheer ful and ac-
tive. We should encourage and sup
port the agents who have been chosen
to perform the functions of the Govern
ment. A eopperhead may think his duty
performed if he pays taxes with much
grumbling; if he only talks treason and
does not act il; if he criticises an officer
and soldier, but is afraid to share their
dangers; if he abuses and libels the Pres
ident and all in authority; if he finds
fault with all they do without-t the charity
to admit their patriotism To a Copper
head all the dangers that now threaten
our national existence are materials fer
party criticism; with a patriot they onlyin
duce frmer and more manly tread to the
support ofthe Government and to the aid
of those citizens who have been chosen
to uphold our flag or guide our coun-
sells
DEvII.IN
If am correct, my friends, in my state
ment of the duty of citizen, ask you
if you perform your duty by acting with |
a party that has no eproaches for the
public enemy and no praise for its de- !
tenders; L know that the leaders en-
deavor to cloak their movements under I
the name of the Democratic parry; but
mark it, whenever any member of that |
marty proves himself prominently pat !
rot, he is denounced, Applause
Rosecrans was a Democrat and is a
hero and patriot. Applause. What
do these maignants say of him? That
he is one of ''Lincolns hirelings and
minions." Burnside was a Democrat,
and is a brave, modest and excellent
officer. Cheers. But what do they
say Of him? He is "tyrant'' and a ''des-
pot" he arrested Vallandigham; he
trampled upon the rights-the most sa-
cred rights-ofa citizen by arresting
HMaaslfbffa6Fttee5d HAS fbffa6Fted nRtltaf nRtlaf EassG, sagacous,
fhm Hg Is 6eaMath Mthah he GO 1Ad5hhd not at
low the women of New Orleans to insult
his soldiers. He compelled the chivalry
ofLousiana to obey the laws. Cheers.
Andrew Johnson was Democrat, but
when Davis, Toombs and the leading reb-
els undertook to subvert this Government
by war and secession he denounced them,
and leaving wife, children, property and
friends-presenting an example OF pat
riotism and fidelity almost without ex-
ampIe-has fought the good fight with
answering firmness Cheers. What
do th ese men say of him? He has turn
ed Abolitionist; he is no better than Gar
rison or Phillips. Thousands of Demo
Gratis have won immortal honor in this
war. Applause, Some of them have
sealed their devotion with their blood;
but living or dead, in body or in spirit,
they appeal to you with united voices to
Law aside your party afhnities and unite to
maintain the Government of your faith
ers.-[ Loud applause