The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1863-07-30
Rev. Heary Ward Beecher and the
"P0cket,"


TIE London Daily NelCs published a
lengthy article on the Rev. Henry Ward
Beecher which contained some remark
,shle paragraphs. The Ne.cs says, al
though Mr.. Beecher has declined making
any public addresses, he has been in
frank and cordial communication with
large number of Englishmen who take
an interest in the emancipation policy
of Mr.. Lincoln's Government; and then
proceeds to give some of Mr.. Beechers
views and opinions. We copy only that
part of the article in which our people are
interested Says the Netcs:
On no point has Mr.. Beecher been
more anxiously Intercepted than on the
state of parties and opiniOnsin the North
with respect to the prosecution OF the
war. Mr. Beecher states that, contrary
to the belief generally prevailing here,
there is a substantial unity between the
Democratic and Republican parties He
speaks with respect of the liberty with
which the Democrats eriticise the Adj
ministration of Mr.. Lincoln, and ac-
quits them Of all design of obstructing
his government. He is convinced that
the war would be carried on under
Democratic President as vigorously as
under President elected by the Repub-
hcan party.
The explanation he gives of the posi-
ton and conduct of the Woods, Fernan-
do and Benjamin, who have started a
cry for peace at any price, is substantially
that which has been repeatedly given by
our New York correspondent. be says
they are political outcasts, with whom
the true Democratic party neither can
or viii hold intercourse, and are utterly
powerless to influence the course of
events.
Mr.. Beecher affirms that under the
teaching of experience the whole North
has become more and more alive to the
dangers which menace the nation, and
more and more firm and united in the
resolution to meet them. The appear
ances which seem to point to contrary
conclusion--the resistance to the con-
scription in Indiana and the alleged ap-
athy in Pennsylvania-are altogether
exceptional, He denies the apathy of
Pennsylvania he Is sure tnaT thai Gts-t~
will do its duty, although, from local
causes, the people of particular district
NAV fail
He knows Indiana well, having lived
there, and states that the misconduct is
limited to a part known as 1.-THE pocket,
inhabited chiefly by degraded popula
ton derived from the neighboring Slave
States, 50 ignorant that not one in twen-
ty can read He remarks generally that
patriotic feeling in the North is always
found to exist in proportion to the extern
sion of common schools He observes
that to estimate the relative Importance
of the exceptions Just noticed the i'm
mense scale of the States should be TAX
en- into the account Mr.. Beecher speaks
with the utmost confidence as to the deep
seated resolve of the whole North to car
~ on this war in the face of all opposl-
ton
Mr.. Beecher has hitherto had a great
many admirers in this part of the State,
who have shown their admiration by snb'
scribing literally for his paper-the In
dependent With what amazement and
modification they will read the above
paragraphs containing his opinion o.
their origin, patriotism and intelligence
We have no words to portray. Not tina
Mr.. Beeeher's opinion of them makes tht
least difference in the world or disturb:
their equanimity, but that distinguished
American divine, who claims to have
lived in.the West and in Indiana, should
display to the world an ignorance bott
of the people and of current events IL
the southern portion of the State tina
would diseredit London cockney. Gu
people have often smiled over the ludic
rous blunders made by English paper
both as regards the geography and biog
raphy of our country; but what can W
say now when one of our " most distir
guisbed divines" blunders as ridiculous
ly in speaking of the southern portion {
State in which he claims to hav
spent several years of his lifel
"Mr. Beecher knows Indiana well, ha'
lug lived there" and he afirms that tn
misconduct concerning the draft 81
limited to part known as the Pocket
inhabited chiefly by a degraded popul'
ton derived from the neighboring Slav
States, aud so ignorant that not one
twenty can read!" A plain statement
facts, we think, will fasten the calumr
Mr.. Beeeher has gratuitously applied
our people upon himself, and also sho
that if the reverend gentleman wou
take more pains to inform himself, |
would less frequently violate the MIN
Commandment We submit, then, Il
following:
The First Congressional District
Indiana, commonly designated as Il
Pocket" is one of the very few D
.trlets 10 the State in which there b
been no resistance ,ohateuer to the e
rollment for the draft, which is yet to
made There has been no factious c
position to the enrolment, with o
slight solitary exception, in which
poor creature was under the inhuen