The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1863-03-18

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Daniel Vt. Voorhees, at Terre Haute.
The opinion was quite generally en-
ertained-though how or where it orig
mated we never have learned-that the
Congressman from the 9TH District, in
his speech at Terre Haute, on returning
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more than usually patriotic; that he
would favor a vigorous prosecution of
the war, and oppose any and all attempts
to interfere with the operation of the
laws which have recently been passed,
the better to enable the President to
WELD the whole power of the Government
in crushing the rebellion. It was thought
that the distinguished. gentleman would
take the ground in the West assumed by
John Van Buren,, Jas. I. Brady, Judge
Daily, and even Gov. Seymour in the
East, and would contribute his influence
towards preventing any difficulties in
our Sta. that were likely to grow out of
the enforcement of the CONSUMPTION, or
anSother, law But whoever suspicioned
Dan. voorhees, of entertaining a soli-
tary sentiment IN sympathy with his suf-
fering country, "reckoned without their
host" as his speech Enthusiastically indi-
Gates
The crowd that greeted Mr.. Voorhees,
return to Terre Haute was principally
from Sullivan county, and was composed
of that class of ignorant men who act
solely from prejudice, and consult no
other authority on any public question
than their party leaders; that character
of men who think and move only as their
leaders direct. They were clay in the
hands of Mr. Voorhees, to be moulded
into vessels of honor or dishonor, as he
thought best. 1t was in his power, by
few well-chosen words, to return them to
their homes patriots; he chose to send
them back filled with the poison of trea-
son, which is liable to break out into
thorities at any moment.
It may be, Mr. VOORHEES, imagines that
he has SO adroitly engineered his plans
that he will greatly impede the progress
of the Government in. suppressing the
rebellion; but if We are not mistaken, he
will yet be hoisted by his own petard.
The citizens of Sullivan may cause some
trouble, but we apprehend the bulk of
the trouble willfaIl upon their own heads.
The Terre Haute Express gives US no
very lengthy abstract of Voorhees,
speech, but sufficient to indicate its char
acter. Among other things he eulogised
Judge Constable, recently arrested in
Illinois for interfering with United States
officers, in arresting deserters Mr.. Voor-
hees said, in the most emphatic manner
possible, these arbitrary arrests must
and SHALL be stopped" Now, there are
but two ways of stopping arrests similar
to that of Judge Constable One is by ev-
erybody behaving themselves as law
abiding citizens should do, and never in
terfere with civil or military officers in
the execution of their duties Is it by
persuading his friends to act in this way,
Mr. VOORHEES, will stop these arbitrary
arrests? viii he stop them by removing
the necessity for making them? If that
is his intention, his threat may result in
no harm. But if, when he asserts that
these arbitrary arrests and we know
what he means by arbitrary arrests, be-
cause he was speaking at the time, of
Judge Constable's case -"m must and
SHALL be stopped" he designs provoking
his blind followers to resist the constitu-
ted authorities of'the Government, he is
sowing to the wind and Will as surely
reap as he scatters abroad.
In addition to this threat, Mr.. voorhees,
warned his hearers that the properly
of Union men of Terre Haute " ould be
held as hostage for the conduct of
MODS, should any occur. With these and
like appeals he sought to arouse the pas
sions of his auditors to tbatqpitch that
would most likely bring themSfn collision
with the General Government; and the
Sullivan County crowd went home ripe
for any unpatriotic undertaking, however
desperate its nature.
We have never learned the exact
meaning of that clause of the Constitu
ton which defines treason as giving aid
. and comfort to the enemies of the Gov
eminent No Judge, so far as we have
heard, has defined the boundary lines of
this dark and mysterious crime. If
speeches like that delivered by Voorhees,
in Terre Haute do not give the rebels
aid and comfort, then they must be in
the condition of Rachel. who would not
be "comforted" Their only result is
to arouse opposition to the measures of
the Government necessary for its pres