The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1863-07-24
EVANSVILLE, IND, FRIDAY MORNING,

new OFh InOD WAS COppern6du
scheme, deliberately planned, and care
fully directed till the passions of the
rioters, and the natural influx of thieves,
burglars, pickpockets, brothel bullies and
garroters, swelled it into raging mon
ster without any aim but destruction, or
any appetite but for blood and plunder.
Mr.. Masterson, a lee ing Copperhead
Alderman of New York, made a speech
to the mob on Wednesday, which the
NeaOs, the organ of Fernando Wood, thus
reports:
GENTLEMEN: I an opposed to this draft
as much as any man in this crowd.
(Cheers. | am an .fapor Of burning dozen
that building that soas burned down-
(cheers but l am opposed to having
these poor peoples homes burned down. y
Finding that the attempt to resist the
draft was going to prove disastrous fail
ure, ,athe leading conspirators concluded to
resort to diplomacy A proposition was,
therefore, laid before the New York board
ofalderman to defeat the purpose of the
draft, by an appropriations from the city
Treasury sufficient to pay the $500 ex-
emption for every conscript drawn in
the city. Of course the measure passed.
The Federal Government wanted men
for its armies and the followers of Wood
and meters of this mob, were naturally
eager to exempt all New York city from
aiding the Government with men. This
would seem to be bad enough as speci-
men of patriotism in the chief CONNER
cial metropolis of the North, but the
measure of degradation was only filed
full in the Board of Councilmen which
met with servile haste in the interests of
jeff. Davis, at later hour on Wednesday.
We 'follow copy" of the Woyld. The
italics are our own.
"The Board of Councilmen met at II
o'clock President Jones in the chair.
The ordnance from the Board of Alder
men was received relating to the draft
Mr.. Russell said that the opposition acas
to any draft
Mr.. Gross said, 1 agree with the gem
tleman from the 22d (Mr. RusseD when
he says the opposition is to any draft
whatever The OPPOSITION is TO THE
DRAFT, AND TO THE DRAFT ONLY. The
people reason that even if they pay three
hundred dollars now, what guarantee is
there that they will not again be called
| next week or week after next? The act
under which the draft takes place only
exempts such parties from this draft on
pay of $780, l am in favor of relieving
all from the draft. l am opposed to any
unreasonable, unjust draft, like the one
now being enforced, which falls so
heavily upon the poorer classes. trust
that some amendment may be made,
whereby the $500 will only be paid to
such as are unable to pay it. There are
many who can well afford to pay that
sum even out of moneys made out OF
| this war.
Councilman Sanford said the only ,cay
in aUhich this rebellion could be pat
doa0n acas By withdrawing men and
money from the Administration. In the
language of Richard 0 German, he said
ARM THE PEOPLE OF NEW YORK
AGAINST THE AGGRESSIONS OF
A CORRUPT ADMINISTRATION. u
He aoas opposed to giUing either men or
money.
Councilman Houghton moved the or.
dinance passed by the Board of Alder
men be adopted.
The ordinance was then passed by a
unanimous vote, 81 being present
Mr.. Gross wished to know whether il
was officially known that the draft had
been suspended?
The chair stated that it was so in
formed
Mr.. Gross-In such a case it would be
well to have the fact published and pla
carded through the city.
The Board then adjourned.
We ask our readers to look at coun
Gilman Sanford's proposition more than
once. There is meaning in it. 1t is the
essence of treason. "The only way tc
put down the rebellion" he says, is by
not only Withholding, but by withdraw,
ing men and money from the Admins
tration." Mr. Sandford is one step in adj
vance OF the Louisville Democrat Thai
paper must look to its laurels. But how
would the withdrawal of men and money
put down the rebellion? The most sim
pie process in the worldly having the
rebellion put us down. That, and nc
other, is Mr.. Sandford's desire, and his
opinion was endorsed by the City Coun
Gil, thus fastening the infamous PROPOSE
tion upon the Democratic party of New
York beyond the possibility of eradica