The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1863-04-08
The Fgion Rally AT Terre Kaute.

TIE E8i0n Rally at TeFTe haute.
We visited Terre Haute last Saturday,
and upon arriving there learned that a
Union meeting was being held, fact of
which Ec saw no other indications than
the floating of a great multitude Of flags
throughout the city.
There was no excitement, no unusual
hustle on the streets. We proceeded to
the Court House Square, where we found
several thousand people quietly but
eagerly listening to the burning, thrill
ing eloquencc of that veteran patriot,
Dick Thompson. There had been noun
usual appliances brought to bear to
bring out q crOwd-no half-fare trains
were run-no appeal had been made to
the prejudices of the people-no return
ing Congressman was arriving home
with his garments dyed with the blood Of
patriots, yet the crowd was equal if not
superior to that which gave "sich'' re-
| ception to the great Daniel, week or
two before.
The assemblage was composed of the
sterling men of the county of Vigo-men
of intelligence, men who think, and
whose interests are in the preservation
of the Government and the Union.
All who witnessed the two meetings
were forcibly impressed with the con-
trast-the great contrast that existed be-
tween them.
In the one case the partizan tools that
had been brought together by their mas
tiers, the demagogues who profess to be
the great leaders of the Democracy I'M
der the influences Of bad whisky, yelled
like savages, beating their GOD like
Daniel" over his head with their hats,
and shouting alternately for him and the
traitor Vallandigham. In the other
case, there was that quiet, earnest atten-
ton and serious thought Il at gave evil
-dence that this was thinking crowd,
who felt that there were great issues at
stake.
The meeting had beed addressed in
most powerful speeches by Mr. Bromwell,
of Illinois, and by Gen.. Harrow of our
own State.
A series of earnest meaning resolu-
tons were passed, with the most enthu
siastic unanimity, and the following let
ters from Gen. Darlington and Hon.
Schuyler Colfax were read: y
INDIANAPOLIS, IND, April I'd, 1868.
E. B. Alien, Esq, and others:
GENTLEMEN: l thank you for your re-
quest to speak at a Union Meeting at
Terre Haute, on Saturday next de-
cline because of a pressure of duty, and
because | trust my acts will be worth
more than words to the cause of our
common country.
Pardon a soldiers bluntness / am
one of the men who fight this fight to ,cin
would use every man and the last cent
to maintain the Union unbroken, | care
for no names. no abuse; | ask no favors
aud no regards but the consciousness of
1a' good cause
know no party so long as party men
support the Government of the United
States; know no friends but the friends
of the Republic; l know no enemies hut
the enemies of the Republic-whoever
they are, wherever they be. If they be
in arms against us we know them; if
they hide under the sanctity of our peace
full homes and domestic quiet, they are
no less dangerous, and will come to
righteous retrihution. A tory 0olc is
infinitely worse than tory in l776, and
his children will inherit an infamy I'M
measured in the history of past struggles
for freedom and the deliverance of man.
This war will go on; it will prosper; it
will vindicate our true destiny Fear
not! Despair not The nations of the
earth heave under the same impulse that
gives us impetus in this struggle. Po-
land awakes. Generations of martyrs
are to bereyenged. Hungary starts into
quick life, and the people of Prussia,
France, and Italy pant for the death
grapple with the last despot America
leads She viii lead No selfshness
of man or party will hold her back
Party shackles viii not bind the souls Of
men.
Let your meeting be catholic and high
toned Rise into the atmosphere of the
age we live in. Ignore smalltesis Stand
by the flag against anybody, everybody,
everywhere, and trust in God
Yours truly, ~.
HENRY B. CARRINGTON,
Brigadier General