The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1863-07-31

uOn DelleVe the wretch ever read
newspaper in his life, so that he himself
could have entertained no malice
against the Commercial, or any of its
employ, e.
determined to go to the meeting. l
did not with to become candidate for
Immediate martyrdom by mounting the
platform where courtesy has always ac-
corded me seat, hut contented myself
by standing in position where thought
] would not be observed, except by per-
sons who were determined to find me-
On my way to the grounds 1 overheard
conversation about my presence in town.
and determination to run me off if
seen present
Mack, accordingly, reported the pro-
ceedings of the meeting. including the
speech of Elk. Gov Medill who presided,
and had taken down portion OF Mr..
Pugh's argument in favor of the liberty
of speech and the press, when his labors
were closed by mob. We copy his ac-
count of the manner in which it was
done:
During the interval between the intro
ductory remarks of Ex-Governor Medill
and the commencement of Mr.. Pugh's
speech, I had left my stand to see if
could not select point that would give
me better chance to hear what the ora
tor of the day was about to proclaim.
While walking in the crowd, | overheard
small group of men conversing The
first remark that fell upon my ear ema-
mated from gentleman whose coat was
adorned with a fully developed butter
nut: "rll report him on the head with
that, By God said he, brandishing a
hickory club Where is be? Let's
ride him on rail" said another.
the ID lies about Doctor Olds," said a
third. Where the hell is he gone?"
inquired another of the advocates of free
speech and free press, casting glance
at the position l had just deserted.
Well look out for him, and if we catch
him we'll show him what Copperheads
is, as they call us. y
l heard all this, but thinking there
was decency enough in such large
concourse to restrain these fellows from
carrying their cowardly threats into exc
cution, | returned to my former stand in
time to catch the first sentences of Mr..
Pugh's address. | commenced report
ing the Ex-senator, and followed him
faithfully as far as above indicated. The
speaker paused a moment to introduce
new topic, and / looked round me to
see if the champions of free speech and
free press were still consulting on my
rirreo OF JuE 1hitnrrsaI E.cntlgThen. one
of them Immediately addressed me-
"Your name is Mack, of the CONNER
cial?"
Il answer to that name"
"Did you write all them id lies
about DR. Olds, in your paper?"
Gentlemen, didn't come here to
apologize to you, or to DR.. Olds either,
about what has been published in the
Commercial l came to this meeting to
report Mr. Pugh's speech, and if you
have any business with me, you will have
to call on me at the Tallmadge House,
any time this evening"
"Well, you're writing id lies about
Pugh, 1 suppose?"
81 am making a full report of his
speech-word for word" was going
to say rer6atin,, but it suddenly occur
red to me that the classical education of
my auditors had evidently been neg
lected
"Tll be ID if you'll make any re
port of it at all. We don't want your
Abolition paper to say anything about
us. Leave, now, or we'll carry you out
on one of these" AS the last remark
was uttered, its author pointed to rail
fence near by, and had no difficulty in
interpreting his meaning.
You'd better go out quietly" said a
venerable-looking individual. "There'll
be trouble if you don't" i" Yes, by God,
said the owner of very forbidding coun'
tenance, "we'il whip you and all the
Abolitionists this side OF hell. Clear out
now" "Well. gentlemen, you outnum
ber me, and l suppose | must GO
have no friends in this meeting; but as
to your fighting, think if had six old
, women with broomstcks l could clean
out the crowd.
By this time I discovered that my
note book, pen, and ink-bottle were il
the hands Of the enemy. asked fol
them, and they were returned to me
Two men then placed their hands OIL
MY suUutuuro CsCUrrce v'1'
edge of the grove in which the meeting
was held.
AsIwas going from the assemblage
e an intoxicated Butternut, who evidentl,
: knew what had transpired, approached
me and said, "Are you Vallandighan
man?" l made no reply, but my bod
J, guard" answered for me, "No, he's a.
c Abolition editor" Hang him, Go
y d-n him; hang him" said the chan
o pion of law and order, one of whom Dor
S in his hand an American flag, with tn
: motto, "In God we Trust, emblazone
;. upon it.
II That the suppression of his report wa
!" not the result of personal hostility
,e Mack" is evident from the conduct {
the mob towards reporter of the Gil
E cinnati Gazette:
~ THE GAZETTE MAN WARNED.
As A. reporter from the Gazette Office a
II rived in town by the one clock trai
ne and reached the ground just as Mr.. Pug
,e had concluded his address. He took
sb seat upon the platform. Pretty soon tt
I'd editor of the Ohio Eagle, who was oil
,e- of the Marshals of the day, approache
od him not lya