The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1863-02-28
Andy Johnson, Dick Thomson and
Sam. Galloway.
INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 26.

INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 26.
The Mass Netting to-day has been a
magnificent success. As manifesto
tien of popular sentiment and deter
mination it is superior to any meeting
of similar character ever held in the
West. Notwithstanding the almost in
passible condition of the county roads
leading to the various railroad stations
and the peculiarly disagreeble and rainy
weather, the people turned out by scores
and hundreds from the country and by
thousands from the various towns and
cities. The Pocket did unusually we'll
She sent up larger delegation than ev-
er before passed over the Evansville &
Crowfordsville Railroad to Mass Meet
ing at the capital There were but few
women and children-they were, for the
most part, the gray headed fathers, whose
sons had already sacrificed their lives in
defense of the Government or were at
the altar awaiting their turn to be slain.
The determination pictured upon the
countananees of these old men, no doubt
will prove warning to the Butternut
conspirators which they will heed, and
cause them to desist from their infamous
attempt to assist the cause of rebellion.
1t rained severely on Wednesday,
Thursday morning the sky was covered
with clouds and the Sentinel and its
friends could not repress their exulta
ton over the prospect that the meeting
would be SHINY attended The Sentinel
with mock gravity and satanic sheer
hoped the weather would be propitious.
In thisit lied, thing, however, of such
common occurrence as not to attract
much notice. But it reckoned without
its host. The peorle of the Hoosier
- State have detected the designs of the
conspirators and are aroused to crush
them They came out in spite of mud
and storm. We heard of many instan-
ces where old men walked eight and ten
miles to railroad station then set up
all night for the excursion train in order
that they might show to the copperheads
that infest the State capital that they had
better retire to their holes.
On Wednesday night there was an i'm
mense gathering at Masonic Hall.
Speeches were made by Judge Huff o.
Lafayette, Col Colgrove of the 9th In
diana, and Dick Ryan of Indianapolis
The patriotic sentiments to which they
gave utterance were cheered to the echo
1t was already known that Gov johnson
of Tennessee had arrived, and the crowd
was in excellent spirits, anticipating for
the morrow, even while they enjoyed at
the moment, feast of fat things
The press was unusually we'll repre-
scented, as our people will see when they
receive their papers. We had the pleas
ure of meeting several of them, as well
as making the acquaintance of the poet
and painter, T. Buchanan Read, who
was by no means the least observed
among the distinguished notabilities,
whose presence added to the interest of
the occasion.
1t was feared early in the morning,
that the rain would prevent speaking in
the open air; but for once the prayer of
the Sentinel, quite unexpectedly to it no
doubt, was answered, and the heavens
were propitious. The clouds began to
break away, and at times the sun shone
out Very early in the morning liv-
ing, moving stream of humanity began
to pour into the city, and before twel'
o'clock the reservoir at the State House
was filled, while every avenue leading
to it seemed to be overlooking. We have
attended most of the great political gath
erings at the Capital in other years, but
we never witnessed such a sight as greet
ed our eyes this morning. The immense
State House yard from the northeast to
the southwest corner was densely pack
ed, while the streets were almost i'm
passable by reason of the vast throng
which surged up and down them. AS we
said before, but few women seemed to be
present-most of those who were be-
longing to the city-it was the bone and
sinew of the Hoosier State that were
out-the mind and muscle that have
made our State so celebrated during the
present war.
Three stands were erected-one on the
East side of the Capitol, about midway of
the building. one in the Southeast of the
yard, and one in the Southwest corner
Speaking from all these stands was going
on at the same time. We make no at
tempt to give even an outline of ths