The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1863-04-08
The Union Triumph.

ever was achieved IN the city. Their op-
ponents started out confident of an easy
triumph, but by dint of unity, enthusi-
asm, and hard work on the part of the
Union men, and By virtue of the high
character of the Candidates on their side,
they overthrow the Butternuts, horse,
foot, and dragons"
The fact that only one candidate ran
on the Union side for each office, was
also a secret of the Union success. The
Gazette charged that the ticket had been
concocted by a secret society. No secret
society had anything to do with it. The
management consisted in getting but one
s:rong, good man on the track for each
office by the Union men of the city, re-
gardless of old party affiliations. Hun
dreds of Union men of the rank and file
consulted together on the subject, and
the ticket was the result of the general
good judgment.
There was nothing partizan about the
Union ticket. The only question asked
in the selection of candidates was-not
is he Republican. Democrat, or Bell
Everett man, according to the old nomen-
c'ature-but, Is he loyal to the Govern
m mt, and opposed to Secession and Dis
union? This was the ouly test applied.
All the old parties we're represented on
the Union ticket, and those who elected
it worked together like band of brothers.
The beaten candidates complained
bitterly of the soldiers from the Hospi-
tails voting, and threaten to contest in
several cases. Well, the Union men
are willing to see the question tested,
whether man is to be distranchised be-
cause he enters the military service OF his
country Let us see whether American
soldiers have any rights which are to be
respected; and the quicker the better
The soldiers who voted on Monday, of
whom so much complaint is made By de-
feated Butternuts, have been in our hos
pitfalls as nurses and convalescentS, from
six to twelve months They regard this
place. If discharged, they are as likely
to settle here as any place, for they are
unmarried men, and their home is where
they find it to their interest to locate, for
the time being, and the only question is
whether they have been in the State for
six months Immediately preceding the
election, aud whether they are twenty-one
years of age. If they are willing to take
the oath prescribed By the statute, there
is an end of the matter, unless it can be
shown that they have sworn falsely, in
which case they are liable to prosecution
for perjury. E .sffE-
The law is Democratic law, and was
made for transient population. For
many years it worked for the benefit of
the Democracy, when it was all right.
The Wings and Republicans had to
grin and bearit But now. when it is
supposed to be against the Butternuts, it
Is terrible. 1t makes considerable diff
ference whose, OK is gored.
All that they can make out of their
threatened contests they are welcome to
The victory is a great one, and strikes
terror to the hearts of Copperheadisn.
1t shows what loyal and determined
men can do when aroused. 1t was EN-
phatically an uprising CT the loyal people
which gained il.
CoKroRr one ASorHER.-some of the
defeated candidates, take their defeat
very philosophically. While others are
disposed to feel bad and grumble
One of them says that the Union men
took an unfair advantage, of their oppo-
rerts of bolI;~es 49, --I-:I~ ,l,U
latter were out of town. ezso5
Another says they had not calculated
on having to beat the whole of Rosecrans
army Some however are very bitter in
their feelings against the soldiers, and
deem it great outrage that men who
have risked their lives in defence of their
countrys honor and flag, should-p pre-
sumo to claim the right of suffrage
It's a singular doctrine that when
man assumes the position of a patriot,
ne forfeits his rights as citizen ~
By the way what has become Of the vain
loIsts that we used to hear that four
ffths Of. the folders are Democrats?
We guess that game of bragg has about
played OUT
sG The resolutions publishedin an
other place were adopted by the First
Indiana Cavalry, in consequence of
report of Gov. Morton's address at Gin
cinnati, as published in the Commercial
of that city The resolutions were sent
to Gov. Morton, and in reply he wrote to
the regiment denying the correctness. OF.