Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-10-31

they took up arms to prevent his inaagu- u
ration. But they declared it his purpose Q
to violate the Constitution and tranPle il
upon the rights of the South. Ii
If they had such regard for the Con a
stituiiou why did they make "a new Con- f
stitution and adopt new aag7 Why t
did fhey not fight for their rights uader 5
the cid Constitution aad under the old '
flag?
1t was not because Lincoln had done !
any wrong, but because they hated the
North and Democratic institutions, and !
we're imbued with the principles Of Sc
cession as taught By John C. Calhoun,
and desired to establish a cotton and
niger aristocracy.
Gen. Logan drew a most striking
portrait. Of a modern Coppsrhead read
ing kilograms en- the bulletin boards,
which elected the most uproariOus bursts
Of laughter and applause.
He Aext tosk up the objections to Mr..
Lincoln and his policy, and siHdiested
him with the most solid and unanswer-
able arguments
He next reviewed With the ability Of
/ master mind the Chicago platform, and I
showed couelusivsEy that 1t was rebel /
platform, aud With the simple change Of
locality and the substitution Of the Con-
federate States for The United States,
every word Of the Chicago platform
: would be true, inconsrovertibly true Of
the South.
E JEFF. Davis and bis followers would
stand by the Union in the future as they
have done in the past Their var made
r to destroy the Government and sstab-
B lish their Independence has been a fail
! IRE, and so on throughout the entire
$ document The Chicago platform vas
! made BY traitors, using VaIlandigham as
b an instrument No man could be a
4 Democrat and be disloyal to bis country.
It He also reviewed the Baltimore plat
Is form, and showed it was loyal and
ID patriotic platform. On the subject of
u cessation Of hostilities, and an effort to
call Convention Of all the States, be
. drew q graphic picture commissioners
s, from the North, including the editor Of
l. the 7Tmesin the presenes Of JEFF Davis.
tn The Inning would have done honor 10
W old masters.
T. II the war on our part was failure,
~ the attempt Of the rebels to gain their
lie Independence was success. But
Mt was the war a failure he emu.
On merAted the successes Of the Fed
r. eral army, from the capture Of Fort
to Donelson tc shsridan's last victory. Tbs
cd war on the part Of the rebels was a fail
re-, urs There bad been one grand failure
ie on our side. That failure vas George B
les MeClslIaH. His characterization Of Lit
bic tie Mack met the heartiest approval o
Of the entire audience BE described bin
ad as an elegant gentleman, Of fine soc;a
he quaiisies, bat utterly incompetent as
ng fnancier, and ignorant and inexper
ro. enced as a statesman. As a fniiitar
IN. man, tic was the worst failure Of the wal
he But it is impossible to follow the gal
So liant soldier and eloquent orator farthe
in his brilliant speech. His peroratio
lon was extremely eloquent aud foreiblt
,et. drawing tears froua hundreds Of ere
IN. We cav many bronzed veterans wipin
ing the involuntary tears from their cheek
inc rs he portrayed the devotion, the patrio
.sa- ism, the heroism Of The brave soldiers j
lad the field, and demanded who in that al
ire. dence dared demand that our armie
for be Withdrawn from tie fields their vale
ent bad won Who would ask them to r.
inc tire from Atlanta, frem Ksnesaw, fror
Ieh Chiekamauga, aud bid farewell to ii
It'll graves Of their brave comrades and Pc
NIT the rebel flag to wave forever ors
eat them and the feet OF traitors to desecrai
an them.
,ast Bat the country would be saysd-tf
people had determined it and the SO
the diers had determined it, aud ell Il
eei power Of The rebels South and the CO.
one perheads North could not prevent !
800 CopperheAds would have to help in th
var work They would have to go into II
the army Il it MAS necessary, and pay the
the Rather than that this country shoul
20. Be divided and the rebellion succeed. Il
taxes, and cease their sympathy With Ii
lob. rebels
cob the eaFsh be rent asuuder. and ever
soldier aud every patriot, wrapped
IN their country's flag. be buried in tt
ms gulf
ben Scarcely an individual Of that vel
audience lsft during the whole speecl
INTO but all we're absorbed by the words
The burning elosuence and patriotism th'
the flowed FROM tie gallant speakers lips.
en-. After Gen Logan had spoken. Ger
ries Haynie was called out, but excused hin
TINS self from speaking.
Ind Col Phillips made a brief speec
r Of Astounding in happy hits and rich ana
we doses Both speeches we're loudly 81
aud repeatedly applauded and great GOO
ysd was accomplished FOR the cause Of tn
the nation and OF the people, and many ia
re- portanf con versions effected.
.nt Thus ausHciousiy has the fall caa
ON paign opened in this citY. and it is L
ged determination of the Union men. ths