Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-04-18

the other large slaveholding counties
have acted about the same way.
Again, the men, as q general thing.
who have gone into the rebel armies are
either Shareholders or The sons Of slave
holders. The most Of the non-sEavehoEd-
ers who were seduced of with them have
deserted and returned-the Shareholders
stick 10 their treason.
Now let Us see how these counties
have been voting; ard we unhesitatingiy
affirm, with the figures before Us, thas
Wiekliffe, the Peace Democrat got his
largest votes in the slaveh0lding coun-
ties, and Bramelette his largest relative
majorities in the counties which con
tanned the fewsst slayes For instance,
Scott county gave Bramlette 493, Wick
life 467. Casey gave Bramiette 9s3,
Wickliffe IL. Woodford gave Bsamlette
26l, Wicklihe l6S. 0usley, Bramlette
53T, Wickliffe none, and so with the rest
OF them. Now, people Of Kentucky, you
see who the Union men are, and where
the Union votes viii come from. II is
useless TO call Kentucky Shareholders
loyal As q class they are disloyaI.
They have furnished troops 10 the rebels
for the purpose Of invading our State
and FobhlHg as Of our substance. By
the inachinations OF these men, the loyal
portion Of our State have been overrun
by the rebel armies, again and again,
while ogly twice have they entered that
portion so thiekly peopIed with slave
holders, and then they came not TO burt
rebels but to protect them, and destroy
Union men. Now, who are the men Who
have created this disturbance about en-
rolling negroes? II is the STAKEHOLDER,
who had rather see every poor naaa in
the State leave his family and children.
to beg or starve, than that one Of their
negroes should be taken They are ready
enough to furnish money and negroes
10 help destroy the Union, but when The
Congress os the United states demands
their negro, they are ready 70 devastate
the State with civil war rather than sub
init 20 it. The poor men have borne The
brunt Of the war in this State. AS freeIy
as water they have poured out their
blood. Their portion Of the State has
been ravaged by the rebels. and God
only knows what suffering they and their
families have endured from the hands o.
rebela They have been hunted and
murdered, their bread and meat taken
.heir homes stripped Of all their cI0ihina
and then fired, and thfy turned out 81
most naked, without bite TO eat, 10 I've
upon the charity Of friends Yet the,
are loyal, and still volunteer 20 fight foi
the flag they love.
From among them and their coan
ties are now coming very nearly all the
recruits which are being enlisted Ia thi'
State. The slave-holding counties, in
stead Of sending new men 20 fll up the
depleted ranks Of our regiments, ars
Withdrawing those who did volunteer
but who have turned CoppsFheads; and
II officers have resigned, priyates have
deserted. But slaveholding private ia
Kentucky regiment is as scarce n thing
/ as white COWS in cornfields. Drafting
negroes will hurt rebels and Copperhead,
fifty times where Is will effect Unibr
men once s,rhsse, Kentaekians. are ths
facts in the case; they are the words O
truth and soberness, andte tale which
/ IL enough 20 make ears Of slaveholderl
tincle Yet, foolish mortals, they have
not hesiiated TO again ieopardize The in
terssts of every Union man in the State
to save them from the cast Of a few ne
groes. Is il not time that such proceed
ings should STOP Is it not time that ",
should cease 60 be CONFUSED with poIit
/ ieal excitement over the negrof fou
have but one remedy, and that Is TO re
pndiate at the polls, rebels Copperheads
aud their sympathizefa Organize an
der the call for Union Convention, ans
take bold of the political power Of ii,
/ State and WELD them for the "Uuios
and the right" Break loose from ID,
lead Of men who are semi-ioysI, and tax,
to yourself leaders that can be trusted
aud you can securely rest ia the Union
BE up, then, and doing.