Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-10-31
GENERAL LOGAN At THE
WIGWAM.
The Biggest thing OF the
Season.
The People weze al there.
That Government Building
roo Small
4 Grand Ovation to a Noble
Chieftain.
The Copperheads Buried
Beyond Resurrection.
GRlyD SPEECHES, GRAND MUSIC,
AND A GRAND TINE GENERALLY.
Many Hopeful Conversions.

Many Hopeful Conversions.
The loyal and intelligent masses Of
Evansville never turned out more
promptly and unanimously to do honor
to a distinguished statesman and gal
liant soldier, than on Saturday night last.
Although the announcement that Gen.
John A. Logan would speak at the Wig
wan was only made on Saturday NOR
ming as early as 6 clock the streets were
crowded with the people making their
way 20 the tabernacle Of the people, and
long before o'clock, that immense Gov
eminent building, that has been such
cause Of heartachs ts the conserva
tive Copperbeads of this vicinity, was I
absolutely packed and jammed with men,
women and children, ali eager to catch |
a glimpse Of the hero Of Fort Donelson |
and half a hundred other well fought
fields, and to hear the breathing thoughts
and burning words of patriotism and
manhood with which he held bis vast au-
dience enchanted for over three hours
When Gon. Logan (who, with Gems.
Haynie ana Harrow and Col Phillips,
and small eseort Of citizens, was ad-
mitted by the private entrance, and with
difficulty made thsir way through few
feet of the crowd) appeared on the plat
form, be was received with deafeniug
and prolonged cheers BY the multitude
aud grand flourish by the Crescent
City Band, whose magnificent music ON
this and former occasions at the Wig
wan, and uuswerving adherence to
principle and incorporating hatred
Of traitors and treitor-sympathizers,
have called down upon thsm the vindic
I tivo hate ard base, cowaraly calamnies
Of the Bogus Democratic leaders Of this
city After the Band and a portion Of
tho Glse Club who were present had
played and sung Rally Round the
Flag, Boys, the whole audience joining
in the chorus, Gen. Logan was intro
dueed to the audience by Joha J. Chan.
dler, Esq, and proceeded to address the
people in a speech of rare compass,
power, and eloquence.
HeexPreased the highest qualification
as well as his extreme surprise At meet
ing such an immense audience in South
eru Indiana, and this great ouipouring
Of the American people was striking
evidence of the magnitude Of the qusa-
tions at issue. No former canvass had
: called out such crowds It il not pre-.
r ference for men or party names, bat for
the manner in which the Goysrnmeni
+ shall be administered and to determine
t the best men to administer it, which
0 calls such multiiudes Of intelligent cid
: Eens into esuneil
To properly understand the grsa
questions involved in the present can
vass, it MAS necessary to review the pas
t history Of parties and Of the country
+ Gen. Logan then briefly reviewed "a.
r events Immediately proceeding The gree
e war now going on, showing that no on'
: who was a friend to Mr. Lincoln in ] s6i
4 had engaged in the conspiracy and val
0 against the Government; that on th,
8 contrary every prominent man in tn,
o rebellion had occupied prominent 20
a stion in the Democratic party
: He instanced JEFF. Davis, Howell Cobb
h John b Floyd, Benjamin, Yaney, Jacol
e Thompson. and others.
|. He contrasted the state Of the eouu
!. try when James Buchanan TOOK the rein.
+ Of Goyernnent with its condition wber
It he handed it over to Linoolna
No President had ever come intc
e power under such circumstances. The
s Treasury exhausted and bankrupt, th,
e army and the navy scattered and rem
d dered useless, our arsenaIs aud armorie,
= robbed of 100000 stand Of small arm,
g and large quantities of artillery, and
;, ammunition, and placed in the power o
;, the eonspiratsrs, and the man that We
}, had placed "a power to aduiaister snt
q preserve the Government had betrayeC
it, All this had been done without the
slightest cause. No man had ever re
s csived q wrong from the Government
II Y.g,,-.s3,.s1 ,,4v,..s~.4...a. fss.s E,y,, =,
+ mitted, but the Government had wrongeS
: no one 1t wss Buchaaan's duty :,
transmit the Government to his sue
; cesscr as prosperous and hapVy. as b,
It received it Did he DO IT'D ILong erie
g of no! nolD Mr., Lincoln was hOnestl.
l. and ConstitutionslIy elected, but besori
he was inaugursted, and before an,
power came into his hands, Is State
profsssed to havs seeded
70 This state of things had been brough
2 about by men who were the aeknowl
& edged leaders of the party nov ealing
10 themselves. Democrats, and Who De
" noance as Aboiitionists all who dife
q with than.
e. The leading rebels, Davis, Benjamin
e Siidell, Mason Jake Thompson, Howell
Cobb and others, were all formerly lead
A. srs in the Democratic party, and Their
"a was not friend Of Afr. Lincoln amougs
! them. when the Democrats talk G
;. Mr.. Linseln having bTought on the war
a ask them shat friend Of Lincoln can b
;e fonnd in the rebellion
. But tkey say these leaders Of the re