Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-03-16


We congratulate the Union men OF Ken
lucky on being rid Of the peruicious infiu-
euce Of the Louisville Journal Nominal
Iva Unien paper, for months past It has. by
professions Of attachment to the Union,
occupied a position from which it was
continually stabbin9 the Government it
pfoiessed to sustain, and gliding the reb-
els Il professed to hate. Claiming TO be,
par eeceiieace, the organ Of the Unionisis
Of Kentucky # has filed their minds wilA
misrepresentation Of the motives and
designs Of the Administration, and play
I'd upon their prejndices to produce dis
satisfaction, if not open rebellion, among
the people Of that State Therefore, We
congratulate loyal Kentuckians aud all
who love the government Of our fathers
that the disguise is thrown aside and the
Louisyille Journal comes out eIistsn-
ing, Kissing, odioas copperbesd.
Mr. Prentice has abandoned his old
professions aud associates and united
himself with bis lifelong enemies. Char.
ily, we doubt not, aill nssign the true
cause for this Illuminating spectacle, and
history may soften the Indignation and
condemnation Of bis betrayed friends
Yet, il ia fortunate for the Union party
however disgraeefal it may be to Mr..
Prentiee--that he has openly abandoned
the Union organization We say openly
abandoned, for his attempt 10 carry the
Union men Of Kentucky with him into
the Copperhead organization, is
specimen OF impudonee that will meet
with its proper rebuke II the hands Of
the people. Such men as Green Clay
Smith, Gen Whitlake aud the Ed
itors Of the Frankfort Commonwealth az
well as the bold and independent An
derson, are not to be sold out because
the Louisville Journal Il readily knocked
oil to the highest bidder
They now discover how shamefully
their confidence in the paper has been
abused, and hereafter proper estimate
will be placed upon It's professions OF de-
yotion to the county, and Tia denuncia
tons and misrepresentation Of the. Ad
ministration win be regarded at their true
value. Arrangements viii be made TO re
organize the Union party, which, having
sleughed oil an exorescenco that was
preying upon is strength, will start
anew, and win yet greater victories than
have crowned It's efforts in the past
The Union men Of Kentucky seem to
have rightly guessed that Jas Guthrie
was unreliable. and, therefore, they re-
fused 10 honor him witt, seat in the L.
5. Senate Mr. Prentice was more sue-
cessful in deceiying them, and they gave
him the position Of public printer Had
his name been attached to the call for
the appointment OF delegates 10 tho Chi
eago convention previous TO the session
Of the Legislature, he would 40 more
have been elected State printer. than he
will hereafter be regarded as u true pa
triot. But with duplicity that proves
his worthiness Of the new assoeia-
tons he has formed, he pretended to be
against Vallaudingham and the " Peace
Democracy" while he was secretly in
triguing with that disloyal organization,
and plotting how best he might AID Il in
debauehiug the Union sentiment Of Ken
lucky, and placing it helpless victim
at their feet--suhservien to their base de-
sires and designs. He has been partly
successful in his designs, bat only partly
so. We hope much from the unmasline
Of the hypocrite. Wonr sanguiue that
the Union men win at ones take steps Ia
avert the evil that Is plotted against
them, and while the Louisville Journal
was doing them incalolahls mischief as
az associate, il will be powerless for
harm as an open foe--a base deserter.
The Coppefheads are welcome to their
new comrade. As a spy in our camp he
did them excellent service, which they
ought TO suitably reward, uuless, as usa.
ally happens in such eases, they can
place no confidence in one who has be-
trayed the friends Of a lifetime for the
earesSes and promises Of enemies of
equally long standing. How bitter aust
be the hatred OF our GOVERNMENT that
throws together in one common cause
against it, individuals Of such opposite
anteeedents as George d. Prentice and
Charles wiekhael We say again the
Copperheads are welcome to the grea,
organ ofKnow Nottingham whose ARTICLES
and teachings eliminated ia the Bloody
Monday that stained the streets Of
Louisville with innocent blood We
congratulate the Germans who still irain
in the Copperhead ranks. because they
style themselves Democrats. upon ihe
rapid progress they are making to ward
Know Nothagism.