Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-11-07

UQly y 5osep1 y. 1lnS a1t1fs saa@S3 Va
the eantral organ Of tha Democratic !
party and chairman of the Democratic
State Central COMMITTEES, and tod how
John O. Walker, Democrats State
Agent, had met three rebel Colonels at
the Bates House to notify them that the
rising had been postponed for fear il
would injGre the success of the Demo
cratic party. The rebel Colonsls bad /
come North for the purpose Of taking |
command OF the rebel prisoners when
released and armed by the Sons of Lib |
erty.
Joseph E. Mcdonald, Democratic can
date for Governor, knew sll these things
and did not expose them, but up to the
very day of the election denied any
knowledge Of their sxisteucs. The edi-
tor of the State Sentinel also denied the
existence of the traitorous association,
until the very day be was put on the wit
ness stand These seogndrels, plotting
against the peace and existence of the
Government, will cot always 60 unhung.
The people are at last in earnest, and
they are infnsing the same sarnestness
into the President, and the war hence
forth will be carried on in earnest
IEthese scoundrels are not hung, they
viii continue to eonspire until they &C
comPlish the destruction of the Govern
ment
As an illustration of the benefit of
netting out eondign punishment TO these
eonspirators, he cited instances in Eng
land which had rendered permanent the
established form Of government for more
than $50 years
The men who lead tbs Democratic
party in Indiana are as much traitors as
JEFF. Davis, aud Union men should have
the nerve and the moral courage TO trsa,
them as such.
When be saw men fail, the noblsst and
the best in The army, be felt thirst fol
the punishment Of those men who sym
pathise With their murderers.
We are behind the times. Men blats
treason in our midst and newspaper,
publish treason aud yet go UNPUBLISHED
When men are rebels they should b,
hung, and these men will not always 2,
: unwhipped Of justice. We must be il
, earnest
! lie then considered the justice of tn
cause in which We are engaged. If tn
, war was wrong, then be and every sol
t der in the army were murdsrers II
: next reviewed the character of the re
! bellion and the leaders sngaged in il
! lie also examiHed the relative strsngt
( and condition Of tie North and SeutE
E showing that while the North was cor
: stantly increasing in strength and in r,
} sources, the South was only GROWN
. weaker.
E He had passed through the Confsdel
aey at the expense Of the rebel Govern
ment, and had been able TO gaia som
/ insight into the condition of the countr,
3 Their cities we're as silent as desolatio
J itself Every man aba to bear arm
i was in the army. The rebellion va
3 evidently dying. We have il by h
: throat, crushing il to death We ha,
e il down, and are p1mmelliug the brent
Il out Of its aecarsed body.
q Col. Coburn paid an eloquent conpl
J. msns to the Federal army aud the bra,
5 men Of ~hich il is composed. The bra'
"A soldiers are not tired 0: the war, b.
eager to Sight il out
d The peroration Of Col Coburn
a speech, of which we give but very in
y perfect skstehi was truly eloquent, ar
d elected tremendous applause from Il
n large and intelligent audience.
After Col. Coburn had concluded, CO
+ Hudson was introduced, and made
y short but earnest and eloquent speecI
vihdicsting the Government, the Admin
e issFation, and the Union party, and sho'
q ing up the rebellion and those who syn
II pathize with it and give it aid and con
fort, liz all thsir mons.rons deformit
$ Altogether, il was enc Of the best NEE
n ings Of the campaign. The Crsscer
IS City Silver Band aud the Union Gil,
d Club made excellen. music during Il
4 eventassi .qssds .
e Every patriot present felt delight.
and encouraged, and the Copperhea,
: present held down their heads with vei
q shame under the merited castigation a
d rninisssred to them by those gallant SC
D disrs and eloquent orators