Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-10-10
AN APPEAL TO BUsI-



row is fraught With nomentous conse-
quences. They think-they read. They
know that upon the resuls Of that Days
work depends The fate of1the Republic.
They are assured 10 their own hearts
that if the Union tieketis defeated, the
direst consequences viii follow. The
character Of the men at the head Of the
so-called Democratic party, is sufficient
to indicate both its designs and the re-
suits of placing it in power Three or
four of the most prominent candidates
On the Mcclellan" State ticket (tbe
party in this county has repudiated the
name OF Democracy are third degree
members Of the infamous order Of the
Sons of Liberty Our people knoso that
the President of the Mcclellan Club in
this city is . member Of the Grand Coun-
ell of that reasonable order, attended
its meetings, participated in its discus
sions and expressed a willingness to carry
out some Of its atroeious and murderoas
determinations. To know these men
ought to be sufficient TO decide every
patriot as to. bis action in regard TO
them. They might be tolerated so long
as they remained in obscurity and their
operations were confined to midnight
caucuses, with closed doors. But when
they present themselves before the peo-
| pie as aspirants for positions of honor
and trust in he State, they should meet
with rebuke 80 full Of indignation and
scorn as 10 make them blush at their
own impndenee, and repent of their past
misdoings
Nor need we say to the merchants aud
manufacturers Of our city, that theresult
in vanderburgh county may decide The
future Of our City and State. The lead
ers Of the Mcclellan party have aIready
signi6ed their intention, in case they are
successful on Tuesday, to repudiate al
the financial operations Of Governor
Morton during the past two years Oar
business men need not be told that sneh
proceeding would blight the prosperity
Of tLeir State for years aud years "a
come. Immigration would avoid It, as
though it was perpetually afflicted with
the pestilence Property would depre
eiate in value, life would be unsafe, and
anarchy prevail
1t is already certain that the Legisla
ture will be pretty evenly divided. On,
or two members may have the decidin.
vote-the preponderating power. TIL,
two men from Yanderbsrgh county ma,
be those members We know what is
expect OF John A. Reita and Thomas +
Gargin They have been weighed IL
the balance, and found wanting. Thei
conduct in the last Legislature shove,
the kind of Leg slatiye timber Of sbieI
they are made. With no minds Of thei
own, they we're butsofs wax in the band
Of the Copperhead leaders at the CAPT
iol, TO be moulded into vessels Of homo
or dishonor, as they willed--and they al
ways wiled dishonor These two mel
are again candidates They ask an en-
dorsement Of their conduct in the las
Lsgislatnrel They will regard an en-
dorsement as license TO 60 to ye, create
lengths in encouraging traitors and EN-
barrassing the Government
We say these are facts sell known Il
our business men. The question is wha
part will they take in the struggle to
morrow VIII they close their places o
businesa3 Will they see and talk Wit
those IN their EMPLOY viii they visi
their neighbors and urge upon them thi
Importance OF doing their whole duty
Ordinarily our business men have n
hesitation in approaching their neigh
bors, or, for that matter, strangers, an,
urge them to purchase goods and manu-
featured wares VIII they be less bold
in advising and ensreating men to vot
the Union ticket, and to stand By tn
country, when not only their goods, bu
their lives as well, may depend upon ih
success Of their appeals and efforts? "
dare to say that If every basines
man in Evansville will devote Tues
day to his country, and viii bu
work for lhe ticket as he usuall
works to dispose of his goods, the UnioI
majority in the city will be swelled 70 a.
extent that win startle them and electric
the State. Gentlemen, win you do ii, o
will you suffer the election to 20 by de
fault aRd then, when misfortune an,
confusion come upon the State, mourn
over your apathy and indifference ii
saekeloth and ashes.
We cannot believe our people are IN
. different We are sauguine that ou
citizens viii be found at their respectiv,
posts on Tuesday, laboriug with thei
might to achieve a grand victory tina
will thrill the brave hearts of our nobl,
boys at the front with joy and pride
We are confident the result, let it ter
inmate as it may, will fill their Owl
hearts with the proud satisfaction o
having done their whole duty.
I !
POLE RAIslNe.-The Union men 0
Union township have made srran ge
ments for social gathering st Zion,
Church (Baptist) this afternoon, at !