Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-05-02
The unloH Cause iu Kentucky Meet.
Ing In Nicholas County.--Speech By
Col. Observation-Disclosures TO Louis
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lFrsm the clneianafi Gazstts.l
Al q meeting of the Union men Of
Nicholas County, Kentucky, held in the
Court House in Carlisle, on the llth day
Of April, 1864, Colonel Leonidas Met.
ealfe was called to the Chair, and J. q.
Burris chosen Secretary.
The Chairman then read the resolu-
tions which were adopted by the meeting
at Falmouth, Kentucky, by the citizens
of Pendleton County
Col. Metcalfe then delivered an ad-
dress 10 the audience which was full Of
stubborn facts, in his usual fervent,
pointed and jealous style, which vas
well received by the crowded assemblage.
after which the Pendleton Comfy reso-
lutions were adopted. with the change Of
the name of Nicholas for PendIeton,
and giving Pendleton due credit for the
patriotic resolutions, which will be found
in the Cincinnati daily Gazette OF April
9Th.
The following citizens Of our county
we're then appointed delegates TO the
Louisville Union Convention.
A. w. Blair, Colonel L. Metcalfe, DR..
J. f. Mcmillan, w. H. Brown, John II.
Seeley, ]. W. Sharp, J. G. Burris, n.
Powell, L. NJ. Campbell, j, W Tilton.
The meeting then adjourned.
j. @. BrKRIs, Secretary.
speech OF Col. LsonIdas MsteAIfs.
Fellow Citizens;
This day two years ago | appeared be.
fore you in this Court House, in an earn
est appeal aud warning 10 you then
endeavored 20 show that traitors were
using every effort that Satan could in
vent, under false pretences, to FIRE your
hearts with hate against your glorious
country. They told you then, that their
rights had been taken from them. They
made the broad assertion, but did the,
tell you what right had been taken from
them2 Have they yet specified or showr
you what right they had losl9 For over
three years have the traitors been slay.
ing your sons and brothers, robbing oui
people, bufning our towns, destroying
our internal improvements, spreading
terror, death, and woe, but still they havl
failed to specify the particular right the,
+ had lost In the fall of 1862 / offered
large reward 10 any one, Through tn
newspapers,) that would show me an,
right be had lost; yet no one has eve
pretended or attempted to show it to me
! and still they make the broad assertion
they continue 10 lie, and assert that Liza
coin brought on the war. Well, let u
look back; let US consult the pages c
history; let US look back to grim, soli
facts-tc eternal truth.
What lad Lincoln to do srith it'
December 20, lS60-Fort Moultri
evacuated BY Major Anderson.
December 81, lS60-Fort Moultri
captured and Castle Pinekney capture
by South Carolina troops, and tn
United States Revenue cutter, AikeI
was captured the same day by Sout
Carolina troops, who had been raise
long before even that time for the avov
ed purpose Of making war on your coul
try. What had Lincoln to do with thi
act Of treason? He was not then Pres
dent; be had no more power there ths
any other citizen.
January 5, lS61.-FOrt Pulaski v.
captured BY Georgia traitors. Did Ii
! coin have any hand in that9
: January 3, lS6I-The arsenal at n
Vernon, Alabama, was seized by Al
, bams troops, with 200, 600 stand of arm
: which had been sent there by that 0
: blear-eyed traitor Buchanan, and .thi
. Floyd. purposely 10 be captured.
January IL, lS6l-Fort Morgan,
, Mobile. captured By Alabama troops
January 9, lS6l.-The United Stat
!; steamer Star of the West fred into
d the South Carolina batteries on Nor
II Island, whilst in pursuit Of her les
business, and not disturbing the right
= violating any law. There, on that sv'
g to-be remembered day, did Sonth Carroll
d. let slip the dogs Of war. Did the nut
. abused Lincoln have anything to do "
= thatr
JaEuary 10, ls6I-Forts jackson,