Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-05-07
Trrasnn In Sem Ynrk

Under this heading, We last week dear
opstrAtsd the fact ghat there we're at
least twenty Thousand men ia the city 81
New York, rebel refugees and others,
who woald vote co. JED Davis and The
rebels, on An open ballot, il the issue
we're made, aud tie csuFasa we're per
misssd; and We nappoFsed thia view By
referring TO The fass shsl lhsy vtrestrong
enoagh a, the last Aayorally election 20
dsfsai both tie regular organizations hy
aniting with 3 gacsion whose whclv
It eagta . been previously demonstra-
ted at four thousand votes. On eompaF.
ing these views, however, With those Of
several geatleEnen Of experience in the
city, We are satisfied that we set The num-
Der entirely too low, aud that between
shirIy aud thirty.fvs thousand you'd be
bearer u. true fgnFe. Need We sender,
therefore, ia The lace Of such indieziions,
and particularly In the face Of the en-
60 afagsmeut 4 ga to aseeas on doctrines
~ the election Of Godfrey Gunther, that
,rsAsoa should daily be growing more
popular IN this community, and that cor.
porsiion journals shoald openly sdvo.
cate the lnsargeus caassf Ia view Of tho
great danger, We again urge the Govera-
meni 10 take especial pFeeaulion against
an instruction in this city previous 10
the Spring movement Of our armies. We
have reason 10 believe thst nightly meet
ings Of conspirAtors holding eonmis.
sions IRON JEFF Davis, are heId here III
our midst, and there is bus TOO much
reason to fear that a serious reverse 10
Gen. Grant would be followed BY an up
rising similar 70 that .of last July. and
probably by Sudden piIlAge Of the city.
Some OF these eoaspIrasors hold Offices
under our Councils, and they are the very
fellows, il is most likely. Who hold con-
missions from JEFF Davis The best way
to provide against this danger is to send
Gen. Batler to the Department Of the
East, and let him esta blish his headqaar.
ters a, the New York Hotel In this city.
The loyalty Of he city would thea soon
be restored; and no man, much lees q
public journal enjoying the city advef-
tising, would dare TO instigate sedition.
by openly encouraging the rebels to op-
roso our soldiers By the force Of arms
'fhis wss done week ago By the
Metropolitan Record, newspaper pat
ronizsd BY our Copperhead Mayor and
Coaneil; and yet no notice Is taken
OF the outrage. Uhder such = state
Of things as this proclaims, loyal
citizens feel almost "a if they bad been
abandoned By the Government, and de.
mand some further provisions for the
city's safety. Ia speaking Of the Mayors
of6ee last week we alluded enormously to
Mr.. Gunthers private secretary, as hav-
ing been inearcerated in Fort Lafayette
The person we referred TO Is rather con
idcntial clerk in bis department; the
private secretary not baTieg yet been
bouored With such distinction for bis
principal The Mayors Office is never
theless the headquarters Of official sym
I patty for the insurgent cause, and we,
F therefore, need some better reliance than
municipal authority for the protection Of
1 the city, when the army moves Report
I states that General Batter is to be re-
1 lieved Of his command AZ Fortress Mon
roe. We suggest, then, that the Govern
ment cannot do better than to send him
here, with authority TO organize . Home
/ Guard at once. We seriously proclaim
that the city IS in d,nger.- Wiikes .
Spirit