Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-08-25

Ex-PresIdent Pierce. Seymour, Of
Connecticut, Vallandigham, Reed, Wood.
Richardson, and hundreds Of Others, are
as hostile to the war as they are 20 black
rspublieanisBl. These men are doing
"a an indirect service. They are not
openly and aEowedly our friends, nor
could We reasonably ask this of them
Bat they are not our bloody enemies
United against Ar LincoIa and his
clicked policy, brea~iing the power Of an
overwhelming majority, firm to the ira
ditions aud presidents of constitutional
liberty, the noble band Of patriots is
striving to erect breakwatsr that shall
arrest the surzes Of the unIoosea
deloge If they did no more thsn r.
sist the generalization Of Mr. Lincoln,
that far they are worthy Of our respect
and sympathy If they hold CD the ban
ner Of State Rights, that far they are ad-
voeating sentiment entitled TO our ad-
miration.
Such Is the course they are pursuing
and such 8 course ought to have our
cordial appreciation. Step by step the
same convictions and the same temper
that have braeed Them in compact unity
and fiery Ealor 10 dsnounce ultra Fed
eralism and New England fanatieism,
viii inevitably bring them upon the
right ground as respects our independ-
enee- We confess our faith in their
political principles. We confess orr
confidence that eventually these men
will see the whole truth aud embrace eli
IA CONCLUSIONS
We can gain nothing By denonneing
TEEN. We may lose much By presenting
hostile front 70 their peace movements.
Live with them under the same govern.
nent we never will But naeGHEhile,
II they leW use the ballot bor against
Mr. Lincoln nhiLe zee use the cartridge
boz. each will be helper 10 fhe other
and both cooperate 10 GccoBap isk The
greGtssf ieork rhich this country and
| The continent hare ritqeSsed
The Regis er is right The men in
Indiana and elsewhere in the North,
4, banded together, by secret oaihs, TO aid
the conspirators 10 the over hrow OF the
Government deserve, and ought to re-
esise, the cordial appreciation Of
their Southern friends
The expectation Of the eoaspirators 10
enlist the whole Democratic party Of the
! North in their treasonAble scheme will
, fail Thousands and tens Of thousands
have already denounced them, aud other
ems Of thousands will do it as the in.
famous nature of their schemes becomes
fully known. Their love of country viii
not yield TO the party behests OF assumed
leaders
1 As the election approaches, in the
vain hope Of securing few votes, the
leaders of the Northern portion Of the
conspiracy are beginning to praise the
soldiers while they denonnee the war
This hypocrisy will not avail them. Our
soldiers are as we'll informed as thos'
attempting 70 deceive them. They kaos
that these VERY men have denoancet
them as Lineola's hirelings,' as bel
hounds, hired TO cut the lhroats o
the Christian gentlemen Of the Soul
whe are onls .indalsing in lbe inaoeen'
amusement Of destroying the Govern
menil
They know that, in ous State, when
proposition was made is the Legislature
20 secure the righf Of soldiers IN ih'
Geld 70 vote it vas opposed b. some o
these nov pretended friends.
II is true, as an eleetinneeripg trick
The conspiraiOTs on the State tiekrt, on
ders,anding that Governor Morton ha,
asked for the return Of the soldiers =
as 10 recruit aud vote. very nagHaHi
n,oaslg, proposed TO JOIN him n doiai
that which be bad already done Th
object is too apparent 10 deeeivel
II this is an Internal war on the par
OF the Union army, as they charge, hot
, can they expect the vote Of those ei
: gagged In that WARP The war cannot b.
: denounced without, at the same time
dsponncing those engaged in il n
sophistry. no defamation, no yelliu
; about abolitionism, can blind the eyes @
: sensible men to any other conclusion
i From the commencement Of the rebe
E lion 20 the present time the acts OF crSe
! ty end barbarity perpetrated BY the rebe
are more horrible than have ever u
Cured iu any age Of The world. III
: barbgEity Of Indian warfare bears &
E comparison to il
/ A rebel, Col Eastman, has written
= DUgks EHhMtU II AESt FC&E VI t3S W ~
j. In that book be says:
4 Like a thunderboli, Kirby Smith Il
e upou she foe; our men Tough, desperat
. and in a moment the Federal troop
e who bad felt certain of victory, We
Il everywhere driven back Scarcely hs
h they commenced retiring, when it b
:, came impossible to restrain our trooT
A giant Texan, throwing away his riff
b took out bis bowie-knife, with one blt
\ he split the skull Of a wounded man VI
had faIlan to the ground, and this beg
Is the signal for general 5utehery. Ii
o wild beasts the incensed soldisry fell a
Is on their victims, hewinc, stabbing. slas
= ing like mad meni
Il "a fearful panic seizes upon the Fe
a eral troops. Even he bravest fy befo
Ie such an onslaught-they give way, a
in mortal fear, officers and men run
e their hves like startled dear
e The savage spirit Of our soldiers M
bordered on the horrible Bsanrega
le took advantage Of this vengeiul moo
l. be ordered bis whole army forward, q
>. with wild exuItAnt cheers fell upon {
at broken enemy. Stuart bad collected
p bis cavalry togetnerJ ana swept aero
the plain like 3 whirlwind, cleari
ig everything before him.
be "The enemy was nov in full Eight
th every point, and 80 quick was our I
to vance that all order in our ranks v
" lost A rumor suddenly spread Il
y Kirby Smith had fallen A cry Of AM
To- and horror passed through the ranks
n the whole army. Our troops, now N;
is. dened with rage, fell mercilessly up
on their opponents, and a fearful massa'
.ie Commented Scenes Of horrible erue
ed too fearful for description eusued
ed men we're no longer human beings c
an cred with blood, and doss, and gunp'
th der, they fell upon their aving oppOne
az with ungovernable faryl'
be- The butchery thus described by r
be Ell witness vas followed BY acts still NJ
to fendish, rivsling the Sean6iEavIaus
his bsrbarious age, Who Il Is said, drs
ID. vine from the skulls Of their slaughter
ed foe. The skulls If many = patriot, =
er- hsd given his life 20 his country, VI
len thus used By rebels in their drunl
carousal in commemoration of III