Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-09-02
Joseph Z. Mcdonald and the list
ReHimenf.

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We have received from Mai. Carter
Of the 9th Indiana Cavalry, formerly
known as the list Infantry, letter ad
dressed to Mr. Mcdonald, with a request
that we should pubIish the same ia lhs
Journal, which We cheerfully do, 10 jus
tiee to noble regiment, the character oI
which has been aspersed while it was
battling with the enemies Of the eoun-
try. We also publish, in this connection,
letter of Mr.. Mcdonald TO Colonel
John W. Ray, chsirmAn Of the meeting
Of our citizens which passed series oI
resolutions calling on Mr. Mcdonald for
retraction of bis charges against that
regiment
IL will be observed that Mr.. MELON.
aid deRies that he used the language at
tribuisd to him, and exhibits rather an
unnecessary amount Of temper in con.
sequence Of the alleged attempt Of the
citzaEa' meeting to prejudice the sol
diers against him. What be did say in
his Brownstown speech in reference TO
| tho 7lst Mcdonald does not condescsnd
TO say, but promises, when caSed upon
| in proper manner, 70 correct any erro.
\ ne0us statements be may have made
Ho0 he should be called upoa will re-
main a matter OF doubt uatil some work
shall be published, defining the laws oi
etiquette to be observed in approaching
q candidate for Governor.
The speech Of Mr. McDonald, ia which
he was said to have made the attack on
the list Regiment and other soldiers.
was delivered at Brownssown on the 10th
day of August, and on the 18th bis re.
marks were published in The Cincinnati
Commercial, as taken down BY stem.
ographer, sent there for the sole pur
pose Of reporting the speeches Of Mr.
Mcdonald and Gov Morton. In hi,
speech, as so reported, occurs this sen
tence:
'in 1868, in the city Of indianapolis
on election sday, before 10 0 o'clock, th,
polls were closed, and we're taken poa
session OF By armed forces from tn,
camps around the town From thai
time Democrats, if they exercised tn,
elective franchise, did il at the risk o
their lives. The list Regiment cam,
into town and went down to the poll,
Seith their guns on their shoulders.
"One Of the editors Of the Indians
STATE Sentinel was driven from the polls
II there wK any attempt 10 restrain ID,
soldiers on that occasion have vet t
learn IL
On the same 18th day Of August, To,
Daily State Sentinel, Mr.. Mcdonald
own organ, Published synopsis Of tn,
Brownsiown speeches. of the rival eandi
dates, which was prepared bythe speeia
correspondent Of the Sentiael, who wa
no other than the lamented CaptaiE
Bracken, whose death we announced OF
yesterday morning Captain B. dS no
profess to give verbatim report, 81 did
the correspondent Of the Commefcial
but the substance Of the remarks of eael
speaker. In this report the following
language appears as portion Of Mr.
Mcdonald speech
" The Governor had not noticed pass
ing events In his (Morton's) owl
county of Wayne, Democratic news
paper had been leveled to the grounl
for expressing an honest opinion. Il
: Marion, where Governor Morton an,
himself both had the right TO vote, th
elective franchise had been openly vie
lated. At one election the list reg
ment marched to the polls and aKains
, orders voted. At 10 o'clock no Demo
erat dared approach the precinct On
Of the proprietors Of the State SsntiHe
had been driven away. The crosses
outrages had been committed. he va
pleased to hear that such scenes wer
not to be re-enacted, but that they hal
occurred was too well known TO be sue
cessfully contradieted
In Governor Eortous reply to Nj
Mcdonald he denied the charge of tn
latter, and said that he (MoDoaald) wa
mistaken in his assertions This shoul
have called the accuser to 3 halt, bit b
!, repeated bis attack in form still NOR
offensive The Commercial reporter reE
}. resents him as saying:
"a few words on the subject of th
'- address of the Central Committes
had hoped my friend would speak NOR
y freely and frankly of that matter. Ho
did be get round it7 I called his after
ton, and do so again. The fist reg
ment stationed at Indianapolis, weF
uoNu u tao PoHS ou CACCAtuA ua a.
took possession, and from that time Ii
Democrats who voted, did so at the ris
Of their lives | viii give my authorii
for saying that they came there By ord,
of their Colonel General Carringto
- issued an order, upon that occasion, tn
. soldiers who did not live in the ei
US should not come out Of their eau
Es on that day, but the Colonel of Il
- regiment permitted them to come OF
Of | say that for two years there has u
81 been auything ike fair election IN
ar dianapoGs. That IS where We both hS
Is, don't think Gov. Morton desires the
as things but he has closed bis eyes again
"a them. hope now that his attention B
: been called to it, that his pledge viii
: faithfully carried out
:, The Sentinel reporter gives his rejoi
der in this language:
..t The Governors attack on the addrt
ing of the Central Committee was unfi
ar and uneslled for Mcdonald
O-e Tended it again. and ably. The Gov
res nor does not desire 70 remember thee
IA. RACES committed upon the ballot box
y Indianapolis. He (McDonAld) repeat