Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-02-18
HO. for the Union Mass Meeting.

The Union state Mass convention, 70
be held at Indianapolis next Monday
and Tuesday, Feb. % and 23d, promises
to be one of the largest gatherings which
Ezhas ever been held in the State. The
Union men of the Capital are making
arrangements to have the affair gotten
up on grand scale, and they never do
such things there by halves.
The 22d being the anniversary of the
birth of the Father of his Country, there
will be grand celebration in the day
time, closing with an illumination and
= torch light procession atnight, the whole
enliveaed by speeches and music.
On the 23d the Convention will be
held, resolutions passed, nominations
made for State officers, and the organi-
cation of the Union party perfected for
,stshe coming political campaign
The E. & C. R. r. Co. has consented
to commence the half fare arrangement
on Saturday, so as to accommodate those
q i who desire to witness all the ceremonies
of the commemoration on Monday.
Persons, therefore, ean,go up on Satur-
day for that purpose by paying full fare
going, and can return on Wednesday
.zuo free Ii bUE gEuCla
Those going on Monday will get to
Indianapolis at I P. NJ, in time for the
evening ceremonies, paying full fare
going and returning on Wednesday free.
9Fhe Crescent City Brass Band will go
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lists with their unrivaled music.
We would recommend that persons
going, take with them lunch, so they
viii not have their supper to hunt when
they get to Indianapolis. This is advi-
sable, also, because there will be too big
IN q crowd to eat dinner at Vincennes or
Terre Haute with much satisfaction.
Take your own lunch along and you will
be independent of eating-houses, and
not be hurried II.
No person need stay away for fear
they will get no place to sleep. Indian
apols has great hotel accommodations
and many who go will have friends with
whom they can stay. The Union citi-
aizso zens there will also doubtless chang the
latch string out"
si Now let Us have the biggest delegation
from this District that ever went to any
public gathering at the Capital People
down here, of all parties, have always
la complained that ''the Pocket has been
sighted BY the other parts of the State.
It is our OWN fault. Let us now attend
this convention in large numbers, and
we warrant that the First District vii
wieldthe influence to which it is entitled
Moreover, there IS duty to be per
formed by those who do not go with our
soldiers to the field second only in I'M
portanco to the work that our brave boy
are doing against the rebels "in front.
1t is to cast down and destroy at thu
ballotbox, the party which seeks, by EN-
barrassiug the government, to give ''sic
and comfort" to the militant rebels.
= 80 The only hope of the latter, now, il
IN the success of the Copperheads at tn,
elections of 1854, and with this hop,
destroyed by the thorough organizing
and awakening, and harmonizing, ant
the consequent triumph Of the Uniol
= = party the rebellion will go down to tn
Internal pit, from whence it emanated.
Union men, arrange your business s.
as to be absent short time in the ser
- vice of your country, asd go to the Unio
State Convention. Every unconditiona
Union man, though not aaned as de
s., egate by his county convention, Is COZ
daily invited to attend, and has as goo
right to do SOFAS those who have bee
appointed.