Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-05-12
AelIon Of the Radical Germans.


Evansville Unions account, published |
on Monday, Of the meeting Of radical
Germans, at the Court House, last Sat
urday evening
The closing declarations Of the editor |
Of the Union, contained in the latter part |
Of the second paragraph and in the third |
paragraph, we are pleased to see, as they
are an evidence that the large majority
Of the radical Germans are practical
az well as enthusiastically devoted to the
principles Of Freedom The Union says
that Fremont Is the first choice Of the
large majority Of Union men present at
the meeting, but that they Twill vote for
the nominee of the Convention, avoiding
a split in the party by all means" Sop
posing, Of course, that the Baltimore
Convention is meant, We rejoice at this
declaration, inasmuch as the only hope
Of the rebels now lies ia the defeat OF
Grant and the division Of the Union party
on two candidates
AS an advocate Of Mr. Lincoln's re-
nomination, all we ask is that all Union
men shall pledge themselves to abide by
the nomination Of the Baltimore Con-
vention, and to support heartily the nom
inee. We agree to do so, and have
agreed to do so for months, when we say
and have said ct the head Of our edito-
rial column For President in 1864,
Abraham Lincoln For Vice President,
Andrew johnson Of Tennessee. Sub
jet to the decision Of the Baltimore
Convention We have yet to find the
FIRST advocate Of Mr. Lineoln's re-nomi.
nation who does no. utter the same SEN
| timent They are, for all we know to
the contrary, unanimously for the nomi-
nee Of that Convention, being confident
that the said Convention will nominate
no one but patriot, a true Union man,
and an opponent Of Slavery and Seces
sion.
As the friends Of Mr Lincoln do, let
his opponents lin the Union party do
also. Let oil agree to go into the Con-
vention at Baltimore in good faith, and
determined to sustain the nominee, Who
ever he may be, and all will be we'll
We shall come out Of the Convention
thoroughly united like band of broth
ers, and 20 forth conquering aud to co :
quer. Thus shall we be able TO put re
belIion and slavery out Of their misery,
by giving these twin-nonsters the coup
de grace--the finishing stroke-at the
balIot-box in November.
In this hour OF the Nation sorest ago
ny, when it is vibrating between life and
death, it will not do for Union men to be
disagreeing amongst themselves about
non-essentials and mere personal ques-
tons. The cause of Union and Free
dom Is worth incidentally more than any
man or men, however worthy they may
be. II is a crime against God and hu-
mainly to allow mere personal considera-
tons to mar that good feeling in our
ra INKS which is necessary to our success
in the coming elections, that are to set
tie the fate OF the Republic for veal I
woe. II we should be defeated through
this state Of feeling, and the rebels
should succeed in placing one Of their
Copperhead fri, nds in the Presidential
chair, and all the exertions, and suffer
iugs, and sacrifices Of the Nation for
its own preservation should thus b
brought to nought, an eternity of pen
anee would not suffice to wipe out the
guilt OF those who aided in this most un
natural murder Of free nation.
The radical Germans are MS true L
Freedom as the needle is to the pole
They are the salt that savors the gooC
cause, aud that has saved il on man
, perilous occasions Here and elsewhere
they are the soul OF the Union orgauiza
; ton, animating it with the sacred fir
! OF liberty. But they are too inpatien
of restraint, and naturally so, for in thei
: fatherland they were restrained of ihei
= liberty; and now as they are in Ian
.e of freedom, they are too apt to mistak
license for liberty. They ought to re
collect that this is land where the ma
jority govern, and where it is the la,
= aud the custom for the minority to yiel
Q and defer TO the will of the majority
Otherwise there can be no Republica
p nor Democratic government, and our r,
10 publican system must inevitably degen,
' rate into anarchy.
o By declaring in advance that they wi
not support any particular candidai
who may be nominated by the Nations
Union Convention at Baltimore, Ii
u Union opponents of Mr.. Lincoln eth,
render it necessary to lose their voi,
BY not voting at all; to run aud vote e
q separate candidate Of their own;
to vote for Copperhead We do n,
~ believe that even the hotheaded and il
discreet gentleman who declared at Nj
Pretorious's meeting that he would vot
for a Copperhead before he would vot
r. for Mr.. Lincoln, would do any sue
e thing after cool reflection Il
is too true q friend of freedom and h
Union to vote for a sympathizer wit
treason and secession. And We are gla
s that he was the only gentleman at Ii
meeting who made such rash and ev
threat Even Mr. Pretorious disaI
proved it
= We have too good an opinion of N
ID demonstrating voted for him in lS5
and always been an advocate of his pril
N | rinles and adp,i-ar sc L. -.