Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-06-21
From he Indianapolis Journal.
LINCOLN and JOHNSON
GRAND Union RALLY.
ERthusisstie. 1attfsea seatien--spssehss
by GevsrasR szorten, Hon- a.. G.
Neweomb and Col. Conrad Baker.


The mass meeliug which assembled in
the State House yard, on Saturday eve
ming, 10 ratify abe nominations OF the
Baltimore Convenlion was one Of the
largest and most enthusiastic night
meetings Of ths year.
At half past seven in the evening, the
booming Of canunB anaanaeed the con-
mencement OF the exctelsea Thirty.
tour rounds were hfedABy Captain Fred
Sturm, Of the 4th United States Artil
lery, waking the sleeping echoes far and
near
The meeting was orgahized by calling
Col. James Blake TO ths Chair. He
spoke briefly Of the pbjectof the meeting;
was glad to see sueh tast assembly
The occasion was one Of great moment
II was 10 consider the Interests Of tie
Union, to define our position and sho~
where we stand New Is the time TO
work; this meeting Is the Beginning; the
ball started righs viii roll on to success
over the State
Governor Morton thea took the stand
and spoke for over an boar upon the Ae-
tion Of the Baltimore Convention, the
ticket presented. the Cleveland Convsn.
ton aud its ticket and the work We have
to do. First, he said, the result Of the
success Of the peace party in the North
would be the saule as % lose this military
eAmpaign-all that we have done would
be in vain The rsbeIiion has been sus-
tained By the hope shat their allies in the
| North-allies besause they intend to
stop the war and abandon all those dis
sinc,ive principles which the Union men
have fought three years to maintain
would by some means come into power
II then the result OF political defeat
would be the same 50 the defeat Of
Grants and Shermans armies, Ne can
form some idea Of our duties in the
premises We can look over the Geld
with clear viaion; the issues are dis.
| tinctlv and we'll defined; local interests,
personal aggrandlzemeal and all small
censiderations. have enlminatcd in one
grand issue-the ffe OF death of the d a
lion IL there ever was n time when
men should put aside all such eonsidera.
lions, now is that time, Your sons,
brothers and fathers are in tbs held. bat
Ting for tbs great Sesuh tbe integrity
Of the nation, the supremacy OF the law,
the saucity Of the ballot box, the pressr.
Yation Of their homes--hsttling for lib
srty 10 all men as intended by The Faith
ers. They viii do their duty--they have
ever done tive must do ours Thsy
give their lives for the esake We masl
give all our energies and have no meanl
unemployed TO prevent the wrestling ol
the Government from our h&udsg u1-
There is party in the North in favol
Of abandoning the war, no matter wha
the consequence They do not tell III
what The result would be, but ever
thinking man knows what il would be
This party does not expect to preserv'
the whols Union They have long h..
policy whish lacked TO divisioa Of u,
Uaion-to orgznize Northwestern Con
} fs3srasy. This nope has been i4aisxl,
ehsEishsd hy Them since The -hsginnini
! of the war Tha South, seauiesees in
and even encourages the idea, for
, knows that divided North is its onl
hope.
! wish now to speak Of the ehArsete
and aims OF the Union party. The Be-
1 timore Convention represented the grea
body OF the earnest leyAi portion Of th
UAien IL represented the real intell
gence, wealth and strength of the Gov
ernment Opposed TO it is this oths
party, of which have spoken-an isnc
rant. wo0id-be stistoeracy, ID fxxor {
snd lAboring for that which is most il
imieal to the Perpetnity and prosperii
Of. oerstsoSThnehtS aye, eyeK In syn
. patty with traitors and their treason
{. Who is our repTesensat;vs?s Tou kno
him; you have watched che develol
!. meuts Of bic character for years. an
f you find him honest old Abe still
= viii hoE say be shas no faalsss ~ that
. hz5-Ect committed errors; be Soal