Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-09-16

GoTeruA ent the horrible craeitiss exer-
cised By the rebels on Uui0sS prisoners
mot even their reckless hss5Ihocd
dared 70 alledge IL Thsy conaSed
themseives 70 the assertion that n
Government did interfere in ihs slee-
tlons in Kentucky and the other non
seeding slave States; and this j. their
threat 4 re petitinn Of such] ats IN
the approaching election will be held
aslrevo'utirnlry," and resrted 81 such.
A pretext more flmsey and false never
disgrAeed party. Il is fact a. noio-
rIoas IS the existence Of the rebellion
itself. that Kentucky and The other slave
States alluded 10, s~arm, or have
swarmed, not With secret traitors culyf
I bat with armed rebels-that the Govern
nens has been compslled 70 send tens Of
thousaEds Of troops iato tksse States TO
make war with these armed rebels
tusy, that a. this vsry mesaefsf. Kenfne
ky is 90 overruu With Dzviss predatory
baRds that no loya mans life or proper
| ~ il safe Under sueh a state Of things
vas the Gesssnment TO allow every
mar, whether rebel or loyalist, whether
in arms against the couniry or active IN
ita defense, 10 20 10 the polls and vote :
We're we to have votes from each Of
MorgAns guerrillasf Was Jefferson
Davis 70 have a hand in OR eiecuoDsf
The Chicago platform may thiak that
BE onght, bat the loysi propie Of this pa
lion are Of . difsreat oplnion- If the
| Federal Government had not 50 far is-
tsFfsred in the elections Of these Slave
States, as 20 see to Il that open rebels
known TO be shch did not vote, they
ought 10 have been impeached FOR sialaI
| usglsct or u1pardosable folly.
But how did they interfere7 BIZ re
qniEing Of lhose whose loyalty vas more
than doubtful. an oath Of allegiance; by
| What the Chicago plAtfosm denonness as
the employmentof uppsuAl test oatha,
The oaths are iast as Bnnsaal as rebel
lion Is; and just a. necessary ia the var
against rebellioa as Springfield rafes or
PARROT guns.
Was the Gorerzmsnt, in slave States
where so belligerent state Of things
existed, not 10 demand an oath Of allie.
gisncsAs the quAliecsi5H9 Of soter7
| Was Il 20 permit men Who refused such
80 oath-ahersfore Fsfessd 10 acknowl.
| edge this Government-was IL to permits
sueh men 10 vote for officers Of the very
Government they rejected 1t would be
Just as safe 10 import n regiment or tuo
from Lees army, and let them taks part
ia the elections Of Wesisrn Virginia
And because in these States-tAintsd
by the disloyAlty which usually spfih q
from slAvery--in these States that have
been the stalking ground Of armed treas
on--beeause in them common sense pre-
cautions have been taken 10 prevent open
| reisela from voting, is IL lheref0re ia Be
alleged that here, in Indiana, OF in auy
other free and peaceful stAles. the Gov
ernment will interfere, by military pow.
81, With the freedom Of elections p
r. The msa vhD aIiege such besele.s
sbsaFdity do nos believe one word Of Il
They know-noue betts~i-wigh what
tenderness President Blnsolu has 81.
ways treated even aSowed sscessionists
| They kaow--nOns betterl-thAi bis sen
sitive scruples in regard 10 the right Of
fres speech have been carried TO The
very verge Of that line where forhsAr-
@ncs is eulpRble weakness, eudanger
| isg the country. On the same day that
the Den 9cratie Committees Address
vas issusd---ahe sl5th Of Aagast--the
! Dayton Eupire, vallandighans organ
| ia Ohio, bad 40 editorial ia which, after
ailuSiug 10 reports that Governor Mor
ton was gaining on his opponent, thsy
declare that nothing else coald be sx-
peeled IL McDonsld continued to take
! The untsaabfe middle ground be assumed,
adding Once eoneeds that q State
may be eoerced; that var Is jusli6able
| in any emergency By The Federal Gov
/ eminent to constrain the Obedience Of
sovsreigp bat refractory States. and the
wAeis argEnisnt IS conceded
What does this mesn7 1; means;
Jefferson Davis is IN the right; Prssi-
dent Lincoln is In the wrong The var
I il uriuss, nefarioes The Southern Con.
fsdsracy is entisIed o-feccgnition; and
| we are responsible for all the bloedshsd
and misery that the present contest has
produced aKAHkhaa
1 The Daytea Empire, VITA The Daily
Sentinel and Others 10 thia Stats virtn.
aliv following its lead hss besu preach
/ ing this ssdttiDus doctrine for three years
I and half IL Is ilseH = monument oi
the extreme lelsmsRey Of ass AdninIs.
trstion. Il Is itself proof OF the for,
bearancs, even to the verge Of armed
rssistanesf to its AsshoFity, Of the Fed.
sral GovernnenL An editor who bad
| said. in any rebel State, ons-l4nth psri
As much dyainss sesession voald hare
been hanged long ago.
We say Then, that to accuse Govern.
men. thus Eenient, thus foFbearfag. thss
ssnsitivsly serupulons in regard TO lib
srty Of speech and action, Of q dslibsrate
lntentiou 70 use armed interference At
our polls, ia al outrage on ths common
sense OF those 70 whom the poisonous
sueressicnis addretasd. Tor il is to de.
clare that the Governments IL bent ON
committing snicide. kaCsTs#
/ And th0 slandsr, too. absurd for rsfa.
tatien, Sss What pasPoss Is It assa : To
arouse The suspicious and the passions
ofthe ignorant aud the thoaghtless, and
to hurry them on 10 TEE FIRsr STEP u
AkmEo TSsvERKcTIox It's effect, if any
effect il have, woald be % prodnes here
| in the North 8 civil war 10 aid of JsfFer.
son DaviS
{ = For il SAYS, IN effect sYOurfberties
, are threatened; get up an organization
fer their defense. Ths Government /.
your saemy, and inteads to crush the
right ofsufrage. 90 70 the polls arEne
\ % prsventit sax
. Ifsueh Q Recommendation does no
prsduce civil war, with all the desola
ton and rain Of property that follew IL
. its train, it viii not be the fault OF th,
. plosssfs whe put il forth. II viii be da'
+ 20 the good sense, aud good temper, znd
{ patriotism OF the people To thar goo,
? senss and good len per. With entire eon
hdeuce, we appeal from the shziios
t schemes ofthese who would deceive an'
4 No rejecting man csa fail 70 per
Il ceive that this pretended zeal for free
: dom Of suffrage is bat an insidious cos
spiraey to oysrawe aud destroy Il Th
= very Recommendation which these me
:, hypoeriticafiy put forth as necessary t
. secnrs The gighs Of voting Is Aagrau