Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-11-07
Another Gfana Ra.lyi
Col. eoburh and Gel. Hudson
at the Wigwamt
Able and Eloquent Speeches!
Great Enthusiasm.
Elegant Music and a Good
Time!


A very large audience of ladies and
gentlemen assembled at the Wigwam on
Saturday night to hear Col. Coburn. late
Of the 33d Indiana, and the officer who
hauled down the rebel rag in Atlanta
aud ran up shs glorious Stars and
Stripes.
More than 1000 people we're present
and gave attentive audience to the dis
tinguished soldier, who, in speech Of
uncommon vigor, clearness and force,
poured hot-shot into the camps Of the
traitors at the North, as hs had been
wont to do, with more destructive weap-
ous into the rebel camps at the South
In the opening of his speech be paid
beautiful and weII-merited eulogy to
the memory of our late fellow-citizen,
Lieut.. Col. James M Shanklin, whom
be declared was one Of the noblest and
bravest spiri4- he had ever met He be-
lieved the same spirit Of patriotism that
led Col. Shanklin to give his life for bis
eountry animated the audience before
him-a brave. generous devotion to their
country IF there ever was time for
pairioGs to strike a blow 10 behalf Of
their country Il was now. The country,
the people, and the Government should
arouse to true sense Of the Importance
and the magnitude Of the struggle in
which We are engaged, if they did not
desire that all the legislation, all the
var, all the expenditures Of money and
Of blood, should fall harmless, useless,
and in vain
| The October election had proved a
glorious triumph, and carried joy to the
heart Of every soldier at the front, rean-
imating and encouraging him as he
walked bis lonely round on picket, or as
! be lay, suffering from sickness or wounds,
J in the hospital or in the camp. A more
important victory was to be won on next
Tuesday-oae that would not only have
q telling inflaence on the whole country
but throughout the nations Of the world.
Had the Government, on the ! lih Of
October, passed into the hands Of jos
Mcdonald be verify believed that the ia
ture history Of Indiana would have beer
written in blood The triumph yet te
= be won is no less important 10 the State
. and to the world
c We are living in s wonderful age, and
; making astounding and rapid changes
More great events have transpirsd within
> the last four years than during the fort
that preceded them. Il was somewba
provoking, be said, to one who for thTe'
' years had been accustomed TO use bul
J let's against traitors and rebels, to b
9 compelled to resort again to words, bu
: as il was fashionable 10 use words ct th
: North, he would have to follow the fAsh
ion, bu, be believed in using plain words
lie then rapidly reviewed the situAsioI
: Of the North when the war broke out
We thought 4th Of July orators an
4th of July officers who bad trained
few unarmed militia we're the very me
to lead cur armies to the fialAn We ha
!. tried them, and most Of them~had bee
laid away as useless on the shelf
We had no conception of the msgni
&. tude of the rebellion, or Of the malignit
and hatred of the rebels
We thought IL we mustered larg
army, and showed that We meant {
fight, the rebels would throw down thei
arms and go home.
We had made other grave mistakes
We had pandered to the folly Of Ker
tucky neutrality, and had sent our armie
into Western Virginia when we shoul
}. have sent them to Nashville, to Men
phis, and into the very heart Of the r,
bellion.
When we captured the first rebel pr,
onsrs at Rich Mountain, we did nc
know shat to do with them. We though
!. that IL We made a stump speech to then
explaining tt.eir folly and wieksdnes,
and sent them home, that that would b
the end OF the war as far as they wer
concerned
We had doubts about using rsbs
property. We thought It our duty to "a
D. turn slaves even to rebel masters. W
a secuted the idea Of using slaves to aid /
Re any manner in the suppression Of th
o rsbslhon, believing any attempt 10 US
K or arm them would lead to the cry c
Is abolitionism-
lie We have got gloriously over all thes
B. follies, and have learned il was the par
f Of wisdom to break the right arm of tn
At rebellion, and We have gone to work a
is last in earnest realizing that this is n
a rose-waies var, no holiday affair W
u have learned something Of the maliguity
d hatred and desperation Of the rebels
= and these lessons would not be lost i
v the future eondact Of the war
ss He reviewed the history Of the Demo
r cratic party for the last four years
q In 1861 they rallied to the flag an
10 swore the rebellion must be crushed oui
y In 1862 they declared the war vas nc
n prosecuted With sufficient vigOr, and tina
n they could carry il on better and cheaper
6 With these declarations Of principl
is they vent before the people and sue
r cseded
It b In 1858 they came out for peace an
compromise, led by valian dighan- The
howled about taxes, expense, negr
L equality, violation of the Constitutions
&es &c .....
T. 1874 e,IIoyw;-,, 81. h.,t ~ - -: