Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-03-30

REtetsrtoS OF Vrrraaxs.-The Cop
perheal organ on Sd street is still howl
ing, ALPHABETICALLY, about the neglect Of
giving public receptions to the veteran
regiments that arrive in this city from
time 70 time, .-...
if the loyal men Of this community
aud the soldiers Of tho regiments were
the fools aud idiots that the Times sup
poses and pronounces them, then might
some political capital the object in view
by that paper, be, peyhaPs made. But
as the soldiers and citizens have, gener.
ALLY, a. much sense aud intelligence as
the great imported Of the Copperhead
organ, they fully understand and Ap-
Preeiaie the deep concern entertained by
that Loyal gentleman ia their behalf
when the 18th arrived here, the Journal
Office commenced setting up bill call.
ing on the citizens 70 furnish dinner TO
the soldiers, but We were informed BY
Capt Ehtman, commanding this post,
that he had already issued rations to abe
regiment
Il was proposed to Col Wilder that
the people be called cut and public
welcome given, but be said they desired
to 20 forward Immediately, and believed
they would be of early in the afternoon.
IL stts meantime TIE loyal people
mingled freely wish ths saints and
showed in every possible manner their
appreciation of their bravery and their
loyalty.
When the oath were announced as
coming, we wrote a notice Mt the request
vftwo ladies', ealIiug on the citizens TO
prepare supper and to turn out to re-
E ceive them, but ia consequence Of the
sickness ofoar compositors aud the heavy
pressure on the few in the Office, il failed
to get in the paper.
Nevertheless, the ladies' went to work
s and got up sn excellent and substantial
supper, and every attention possible IN.
i der the circumstances shown the gallant
3 and veteran 24th. Is the loyal citizens
e While this was being done by the 10y.
= al citizens, the friends Of the Times we're
busying themselves in planning and OF
ferinS To the gallant regiment, mos
glsring insult by claiming protection
from the city and mili,1ty authori,ie
sgains, soldier mohs, when no threat
had been made and when no soldier o
o eltiaen haA entertained thought o
mobbiag the contemplate eoncern
The coming of the 18th was tells
grahsd to the city authorities, here, who
without noise and parade, made prepaI
atoms TO receive, welcome and relres
the.
aa active managers Of the reception
ION, il ever, read the Times, an
are not, as they themselves declare, in
.uenced by that sheet, and the epithet
of knaves' and " fools applied /
- such uea as Mayor Baker, Joseph l
Elliott, Fred. Cook and other member
haor the City Council, viii be duly Apr,
ciated by our citizens, coming from III
a1 source It does
The editor Of that deleetable she,
was imported into our midst to abu,
and silify good citizens and he fee
bound TO earu his money Hence Il
anoalled for abuse of ". E, Frenc
Rev. Alex, Sterrit, h Q. Wheeler, Al
on Sunday last the sweeping deelArsti,
that every man who is friend
Abraham Lincoln, and not an ofic
holder, is dishonest man.
The loyal men and merchants
Evansville and surrounding country wi
by,and-by, learn how to appreciate
Third Street organ at its full value.
In the meantime its pretensions
friendship for the soldier is as ridienlc
as tits hypocriticaL The State suthC
ties at Indianapolis have given aim
every regiment that has returned, p'
lie reception. at the Capitol, in bsh
of the whole State, and New Alban
reception to the 23rd, which was enlisi
chiefly in that city and county is. We
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