Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-08-19
What is the Matter now

hCEnA6 " W ~ NaA ~ tAS ftS1
bic experience by the Confederate Dem
ocracy in connection with the formation
Of County ticket The Fates seem to
be against them.
First, the Sons Of Liberty" nomi- |
nate ticket, and attempt to palm it
off as the genuine DIR. Townsend"
through their organ, the Times. But
John Wayman, and other candidates
who were left 'out in the wet" as well
as those Of the party who couldn't
stomach the treason Of the knights
secret cabal, and rho had not connected
themselves with it, or who had perhaps
got no fu.ther than the 4" VeMibule -
sni we're nj eos, d red sound enough
y VI B,ui, & b allnw d to go
y'-. W. -at m t.ul nj no
.@d1 Io.' ~
3 II n II. he "a, .c, cnu d oi IT,.
Knigoie Accordingly, thy pres d
IN the Time and required IT 10 siv-
halfway ,dyo rcy OF the property ana
justice Of holding convention, secord-
ing to the tilne.honored Democratic
usage"
Ben Stinson, acting Chairman" is-
sued call for County nominating
Convention at Babytown, to be held on the
20th August While the Times published
the Call it still had 1.-THE Democratic
County ticket" at its masthead, thus
advertising its bad faith
There was an evident trick in locating
the Convention at Babytown, yet the
Convention couldn't be changed to the
city with any show of deceney. Here
was dilemma
But some one deeply skilled in the
use Of expedienls, probably the " Acting
Chairman" conceived the idea of post.
poning the Convention indefinitely.
The ostensible reason 10 that many
Democrats are engaged in military mat
ters, which would probably prevent their
attendance. The real reason probably
is, that the faithful have got into snsrl,
aud il will require time and patience to
extricate themselves from il.
Another potent reason, perhaps, is,
that the Chicago Convention 10 to be
held on the 29th of August, and may
make great changes in the party. Some
men who are now regarded as sound
may not be so after that time. If the
Sons of Liberty succeed in over
slaughing the war sentiment, and nomi-
nate an out-and-out Peace candidate,
after passing Peace-at-any-priee, no
more-men-no-moremoney resolutions,
some Democrats who are new trusted in
may become "AboliGonists that 10,
they may join the Union ranks This is
an age of mutation. Change is law of
Nature-dHd cfpoities.
ave shall see what we shall see.
Suppose the war still remains without
any material advantage on the Union
side. Or, suppose the rebels gain the
advantage previous to the holding CT the
Chicago Convention. The peace senti-
inert would gain the upper hand for the
time, and the peace men might become
so emboldened and strengthened as to be
abb to dictate the candidate aud even
the platform, aud ucmlGate some Val
landig hamer fot the Pre- idency and pas,
ultra peace and su mission resoiuuoa-.
| Could honest ant conscis ations Dem
,crats, who have let their prsdjuoiees
larry hem into the Coppsrhead rank
ouG who are al heart in favor of Sagins
he war until the rebellion is put down
nd the country tunited-coud such
men, of whom there are thousands sno
thousands throughout the North, sustain
and vote for a candidate in favor oil
<nuck6ng to armed rebels, in favor Of
peace on any terms, even the disgrace
aud division of the country, aud the an
: limitation OF our National Importance
b amongst the Nations Of the earth7 We
think that thousands Of them would leave
the peace party were such an issue forced
!. upon them.
We believe this is what it will come to
: and that the issue will be, the War a,
National salvation and unity; or Peace
/ submission to the rebels, dissolution o
i. the Union, and National disgrace ant
e death.
We are ready for such an issue, an,
hope it may be made. 1t is the old bat
= tie between Freedom and Slavery; Unit
ond Disintegration; Liberty and Des
pOsisn.