Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-06-09
Another Rebuff.

The Prentice Guthrie Hueksters, in
their "bobbing around expedition TO see
where they can get the best bargains,
have been extremely unfortunate in Sc
Letting the Copperhead concern at Chi
eago ito trade at. We have already
published the rebuff that the Freeman
Journal gave them, aud now have an
other instance Of the same kind to pre-
sent, which manifestations show, taken
together, that there is systematic de-
sign on the part OF the simon-pare Cop
perheads to snub, insult, and "spew ont
of their mouths" the Kentucky Conserv.
atives.
The so-eslled Democracy of Marion
county met in Convention at Indianapo-
lis on the 9TH June, to select delegates
to attend the State Convention and to do
such other work as they deemed neces-
sary After selecting their delegates,
and instrueting them to vote for Joseph
L. Mcdonald for Governor, the following
resolution was offered by VIM. Henderson
and adopted unanimously" according
to the State SsntinsFs report:
WHERRAs, A Convention Of persons
recently assembled in Louisville, Ken
lucky, calling themselves Union Demo
Gratis, and appointed delegates to the
Chicago Democratic Convention, aud in-
struoted their delegates to the said Chi.
eago Convention to vote for one Bran
lette, (who is now filing the Office Of
Governor Of Kentucky, not by the UNI
trammeled voice Of the legal veters Of
that State, but by the violent interior
ence of the military, who controlled
said pretended election, for Vice Presi-
dent
Now, therefore, the Democracy of
Marion County, in convention assembled,
do hereby enter their protest against the
nomination Of the said Bramlstte for
Vice President, or any other office in the
gift of the Democracy; that no Democrat
can hold Office by violence and terror;
and further, in the opinion of this con
vention, the Democratic Convention OF
the State of Kentucky. does not meet
until the 18th day Of June, as appears
by the call, signed by those old wheel.
horses of Democracy, Ex-Governors
Powell, Wiekife, and others.
The State Journal s reporter says that
Mr.. Henderson made speech. His
subject was Governor Bramlette and the
Kentucky Convention. He said Bran.
lette had been false to the Democracy;
had been put in power by Federal bayo
nets; Wieklitfe's name had been stricken
from some Of the records where he had
many votes. Bayouets were used TO pre-
vent men from voting for him. The so
called Kentucky Union Convention wa.
not the right kind. He wanted to know
if this convention was ready to endors,
its action. mob he offered the fol
lowing. which was adopted with tremend
Gus cheering referring to the resolu
ton and preamble quoted above
We look for similar expressions al
over the country. If the PreRtice-Guth
RE leaders have no sense Of shsme-nt
remnant of principle-left, the Copper
heads will teach them at least con
sistency. The Prentice,G Guthrie mana
gers will find, when the Chicago Con
vention meets, and when their own fol
lowers get an opportunity of expressing
themselves on the treacherous anG
unprineipled course of these leaders
that they cannot fight the Wicklife-Pow.
ell traitors to the death in 1868, and
'pig" With them in the same sty in 1864
The Conservative" rotsrs of Kentucky