Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-09-08
ADDRESS OF Han. ROBERT DALE
OWEN.
"shail there he Domestic tranquil
~, sr Civti War, smosg usf"

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The following address was delivered
by Hon. Robert Dale Owen, in Mozart
Hall Evansville, Ind, on Tuesday even
ing. September 9th, 1864, to a crowded
audience Hundreds went away, unable
to obtain admiltancs The fame OF the
distinguished gentleman who delivered
the address, and the expectation Of hear
ing an effort of great ability, filed the
ball at AN early hour A ball three
times as large could have been filed,
had there been one such in town The
audience numbered about COO, some OF
whom were ladies'
The address was listened to with pro-
found attention, aud The audience cheered
heartily at various salient points in the
discourse
The address was written for publication
in pamphlet form, for general circulation
by the Union State Central COMMITTEES,
aud will soon appear in that form in full
NJ Owen favored as with the use of the
manuscript, from which we have made q
pretty full abstract, which, while il does
not contain the graees OF style aud full
ness Of matter Of the unabridged address,
gives the train of thought sufficiently
entire to enable the reader to compre-
bend the speakers argument
After some preliminary remarks, in
which he defined himself to be Peace
Democrat" not Vallandigham Peace
Democrat God for5idl) bat Jefferson
ian Peace Democrat; a Jacksenian
Peace Democrat" aud after citing the
example Of Washington in putting down
the Whisky Insurrection BY force, and Of
jackson in threatening to crush Nullih-
cation, be proceeded to read the written
portion Of bis address
The title is" Shall there be domestic
tranquility, or civil war, among usT
During the bloodest war in history,
while other States have been desolated,
/ Indisna has been blessed with domestic
tranquility. Thousands of her noblesI
sons have fallen in battle, bot our hearths
have not been invaded No guerrilIas
are prowliug through the country. God
/ has granted us security, prosperity,
/ peace Is this peace and prosperity 70
/ endure? Or is our State TO become like
Virginia or Georgia, the seat Of war; or
/ like Kentucky or Missouri, overrun By
/ guerrillas?
Personalities should not be considered
| in these times, but many persons con.
slider who the man is rather than what
he says Therefore he spoke briefly
concerning himself
His interests were the same as those
of his hearers. he had resided in lndi
ana thirty-seven years--had been in pub
lie life two-thirds Of that time. All bis
interest were amongst them, and what.
ever affected them affected him.
He bad been during his public life q
Democrat Had FIRST voted for Jackson
for him Who gave the toast The
| Union, 1t must be preserved; Who sub
QQSQ SOAtu NAIOEAnAf 0uA ANSk pEOp0SCS
TO eoeree 3 rebellious State In order tC
maintain the unity OF the Nation.
The speaker recommended earefu
reading.of President Jacksons PROCLAIM
asien o. Dee. 10, 1882
he then said, Opposed, with a be
reditary aversion to war, one OF tn
greatest of all earthly curses, was Will
ing, before the sword va. drawn, t
make any honorable concession, to ae
cept any reasonable compromise, in or
der to avert so deadly curse. So Eer
millions among US So was The Presl
: dent So was Congress. They shove,
they were BY deeds, which are bette
than words" He thea specified the res
! olution guaranteeing that the Constitu
ton shall never be so amended as Il
interfere with slavery in any State, so,
: cited the Presidents Inaugural, in whic
be said he had Z" no objection to th
: guaranty being made express aud IRE
vocabls.