Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-07-27

opiaion vas that if Tsndsrburgh county
bad 400 men to raise on the next quota.
the Democrats will want negro sub
stitutes az much as the Union men will
The speaker treated on various other
topics, amongst them that of the treason
able conduct Of the Democratic
members Of the last Legislature, and
the necessity the Governor and the Union
members were under to resort to extra
ordinary measures in order to save the
State from being thrown into rebellion
against the Government, and from repu-
diation.
He read, in this connection, the prop:
osition which the Union members made
to the Democratic" members as con
dition Of their return to their seats The
proposition has never been laid before
the public in print Tomorrow we shall
publish it. 1t fully justi6es the action
of the Union members.
The Colonel pointed out the cowardly
nature of the Copperhead State platform,
and the reasonable character Of the
Princeton platform, and showed that
peace at any prizes" was the doctrine
of the leaders of the self-styled Democ-
rsey.
He then defined his own platform by
saying that whenever the rebels laid
down their arms and submitted TO the
authority Of the Federal Government,
be was for peace, and not before. Fur
thermore, they had causelessly and IN
provokedly mads war on the Govern
ment, and he was in favor Of giving
them war until they cried enough.
And he wanted 10 see the guilty leaders
hung for treason.
Colonel Aliens speech was invigor
ating and healthy, and good for weak
nerves. There was no covering up o.
the issue--no paltering in double
sense" All who heard, understood biz
meaning.
After he elored, the audience called
out Col A. j. Fletcher. He responded
in few energetic remarks, wherein b.
gave the reasons why he felt so intensel,
the villainy Of secession and rebellion
lie also again placed the Copperhead
and the Rebels in the same category
and said he meant to do so wheneye
called on to speak in public. lie de
nounced.the Times as rebel sheet, AM
certain other individual, who hal
threatened to piurder him, as a rebel
and intended TO abide by his declaration
He judged them by what they said am
did, and by this test they were rebels t
all intents and purposes
Rev Mr.. ClifTor, of the Thirteent
Congressional District Of Illinois--awa
down in Egypt-was next called ou
He was hot for "hbe and Andy" tn
rail splitter Of Illinois and the tailor 4
Tennessee, and uttered glowing apo.
trophe to the genius of our institutions
which allows the poorest and til
hamblest to aspire to the highest place
in the Nation if they only have sand i
their craw," brains in their head, an
their head is On right side up. He sal
he passed his hfe fighting the Devil, an
now had set out to fight him on Sunda
and the Copperheads on week days.
He thought that was dividing time
pretty we'll He termed the Copperhead
the eNorthern wing Of the Souther
army" and said they were close kin /
the rebels if they we're not real rebel
: He had been in the army, and told inc
dents illustrating the similarity
Southern rebellion and Northern Cope
headism. e.a ~ s
When he closed his exhortation, Il
@. c. Band performed National al
and the audience dispersed in exceller
J spirits.
Thus the campaign has opened mo
auspiciously by two splendid meeting
"The ball is rolling"
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