Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-03-21

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"a large number Of copperhead mem
bers from Indiana aud Illinois have gone
home within the past two weeks, and for
no other purpose than to organize the
" Knights. Among those who have
gone is William Allen, representative
from one Of the Southern districts Of Hi
nois-the successor Of General Logan.
This gentleman, it Is well known, wanted
to organize the men Of Southern Illinois
and put them into the rebel army. lie
rendered The command Of them TO Logan
so Logan charges him at any rate
and it IS not a secret that in his district
ne did raise several companies, which he
sent South via Paducab, and which were
mustered into the rebel service in Union
City. During General Grant campaign
In Mississippi, met rebel soldier who
told me that he was from Southern Hi
uois, and that he belonged to company
raised by Mr.. Allen.
Senator Hendricks though perhaps not
a member Of the organization, is pledged
20 the establishment Of Northwestern
Confederacy, and the same may be said
Of every Indiana Copperhead in Con-
gress, and Of all the leading p1embers Of
that party at home-Judge Fckles, Jesse
d. Bright, and such men.
In this connection It may not be map
propriafe to quote the following from an
editorial IN the Richmond Examiner Of
the 26th nit:
"While the political leaders are thus
inteIligently arranging their platforms,
Indiana, We learn, has become more dis
/ loyal this year than ever
30 this year again there are signs Of
trouble in the great NorthWest-not
signs Of peece with US, but Of disinta-
grafton and dislocation al home; gra
cious buds Of promise, which with the
approach Of the election may bloom and
blossom into the bloody fruit Of reVolu-
ton
Col. Morrison is we'll known in Iii
nois, and If he stated wha; this letter
represents, be has not spoken without
knowledge lie IS not I" War Demo
crat,' though be fought bravely and gal
leutly enough in the war, and at Donel-
/ son received the wound that compelled
him to leave the service. He has been
supposed to have "peaee proclivisies
and his votes in Congress have had that
/ tendency But we quote his letter from
/ the Commercial because its statements
are for the most part confirmed by a pri-
yate letter received here few days ago
by the editor Of this paper, from Dem.
ocratic member Of the House Of Repre-
sentatives, in which he says:
am informed by those who
know, that on the -- instant, the
dark lantern wing Of our party, which
Is now, they claim, the most Of IL, meet
at - to consider matters Of political
concern. would be glad TO know what
those fellows DO. for il they want. to go
to h-ll, would ike to have Reasonable
notice Let me know what is done.
mean What is done Of political nature;
what they do towards the instruction in
the manly act Of sefdelense, and AL that
sort Of stuff. that / am told they talk
about at their meetings IS no matter.
--- and ----, and the whole tribe viii
run at the first FIRE But, ii the con
Germ has the strength claimed for it, why
Il may do damage, by leading men into
crime, folly, murder and ruin
The extracts we have taken from the
Republican paper we give for what they
are WORTH but this letter is from a per
son in whose word we have the most un-
bounded confidence. We have sup
pressed the date and place Of meeting
and the name Of parties mentioned, for
reasons which may be given hereafter.
Suffice il to say that the convention oil
certain leaders og the Democratic party
who have III view the destruction OF the
country is fixed fact They have sew
eral schemes, all tending to the same
end. They desire, FIRST, the defeat of our
forces in the field They desire the over,
turning of the finances OF the country in
order 10 hasten the public mind to an nc
quiescenee in a general breaking up
They propose to force the Democratic
party AZ The Chicago Convention into
measures that will produce the results,
and part Of their scheme is TO educate
the Democratic party to resist, by force,
every act OF the Government officers in
the execution Of military power in the
Northern States. If no collision of this
kiad can be produced, or ii produced
fails to arouse the people generally, then
Vallandigham is 70 be brought back and
his re-arrest Is 10 be resisted by force,
and If necessary by blood andreyolution.
The complexion ofthe National Conven-
ton that meets here on The Fourth
OF July viii determine the order
of proceeding II that Convention
promises to be q war convention of the
lloratio Seymour kind, then an attempt
will be made by previous violence aud
collision with the Federal officers to
| force that convention into an attitude OF
declared resistance 10 the Government.
IL that convention promises to be a
peace Convention, such rs is advocated
| by the Cincinnati Enquirer, in which
the war IN its inception, prosecution and
continuance viii be denounced as I'M
constitutional and not deserving or re-
quiring tire support, aid or countenanee
of any citizen, and which will declare q
purpose 20 accomplish an Immediate
peace with oil the inevitable consequent
cas, then in all probability a resort to vi
olenee viii be postponed until the con-
vention shall declare such to be the duty
Of all democrats. But the general pur-
pose, plan and end OF abe whole faction
IS to IRE the democratic heart to open
rebellion against the Federal Govern
ment before the Presidential election.
/ Against such a wicked and Infamous
prostitution Of the Democratic organiza-
ton it is the duty of every Democrat and
Of every citizen to protest, and it is his
duty to denounce and repudiate every
man, however remotely connected with
Z L a u
a plot whiehif even partially successful
viii deluge the conHtry With blood, viii
convert our streets into avenues for daily
strife, and overturn all respect for law,
aud security for life aud property.
DIED.