Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-09-15
A Powerful Opposition.


Our friend Bisch, the Union candidate
for Auditor, has, somewhat unexpected
ly, aroused an active and violent oppo-
sition. It seems, he Is to be opposed to
the bitter end. No instrnmentality to
defeat him is to be left untried The
cause of this sudden and unrelenting
hostility, so far as We can ascertain, is
an follows: I9 ft4f
Some days ago, Col. Bisch learned
that Col. Rhinslander, the Union Treas
urer elect, entertained thoughts of max
ing Theodore Venneman his deputy.
Indeed, the Copperheads considered the
thing so far settled that they openly
boasted that they would retain the
Treasurer's Office in the interest of their
nearly defunct organization. Under
the circumstances, CohRisch felt it to
be bis duty to urge Col Rhinelander to
appoint some wounded and partially
disabled soldier, to the pq ton Of dep
uiy. Hesthought such a&Appointment
would be far more satisfactory to the
people, while it would be recognition
of the claims Of those who have fought
and suffered in defense of the Govern.
meut. Col Rhinelander, who has been
long enough in the army to appreciate the
services of true soldiers, was at once con-
vinced of the propriety and justice Of
Colonel Bischs suggestion, and, we un-
derstand, has made his arrangements
accordingly. But the suggestion didn's
meet with an equally friendly consider
ton on the part of Mr.. Venneman and
his friends. They regarded il as an in
suit and outrage 10 the great Democratic
party. The idea that soldier who had
fought and bled in defense of his coun
try should be appointed the deputy of Q
Union County Treasures, in preference
TO an individual whose friends did al
they could to defeat that oficer-in pref
erence to an individual who has always
co-operated with those who opposed the
war, and denounced everybody who sus
tanned twas shocking. 1t wasin shor
equivalent to saying that no Demoerat
should hereafter hold any position il
the Court House. NirabiLe dietati HOT
ribfle dictal
Smarting under sense Of bis multi
Piled wrongs, Mr.. venneman, hk'
Richard of old. called for horse. Nor
fortunate that the huachbacked king
he obtained the animal, aud started 70
the country in company with a distir
guished leader Of the great Dimmycrat
| ic party, gentlemen whose love for TIL
soldier induced him to strain every nerv
to prevent the passage of appropriation
bilIss and to oppose every measure calcr
lated to reinforce and increase the eff
cheney of the Union armies. Like job
Gilpen, these worthiss rode, and as the
went, Mr.. Venneman proclaime
himseffa q candidate for Auditor in o.
position to Victor Bisch. Mr.. Vel
nemsn makes the race as a 81
4 rious martyr to the dimmycratic pa
. ty. The country is ruined, he allege
without at least one democratic ofici
in good paying Office. The Cou
House is q political Sodom that Vi
surely call down the vengeance
= Heaven, Unless, peradventure, one dem
crat is placed there, on account Of who
|. righteousness the storm of wrath mi
be sverted.
= We appreciate Mr.. Vennemsn's tea
], and indignation. We sympatbiEs wi
him all the more that we are utterly u
able to administer to him any eonsol
ton whatever. The truth is, so ind
solubly have our people become wedd
q to the country and the Government, a.
so ardently do they admire and love t
50 gallant men who have done so much
preserve and perpetuate them, that
v fear they viii prove ineorrigibly deaf
all his appeals, and persist in endorsi
Of Mr.. Bisch's proposition that every po
NJ ton in the gift of the people or tn
servants, that can be, ought to be fill
by disabled or returned soldiers. Il
"a may be q strange infatuation on the p
= of the people, but it is an idea that
venneman and his friends viii G
On hard TO root out of their minds y A
t. Bat we advise him t0opiAch in.