Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-04-04
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A correspondent of the Louiwiii
Press has been looking over the aptece
dents of tie Editor of tha Dem0crai
I Who i now the champion of the slsvsr,
propagandists in Kentucky, We quot
a couple Of items as q part Of the rssul
Of his Investigations: T.. So e~. gs, s.
Colonel Harvey, September "a, 1862
said -sss i..s Isli .aluar' $50 s.-ll. - -ii.s
"And what are Jon going 10 do aboui
kik7 Give up the Union and Join the re.
bellion, becauae Abraham Lincoln has
issued miscellaneous, psstilent prOcla-
mation7 His conduet will not alter our
determination to fight forever for the
Union Of these States Dissolve the Un-
ion, and then-whAt7 DO you escape
emancipation7 Would not war come
And would il not then be crusade
against slavery7. gsa... ~ ~ y
"The rebellion has brought all this up
on us. 1t can bear no other fruit. T6e
more power II gets the more calanities
il will infict iil~ $50 a.s aaia sa p aH
T TsLet the rebels now lay down theif
arms and obey the laws of the Federal
Government, and the proclamation Of
the President 10 q nullity They can re-
lieve the country of any dangers or in
justice from such source dsThey viii
not do that; not an iotA ,of their pride
and addition will they saoriGce. We
can only say to them what We have always
said: Obey the laws and drop the rebel
lion, or we will compel you.
The same Colonel, as late as i4th Feb
ruary, 1868, said; .4.I .-a ,..aasI Is % I
tThe secesh are now all for peace.
The South began this contest by various
acts of war All thisf%hiie che Govern.
ment forbore The war was for months
all on one side. Why iait these secesh
love peace so yell, and at the same time
feel such fondness sforafhe men who
made the war, and who still insist on
war; Let them go to their friends and
talk peace. efsa EIonf-4
- One party can make war--it takes
two to make peace. IfIMe withdraw, the
army of the United States, swilPthe South.
abandon her issue-a dissoihtion of the
Unionf Shall the G0TarnRnant invite
the rebels to take what they want for the
sake Of peace7 IN 49, ls.snas Hili. )
Kentucky warned4 admonished, en-.
treated these Southern 4 States not to
bring these calamities on ns. and them.
They spdrned our adviseN They, at the
same time, told their people the war
would not disturb themg ztkat 1t would
be on the banks ofthe Pot6mac and
Ohio They have tried to wage war here.
As our worst enemies they have de-
stroyed our property and pl1ndered and
murdered our peoples Wesswish the
peace party would make their dear
friends in the seeded States keep the
peace in Kentucky, before they cry
peace. = 4eas
Their cry Of peace means simply to
surrender TO this rebellion; that It is all
Of 1T IL means to sell ont Kentucky to
her mortal enemies, who will never for
give her resistance to the wicked schemes
OF ambition in the cotton States. Let
those who wish such destiny for Ken.
tucky, cry peace. We shah submit to ID
when all are subjugated. - ~
But this identical Colonel the follow
ing month, did submit to the peace par
ty, and has cried peace ever sincel i