The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-10-08

awelled the crowd 70 5000 or 5000
people, among whom were several
ladies holding lamps, apd altogether
forming one Of the most gorgeous and
sublime speotaeles ever witnessed in
the First Congressional District, apd
being made up exclusively of our own
people, gave overwhelming proof that
the people, arc right. eDd that rebels
and Copper john Democrats have a
poor show IN this patriotic city and
county. While waiting for the full
procession toi arrive this crowd pres
eht was entertained by
GRAND MUSICAL CONTEST
Between the two sections Of the Ores,
cent City Silver Band, the one led by
NESTS, Cox aud Baker, and the other
by Prof. Geo. w Warren. and such
magnificent strains as each produced
were seldom, If ever, heard in the
Mississippi Valley Hail Columbia,
Yankee Doodle and Rally Round the
lFlpg' the yqft ,e9are9ursey joining
in the chorus,
fyf.y..,.f,y 1.-THE upi0n forever" .,,s..s.
With an enthusiasm that made the
welkin ring and the earth almost to
tremble After the music, MIR, John
j. Chandler arose and said
PELLow CiTI2Eks3 IL have the
pleasure OF introducing to you gen
man who il the law partner of Gen.
Ben. Harrison, who, in company with
Gov, Morton, visited MS week or
two AGO, Upon their return 10 In
dianapolis they gave glowing accounts
Of what the, unioa mea 10 de Pocket
were doing, and what they could do
The report was so highly favorable
that this,geptlemen BIAS come down to
soc for himself, But he made great
mistake in coming tonight, This is
not the, night, and this is not cir
cumstahce Of what we purpobe doing
on Monday night, when the Union
men will be out in force, immense
applause. ] Ladies and gentlemen; /
have the pleasure of now introducing
TO you MIR, WM. p. FisnBAoK, who
.@illiadrasaghAtoJ ,oalGjn0l8lled
Mr.. Fishback, coming forward,
aaid
Ladies and Gentlemen;
Ia looking over this really rl6gnif I
cent display, / can say, in the LAM
guage of the Queen OF Sheba TO King
Solomon, although he had received
most glowing accounts from Governor
Momonand General Hepieon Of the
magnificent manner. in which the
Union men did their work down
here YET the one BALI bad not heen
/ told. '4h"5 tf'Sft tA~ ~ fsaA I
This dark ground, where nothing
buthgnonAnee, aud dark ess had pre-
vailed, was to be redeemed, and the
loyal men Of the p6cketwere evident
ly determined aud irresistible,
iJust.how, mt the close Of tho cam
paign, after the many questions that
divide the parties had been 80 thor
oughly discussed, it war difficult to
select a topic on which 10 speak, and
he hdd been discussing in his own
mind whether hG should swing
around The Circle as Andy Johpson
-h6d dohe, to pursue straightforward
course, as Andy had declared to Gov.
pMbrtJa1 be- Would 'd9,nbt the IRISH
mans taetics, Who, il receiving in
strpetions as how he should act Mt the
Dohnybrqqk Fqir," vas advised
whenever 4 head presented itself to
hiti lie chose the latter plan, aud
lproceeded for about an hourito dis.
cuss briefly the various topics that
have fison during the campaign, in
one of the most telling and effective
speeches we have heard during the
campaign. He reviewed promises
and prophecies Of the past, ~ made
| by the two parties. for'there were but
Union and rebel-the speeious
fallaoies and reasonable sdogmas Of
the Southern politicians, which,
through the encouragement oflNorth-
ern Democrats, had lead to the at
| tempt at secession, and Che terrible
scenes that followed, and appealed to
tho people if they would trust the
men who had saved the country or
!. the men, who had attempted TO de-
.fstroy it. aa ~ t
He showed how the Democratic
leaders Of The, North, with few hon
orable exceptions, had before and