Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1866-04-12
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Johnson were presented to the people Of
this part of the State, and the propriety
and expediency of bis nomination urged
With al the ability and influence that
paper possessed. At the State Conven-
ton of 1864, one of the proprietors of
the JOURNAL was placed upon the COM
mittee on resolutions, and when the
resolution, declaring Abraham Lincoln
for President and Oliver p. Morton for
Governor, 10 the choice Of the Union
men Of this State, which had already
been passed By the Consenli0n, was laid
before that committee to be embodied
in the platform they we're Sselected to
prepare, be, in connection with the Hon.
David Gooding and one or two others,
brought forward the name of Andrew
johnson for Vice President, and had It
added to the resolution. This resolu-
ton, as reported from the committee,
was adopted By the Convention. 1t is now
a well comprehended fact, that President
Johnson's nomination at Baltimore,
was due almost entirely to the action
Of the Indiana State Convention. Gndi-
ana was regarded at that time as d
doubtful Stats. Ii was feared by some
of the most sagacious politicians in the
country that her electoral vote would Re
secured for the nominee OF the Demo
cratic party, especially if that nominee,
as was thea probable, should be General
Mcclellan. Hence, when it was known
ct Baltimore that the Union men Of this
Stats felt confident they could succeed
With President Lincoln and Senator
johnson as their candidates, the claims
of other aspirants for the Vice Prssi-
dency were not urged with any persist
ence. Vice President Hamlin, himself,
led OF, If we remember rightly, in sug-
costing the propriefy Of nominating Mr.
johnson, and be was nominated.
During the bitter canvass Of that year
the JoURNAL commended, to the best of
its ability, against Influences that were
experienced in no o,her part Of the
State-inaneuces it WAS successful in
neutralisings and the vote of Wander
burgh county was given for its nomi-
nees By handsome majority.
I'm urging the nomination ard election
Of Mr.. Johnson to the Vice Presidency,
the JeURsAL honestly believed IL was
doing what would best advance the in
tsresta Of the country Taking Mr.
Johnaon'a cubic utterances as the index
Of his feelings and sentiments, we
thought &c would prove tower of
strength to the onion cause in the South,
and materially aid in bringing the war
70 9 successful conclusion. That he was
denounced and hated with an animosity
that seemed to be as relentless as death
itself, By the rebels and their Comprehend
symPathizes in the Northern States,
was an additional reason for our adj
herring to him with fidelity and zeal
Teking his remarkable declaration that
treason should he made odious, and
traitors punished, % @ symbol, we felt
and believed that his policy would al
ways correspond with the declaration,
and that no more unfortunate circum-
stance could befall the traitors who wers
sndeayoriag to destroy the Government,
than the death of Mr.. Lincoln, and the
elevation OF Mr.. johnson TO his place.
In this belief We we're joined by nine
tenths Of the Union party. The COM
ments of the press and public speak.
srs ia all parts of the country.
upon the results likely to fol-
low Mr.. Lincoln's assassination and
Mr.. Johnson's elevation to the Presia
dency proved this beyond a peradventure
The fright that was apparent among the
most influential rebels confirmed it, if
confirmation we're needed. Thus we
felt, and thus we acted.
During the first part of Mr.. Johnson's
administration, We we're silent as to
much that We could not heartily approve,
and extended a generous aud candid
support to everything that We realized
vas for the good of the country. Over
the inauguration scenes the JoURxAL
thew the mantle Of silence. Hope
Whispered that the like might never
occur again, aud we were unwilling to
parade what was felt to be a party
aud national disgrace. When Mr.
johnson became President we gave him
our support. We Endorsed much, il not
mcst, that be said and did. When it
became evident that radical differences
of opinion existed between him and
seme OF. the leading members of Con-
gress, be had full as much if not more
of our confidence than such men as
Stevens, of the House, and Sumner, of
the Senate We endeavored to prevent
tbs differences ia Washington from
spreading through the country and
dividing the men who had stood shout
der 70 shoulder during four years Of
bloodshed and death. In common with
large majority of the Union men of
Indiana, We have honestly endeavored to
hold Congress and the President to
gether. We have felt and still feel that
they have no right to sacrifice the great
party whose servants they are, and 10
doing 30 strike .ath blow to the Gov
ernment and country.
Tbs Presidents veto of the Freed
mems Bureau Bill We could not and did
mot wbolIy condemn, though many Of
his objections we could net indorse. We
wsrs satisfied to have tho bill fail TO
pass over his veto. We re-:
ioiasd that IL did not go pass But
the Presidents speech on the 22d Of
February We could only condemn in
all its matter, manner and surround
ings. Il vas derogatory to his dignity;
II was foreign to his position; it was
c1ntemptibls 10 spirit, and delivered
TO crowd under circumstances that
mantied the cheek Of every respectable
and intelligent American citizen with
fhs bluah Of shame and modification.
Yet, even nEder agEravating circum-
stances like these, che JoURMAL did no,
ausail The President with evaporation
o. undigniaed drnunciatipn. we could
mot iudorsa sueh proceedinQs. and