The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-08-30


night, to hear what Hon. VIM. E. Niblaclx
had to say The Democracy OF the city
we're pretty much, all present. The Joihf
son party was out en- masse, and there was
right smart sprinR1ing Of Black Repufii-
cans = not hackmentIapd : Abolition
lists mingled in the 3ssemblage, and yet
the hall was not unhealthilX crowded.
Fifty or a hup1rsd more'couldtlFFve found
standing rnqm on the first floor, and the
gallery was not half filledy II there are
any more iDemocrats{in the city shey
should have come in and Oiled the house,
at least. gsqa gTs9
The speaking commenced very early,
and when we reached the Han, although
twas but little more than halffull. and
fire rockets We're stiHs beinglsent gp.-a USE
less expendttu I'VE found the Honorable
gentleman had already commenced, and
was then explaining his reasons for declin-
ing a joint canvass with Gen. Harrow. We
regret that we lost the most of this explain
alton. His last reason was that while his
competitor, Col. Allen, during the canvass
of 1884, had treatad him very courteously,
he had not received proper courtesy from
the Republican masses.
He Congratulated his audience on the
changed state OF the county since last he
had addressed them. Peace had been re-
stored, and the great question now was,
Sc How shall we make it lasting and en-
during" During the war, those who were
not in unison with Mr.. Lincoln and his
Administration, who did not fully agree
with them in the manner of conducting
the war, were anxious to know how mat
tiers were to be settled when the warFwas
ended. They had been assured that the
laying down of their arms by the rebels,
ana a manifestation of their willingness to
submit to the constitutional government,
would end the whole controversy Without
any further conditions, except as to the
trial and punishment of some of the lead
ers. There would be no trouble as to the
status of4Iis States. d6it 4Ada Daf
The States were not out of the Union. 1t
was not a rebellion of States but of indi-
viduals.
Mr.. Lincoln, in all his proclamations
and state papers, held forth this idea; and,
when he was taken off by the hand of an
assassin, the question with all was, !" What
will Mr.2Johhs0nt do OF ] and when his
policy was announced, it was received with
joy BIZ the whole northwest. Mr.. Lincoln's
policy had been liberal, and Jolanson's har-
monized generally with it, except that in
some things it might be rather more Sc
Yere., The same Cabinet had been con-
tin1ed, and the presumption was his adj
ministration would receive the support
OF the Republican party.
The Democrats, desiring only to see the
country restored, and above all things else
to see the South reinstated in their place
In the Union, with an their rights and
power uninfpaired, had resolved 70 sup
port Mr.. Johnsop's policy, and the indica-
lions last Fall were that all would unite in
the support of that policy; and all that
would be necessary, when Congress met,
would be to examine the credentials of
members elected from the South, and to
admit all who could. take the test oath and
had beet legally elected totllelf seats, and
thus close up the breach. Governor Nor
ton, the leader of the Republican party,
and the most able and lrfiuentials I'M the
State, from the position he held and the
circumstances that had surrounded him,
had in a speech at Richmond, in this State,
endorsed the policy of President Johnson
and subscribed to this Idea Of restoration.
The speech had been, widely circulated,
and he had helped circulate it himself, be-
lieving thatit contained much sound doc
trine, siIoqeas1i sni ban .eaioL .slfsrfi
But when Congress assembled o. different
line. of policy was laid down, by some
of the leaders. A Reconstruction Com
rnittee on Reconstruction was appointed
by acoucurrent resolution, and that Com
mfttee had metswfth closed doors, and in
stead of reporting Immediately, as had
&ts
FROM the South, especially from Tennes-
see and Arkansas; 1t had continued inses-
sion for seven months a42n4tgg
A wide difference hadsprungup between
the President and Congress, each with a
different line Of policy, and the country
was divided betweea,them. s9asIae
i The Democrats had unanimously deci-
ded TO unite With the President, while nine
|. tenth's, or nineteen-twentieth's of the Re.
pnblicans had united with Congress. He
was for Andy, ] ohnson; would stand by old
Belzebub If 1t would serve the interests cd
the country johnson was theirs by adop-
| ton, although he might belong to the Re
pubHcans by election; johnson did not
want to leave the Republican party, but
the gulf was widening, and two years hence
the Democrats, with the aid of the Conser-
vative Republicans, would claim him by
election. sAAA 10
He did not altogether agree with John
son. If he had the same power he would
use it more fully in removing office-hold-
ers, and none but the friends of the Ad-
ADMINISTRATION should live off the Govern
ment. But perhaps Johnson's policy was
the wisest. Had he been more active in
removing men from office during the SEES
sion of Congress, he might have brought
on a conflict with the Senate which the
/ country might not haveb been able to have
borne. But'now that Congress was out OF
the way, he would prosecute the campaign
with yigor.1 Congress held the doctrine
|, that the Southern States should not come
in unless they complied with certain con-
| ditions. IL M fiIfgstri.s-f ,o avyat ~ ~
y z-. he h ad dLacl.l rod h