The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-08-20
CORRESPONDENCE.
The Cause I'm Martin.
DOVER HILL, INDIANA,
August IL, 1866.

Editors JOuTudIs
This is a joyous day for Union men
in old Martin. At 8 o'clock this
morning crowds of people commenced
congregating around-not the groce-
ries-but the hotels and offices, and
the streets were thronged with horse
men, buggies, wagons, hacks and car
riages coming in, flags Union flags
flying, men, women, children, all
classes, all ages, were represented,
all coming to hear what might, OF
could be said, if anything, for the
Union party.
AT 10 A. NJ, convention was called
at the court room for the nomination
of county ticket. DIR. Palmater, of
Loogootee, was called to the Chair.
A Secretary was appointed, and soon
the business was progressing. All
the townships were represented, and
a few minutes sufficed to present to
the people
UNION TICKET
for Martin County, to wit: For Rep
resentative, Col. Lew. Brooks; for
Clerk of Circuit Court, Capt. Abner
Brown; for County Auditor, Zeno
w. Coffin, Esq; for Sheriff, Lieut..
r. A. Cooke; for Recorder, Sergeant
David Norcross; for Coroner, M. Shi-
rey, Esq; for County Commissioner,
Lee Keck, Esq-all of whom have
proved true to the Union in peace
and in war. The nominations were
made unanimous. The utmost har-
mony prevailed, and all bid fair for a
general good time until, at the close
of the Convention, it was announced
that, owing to an accident on the rail
road, the principal speaker engaged
for the occasion,
HON. d. L. WILLIAMSON
had failed to attend. Sad indeed
were the feeling, and faces of the
Union men, while the glances that
were exchanged by Democrats. indi-
Gated the joy they felt at our discomft-
ure; and some of them went so far
as to show themselves prophets, (of
the past by such remarks as" | told
ye SO" = 81 knowed it," and they
only 'nounced the name of Viii
hanson SO as to git crowd out to
hear 'em speek.
An enterprise that some of their
leaders had attempted to place on foot
had proved failure-that was to raise
)" bigger crowd, and by that means
prevent the "damdabolitions" from
holding their convention, and served
only to raise fuss in their camp"
But now their cup of enjoyment was
full. But, actuated as they are, by
motives higher than were trickery or
ostentation, Union speakers can and
do sdrmount difficulties that Demo-
Gratis would pronounce impossibilities,
and Williamson :" did come; and
at half past one.
A PUBLIC SPEECH,
And such an one as the hills and
wales of Martin seldom re-echo, was
commenced in the grove. / will not
attempt to give the slightest outline
of his speech, but will only say that
Mr.. Williamson, i'm his brilliant and
beautiful style, made one of his hap
piest efforts. A number of the bravest
of the Democrats was present. They
acknowledge that our meeting was q
complete success, but say we. will fail
in Oetoberl Well we well remember
when they used to tell US we. could
never lick the Rebels. 2fia @ basiaa
/ must say, In conclusion, in regard
to our ticket, that better and more
suitable list of names were never of
fered before the people.
f see, in the Democratic papers, ar
ticles written over classical and very
significant names; but as / was
christened by very respectable min
lister of the Democratic persuasion, ]
prefer to subscribe myself-Sir,
~ 90 Yours truly IT
CHARLEY McCARTY.
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