The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-06-21

positive and affirmative policy, which 1t is
important that the people should under
stand. The great and leading measure OF
its policy is in the immediate and uncondi-
tional admission of q full representation IN
both Houses of Congress from the rebel
States; that the test oath shall be repealed ;
that there shall be no punishments; that
there shall be no political or civil DISABLE
tiles imposed upon any man who has been
be no amendment to the Constitution TO
make ft conform to the changed circum-
stances of the nation that there shall be
no legislation to prevent the recurrence OF
future rebellions; that the Union men and
| rebels, Union soldiers and rebel soldiers,
| shall be put upon perfect equality before
! the law. and that no honorS or rewards
i shall be extended to the one which are not
equally bestowed upon the other. In proof
of this last position, let me refer you to the
notorious fact that, in their speeches and
newspapers they beStoW brilliant and
glowing panegyrics upon the genius and
| virtues Of General Lee but are Significant
| 1y silent about Grant, Sherman and Sheri-
dan. They weep copionsly over the mem
tear to shed for the untimely deaths OF
I Lyon, Kearney, Mcpherson and Hackle-
the fictitious sufferings of JEFF Davis, bat
have never yet expressed q regret for the
murdered thousands at Ande2sonville and
These things point to their feelings and
| their policy with the aner-ing certainty of
the needle to the pole, and leave the ra-
Igh pind Yi It5 the shaa 80 We ofa 5 SQHRI
ment. They are opposed to equalizing the
representation North and South, because
it would diminish the power OF the rebels
in the Governments. They are opposed to
prohibiting the assumption of the rebel
war debt, for that would be 10 prevent
them from doing just what they intend to
DO should they get the power.esffh hae
We are able 30 predict with absolute GER
Jssint}y what would De Their hTst measures
they come into power. They would as
sumo the rebel war debt, and put the own
ers q II upon the same footing with the
holders of the stocks of the United States;
they would pension rebel soldiers and the
families of rebel soldiers, bestowingl upon
them equal honors and ernoluments with
with those who belonged to the loyal
armies of the Nation; they would as
nearly as possible reduce the freedmen of
the South back to the condition of slavery
by depriving them of all protection and
civil rights. They would harrass and OPP
press Union men both North and South,
by subjeeting them tovindictive Lawsuits,
and TO the brutal vengeance OF rebels
whom they had defeated in arms. oye ads
And most important of all, they would
proclaim the right of secession, and bid
to do so, and tell the States of the North
west to go in peace and form a Northwest
ern Contederacy, If such was their desire.
Ihere ls not an active Democratic leader In
the Northwest to-day, who has not from
the beginning of the war asserted that the
people of the North were the aggressofs,
sfandins Justly in efense Of teir co %sTe
tutional rights. H4t&N onE 1U lGei
CoPPERHEAD INSULTS TO SOLDIERS.
While the war was In progress, Copper
head politicians denounced Union soldiers
AS . Lincoln hirelings," as mercenaries,
! for principle, and their treatment of Union
soldiers now is precisely upon that theory.
They appear TO believe that the adherence
OF soldiers TO the Union party, is for the
sole purpose of getting Office and official
rewards, and II It happens that soldier
fails 20 receive nomination for an Office
hundred Copperfeads run after him and
whisper treason in his ear, assert that he
has been betrayed, and assure him that If
he wlll but desert to his enemies, and Join
IN ranks q fh0se who sought against him
70 their arms and cover him with rewards.
just as the Devil offered our Saviour all the
Kingdoms in the world IL he would but fall
down ds,t , and ,cl worship him, when in point Of
at will himself, and hadn't G foot Of land
70 give. How the gallant soldier who per-
turned manned and shattered from the
battle, must feel tfsh0nored and nunfIi-t
ated when he finds himself treated as a
mere mereenary, and Is approached by
Copperheads with arguments and tempta1
tons which stain his manhood and insult
the memory of the dead who fell in battle
oy his side. Themselves regarding office
getting as the sole business of life, and that
governments were only established to pro-
vide hungry politicfatis with lucrative
places, they are unable to conceive the idea
try more than wealth, iuxury, and the
comforts of home, laid all these together
with his life, as cheerful sacrifice upon
the National altar. 4 ~ s - ~
A WORD TO YOUNG MEN, 80 -
And here let me address woRa to,the
young men of Indiana. You are lust start /
ing in life, with the world all before yofl.
where and how to choose. Beware, how
you connect your fortunes with a decayed
and dishonored1 party, indeTiblyn stained 4
with treason, and upon whose tombstone /
the. historian will write, q false to liberty, 1
ialse TO its country and false TO the ageIn
has committed crime for which history !
has no pardon. and the memories Of men.
no forgetfulness3 VIA se colors grow darker
from age to age, and for which the, fexecra-'
tiOns of mankind become more bitter from |
generation to generation. 1t committed
treason against liberty in behalf of slavery |
and its chronicles will be written in the /
same volume which records the most dam
gerous and malignant factions. that have /
progress of mankind. The rebellion was
born of the Democratic, party, Graded in |
its lap, nursed from its breast and cherish |
the avenging sword Of the nation, and Il |
must soon be followed to the tomb by its /
guilty parent. asffis l9yQIFHfI 80 bgSugat
1872, and died from the effects of it in few /
years. The Wing party opposed the Mexi--
can war in 1876, and lived but six wears |
longer; yet these parties meditated no trea-
son, and y7hen the conflict began did not |
sympathlze with. the enemy, or give him |
aid and comfort; but gave their earnest and II
hearty support to the governfne emit and the /
army. How, then, shall it be with the DEM I
oeratlc party? the parent of the rebellion. Il
Whoy while the southern wing was in arms Il
against the government the northern wi rle I
gave to IT material aid and Comfort. and /
cheered II on in the deadly contest -
OUTLINE OF CoPPERHEAD HISTORY nj
20 INDIANA. 5-SR-A a-s't ~
The history of Indiana during the late re- i
nell1on IS peculiar and differs in many mi
portant respects, from that of any other
state; During the regular session of the !
LEGISLATURE In lS6l, the Democratic meTn- /
1ers with lew exceptions, denounced the |
Government with great bitterness. LAYING
all blame for the conflict which seemed to /
o approaching upon the people of tn sl
oral tas s1 an, Sserting that Indiana shoald