The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-09-14
ALOYAL KENTUCKIAN ON THE CRISIS
Letter to the Evansville Union Club.
HENDERSON, KY, Sept, I'd, 1856,

Evansville, and after calm survey of
the political field, with the result of
the, Philadelphia Convention of the
18th Of August before me, I am forced
to the conclusion that q stupendous
fraud and monstrous outrage on the
loyal, liberty-loving people of this
country, is attempted bya corrupt and
disloyal body of misguided men. The
platform and address of that Conven-
ton is delusion and snare, and can
not receive the bona ide endorsement
of the Southern States, in any of the
positions which can be sanctioned by
a true Union man. "A = 0
The plan, in the South, as in the
Convention itself, is to muzzlc discus
sion, and give seeming support to
the best part of the said platform; but
the real object and interest is merely
to cooperate with the Copperheads
and renegade Republicans Of the
North, to destroy the Union party,
and place the Government in the hands
of the very men who attempted forum
the nation. 4.wisdiiqU
BY some strange mental and moral
eclipse, President johnson is now OPP
posed to the great national party that
elected him. and is now the confessed
d1eader of the whole disloyal element
@ of the North and South. There is no
real submission on the partBof the late
rebels to the issues Of the war, but,
with eonsumate duplicity and perse-
verance, they seek, to accomplish by
trick what they failed to gain by arms.
> In this condition of affairs, it is the
bounden duty of the true men of the
loyal states, not to relax their efforts
in carrying on, to unquestioned sue
cess, the principles of the great Ameri-
can Republic. aarf 70 sssoqiuq
9ni External vigilance is the price of
ao liberty" and / hope the patriotic men
Of Evansville, and ofthe noble ''Hoos-
Ter State" will equal their courage in
war, with intelligence and statesman
. ship in peace. Encourage each other
put earnest speakers before the peo-
ple-address the reason and conscien-
80 ces of the Democrats, and win over
q. the better class of them to love of lib
erty and love Of country-shower up
on the people loyal publications, and
ga make every honorable effort to secure
success. Il15s 4aea;n., '''
.Z0lIt is of the highest importance
that Congress shall be, sustained in
the pending struggle, for, if the Union
majority shall be weakened, the con-
sequences may be sadly disastrous.
'9s1 We want peace, union, fraternity
between all parts of this great coun-
try and the people thereof, and tbs
only. rational way to obtain this end
is to settle,i in just8eauitable, and
permanent manner the disturbing
Questions connected with our civil
~ war, 4.
We are not demanding the socia
degradation Of the Southern people
'sse the confscation of their property o.
15itheir blood, but only that they shall
back. the equals and not the su-
7o periors of loyal men, We demand
80 amendments to the organic law thai
shall secure us, 'sii9t sni9ai5o 4Y
First. National protection fos all
g citizens of the Republic, who mus
II bear arms In its defense. ~
ena Second. A formal and solemn
=, pledge against the right of a.State tt
secede and dissolve the Union.
Third. Permanent security fol
fulfilling the honest obligations o.
the nation to Union soldiers, thei
widows and orphans, and to all JUS
.flo-. creditors.
Fourth. A fair and just basis O
representation which shall equalizt
political power among all the States
Fifth. A solemn reputation o
the Rebel debt. incurred by tn,
Southern people in their despicabl
attempt to overthrow the national au
thority.
= ie Now, where is the injustice of thes
20 demands? We are not forcing negro
suffrage, negro equality, social or pc
ua litical, upon the States, but we ar
trying to settle forever this negr
i question so far as Congress is con
cerned, leaving the States to regulat
suffrage as they may.aou ma - &.
% Can any reasonable man object t
,ncthese- propositions? ..4-.u sif 81