The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-07-26
ESTABLISHED, 1881.

subdued without the aid of black
troops, is a gross and wanton insult to
the brave and gallant white soldiers
of America, which they will know
how to resent at the polls. rf
8. ResOtUed, That the sympathies of
the Democracy are now, as they have
ever been, with our brave brothers of
the Emerald Isle, in their gallant eff
forts to free their native land from the
foul tyranny of England, and that we
owe nothing to the English govern
ment, which should prevent us from
repeating or modifying the Neutrality
Laws, so as to give the Irish fair. play,
which is all they ask. aeesaaFt
call for National Convention of all
the States, to meet in Philadelphia on
the 10Th day of August next, to sus-
tain the President in his patriotic pol
icy of restoration, and we recommend
the State Central Committee to take
such action as will best advance the
purposes of the call. .3loAs yi1si
10. Resolued, That all species of
property should bear its equal proper
ton of taxation; and that we insist
that Government bonds shall be taxed
as other property for all purposes
whatever, hr af} MOOD tcsa
II. ResolUed, That we approve the
Joint Resolutions offered in Congress
by Judge Niblack, in favor of making
eight hours a days work In all the
Navy Yards, Dock Yards, Arsenals
and other Government, work, and we
! approve the general principle of eight
hours being made by law legal days
work. ,33alg add nt ho7 lAm
t II. Resolped That we fully endorse
and approve the course pursued in
| Congress by the Hon. VIM. Il. Nib
lack, Representative in Congress from
this District, and also the course pur-
sued by Hon. Thomas Hendricks, SEN
at0r from this State. s;F sSi49s95
I 13 ResoIyed, That we fully endorse
and approve the resolutions adopted
by the Democratic State Convention
which assembled at indianapolis in
March last, and pledge to the several
nominees of that Convention our cor
dial and hearty support, and will use
+ all honorable means to secure their
b election. ~ BIB g9G13om3Q - DAD
IA. ReSolred, That we are in favor
of the passage by Congress of law
equalizing the bounties given to our
brave soldiers in the late war.
Mr.. Greene announced that Hon.
Dan. Voorhees, would speak at two
PM, and the Convention adjourned
to that hour. a'D7' e '@.'
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The rain having subsidized, it was
decided to hold the meeting in a
grove about a mile from town.
At half-past two o'clock the Hon.
Dan. Voorhees, was introduced, and
spoke two hours and a half to a crowd
numbering seven or eight hundred.
twas substantially a rehash of his
late New Albany speech, in which his
own and the party's anti-war record
was carefully: ignored. The "inevi-
table negro came in for his full
share of attention, and weithink the
speaker succeeded in intensifying the
hatred of his hearers for the black
race, if such a thing can be. He said
the time would soon come, if the Re
publican party were not oFerthrown,
when the negro will ride in your
carriage, wear your clothes, and fare
sumptuonsly on your food ''"'lSi1 .4' Is,
His fearful onslaught on holders
of United States bends, in which he
called. them Sharks, 1Shylocks, and
other pet names, would be keeply rel
ished by some of his party friends, in
this city who went in heavily for five
twenties and seven -thirties and hold
them still with strong grip.
He spoke of the Constitutional
Amendment comforting the right5to
vote, which speaks badly for his legal
acumeh or his honesty. Our space
will not admit of an extended report
of this speech, and indeed, there was
no new point presented and nothing
in his tediously long barrangue at all
worthy ef his reputations At five
o'clock the Convention adjournedsine
DIE, and the unterrifed sought their
homes, little encouraged by the inaus-
picious opening of the campaign.
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soA A city editor, who is bachelor,
having said in his last issue that he
really wished he had son, so that he
could dress him up in the fashion, was
called upon the next day by his ado
rable, to whom he had been paying