The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-09-10

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POWERFUL APPEAL TO PATRIOTS
Now, fellow citizens, let me appeal
to you to consider these facts. 1t you
will show me Johnson's record to-day,
/ will show you a record of loyalty
during the war. until he became Presi-
dent. If you will show me his record
since he became President, L will show
you record that no man could have
made better for the rebels, even JEFF.
Davis himself. IF they will make
Jeff. Davis President this day, | would
prefer him to johnson. If the Cop
perheads want Davis instead of John
son, am perfectly willing they should
have him. He can not do any worse
than johnson is doing. IF JEFF. Davis
were President, what could he do
against the loyal men worse, or more
favorable to the traitors, than he is
doing? Let us. see: 1t is presumable,
at least, that Davis would favor his
own friends, the rebels, and would do
what he could against his enemies,
the loyal men, and this is exactly what
johnson is doing. If JEFF. Davis were
President, and Beauregard were to
ask him to pardon him, and give him
back his property, he could do nothing
more than johnson has done, for he
has done just this thing. If you
should ask JEFF. Davis to pardon all
the rebels that remained unpardoned,
and ne should do it, he would favor
them no more than johnson, for
he has, parGoned all who have
sought pardon, and even more.
Henry A. Wise declared he would not
receive a, pardon, and said he was as
much a. traitor as ever he was. Yet
johnson has ordered his. property to
be returned to him without his ask
ing it. What more could he do?
jeff. Davis could do no more than to
say that disloyal men should enter
Congress, and johnson has done that.
Then johnson has done all for the
rebels that Davis could do. He has
done all for them that the basest trail
tor in the land could do. And what
he has done the Democratic party has
fully endorsed, and ask you to sustain
Mr.. Seward and the Republicans who
have joined him and the President are
in the same category. They have
joined hands with those who opposed
the war, discouraged enlistments,
counseled assertions, called us Lin
coin hirelings, and the scum of Gods
creation; who called us butchers, rob-
bers, plunderers; who said we could
not conquer the South, that the rebels
could never be whipped, that peace
must be made on any terms.
Show me a Copperhead anywhere,
and | will show you man who OPP
poses the constitutional amendment,
the plan adopted by Congress to re-
store and preserve the Union. Show
me newspaper in the land that OPP
posed you during the war, and / will
show you a paper that opposes the
constitutional amendment Show me
a man that caused the blood of your,
sons and brothers to flow like water,
that would leave the poor soldiers to
rot in the field, and / will show you
man opposed to the constitutional
amendment. m rs4.5. Is
But show me the person In this
land, male or female, that sustained
you and me while we were in the war,
battling for your country, and [ will
show you the men and women that
were your friends, are your friends
now, and who are In favor of the con-
stitutional amendment
Look around you, then, and see
what side you are going to take-the
side of loyalty or the side of treason
Loyal men or traitors must rule this
land. IF loyal men rule it, they must
rule it their own way and if traitors
get hold of it they will ruin it, as they
tried to do once before. During the
war loyal men in Congress, at home,
and loyal, patriotic soldiers in the
field, saved the Union, and in their
hands it should be allowed to- repose |
for at least fifty years to. come.
[Cheers.] Let the loyal men do their
duty, now and hereafter, as they did
during the war, and all will be well.
You can stand on no half way ground
with safety. You must fight it out on
the same line that you fought it on
the bloody fields of the South. 1t is
the same fight; the same men are ar
rayed against you Give way not one
lHcu WdFoT uOG, lest you lose Un6 Qay |
in spite of yourself.
YOUR FAvoRITE IN BAD COMPANY. |
When we look calmly over these
questions, and the situation of things,
it does not seem as though there could |
be but one decision by any honest pa
triot. If you see one who has acted |
with you faithfully during the past
year of trial, going over to the other
side, you may rest satisfied that some
besides principle is in
fuencing him. The story of the pet
lamb illustrates his case well. John
and James were brothers. Their
father died, leaving on his farm
flock of sheep, which he willed to the