The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-08-22


House speech, saying that 100000
Democrats, in 1864, had voted for
Geo. B, Mcclellan. Immense ap-
plause, originating in the southeast
corner of the room -Four fifths of
the soldiers were Democrats. He
knew the fathers of all of them, and
if it had not been for the Democrat
soldiers the NorthDBould have got
whipped.
The Radicals, he said, declared that
the Southern States sheald never
come in. .4'-
1t was true, some mobs and muir
ders occurred down South, but just as
many took place in the North.
He drew glowing picture of Mas
sach usetts and South Carolina walk
ing arm in arm and sitting in loving
embrace, and closed by assuring his
auditors that if they did their duty,
made speeches, distributed documents
and subscribed for, Democratic papers,
they would again be restored to power,
and like Brother Nasty, all get post
offices. II 5e sala4.. baa .sass
Whittlesey was called for and re
sponded., lie, had prophesied, three
years ago, that the Union could not
be dissolved, when the draft was
staring them in the face and the
Union had been preserved, just as he
had said it would. He failed to remind
his audience'of the prophesy made at
Belview, that Green Backs, Lincoln
scrip, would soon be so utterly worth
less, that man could not buy break
fast with basket full. Whit. made
a regular spread eagle speech, during
which he was terribly severe upon the
JOURNAL, lascerating its feeling with
out remorse or pity. The JOURNAL
must have warmed him on some pre-
vious occasion, which was exceedingly
naughty in the)JoURNAL. He insist
ed that the Union was maintained
by Democratic yalor, and by the grace
of God and Andy johnson it never
should be severed .sssi.aa
Whittlesey is a vast orator, and
warming up with his subject, and be-
coming enfTdnchised from all Sublu-
nary things, SCARED through empyrean
blue, with the most reckless daring
We regret that we have not space to
| give his speech in full. The world
loses much by the crowded state of
our columns and the lateness of the
hour. s.,e,.se
! Willard, after many pressing calls,
mounted the stage and excused him
self from making speech that night;
but promised at future day to cate
chise the faithful on the subject of
taxes, Government bonds, high shirt
collars, niger rations, and many other
subjects which his ripe experience and
deep learning particularly qualities
him to do. After many and repeated
calls, DR.. Walker and John A. Reitz
excused themselves from speaking,
but declared they were in the cause,
To crown the glories of the evening,
Sergeant White, the distinguished
soldier and fnancier, was called out,
and he made a gushing speech. He
belonged to that class who were soon
to lay their mortal forms in Oak Hill
Cemetery, and his only desire was to
see Massachusetts, and. South Carroll
ma, which had recently been arm-in-
arm, do it more He also wanted to
see Maine and Texas take fond em-
brace, when his willingness to depart
would exceed Simeon's itself. a
speech by Speaker Colfax seemed to
worry him. In fact, he appeared to
have Colfax on the brain. The Jour-
NAL was another source of trouble,
and he was almost as severe upon it
as was Whittlesey. He closed. The
Corresponding Secretaries were then
instructed to invite Dan. Voorhees, to
be present at the 9th of September
Convention.
WhittIesey announced that the Con-
stitution had been changed, and the
Democratic club was eyranchised
from the dollar, and all could come in
free, pay or no pay.
The meeting then adjourned.
It is seldom so much genius and in
tellect tower in one assembly. Just
think of it, Whittlesey, Willard, and
White.
: GRAND CoNCERT.-We are much
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