The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-09-24
secure the indenendence of the South

- anu GAZING ali GH6 IIIuers 1Or peace
PEAoE--a CESSATION of hostilities-
until the last rebel was disarmed anc
(conqaered by bdF gallant Armies! !
NOT ANOTHER MAN OR ANOTHER DOL
LAR.
~ We next find him ina public capac.
ityI n member of the House Of the In
diana Legislature of 1868, known a,
the Rebel Legislature" of which ID
sRas the.ackhowledged leader! 7 A yer,
short time after the organization Of
that bQdy-.on the 14th of, January
we find him him voting fer alOaglist Of
reasonable resolutions, for which we
have space only to copy the following
(. ResOlUed, That while the President per
,slstsin his Abolition policy onthe.co nduct
OF the war, and sanctions the ind1scrlmi-
nate arrest and incarceration of her good
and loyal citizens, denying them the priv
ilege of the writ of hdbeGS corpus 1ttds-
ttslo aDiH 75ecer rotltntdrilgi contribute AN
OTHER MAN OR ANOTHER DOLLAR, TO be used
fo9. such aUicked irlhunldn and InhOky puT-
pose" See Brewer Legislative Reports,
page As.
VOTES. FOR A .CEssAsIoN IoF aHosTTLI-
.-l - TIES daif - oe.., Oh
On the very next day, January 10Th,
a. series of resolutions, were intro
duced denouncing the organization of
the free and loyal State of West Viz
ginia as revolutionary, and among
others the following ibid, 6,o4et
Resotoed, THAT we earnestly recommend
af fl a NfNl nt
may be necessary, to allow the. people of
the North and South to express, through a
National Convention, their wish. for peace
under the Constitution as it is!Hdi Oi hBi
Mr.. NoYHs (Unior) moved that
the resolutions lie on the tqble, (which
motion was made TO- defeatatheir pass
age. .oteoas o7odtpo2 odi So IeHl1l
The yeas were 30, (all Union) The
nays were SO, Gall Democrats h asfol-
lows; r.seo.a;,7sq oil 5adt buf 81
Messrs. Albeit, ,Atkison, Bird, rBlooher,
Brogan, Brown, Burton, Bicycle, Collins,
Cook, Donaldson. Ferris, oGarvin, Given,
Gregg, Han, HANNA, Harden, of W., Har-
din, of p, Harney,. ,Hetfield, Hon, How
ard. Howell, Howk, Humphreys, Kemp
Lennon, of H., Mason, NJ cCaughey NIL
ler, Milroy, Mustard Mutzs fNIBLAGK,
O'Brien, of NJ, Osborn, Packard, Pendle-
ton, PRIEST Puett, Reitz, Richardson, Rip
pey, Shaffern Shoaff, lof Allen, 'shoaff, Of
Jay. Spencer, Harrington, Veach, Water
man, Williams, Wolfe, Wollen, and Mr.,
Speakerl5s 2iiIibpJf ol5" ~
So1the House refused to lay the
r. -
resolution on the table. fsYo tsa' -
See,House journal, page so. 'i'''.ii
0nfthe same day we find NIBsLAActtkk
voting for the Following: oi' ~ s'''
WHEREAS. The same causes and issues
before the People, and 5s5 5e settled t 81 eo.
Struggle, whenever that much desired event
Resolped, BY the House (the Senate com,
curing, that our Representatfvesin Con
gress be INSTRUCTED, and our Senators re-
QueSted to take such measures as are neceS-
sary to suspend hostilitieS betlOeeIs the Gouein
1'left OF the United States and the Government
Of THE CoNFEDERATEf STATES; and also to
advocate the calling of g. convention of
delegates from the loyal States to adopt
some measures for the restoration of.
peace to our divided country, and for the
reunion Of all the States under the Constil
tuition of our fathers with all the rights of
all the states unimpaired.
See House Journal, page 81. n7f . 1o
HEl VOTES IN FAVOR OF THE SONS OF
70 no'An''s'o' LIBERTY, 49, -. .,.....,.,
On the next day, May 10th, the fol-
lowing resolution was introduced: osn
WHEREAS, 1t has been. asserted by that
arch fiend and. traitor. left. Davis in a
speech lately made by him at,Richmond,l
Virginia, that the great West, is preparing
for ascension from the East; and
WHEREAs,l The Grand Jury of one of the
t nnised states co. GSgTts haye reported that
organization, held together by the most
horrible and wicked 0aths, and having for
Its purpose and objects among other things,
southern Confederacy, and the formation
OF a. NorthWesterpfC Onfederacy,5 with its
4l5imaSe annexation to the Southern Com
RESOLVED, That committee of five be APP
poln1ea, with power to send for persons
and papers to investigate and inquire into
whether any such political organization
doesiexist in this State. with any such de-
signs, or having for it's objects the resist,
ance of the due and legal enforcement OF
any of the laws of this State. or OF the Uni,
ted States, or for the overthrow of the le-
gallyeonstituted authorities of this State;
or OF, the United States, and to further rel
port to this House, what, if any, legislation
is necessary to protect the Government
fromthe unlawful acts of these reasonable
associations 80 ,cioaiis3 ~ .rnV aH,'o a. 81
Mr.. Brown moved that the resolu-
ton lie on the table. 'o'9,1 -'..'1,'...s :
Messrs. Griffith and Newman de-
manded the ayes and noes upon, the
motion to lie upon the table, j., ~, s
Those who voted in the affirmative
were ~ 'o"'' t...... taoa
Messrs Albeit, Atkison, Bird, Blocher,
Brogan, i Brown. Burton Collins, Cook,
Donaldson, Ferris, Garvin,, Hall, Hanna,
Harden, of W., Hardin, of Perry, Harvey,
Hershey, Hon, Howard, Howell, How1,
Humphreys, Kemp! of Dubois, Kemp, of
Vigo, Lake, Lassellei lice, Lennon! Of H.
Lennon, of s., Mason, McCaughey M Her,
Milroy, MUTT. NIBLACK, o'Brien, of NJ,