The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-07-11

Indiana troops were white. iar
Democratic Celebration Of the 4th
Of July. o3 2
Father PERKINS, of the Indianapo-
lis Herald, some time since made
great noise about the celebration
of the Fourth of July by the soldiers
in the various counties in this State,
and declared that it was a political
move on the part of Abolitionists.
The howl was taken up by every
eight by ten Copperhead sheet in
the State, and long articles were writ
ten previously, warning Democrats to
keep away from those celebrations,
and Enthusiastically telling the people
that the Fourth of July should be
celebrated only as the anniversary of
American independence. All this
was done to divert public attention
from the objects of the celebrations
gotten up by the leaders of the Dem
ocratic party. At Gentryville, in
Spencer County, the Democracy gave
celebration at which the notorious
DR.. BRYANT, the individual who GAL
lartly whipped crippled soldier, was
one Of the orators, and spoke in his
favorate style until the hour for din
ner, when a recess was taken till one
o'clock. OF the performances in the
afternoon, the Rockport Democrat
says: 9 ~
Up to this hour Messrs. Mcdonald and
Coffroth had not yet arrived, being detain-
ed by the late arrival of the steamer Lib
erty No.i2.
The hour of / o'clock having rolled
around, the meeting was again called to
order, when Judge d. T. Laird took the
stand and had just cleverly got through
with the proper Fourth of July blessings
and commenced his sledge hammer licks
upon the rotten rump Congress, when the
arrival of Messrs. Mcdonald and Coffroth
was announced, which announcement
caused a general and enthusiastic shout to
go up throughout the entire camp. 1t was
with difficulty that the speakers pressed
their way through the dense crowd to the
speakers stand. Judge Laird stopped short
off and introduced to the assembly the
Il Hon. Joseph E. Mcdonald. Mr.. Mcdonald
arose, shook himself, being all covered
with dust, took survey of the mighty
crowd that stood out in every direction
from the stand, and shake of the head
and the flash of his keen eye was enough
| to strike terror to the heart of every aoooLy-
head who stood with his mouth open and
trembling at the knees to hear their final
doom.
| Compare the above report with
those of any celebration gotten up by
soldiers, the one at the salt we'll near
this city, for instance, and then ask
who are the parties who hypocritically
professed to celebrate the Fourth as
a national anniversary, and then
prostituted it to base political pur-
poses. At the celebration here, the
Declaration of Independence was
read, and comments made upon it by
Governor BAKER, and in the course
! of his remarks Capt. HART denounc-
ed traitors who fought against the
Government, but not word was said
about any political party, Up in old
Spencer, however, Judge LAIRD
commenced his sledge-hammer licks
upon the rotten rump Congress. No
politics on the Fourth of Julyl, Oh,
no. No denunciation of traitors on
that day, but the "rotten rump Con
gress' must.reeeiye Ysledge-hammer
ticks" Out upon such barefaced
hypocrisy, and out upon the leaders
of party who will thus he to the
people. Soldiers knew who to trust
; during the war, and they have add
tional evidence every day who they
may trust now that the war is over.
Not one of thosezloud mouthed, can't
ing hypocrites assisted you in the
suppression of the rebellion; why
should you believe their falsehoods
now?
How is it that at soldiers celebra-
tions rebels and traitors are denounced
on the 4th of July, but at Democratic
celebrations on that day, the "rotton
rump Congress alone is the subject
, of denunciation2 The speakers for
the soldiers level their artillery in the
direction of those who attempted the
destruction of the Government, but
up in old Spencer, at Democratic
F celebration of the 4th, the glorious
2 4th, Democratic speakers level their
. artillery at Congress, and at the men
, who legislated for the salvation of the
Government. voted money and men.