The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-07-13
Won't Mix.

AONSS PNN5N OAAdO 10 w w PAOPoAON
for the people in the so-called Ma
tional Union Convention" soon to as
semble at Philadelphia, we notice
that the Louisville Courier, Journal
and Democrat all indorse the Conven-
ton, and urge their respective parti-
sans to elect delegates to participatein
its deliberations. The Louisville Jour
nal denounces the Courier as seces-
sion and rebel, and calls on the Con
servatives to elect delegates to the Phil
adelphia Convention The Louisville
Courier denounces the Journal as
Radical and Abolitionist, and urges the
Secession Democracy" to elect dele
gates to the National Union Conven-
ton. How can two walk together ex-
cept they be agreed? How can the
Union men Of Kentucky unite with
the rebels of that State In National
party and in support Of a national
candidate? The thing is absurd As
well might they attempt to harmonic
fire and water The effort on the part
of the Union men of that State, to
conciliate the pro-slavery, semi Union
elements, which they are pleased to
call Conservatism, will lose them the
battle in August. 1t is manifest that
the mis- called National Union Con-
vention will be in the hands of the
pro-slavery, secession-sympathizing
men of the country. Messrs Doc
LITTLE, RANDALL Il Co. may sue
coed in raising political tornado, but
they will have no power to allay its
fury or direct its course. They will
be unable to clothe the miserable Sc
cession Democracy-out of Office and
in rags-with the semblance of loyalty.
They may endeavor to baptize the off
spring of an unnatural miscegena-
ton as the National Union party, but
the loyal sentiment of the country
will revolt at the sacrilege and repu-
date with loathing and scorn the de-
formed and disgusting bastard.
All over the Southern States, es-
pecially since the call issued by the
Confederate Members of Congress, the
old and influential rebels and rebel
leaders are making their arrange
ments to elect delegates to the Phila-
delphia Convention. 1t is now appa-
rent that the Union men OF those
States will not in any instance stand
any chance of securing a representa-
ton in that Convention They will
be out voted by the rebels, and their
claims will be ignored by the Conven-
ton. The name under which the
Convention is called, is intended as
much to cheat as was the United
States flag hoisted oyer the rebel bat
talions at the battles of Wilson's
Creek and Pea Ridge.
Any attempt of the Southern Union
men to get into that Convention
will prove a failure. 1t is designed
only to bridge the differences between
the Conservative and Copperhead or
CARNATIONS, so that the former may
pass to and be absorbed by the latter.
After it is held there will re-
main, as there has been hereto
fore, only two parties = one the
loyal Union party which saved the
Government by four years of toll and
suffering and sacrifices of blood, and
the other the disloyal, Copperhead or
Democratic party, which,
during the same time, did its best to
insure the destruction of that Govern
ment. Bywhatever name the Confed-
crate Democracy may choose to call
themselves the people know their pol
itics and the proper estimate to place
on their professions. Nor will that
party be able to hide behind the re-
cord of loyalty which President John
son and few Republican Congress-
men made for themselves during the
war. That record barely covers the
nakedness of these gentlemen, since
they have commenced spending their
substance in unlawful amours with
the pro-slavery harlot 1t is far too
scanty to cloak the crimes that have
been perpetrated in the name of De-
mocracy. That record is very good
SO far as it goes, but history abounds
in instances of records of well spent
years being obliterated by the crimes
of single day or night.
We repeat, we think the Union
men of Kentucky weaken their