The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-08-27

THE MEETINGS SATURDAY NIGHT.-The
Club rooms of both political parties were
crowded on Saturday. might, and much en-
thusiasm was manifested in each. We at
tended the pre-eminently NationaDand
1 profoundly conservative meeting at Mo-
Fart Hall. The first speaker was that vet
cram soldier and iWebsterian statesman,
gIAlberty q. Dennis, of Henderson County,
! Ky.y the man who, four ears ago, SANDER
he'd, Whitfield and icalamniatedo Gen. Pleas
amt LAssH Hack elman, as ntrHeI a. patriot. as
l gallanbs anfkofficer, sibrsave aisoldier, and
| dishonest a man as ever gave his life for his
country. This renowned hero spread him.
self, and was loudly applauded- The, bur-
! den ofhis speech was the Evansville JoUR-
bSAL, which has a'naughtv habit of worry
ing the Confederate-R ebel-D Democracy, and
especially those Renegade Northern dough-
| faces, who imagine themselves hondred'by
becomfng the fnenials and licllspittles OF
7 the South, and who are Ioathed and de-
lspised by all honorable gentlemen every
tyfIsttA n9sf1 EEd 1ayil saI 9ntEfi
/ d. {" re paid Ills RESPECTS, says Sunday
contemporary, ain happy ana felicitous
manner, to the EvASsvfLTE Jou RNAL."
20 Happy ana felicito1s' Indeed! He look
manAIike one OF those happy old dodgers
we read about who have the 'gotit, rheunla-
tisffi, neuralgia. and several other happi-
flying visitors of aolike character. 1t is
strange he did not think, of 1t four years
ago ana pay. his respects in a like happy
a4nd feIicitous manner tosCaptain Platter,
who paid his respects to the distinguished
sold ier and orator through the olumns of
q.
then LoPIatter was in the nighborhood
then. ~ Wsh -of -1ple ff.5 f~ifi4
Hepiayed the part of a seer, and Iprophe-,
sled dire calamities to Evansville, Just like
the Courier did Hast spring, if the De-
mocracy did not get possession of the Off
ces' AGAIN. The people of the South would
quit tradingwith our merchants. The city
would laid in ashes The streets would
run in Blood The plough and the harrow,
would lteaEits site to.eteThal smash If her
merchants and citizens geHerally didn't
turn traitors to themselves, to the9r eoui1=
try and tnelrlGod and vote the vilest
7dein6cratic mob law Ticket. If our friends
never see the fJoURNAL again 5Feither of
its POLITICAL etlitors,i they must charge it all
to the spdissant arm Of Albert q. Dennis,
WHOM the C0uTfer dlubsi colonel. ~ q
10 AFTER Dennis came THAT other fight and
'trtie Representation offn16deFn Dem ocracy,
RStjeft Sprofi1e, late editor of the Evans
vile iTSb,eS, and tho hero of the battle of
Wanseidler's Saloon, and anothefoof q re-
1inarkable' affidavft, in Which he swore he
did not do what'sixa better men and brave
soldiers swofehe' did do. SpronIe was great
friend to the soldier, and as a soldiertolda
us last night, and sieRehed ali present by
hfss hyoocrfticaf professions. His whole
speech was a Tissue Of the most potent mis-
REPRESENTATIONS and faIsehoods He gy-.
rated over THE stage like a mad bear
chained to a post, and foafed like "a buli of
BAsliaf. f8igqoq bnf h99u9iI3qZs
- SpfouIe and Dennfslare fepresentive men
oofi the sDeinocraae party, and should be
kept constantly Deforei the people. They
woaId soon make treason otlieus if they.
did not first make imbieiljtyl and recls-L
less mennaeity disgusting Ho1
and Dennis, Doolitt1e,and Dix,
al Aiht the Democrats in a -f1XR'D1 ~
Z AT Masonic Hall was crowd aof honest
patriotic men who, having put. down arm
ed rebellionj are now determined to keep
Hnrepentant rebels out of office Most of
the evening was eonsumedi in signiug- the
obligation of the League, and in the cleo
ton of ofIicers.soTl rs sssnef7a
John J. Chandler was elected President,
James H. McNeely Secretary, and Phillip
Euler Sentinel, after which Prof. Gregory
made a speech, encouraging the Union
men to work zealously and earnestly in
the good cause. The signes of the times
are highly encouraging.