Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1866-01-26

9th day nv Janooary at the Corners lest
mite. NV meetin house wuz gorgeously
decorated for the occashun--the walls
oein hung'with confedrit battle-Hegs, and
IN the corners OF the pulpit wus placed
WIS skulls nv Yankees, picked up at
A ndersonville by one of the guards, who
. now a loyal citizen of this State, re.
,idiu at this pint. These skulls wuz il.
animated by plaein taller candle in
tide nv each NV them. The effect wnz
nspirin. The guard who contributed
hem is, need not say, conservative
Democrat, and in the matter Nv awearin
&c Ablishunsts he displays more talent,
md hez a more comprehensive range nv
PATHS, than any man ever knowd. The
,hurch wuz also decorated with notices,
furnished by myself and others, nv
Thich the followin is some nv EN-:
"The Yoonyun ez it wuz--under Book
man"
1.-THE noble dead nv Kentucky--them
" fell pintin their guns North wen allnz
'emember." 3kH
Our returned sojers--beaten but not
,onkered"
"Niggers and Norther Dimocrisey--
ya've lost the frst--thank God the latter
O, ours fer ever
bav'nt time nor space to give in full
DO preceedins nv the evenin.9 Suffice 1T
o say at IL precisely the company broke
IN. and sich nv em ez were able depart-
al / remained. There was suthin in
he refreshn. emit that induced me to stay
in fact couldn't conveniently get out
rom under the table where he'd fallen.
While peacefully sleepin the sleep Nv
innocence, my unfettered soul went ort
IN explorin expedishna into the land
Nv dreems, and I dreemed. -
Methawt that we wu2 celebratin the
anniversary NV the battle Nv Moo Orleens
IN a heavier skale than the wun just
,Iosed. We he'd at our festive board all
he great lites nv Dimocrisy. There WIZ
Fernandy Wood and bis brother Ben,
md Dan Voorhees,, and the CRATE Va
andigum and Frank Peerce, and Book
mon he'd consented to emerge from his
aint-like retirement and meet with rs.
The South wuz represented by SIGH noble
0imocrats ez Yancy and looms and
Niefall, in short it wug a reyoonyun NV
,ld-time Dimocrats, met not only to
lonor the memry Nv jackson but to con-
Iult ca to the best method Nv savin the
yoonun from the rox nv Abolishun onto
Eich ii seems now TO be driftin.
The guiIelass Bookanon wuz President
~ the evenin and Breckinridge Vice
President, and toasts wuz drank ez fol-
owa:
1.-THE ancient Dimocrisy--troo to the
.oantry ez long ez there 10 an Office to be
illed." "
Response BY Fernandy Wood
"The President NV the evenin--the
ast Dimocratic President Nv the Yooni-
ed States 4 ~ 10 II NJ
Mr.. Bookanon rosa to respond, but hi
Enz overkum and sank back, his eyei
suffoozed with tears. In voice broker
With emoshun he intimeted that he wni
in daily expectation nv bein translated
"a Filler wuz, in a barouche with two
white bosses. White'-he, repeated
u for eff the team is black won't go, III
die the material way fust - My friends,
sed he, Keep my mantle out nv th'
hands NV the Jews. Where 10 Ghe Elishl
who'll wear il.
aThe yoonynn en- 1t wuz--the constoo
phun en- It ia, and the nigger where b
ought 81 be- ~ - - ~
Response by Brekinridge, who sed b
had bin four years ftin the battles u
The Dimocrisy, whose principles wu
happily set forth in the sentiment. Bee
ten In the field we must fight it ont a
tbs ballot-box. Nil dispritr0ndo mus
BIO the motto nv the Dimocrisy.
"Androo Jaxson--the" 500
As thus much Nv the toast WIZ rea
there wuz clap NV thunder heard vic
shook the buildin and made not ouly tn
windows rattle, but the glasses to dane
on the table, and the COST nv andre
Jaxson hiaself, in the uniform nv 1872
CONS down through the ceelin. Their
wuz froun on his countenance tarribl
to behold. Turnin to the company b
remarked that the gate keeper nv he
anust hev slept az his post, for out NV n
other Depositary Good there be gathere
40 many villsinous countenances. I"
4 propose" sed he, ITO respond to th
sentiment myself" The Woods slid Q,
nv their seeta, under the table, EreckiI
ridge sneaked out NV the church, Valla
diRham with his natural impudence trie
IA face it out, but one look from Andre
J. finished him and he slid, end Boo
anon tried to get out, but Androo caug
him BY the collar and held him.
81 heV s6ihin to say to 700. The cha
700 wunss diegraced / okkepied, call
to it ez 700 wuz by the voice Nv the PEI
pie. swore to preserve the Constlto
shan and the Yoonyun and SO did %
did it and 700 didn't. When Sou
Carliny undertook to nullify, | bustid 3
arrangements becoz | didn't propose
hev the Yoonyun | fought for in, q
wars 90 down to death when q partit
nv pluck, put in ut the right time, co
: save it, Yoo mite hev dun the san
hut VOC woodent. 700 took the seat
the purpose Of Dustin it-for one term
the Presidency 700 agreed to destroy
Government.
"What are 700 here for2' shouter
COST in a terrible sepulkral tone, ana
stampin his feet and griffin bis tee
"To celebrate the battle nv Moo OrIeal
VOC stole the livery Nv Jaxon to ser
Calhoon in. Under the shadder NV
name yoor doom deeds, wich, Of wu7
the 6esh, I'd hang yoofor How ! wist
in 80 and 81 i Good revise the ear
I'd hev histed 700 out nv the seat ,
disQraced, and never hev let Linkin
II the credit nv putin down q rehelli
4 II wood hev bin lively. for some Nv
Pdhev ornamented the trees with y
karkises-the Southern buzzards We
hev grown fat on secesh korpses.
"Go back, 700 idiots 60 back to y
first love. Get the wool out nv y
teeth, and try to think more nv y
country than 700 do Nv yaller {
Yoo kin yit repent A. Johnson, VII
initials 10 tie same ez mine, runs o
with mercy or be wood hev hung the
nv VOC. Repent and be saved. Tn
in o site chance for 700 yet. Tbs 4
theef wuz pardoned on the cross, v
oupht TO be encouragin To 700, for
hev longer time left in wich to rep
and the Lord knows goo need it. Bs
VOC will 90 ON in yer iniquity, do j
yoor own hook. Don't take my nam
vain. no more. ! hav'nt nothin in |
mon with VOC, nor never had.
yooaed TO foller me, the same ez d
nv iackels alluz follers lion to de
Aha hides and bones and offal thai