The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-08-14
How the COpperheads Loved the Sol.
diers.
THE BLOOD HOUNDS.
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
BUTCHERS BY WHOLESALE.

The Democracy now claim that they
are the friends of the soldiers, and
are ready to do all in their power to
advance their interests The soldiers
are now at home and are generally
able to take care of themselves and
their families. But there was time
when they needed help. There wasa
time when they called loudly upon
the people Of the North to come to
their assistance. When our armies
were battling with the armed hosts of
rebellion, and their numbers were de-
pleted by battle and disease, it was
then our soldiers could best appreci-
ate aid. The President called upon
the people of the North to send to
their relief additional armies. We
want to show to-day how the Democ-
racy answered that call. .
We give first an extract from Gen
eral Hovey's Report to the War De-
partment, showing the action of the
Copperheads of Indiana in resistance
to the draft to fill up the army. There
was not soldier then fighting in the
Union army in the South, but was in
favor of Draft The report shows
them how the Democratic party acted:
RESISTANCE TO THE DRAFT-MURDER
OF ENROLLING OFFICERS.
January 18, 1863, detail of sol
diers arresting deserters at Waverly,
in Morgan county, fired on by band
of rebel sympathizers.
June /, deserters rescued by an
armed force, in Noble township, Jay
county, Indiana
June II, resistance to the enroll
ment by armed men in j ohnson Coun
June 10, fifty armed men attacked
the house Of James Sill, enrolment
officer of Marion township, Putnam
County, and demanded the enrolment
lists. Sixty shots were fired at the
house before leaving. At the same
time the enrolment books and papers
were destroyed in Jefferson township,
Putnam County.
1.-The same week the books ofClog
verdale township, Putnam County,
were stolen ,,caLf's-aas
June Is, the enrolling officer of
Whitestown, Boone County, was in
terferred with by rioters, to prevent
an enrolment.
June Is, Fletcher Freemen, en-
rolling officer of Sullivan County, shot
dead.
June II, the enrolling officer of
Waterloo township, Fayette County,
was fred on while in the discharge of
his duties.
June 10, Hon. Frank Stevens
killed and Crageroff wounded, near
Manila, while enrolling Walker town
ship, Rush County. A short time be-
fore this, the Rushville Jacksonion, a
Democratic paper, advised the enroll
ing officers to insure their lives before
commencing the enrolment.
June 20, or about that time, the
enrolment was resisted in Indian
Greek Township, Monroe County, and
the papers destroyed.
June 16, the enrolling, officer of
Davies. County was notified not to
enroll the County. aa
October 3, 1864, Captain Eli Nc
Carly was murdered in Daviess Coun-
ty, while serving notices on drafted
men,"
We give extracts from resolutions
of Democratic Conventions and
speeches and papers to show how the
party answered the call for troops,
and what was their opinion of sol
diers then.
ALLEN COUNTY.
The Democrats of Allen County
held mass meeting at Fort Wayne
on the 18th of August, 1864, and re-
solved as follows:
That ne are more than ever con-
vinced of the truth of the doctrines
of the Democracy asserted In the
outset, that war is not the remedy Tor
attempted secession or dlsunlon, but
is disunion and eternal separation 1t
self: therefore, we are IN favor OF and
demand of those in authority cessa-
tioncof hostilities. Vrw
OF course the legitimate result of
such sentiments was the threat to re-
sist,the Government, and the resolu-
tions proceeded to speak in behalf of
the party that
"Ingiew of these facts, we declare
that the proposed draft for 100000
men the most damnable of all other
outrages perpetrated upon the people
by the Administration. ~ Eal
: That We are opposed to the draft,
and that we call upon the Democracy
of all the States to sustain us in our
declaration; and if fight we must we