The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-10-27
THE UNION MEN IN COUNCIL.
L
Girand Speech by Gen. Logan.
Grand Music by the Crescent
City silver Band.
Magnificent TOrchllghl
7n Procession.

From gentlemen who were present
we learn that the demonstration at
Shawneetown on Thursday, was an
immense success, The numbers pre-
sent are variously estimated at from
1000 to 10000. Gen Logan was
there, and made one Of the ablest and
most effective speeches of his life,
speaking In strains Of the most pow
erful eloquence for three and one.half
hours. He reviewed the history OF
the rebellion showing very decisiyely
that nearly all the leaders of the pre-
sent Democratic johnson party were
in sympathy with the rebels; de-
elarod that the rebellion had been
originated by the Democrats Of the
South, and had been encouraged by
the Democrats Of the North, with
those honorable exceptions where
Democrats cut loose from the tram
mels of party, and arrayed them
selves on the part Of the country. He
dared any man TO point him TO a
prominent rebel that was not Dem
ocrat, or to a prominent Republican
that had ever been a rebel.
The Democracy held that ii was
perfectly Constitutional for Democrats
to make war on the Government, in
order to destroy it, but wholly and
utterly unconstitutional for loyal men
10 dictate terms Of reconstruction to
conquered traitors. He met and re-
futed in the most mastery manner the
oft repeated and oft exploded misrep-
reservations, sqphistries and false
hoods of Democratic speakers, in ref
erence TO the Constitutional Amend
ments, the right of suffrage, equal
representation, and other issues. His
appeal to and in behalf Of the soldiers
who saved the Government, ii repre-
sented az having been the most su-
blimely, eloquent aud impressive ever
heard in Southern Illinois, moving
the entire audience TO tears. Other
able and eloquent speeches were
made, but Gen. Logan's was the
grand Grafton Of the occasion, and
was received aud responded to with
the most unbounded enthusiasm.
The Union men Of Shawneetown
and the surrounding country enter
tanned their guests in magnificent
style, and are working with will to
rout the Confederate Democracy at the
coming election with the most over
whelming defeat.
The Crescent City Silver Band, from
this city, went down in force, and
made magnificent music for the occa-
sion, and are highly delighted with
their entertainment on the packet and
on the grounds, and deem themselves
we'll repaid for their trip by the noble
speeches they heard.
The Unien men and all respectable
Democrats are deeply indignant at the
brutal and cowardly attack made upon
Mr.. Lusk, editor Of the Shawneetown
Mercury, by n traitorous sooundrel
an assault so brutal and cowardly that
but one or two editors only have been
found base enough to justify or palli-
ate IT, 1t is not generally believed that
that region ofoouutry will long remain
healthy for such seoundrels.
General logan, in his speech, gave
the cowardly traitor complete excor-
iation and denounced his villainous
affidavit as base and malignant lie,
and dared any man from Cairo to Chi
cago to meet him face to face and
say that he ever attempted to induce
any man to go into the rebel army
Among the crowd present were 1908
soldiers, three hundred of whom came
in in body from copperhcad neigh
borhood.
The Crescent City Silver Baud were
entertained in princely style by Col.
Rhodes and his estimable lady.
The glowing accounts we have re-
ccived of the meeting heightens our
regret that we were deprived the
pleasure of being present
At night "A grand torchlight pro-
ccssion was had, and as the packet
passed out of sight the whole town
was ablaze with light.
The new Turner Hall In course OF eroc-
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