Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1866-04-02
Union Meeting Saturday Night.


The large number of enthusiastic Union
menswho assembled at the Court House
on Saturday evening, was one Of the
premonitory symptoms of the success
which will crown the efforts of the Union
men to day if the members of that party
will do their whole duty. 1t is not nec-
essary to speak at great length Of the
meeting, or its results. The Court
House was filed TO oyerAowing, and the
old time enthusiasm which found ex-
preston in cheers and patriotic songs
thrilled the hearts of all who we're
present 4fEtv
The meeting was called to order by
the election Of John 3. Taylor IS Chair
man, and the Editors Of the Union
papers as Secretaries. Before proceed
ing to business, some man moved that
the sentiment Of the audience be asceri
taiped with regard 10 the Eight Hour
movement. A rising vote demonstrated
that nearly every man in the house was
in favor Of that plank in the Union plat
form.
Gov. Baker being present, was called
on for a speech. eon taking the stand
he was loudly applauded. He said he
came home to vote. He thought per
haps the Union men might need that
much assistance and he had come down
to give it. He then proceeded to speak
Of the two State Conventions held at the
Capital in February and March, and
contrasled one. with the other The
Union Convention sat with opea doors.
The Copperheads allowed none to enter
except such as had received tickets from
one J. ]. Bingham, Chairman of the
State Central Committee. The tickets
were red and white. On the red side
the card Of admission was printed On
the other was a representation ofclssped
hands. Some thought this was an en-
blem Of the Sons of Liberty grip; 9TH
ers contended that il was significant Of
the reunion Of the JEFF Davis Democracy
with the Northern Copperheads. His
own opinion was that it represented the
trade mark of the Sinnissippi Insurance
Company. He did not wish to frighten
insurers in that Company by raising
doubts as to its solvency because Of taking
such desperate risks. The truth was
the Copperhead party was of so little
value that in case il became extinct the
Company could meet the liability with
out greatly decreasing or endangering
its capital.
The Governor then proceeded to criti-
else and analyzs one or two of the reso-
lutions adopted by the Copperhead State
Convention, and be did the work plainly
and comprehensiyeIg. H gave brief
description of Mississippi loyalty as
manifested in the proceedings Of its
State Legislature, and avowed bis. nm.
Willingness to permit such constituency
to Be represented ia the Congress of the
United States, He then, commented
upon the Workingmen's Dodge the Cop
perheads were endeavoring to profit by.
BE showed how that party had acted
towards the Workingmen, in other years
and proved their hypocrisy now
The Governors speech was loudly and
repeatedly cheered, and evidently pro-
duced good effect. Q
Major Hynes was next called out. He
devoted little attention to the Courier,
rather more, in fact, than the importanee
of the thing seemed to demand, and
then made an appeal to the Union men
to go to work hard until success was
assured. ta
| Capt Reavis was next called out. he
made one of bis chara cteristic and tell.
ing speeches. The Captain has a way
of putting truth that is exceedingly in
teresting to bis hearers, and his hits on
Saturday night were highly relished,
His allusion to certain breech-
firing" individual ELECTED no little
amusement and laughter.
Emil Bischof, Esq the editor Of the
Union, spoke in German. We could
not understand much that he said, bat
we could see its effect in the eountsn-
ances and actions of the Germans who
listened to him. , aa $50.
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Victor Bisch was also called out and
gave some earnest advice to Union
men, with regard to the necessity oi
putting in all day Monday at the polls
Mr. Louis Guise, who had been trapped
into permitting his name to go on tbs
Copperhead ticket as candidate fol
Constable, gave, q statement as to how
the thing occurred, and announced ths
!. he repudiated the whole concern will
scorn and loathing. He was q working
man, but he could not be sssindled ont .
his love for the Union, or his intention
to support Union candidates.
Capt Leavits made some timely an,
sensible remarks, which were listened i
,, with attention and interest
Interspersed with the speeches wa
the excellent music Of the Crescent Cit
Silver Band, one Of the best and mos
efficient Union organizations to be foun
: in the State of Indiana. Its splendi
! music stirred the boys nightly, an
!, i after the speeches were throughs th
4 crowd adjourned to the corner of Mai
! and Third streets, when they all jOine
e in that glorious song, "Rally Round th
Flag, Boys" -
q The Copperhead procession pasae
: the Court House once or twice while th
J. meeting was in progress, but nobod
}, seemed to pay any attention to the yell
q that arose from its scattered and diso
10 derly ranks. Some of the soldier bow
+ suggested that they had heard nothin
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