The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-05-16
A Hard Jolt.


It has been some time since we have
seen newspaper get so hard fall as
the New Albany Ledger did in re-
cent attempt to make little political
capital out of the soldiers in behalf
of the Confederate Democracy. The
following correspondence, which we
find in the New Albany Commercial,
sufficiently explains our meaning. We
doubt not it will be some time before
the Ledger again glori6es, to any
considerable extent, over mere re-
report that some soldier asks the Con-
federate Democracy to nominate him
as their candidate for some office.
The truth is, Col. MATHEY has come
down on that institution with such a
jar, thatit will take some time for it
to recover its breath.
Letter from Col. Mathey. sxrse,
laA reqs ~ SPENCER TOWNSHIP,
HARRISON Co., IND. May II, 1866.
Editor of the New Albany Commercial:
The following article appeared in
the New Albany Ledger short time
since: sd
(" We are authorized to announce Col.
| Ed. q. Mathey, as a candidate for Recorder
| of Harrison county subject to the decision
of the emocratic County Convention. OF
| course it is not our purpose, nor would it
be proper, for us to take part in any local
contest for Democratic nomination But
| we may say that we have long known Col.
Mathey as a gentleman, possessing the
very best qualifications for the Office for
i7th, and then the 18th regiment, in an an
humble capacity, he worked his way up to
the field Office, and this, notwithstanding has
deU0ti071 TO the Democratic party and its
principles, aUGs at all times open and QUO2Oed.
If nominated, we are sure he would prove
a tower of strength to the Democracy of
old Harrison. il 5fai4 40
With due respect to the feelings of
the friend who authorized the above
announcement, and with many thanks
| to my Uegy good friends of the Ledger
for their kind mention of me, [ must
say that / am not candidate before
the Harrison County Democratic Con-
.vention for any Office whatever. Some
time ago [ was warmly solicited by
members of the party to become a can
adidate, and, I-partially consented, but
recent developments, as made manifest
in the action of the Kentucky Demo-
cratic Convention, and in the speeches
of prominent Indiana Democrats who
were in attendance, have convinced
me that 1 am not the kind Of a
/ Democrat likely to fill the eyes of
modern Democracy. My Democracy
is of a more ancient schooling
than that which teaches its devotees
to hold out their hands towards
i the rebels whom + have assisted
to subdue, calling upon them to as
| sert what they consider their rights,
and, if these are not promptly granted,
to rebel a second time, or, in. other
words, to decline the acceptance of
whatever else may be offered them. /
cannot acknowledge, as my political
leaders, men capable of seeing but few
virtues or good qualities in our own
soldiers, who have fought and died in
the cause of their country, but who
can get up before such an assemblage
as the Democratic Convention at Lou
isville and eulogize to the skies any
prominent traitor whose name hap
pens to come euppermost In their
thoughts. |
Hoping these brief remarks will
J convince my Democratic friends OF