The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-09-10
MAJ. M0REAU AND HIS LAST
SPEECH.
A SOLDIERS OPINION OF IT.

Editors Journals: -Lvt-
Curiosity drew me TO the corner of Third
and Main, after tea, Saturday evenings;
curiosity, what to see, what to hear; to see
and hear a soldier whom, 1 learn, fought
bravely and received honorable wounds in
the late war for the suppressio of the Re-
bellion and the maintenance of the Union,
but who has now turned his back ON his
late comrades, and is giving his best efforts
to undo, yea, more than undo, what he has
nobly helped to do. 1 say was curious to
see him, to ''look him in the face" as
certain humble individual" lately said,
| and hear what he could say that would be
acceptable to the party he now works with.
HIS VANITY.
Well, I saw him-and with him most
disgusting display OF vanity. I may say
the most disgusting sight of the kind ev
er saw. He first appeared on the balcony
ofthe Washington II Ouse, under the arched
row of gas jets, with hat OFF and shawl
thrown around him, a Ia Napoleon, the
object of the gaze of the expectant multi
tude. After exhibiting himself thus for
fifteen minutes, he announced that he
must change his position and get nearer
the great crowd that surrounded him. So
he disappea ed for few moments. AT this
stage of the play grand tower of barrels
was lighted which Illuminated the scene
around with its lurid glare of flame-when
Ioi as if by magic our orator appeared on
the top of very high platform in the
middle of the crowd and within a few feet
of, and where he could enjoy the advan-
tage of the blazing pile of barrels. A
round of cheers greeted him, and
/ Ii
acknowledgements. He commenced to speak
his piece, but was, after the first sentence
or two, interrupted by the Band in attend
ance, striking up; of course this was acct
| dental ~ This interruption lasted about
five minutes, during which time we had
fine display OF tablaux-with left hand on
his hip, hat in right hand, extended over
the crowd he faced the South, then the
North, East, and West. [Cheers.1 The
name of the beautiful tableaux was Ecce
Homo, and was princely executed. After
this, with dextrous and graceful move
ment of the head he shook his wealth of
wavy &pair and flung it back from off his
noble brow, leaving the latter, in all it's
marble w1iteness, exposed to the gaze and
admiration of the surrounding multitudes.
This piece was also well executed, and was
of his head is level;o no Repub-
lican about him;" "a real old
fashioned Democrat" &c. There were
several other pieces equally well per-
formed, but have not the time nor the
talent to portray them. Suffice it to say
that the whole of the little prelude was
highly dramatic and no doubt had its
effect. After witnessing this display,
could at once solve the whole riddle of the
Majors strange course. Vanity! vanity
this must be at the bottom of his apostacy,
for man so Unfortunately vain as he ex-
hibited himself to be would make any
sacrifice and turn any political somersault
to attract attention and gain noeoriety-
This he has done to be seen of naen, and
verify he has his reward.
HIS JoHNsoNIAN FEATURES.
He has certainly acquired the first great
Johnsonian principle, to wit. talking about
himself, which he did for one solid hour
though he came, he said, to discuss the
living issues of the day with the people,