The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-10-01


Baker, Of Vincennes, and was prompt
ly on hand, as is our wont, TO hear the
pure gospel Of the Demi john -ocraey,
by man from abroad, even from the
great city ofVineennes, But a better
thing awaited us,
There was some diffioaltyIin getting
anybody TO come, but few sky-rock-
cts soon brought the whole party out,
and friend counted them when the
house was fullest, and found the num-
Der just 1871. In the absence Of the
distinguished. stranger, our dis
tinguished citizen" Captain Willard,
gave t e faithful an address worthy of
the cause aud the crowd aal
Well do / remember" the same
breathing thoughts had burning words
falling from the lips Of Voorhees,,
Niblaek, and7G Col. Maj. Capt. Moreau,
but Nathan spoke them with pun
geney that showed that the ideas were
purely original AathaHs great forte
Is finance, taxes, and untazed bonds,
with an occasional touch on negro
suffrage and the other ycOpsopmitants
of negro -phobia. On the subject Of
taxes lie spoke with the earnestbess Of
man who was crushed to death be-
meath the mountain Of taxes with
which a ruthless goYergment has bur
thened him. . }
The question Of Finance, Taxes, and
Tariffs is a dry subject, requiring close
reasoning and fine ehlchlaeon, and
is spmeWbat prosy During the speech
we thought there was an unnecessary
disposition on the part of MANY ofthe
audience going out, but we expect
they were Black Republicans, who
could not stand the Capt = grape and
canister. The man who usually
starts the applause seemed to be alb
sent and appi6)i9e Iwqs pretty gener'
ally dispensed witha se,fhoWeyer.
the speaker received . loud burst Of
voluntary and very general applause
when he expressed the opinion that
Gen. Lee was altogether an 1ionester
man than Gov. Morton. That touch
ed a responsive chord in every Dem
ocraticlhdaff, Add the fhpIdbukO came
naturalist always does, when a pa
triot Is denounced and n traitor praised.
1t shows the meek and forgiying spirit
Of the Democracy, ''''''''' V''''f'i3"o
One or two new and strictly origi-
nal ideas were advanced by the Cap
tain: THE rebel debt, won't fall due
until six months after the Indepen-
dence of the Confederate States is
acknowledged by the United States"
"the Democrats were the worst
fellows 70 get TO pay taxes he ever
saw" "the Republicans designed to
adopt negro suffrage" "they wanted
to confer citizenship on the niger,
and would give him the right to vote.
These three original ideas we're re-
peated in various forms, interlarded
occasionally, with caustic allusiop
to untaxed bonds and taxed
poor workingmen. Ii was feast of
fairness TO the faithful and when
Keirolf aud others were called on for
aspeech they were too full for utter
ance. nasb 80 = Ipr
Masonic HaH.4We found it exr
tremely difficult to gain ain entrance
to Masonic Hall ON Saturday night,
and equally difficult after we did
squeeze in to find scat. We thought
it strange too, as there are so few Alb
olitionists. Black. Republicans and
Radicals left. but we expect the John
son men must have crowded ia to
keep the Radicals out. They felt in
no danger of being converted. They
have solid reasons. TO stand by the
President, who is just carrying out
Lincoh's policy by bestowing par
dons and favors on Copperheads and
other traitors. aI AItt HAL
We managed, at last, to get in, and
got Capt. Willard in also, but he
didn't seem to like it, and left soon.
The speeches of Mr.. John j Chand-
Ter and Maj. Robinson did not display
that beautiful christian principle of
forgiveness which the Democracy are
blessed with. They advocated that
abominable hetcrodoxy that men
loyal to the Government should man
age it for while, and that red handed
rebels and traitors should stand back
while. aian.<3