Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1866-03-26
Workingmen Read, Re-
fleet, Think.
The Union Meeting Satur-
day Night.


There was large attendance of Union
men at Masonic Hall on Saturday night.
1t was an adjourned meeting of the Union
League, held with open doors, for ;he
benefit of all outsiders. Mr.. Orr was
called to the chair and Mr.. Schubert
was chosen secretary. The minutes of
the previous meeting were read and
adopted, and reports of committees re-
eeived and concurred in. Colonel Bisch
was called for loudly and responded in
some happy hits at the Copperhead par.
ty. The Colonel is clear thinker and
reasoner. He was raised to bis present
honorable position. by the Union party,
from the workshop, and he felt proud
that he belonged ton party that had ever
been the pioneer of the lsboring mans
interest He deded his political oppo-.
nents to point to single Democratic
State that had passed the eight hour law,
but on the contrary, two States over
whelmingly Unioa, had already given
the iaborfng men what they had asked;
and the Union State Convention, being
the FIRST held in the State, had adopted
resolution in favor of the passage Of .
similar law in the State Of Indiana, and
this was done long before any other par
ty had moved in the same direction
Maj. Hynes spoke FOR short time in
his forcibIe, candid STYLE The Major
said that it was as important now as
ever that the great Union party should
move in solid columns against the ene'
my. He said the country was yet full
of unhung rebels, and our Liberties
would never be safe if we ceased our
vigilance for one moment of time He
said the unconditional Uqion men must
fight the battles, as they had always
done, under their true eolors 8. His res
marks were telling and to the point, and
be was cheered with hearty good
will.
Mr. Hill was called for, and spoke at
length in a powerful manner. He
ha1dlsd sneaking Copperheeds without
gloves, and poured hot-shot into a few
who had come there. He said that it'
wasscontanasd that the war was dead
issue 1t was not so. The principles
on which the war was fought to suc-
cessful close still lived. The sacrifice
of two hundred thousand lives of the
brave patriots Of the land was not to be
forgotten. The enemies in the rear of
our noble armies, who cried, q NOT an
other man, nor another dollar, for the
support of an unwholy war,and who
cried, peace, peace, when there was
no peace with rebels, were now crying
the war was dead issue; but it would
not do. The people who had sustained
our armies in the field; who had heaped
their money in piles to support the fami
lies of men who were brayely fighting
the rebels in Southern bitches, had no
forgotten who rejoiced at every rebel
victory, and who were silent and de
spondent when the Unioa arms were
successful, and Union soldiers were glad
Neither had, the Union soldiers for
gotten who were their friends. They
well remembered the action Of the Cop
perheads in our State Legislature, who
did everything in their power to embar
rass the Government and prevent th'
war being fought 10 successful termi
nation BY the brave patriots who wer'
sacrificing home, friends, pleasure, ease
enjoyment, and life itself, for the grea
and eternal principle Of freedom.
He appealed TO the laboring men, i
whose interests il was clearly shown th
great Union party had acted, and spck
in ftt2ans Of denunciation Of part
that was forced to the subterfuge Q
seeking false colors under which II
fight, when it was clear to all that a
open avowal of their true principle
would be but the resonnding aof th
death knelI of their party.
Mr.. Hill spoke with force Of The grei
progress our Free Schools had mad