The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-09-05
CORRESPONDENCE.
PRINCETON, Ind, I
Sept. 3, 1866. |


being read extensively, probably an
item from Gibson would not be alto
gether unacceptable.
We are still moving along in the
old and accustomed routine; often
hear of and witness the great materi-
al development of your city, and ex-
pect some day to be within an hours
ride of the greatest commercial city of
our fourishing and loyal State.
The political contest in our county
is well attended to upon the Union
side. Clubs are in existence in near
ly all our townships, and are rendered
vastly more interesting by the pres
ence of the ladies, and the spicy cam
paign songs which they assist in sing
ing. 80 ,.eI
But the Democracy seems to be al
most sleeping upon its (aorongs
not) rights A few weeks since,
with great flourish of trumpets,
the great Mogul of Democracy in this
county, an individual of :" not another
dollar and not another man persua-
sion, who sometimes expatiates in
personal editorials under the guise of
advertisements, !" called aloud upon
the vast unwashed to rally and
form johnson Clubs. But it
would be hard to find johnson
Club in our county now, and the only
evidence of vitality in the Democratic
party Of our county is the published
announcement of several consecutive
infections in the shape Of great
speeches from small men, together
with an occasional devout quotation
of Cussed be Canaan" from the
Scripture. They are waiting for Dan
lei to come; not he of the lions's den
notoriety, but their well-beloved Dan
lei of the new dispensation. If
Daniel should come, they look for a
Penticostal pouring out of the spirit
of the Democracy, and no
doubt many poor negro will
have Democratic damnation freely
meted out to him. Whisky can no
longer stir up the souls of Democratic
voters; the tax on the " critter y. is too
high, and that on water is too low for
our friends on " the other side of the
house to ever use to advantage.
We had grand Union demonstra-
ton here last week-not Johnson
Philadelphia Doolittle !" affair, but
a genuine coming together Of honest
men, and Governor Baker gave the
people an excellent speech, and many
a Democrat, no doubt, went away
doubling the orthodox Democracy,
and somewhat unsettled in his opin-
ions concerning that widespread
Democratic faith-that Christ and his
Apostles voted for Mcclellan and will
support " my policy" oa5
In fact, the people of Gibson know
how to get up demonstration and
know how TO enjoy one after it is got
ten up; and if our Vanderburgh
friends would like to enjoy little
rest from their labors at home, they
cannot do better than to run up to,
our portion of terra tfrmaa some time
when we of the I" State of Gibson" are
having grand time But, Mr.. Editor,
politically your correspondent is done,
and would herewith subside and make
his mark, but few words more gen..
orally.
1T is rumored that the Lizzardtown
Rebellion in our county, which was
suppressed about year since, is on
the eve of bursting forth again. IF SO,
the Governor of johnson Township
win have to call out the material
sinews" of Haubstadt and Lower
Fort Branch to prevent the Upper
Fort from seeding and uniting her
destiny to Patoka Township Il aalI
1T is to be hoped that, after the
matter is settled. there will be no
my policy" intervening to compli-
cate the process of reconstruction.
The people of Evansville must be
making whisky " ON the Target from
the amount of water they are drawing
away from our great Sea. of Frogs,
known, in the lingo of canal men, as
the Reservoir. IF Port Gibson should
demand from your city Indemnity
for the past, and security for the ifu-
ture," in regard to this matter, it is to,
be hoped that Princeton will assume
position of armed neutrality" and