The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-08-30
Not Easily Scared.

they believe to be both unpatrlotlc
and wrong, miscalculate the courage
of the American people, Every day
threats are made that if traitors are
not permitted to control and direct
the destinies Of this nation, there
will be be another revolution and
war, and blood made to flow more
freely than ever. 1t is true this talk
is for moral, political and financial
towards, who, it is believed, may be
induced to sacrifice their independence
and manhood rather than face
threatened dangerp but, thank Godl
few of that class now tread American
soil! Loyal men are made of sterner
stuff Let Che rebels and their
dough-face allies dare to put their
threats into execution, and they viii
be taught different lesson in the way
Of Furnishing. traitors and making
treason odious from that given them
BY Vice President J Johnson. aoa \, y
T. "A few days ago Congressman HoGAE,.
of Missouri, boosted inStsLouis, that
Mr. JOHNSON had pledged him the
army and navy Of the United States to
preventive Missouri militia from en-
forcing the constitution and laws of.
Missouri against rebels. It will be.
remembered that the laws of Missouri
disfranchise rebels unless theytake a
test oath, which mostgofFthem do not
dare to take, This oath the rebels
pronounce to be unconstitutional, and
declare that ought to be, and will be
resisted. Mr., HOGAN boasted that the
army Of the United States had been
pledged to cooperate With the rebels
of Missouri in resisting the laws Of
the State. But the loyal men of that
State have not passed through one
bloody struggle,to be intimidated now.
Governor FLETCHER Knows what
il IS TO face rebels with arms in their
hands. and is not disposed to quail be-
fore theivapori6gs fpeace sneaks like
HOGAN, who did all he could for the
rebels, save taking up arms in their
behalf. fEa.00Ts ., ',.s5'..
The Union men of Carondelet held
a rousing meeting on Saturday night,
to appoint delegates to the Philadelq
phia Convention. Atothis meeting
letter was read from Gov, FLETdHER
referring to the threats of Oonserva4
lives to use United States troops
against Missouri. militia The Gov
'ernor says: II does not matter to
me that Mr. NOEL eonfers with
President JOHNSON, nor that Mr.
HOGAN retailsI his statements. I pro-
pose to do nothing unlawful. i know
my powers and duties, and have no
doubt that President JOHNSON knows
his. NOEL was referred to the Sec
rotary of War, and thereupon it seems
"a new Secretary of. War is desired by
the Conservatives of Missouri. Ho-l
GAN is getting old. u His hearing is
falling him, and twill be found that
he is as badly mistaken about what
the President said, as he was in refer!
ence to that decision Of. the Supreme
Court Of the United States. - l.,sb p.
~ We trust loyal men everywhere will
regard threats and intimidations, with
Governor FLEToHER, as the idleHa4
porings of cowafdly DULLES, who, in,
time of war, are always found at the1
greatest possible 9 distance from the
lighting. 81 elenp. sso nldjiW All
THE Union men of Dayiess County
had grand rally yesterday at WASH
ington to hear Col. r. w. THOMPSON,
Of Terre Haute, and Col. INGERsoLL,
of Illinois. We had the pleasure of
hearing a portion of each of the
speeches in our stay in the town of
about an hour Col. THOMPSON has
lost none of the FIRE which /
distinguished him. in the cam
paign of 1910, and never was was
merep thoroughly aroused than
he is in in the present canvass. Colonel
INGERsoLL, of Illinois, is one of
the most powerful speakers in the
West. From the very outset Of his
speech yesterday he Carried his audi
ence along with a4perfect storm of
enthusiasm, It was with much re-
luctance that we were compelled to
hurry away, in the midst of his elo-
quent speech, to the cars. We wish
we could assure the people of Evans
vile that they would be permitted to
hear him here during the campaign,