The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-09-04
ANOTHER SPEECH FROM
GOVERNOR MORTON.
Reviews the Philadelphia
Convention.
A Piece of History About the
Resolutions.
Union and Rebel Soldiers on a Par.

Gov. MORTON and Gov. FLETCHER,
of Missouri, addressed an immense
meeting at Knightstown. We make
the following extracts from Governor
MoRToN's speech: 6Ga&
HIS OPINION OF THE PHILADELPHIA
CONVENTION. e
A convention has recently been
held at Philadelphia, mostly composed
of men whom we denominated Cop
perheads; but among them were some
men who had acted with US through
out the war, tried Republicans, but
styling themselves Conservatives, and
adopting the policy of Mr.. johnson.
Some of these were men whom i
highly esteem, and who, l believe,
will live to regret their course. They
were but small force in that con-
vention, and though allowed to lead
in its action, the vast majority were
absolute rebels from the South and
their Northern friends and sympa-
thizers, calling themselves Democrats.
Another Convention is to be held in
Philadelphia next week, composed Of
loyal men from the Southern States.
The Convention recently held there
did not contain one man from the
rebel States who had been loyal
during the war. Those men who had
been prosecuted, driven into exile, or
sent to prison, were not there; but
their oppressors were there. The
members of the late rebel Congress,
the Commanders of the late Confeder-
ate army, the men who were chiefly
responsible for the great waste Of
blood and treasure in the war, were
the ones who had been sent to Phila-
delphia. Those from the North were
the men who had sympathizcd with
them throughout the war-who had
told them that the Democrats of the
North would not permit any bodies of
armed men to march southward to put
down rebellion. These men took in
embrace such persons as Alexander
III. Stephens, of Georgia; Dick Tay-
lor, of Louisiana, and hundreds of
others of their class.
OBJECT OF THAT CONVENTION.
Their object was to form q great
Government party, composed of all
the rebel States solid, and by dividing
the North, carrying State here and
there, so as to gain control of the
Government. This was the old game,
by which the South got all the meas
ures Of policy, and the North nothing
but few Offices. o-eay
III 4 UNION AND REBEL SOLDIERS.
In their platform we find them COM
plimenting the Northern soldiers in
very feeble terms But there is fact
connected with the adoption of this
resolution not generally known.
Judge Hughes, formerly of the Court
of Claims, said in indianapolis last
Friday night, and challenged any Of
the Indiana delegation to deny it, that
when the Committee on Resolutions
of that Philadelphia Convention pre-
pared its platform to be submitted 70
| the Convention the next day, the res
olution in regard to the soldiers
complimented the soldiers Of the
Union and the rebel armies alike
for their bravery and gallantry;
| that the resolution was first adopted
in that form, but at three O'Clock in
the morning the Committee on Reso-
lutions was called up from their beds
by one of the delegates from this
| State, who told them that if the resO-
lutions went to the country in that
shape, putting the soldiers and officers
| of the Union and rebel armies on the
same footing, it would grind them to
powder, and that, as a matter of ex-
pediency, it must be changed. It
was changed and put into this form.
| | refer to this matter to show the
spirit of that convention. And such
will be the result if that party shall
come into power. The Union sol-
diers who have gone out from Indiana
will find themselves placed on the
some footing with rebel soldiers; they
will be pensioned as the Union SOL
diers are, and will demand the same
bounties. toq av9
PAYMENT FOR SLAVES.
The Southern men were without
power and helpless, and they went TO
that Convention for the purpose OF get
ting power in their hands once more.
They were willing, for the sake OF d1-
viding the Union party, that the
Northern men should say almost any
thing in their platform but there was
one thing they would not submit to go
in. You must not say you won't
nav MS for our slaves. We will allow
yo1 yy to say the national debt shall be
1aid. and that the rebel debt shall not
be paid, but you must say nothing
shout not paying for our slaves. And,
consequently, you see that the Phila-
delphia platform is silent on that sub
ject They were willing to say the
rebel debt shall not be assumed, for
that is a small matter compared with
their estimated value of their slaves.
HOW THE PLATFORM Is REGARDED.