The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-07-25

10eSe, my 16IIOW-ClIlZ6US, are u utiio;
and we must meet them as truths.
What, then, must be done? We are
in the midst of another great struggle.
The war has closed, but here are the
people who were engaged in the rebel
lion, the occasion of the war, not re-
pentant, not humbled, not giving ut
terance to expressions OF regret 1or
the past. not rendering to the Govern
ment the assurances of fidelity to it
their readiness to bow with submls
sion to the lawful authority of the
Government-nothing of the kind.
Twelve months ago, IN terror they
were asking, in view OF some impend-
ing evil over them, What In the
name of God will accord to us? We
are willing to do anything on earth if
YOU will let us live" / said: Scr
tainly, if you behave yourselves,
and prove good, worthy citizens,
and will take the necessary oath:
the Government is magnanimous,
generous, merciful Government, and
it will not drive you out" Finding
after awhile that nobody was to be
hurt, they began to get over their
scare, and would say, " What is the
use of our taking the id oath. /
do not believe anybody is to be hurt.
My property is not taken; there are
no United States courts in session, no
judgments of condemnation against
either my person or property, and
what is the use of being frightened
and being so humble. Let us go up
to this provisional governor-those
who are embraced in the amnesty pro-
get his endorsement
for a pardon, and when we get our
pardon then we can say what we
please"
Yes, it is fact that the moment it
was ascertained that no one was to be
hurt, the department Of the whole
crew changed instantly. From al
most abject submission and sup
pliance, they reared their heads in a
sort Of proud arrogance. 1t they APP
preached you for a favor at all, it
was in manner as if they were pay
ing you high compliment in coming
to ask you to grant it; and from ask
ing US what will be accorded to them,
they very soon came to ask them
selves, What in the devil are we go
ing to accept of these men who are
our. natural enemies, and who have
been trying to subject and ruin us?"
Laughter and applause. And when
things progress little further they
see little light emanating from what
they believe to be slight rupture
but which has grown a little since
1ok 10
They said, /" Look. here;a the Aboli-
tionists North, who comprise nearly
all the people there, and their Sena-
tors and Representatives in Congress
are radicals. Do you know what that
means? Why it is even worse than
Abolitionist in former times" Laugh
ter and applause Do you see what
the President is doing? He is going to
put his feet down upon their heads.
He is our man at last, as much as
we have abused him. We have been
deceived in him, and so have the
others. [Great laughter and cries of
" That's SO. u He will put check
on that radical party that is bearing
down on us like mighty wave, seek
ing to oyerwhelm us with their fanat-
icism. We can now see a glimmer of
hope, for the rapid realization of
which we should pray, that if that
radical majority in Congress keep cut
ting up their fanatical tricks, why
then he will, one of these fine morn
ings, march up to the Capitol and ex-
pei them at the point of the bayonet,
while he will assume the dictator
ship. Hurrah for Andy .JohnsonI
Down with the radicals in Congress
Down with free men in Texas who do
not curse the majority in Congress 4
Damn the Yankees! What can we
expect at their hands? Andrew
johnson is our man, and he will pro-
tect US" CGreat laughter.1 Such is
their tone at present. Out of every
fifty with whom | have talked, forty
nine of them have expressed this ar
dent, this Christian hope and belief.
Yes, fellow citizens, it is a noticea-
BILE, a significant fact, that all the
papers of secession proclivities, with
one voice, abuse every single depart
ment of this Government and all its
loyal people, reserving word of ap-
probation only for the Executive Off
Ger, whom they hope may be more po-
tent for wrong than all their armies
in rebellion Cries of that's so.
Now, what does this teach US?
There is remedy for all this. These
people can be made to understand
that there is something in this world
that must be respected. / will tell
you what they respect, and what they
respect only. Nothing under Heaven
but power! You can not win them
over by kindness. You can not Sc
cure their cooperation for the pur-
pose of carrying on the Government
with success by any favors that you
can bestow upon them However
charitable you may be, however anx-
ilousto reclaim them, you can not do
it except through the medium of their