Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1866-02-16

LOYAL men in the South are not asking to |
get backfin the way those rebels ask il,
nor 10 the way in which the Northern |
ask It. am willing that |
the Southern States should come back, 1
but only under the control of loyal men.
l have travelled all over the South, sed
/ know that those who are now pretend
ing to be the friends of the President,
and are loudly proclaiming the support
of his policy, as they understand it, are
the very men who were fighting US all
through the war. These men are not
friends of Mr.. johnson, they do not sup
port the policy of him who freed the ne
groes, and who declared traitors should
be hung. They would asssoon go to the
devil to find out how to get into Heav-
en-, and Andrew johnson won't ask
Copperheads and traitors how to recon-
struct the Union If / were in Con-
gress-which God forbid, for I am an
honest man, though there are some
honest men in gCongress-but joking
apart, if were in Congress would say
to Mr.. johnson until these men are will
ing to live on an equality with all other
freemen, they can't come inland they
must show their conversion by fruits
meet for repentance, and through long
term of probation, 50 long that the
Youngest rebel will be dead before it is
over EGreat applause.
Fellow citizens, am trespassing too
much upon your patience. Cries of go
on Let me assure you that If we give
way to traitors all win be lost Let it
be your study how to preserve the liber-
ties of your country, and how to resist
the encroschments of those you know to
be your enemies These men profess to
be Union men. I ask you if Vallandig-
ham or any other Copperhead would
have come into q Union Convention and
approved your course of whipping those
rebels of the South and il they should
come here now and approve it, could
you believe them2 But Mr.. johnson ap
proved of that, and yet they approve of
Mr.. johnson. Even now could you get
them to endorse such resolutions as you
will adopt2
A few words to the soldiers. Wher a
| soldier Is offered an Office by these Cop
lperheads, want him to remember that
these are the politicians who were abus-
ing him while he was fighting at Chicka-
manga or Shiloh, or Mission Ridge. Sol
diers should never ask for Office from
any party, bnt it is the duty of the peo-
pie to give Office to them. They shonld
be only the recipients of voluntary fa-
vors. Citizens who staid at home, but
did their duty there, are deserving OF
credit Loyal editors are deserving of
credit, bat think the soldier who went
to the field deserves the most credit But
I would say to the soldiers, you do the
| fighting, and let the petty politicians
have the offices if they want them-the
country knows whom to honor. For my
part, if I wanted an office, ! should ex-
peet to find it filed by some one who
supports the Presidents policy, or by
come reconstructed brother I want
every man who holds an Office to approve
the Presidents policy of hanging trail
tors, and / shall be content. That is the
kind Of men i hope Mr.. johnson will
| appoint. fss ss4o
| Fellow-citizens, freedom il the founda-
| ton on which our Government 10 based
and we should thank God that the equal
ity of sill men is established. Let your
unbroken ranks be still advanced as
when the battle ragged. If any man
breaks ranks, spot him, rend him TO the
rear, for the ranks once broken then
comes the rout. am an Andy johnson
man.
| IA voice, "what would you do with
JEFF. Davis?" 81
Hang him. rShouts Of applause.
/ Send man to vour State Convantion who
are determined that those who en-
deavored to destroy your Government
shall have no hand in administering it.
/ Do right, now, and have no doubt you
will all go to heaven; but if you don t.
1 you will all 90 where you will meet JEFF.
Davis and all the rest of the rebel and
Copperkead crew.
General Kimball then resumed his
seat amid long continued applause.
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