The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-10-18
To tbe Union Men Of Indiana.

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CoMMITrEE, IsDfARAPoLIa, Oct. is, '66, !
The contest which for 80 long
time hung doubtful in the balance Is
determined. The excitement and
labor Of the campaign has passed
away, and the result il before you.
And D glorious result 1t il, We CON
gratulate you, Union men Of Indiana,
upon the splendid victory you have
achieved. The cause Of Freedom
and Justice, assaulted on the one hand
by the legions Of those who declared
the war to be failure, and leopard
lied on the other by the treachery Of
those who two years ago Obtained
your sutfrages under the hypocritical
pretence that they were true 10 liberty,
again stands firm and secure. Your
heroic labors and sacrifices have es-
tabllshed itupon impeflshable founda-
tons.
And now, In reviewing the whole
campaign from the safe vantage
ground upon which we stand, your
Committee cannot but feel grateful
to the staunch and true men in every
county in the State who have so heart
lily co-operated with them in the great
work which has been accomplished.
We, the feeble Instruments, directed
by your matchless enthusiasm and in
domitable energies, have reason to be
glad ia our success, Our triumph Is
not that of men, but of the immutable
principles Of Truth aud Justice.
But there arc those, too, not residents
of our own State, to whom the Union
men Of Indiana owe a large debt OF
gratitude for the assistance they have
rendered us in our struggle Such
are Governor n. j Oglesby aud Colo,
mel II. G. Ingersoll. Of Illinois; Gen
eral Benjamin II, Butler and Senator
Henry Wilson, Of Massachusetts,
General Henry l.. Burnett and Hon.
Sam. Galloway, Of Ohio; General Carl
Schufz. Of Michigan, and Hon, Horace
Maynard, Of Tennessee. To these,
and to all the other true hearts who
did not fail as in our need, we beg
leave to tender our grateful thanks,
thanks which we are sure will be re-
echoed by all the loyal people ofIn-
diana .d. aE m
We should not BIO slow to learn the
lessons taught US by the campaign Just
closed ~ 9rk while the day lasts
has been, and should be our motto in
all time TO come. And we desire
earnestly 10 impose upon you the i'm
p0rtance of maintaining the spirit and
efficiency Of your organization ia ev-
cry township throughout the State.
DO not yield an inch of the ground
you have so hardly won. Fight your
zeal contests with the determination
ITO elect true and reliable Union men,
and none others, to all offices Of profit
and trust, from the lowest to the high
est, in ward, town, County, State,and
General Government " We can not
afford to impcril the sacred cause Of
Liberty and Union by the least defeat.
Generalization Is ever attendant up
on disaster. Keep your ranks unbro-
ken, your battalions drilled, aud all
will be well. Rest only upon your
shields. We shall thus iortify our
position with every passing month,
and be prepared for the greater con-
flict which ia 20 come in 1868. m
Your committee do not propose TO
close their rooms now that the yicto-
ny is won. We shall not lay down
our arms. During the two years to
come our headquarters will be at the
same place, No Ga East Washington
Street, Indianapolis. Either the
Chairman or Secretary may at all |
times be found in the city. II is, per-
haps, needless for us TO add, in con-
clusion, that our party friends |
throughout the State will always be |
cordially welcomed to our rooms. We
shall always be glad to receive any
information, or listen TO any sngges-
tions which may advance our good |
cause. If the same devotion, the
same energy, which has illustrated the
two past campaigns shall characterize
our future efforts, We shall again de-
feat the enemies of Liberty and place
our noble State irreyocably upon the
side Of loyalty and equal justice.
BY order Of the Committee. a uo
JACOB 4. WRIGHT, Chairman.
CHARLES p, JACOBS, Secretary