Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1866-03-05

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It was entirely too big 4 sbhoon for
them. It was quite plain that an i'm
ported rebel speaker did not meet their
idea of good taste and policy. We say
this much in justice to Democrats who
carry consistency With their political,
opinions, if such there be.
The speaker said he would not under
take to discuss the question as to wheth-
er the rebels were right or wrong, but
branched off from that evaded PROPOSE
ton in the discussion of States Rights
doctrine, in which he attempted re-
view of that exploded theory, which is
just as much settled problem, the re-
suit being attained by the issues of the
war, as the settlement of the slavery
question. He denied the supremacy of.
the authority of the General Govern
ment over State governments, and
grew warm over the subject, giving just
the arguments that the vilest rebel pa
pers in the South have for four years
been promulgating in favor, and in sup
port of their henious acts of treason.
He censured the administration of the
General Government in the strongest
terms for an appeal to arms, in support
of it's authority, and, now, since the
war was over, be wanted that the rebels,
whom he denominated as brave and
chivalrous brothers of the South-he-
ross of e bundled battle fields, admit
ted at once to the council chambers of
the nation. Reader, just pause and
think, will your Here You have vile
secessionist, a rebel, whom our Govern
ment was obliged to place IN arrest at
various times, fresh from the hot bed of
treason, endeavoring to teach Democrats
their duty to Government he attempted
to destroy. 4 sbooB eseT4 E5FaA z
He stated that if Mr.. johnson wanted
to be President again, "aU he had to
do acas to say so, and the SOUTH,
aided By tie c0PPERHEADS Of
the NORTH, could place him here.
he then opened out the phials of his
wrath on the Abolitionists, and could
not close his remarks without splitting
forth bis venom against those be chose
to donominate "negro equality men,
He having been slave owner, and a
slave raiser, Heaven only knows how
much of his own blood courses through
| the veins of -Innlahbesa be used to en-.
slave. ra ~ 1s9is@514 3 Y
The attention Of this unhung rebel
was next directed to the Freedmen's
Bureau, He admitted that he was about
30 talkiof something be knew but little
about, except as 10 its workings down in
Henderson CoRntYst Kentueky.seIn his
remarks be spoke of Federal Officers al
characters who wore stump-tailed coats
with pumpkin rinds on their shoulders"
and his every allusion to oar soldiers
was made with sneer, while bis al
lusions to rebel soldiers were such as
-" brave and chivalrous brothers, &C."
His chief trouble seemed to be that
the South was not Represented id Con-
gress. He frequently alluded to this
matter, and said, at last, that he would
hail the day they were admitted with
more Joy than. even the day Of Pente-
cost it self" ea-ffssssea .ssr,. ...s +
BE stated that he had only had the
"padlock (" of his mouth since last
Thursday, and that he had been called to
make speech at Livingston, in which he
stated that "the Copperheads ,oere nOsO
at the breach of the musket, and the
Abolitionists, as he termed them, at the
point of the bayonet." 1t would require
too much space to comment fully on this
rebels speech at this time. We doubt
If, during the paImiest days of the rebel
lion, even in the hottest secession hole
in the South, viler secession speech
was ever made he was frequently ap-
planded, bat we were indeed glad to
notice that it was weak effort, and
done in a sortof q mechanical style, as
if those who did the applauding were
promised something they never expected
to get. e.o c.- -.
AT the close of his speech the Commit
tee on Resolutions entered, and reported
q series of sixteen resolutions which
covered everything, AS was supposed,
and Endorsed every thing that gave
the least promise of political. capital.
The resolutions we're adopted. Il
There was call for Mr.. Whittlesey,
who had been mysteFiousiy absent in the
beginning of the meeting. Mr.. W was
satisfied with what was done-was salts
fed with himselEs He had been out
working, and did NOT hear all of the
speech, but Endorsed all be had heard.
Mr.. W. then proposed three cheers for
Democracy, and the platform of Wander
burgh county, which, ike the applaud
ing, was joined in BY but few, and the
last huzah consisted Of a wave: Of bis
hat and half dozen voices. We hope,
when our Democratic friends have an
other meeting, that they will not fail 70
call on. Mr. CisselI.
After the cheering was over, Judge
Law suggested that the Committee had
failed to appoint. the thirteen delegates
suggested by the State Central Commit
tee. Mr.. Stinson informed him that the
resolutions already reported fixed that
matter. and that all Democrats who
choose to attend were appointed dele.
gates. Mr.. Stinson did not propose to
allow the Central Committeesto dictate
how many, sor how few, delegates van-
derburgh county should send. Below we
give the resolutions in full. era 81 AL