The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-09-18
NibIaek's Record on Abraham Lin
coin and Jefferson Davis.

coin and JEFFERSON DAVIS.
WILLIAM E. NIBLAcK, the candi-
date for Congress of the JOHNSON
party of the First District, claims
now to occupy the position which he
did during the war, in the political
questions before the people During
the four years of war there were two
men, most prominently before the
public, representing the two hostile
sections of the country. ABRAHAM
LINCOLN was elected President Of the
United States, in 1860, by an over
whelming majority; and under has
administration, the country was car
ried through perils greater than ever
before beset the nation. A second
time, by still more decided majority,
he was elected President of the
United States. A few weeks after
his triumphant election, he was as
sassinated by an emissary of the Rebel
Government. The whole nation was
bowed in grief at the calamity, and
this united people and the civilized
world recognized in him one of the
greatest and best men of all ages and
all countries.
on The chief conspirator and head of
the great. Southern rebellion was
JEFFERSON DAVIS. No man had
more influence in bringing upon the
country the terrible war through
which we have passed than this man.
As the leader of the band of traitors,
he was made the President of the
so-called Southern Confederacy. In
der him as President and Commander
in-chief, the rebels carried on four
years war for the overthrow of the
Government. He, above all others,
is responsible for the murder, starya=
ton, and cruelty to our soldiers at
AndersonFille, Libby Prison, Belle
Isle, Salisbury, and other prison-pens
| of the South. aaa 1s ~
1t will be interesting to the voters
of the First District of Indiana to
know what was the opinion of VIII
| LIAM e. NIBLAcK in reference to these
two men, and how, as representative
of the people, he has acted towards
| them III r. aaa
In 1864, .Messrs. NIBLAcK and AL
LEN were the opposing candidates in
this Congressional District They
made joint canvass of all the coan-
ties, in the course of which Colonel
ALLEN took full notes of Mr.. NIB
LACK speeches, and from them we
are permitted to copy.
k A fayorite proposition, made by
NIBLAcK, before the people in thai
canvass, and repeated frequently at
different places, was as follows, in his
own words q I an. IN favor Of coma
promising our difficulties, By HANGING
JEFF. DAVIS AT ONE END OF A ROPE,
AND LINCOLN At THE OTHER ~ @
Another declaration, which he made
with much gusto, was: LINCOLN
WEARS A No. IL SHOE, AND A No. 6
HAT, AND THERE is TOO MUCH OF HIM
ON THE GROUND TO HAVE BRAINS
ENOUGH 10 MANAGE THE AFFAIRS OF
A GREAT NATION. = 90 , = a'.i- =. ~
The following We extract from the
aotes made in COL ALIENS own
handwriting: son frequent occasions
he (NIBLAGK) declared that LINCOLN
WAS A-FAILURE; A BUFFOON; A JES-
TER; AN APE; making defeat, disaster,
aooa,sds, and death the SUBJECT OF A
JOKE; Matzhe couldn't rise aboUe 6ut-
fooRery: and aoas unfit for the place he
occupied. "
These, let it be remembered, were
words deliberately spoken before the
people, while we were in the midst of
terrible war, contesting for the very
life of the nation; and while ABRA-
HAM LINCOLN, as the chosen leader of
the American people, was calling for
all the men, money, and power of the
country, to put down the rebellion.
Immediately after this canvass, Mr.
LINCOLN was a second time elected, by
an almost unprecedented majority, the
President Of the United States.
We have shown that WILLIAM E.
NIBLAcK, proposed as his terms of set
fling our dificulty,the hanging of both
LINCOLN and DAVIS; the one by the
r1nanimnns INDICTMENT of the civilized