The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-09-10


of the Central Executive Committee, call
ed, the crowd to order, and nominated
Judge Parrett Chairman of the meeting
and A. s. Kierolf, editor of the Courier,
and DR.. Lauenstein, editor of the Demokrat,
| as Secretaries, and by the courtesy of the
managers we were furnished seat at the
Secretaries table. A. T. Whittlesey said
Mr.. President: 1t is pretty well under
stood that Mr.. Louis Richter has declined
| the nomination for Joint Representative,
and that Mr.. Showers is ineligible to
the office of Senator, not having resided
long enough in the State. / therefore
move that Committee of three from
each of the counties of Vanderburgh and
Posey be appointed TO select suitable
names to fill the vacancies. f"
The Chair appointed the following as the
Committee from Vanderburgh A. t. Whit
tlesey, John Roddrich and Richard Raj
eigh.
The people of Posey named the follow
ing Committee from Posey County: Mil
ton Pearce, Duncan McKinnis and Y. T.
Smith.
Ben. Stinson moved that a committee of
three from Marlborough County, be APP
pointed to report resolutions to this meet
ing; seconded by Nathan Willard. The
Chair appointed Ben. Sinson, Nathan
Willard and Col. DENLY.
Whittlesey on behalf of the joint COM
mittee of Vanderburgh and 9osey, report
ed the, following names of candidates:
+ For Senator, Andrew Keck of Posey; for
Joint Representative, Joseph B. Cox, OF
Vanderburgh.
Whittlesey moved the report be concuro
red in. The motion was put, and the Chair
announced the ayes have it,"
Willard moved that Leroy Calvert be
unanimously nominated for Representa-
tive of Vanderburgh County. Concurred
in by .acclamation.t o.. .,r,ser =
Rudd nominated Fred. Lunkenheimer
for County Treasurer. Concurred in.
Ben. Stinson nominated Ben. Nurre for
County Commissioner.
iNurfei very modestly disclafhaed any de-
sire for the office, and declared that if his
friends desired to punish him they could
do it in no better way than to send him
back among that Court House clique.
[Cries of Punish him, punish him!'1
But if he had to be punished, he would be
submissive. He was nominated.
{ ii. w. Gerhard was nominated for Coro-
ner. II
Ben Stinson, from the Committee on
Resolutions, reported the following:
Resolued, That we indorse the resolutions
adopted by the last Democratic Conven-
ton at Indianapolis, and the resolutions of
the National Union Convention at Phila-
delphia, and upon this platform we ask the
cooperation of every patriot.
Concurred in.
Whittlesey announced that it would be
an hour and a half before Mr.. VOORHEES,
would be on the ground, and moved that
in the meanwhile, Judge Parrett make
speech. Judge Parrett was called for, and
rising, he said he thought this was taking
an undue advantage of him, but he could
only speak for a moment. This was o time
when it was the duty of every man to
make up his mind on the issues of the day.
He was with the Conservatives, and with
Andy Johnson; had told his Democratic
friends long ago that if they took issue
with President Johnson they must count
him out-that he would take ISSUE with
them. re- That's sou said Willard.l
He would rather be right and always be
in the minority, than to go against his
convictions of right. He would not have
spoken, but the JOURNAL had made up
three column article, abusing him for a
speech he had made at Cannelton. The
JOURNAL had quoted him correctly, and he
now reiterated all he had then said, and
will stand by the doctrine of the equal
taxation of all property. The question as
to the power of Congress to tax the bonds,
was not before the Courts. Those opposed
to the taxation of bonds, quoted decisions
of the Supreme Court to sustain their po-
sition. That was a respectable court, and
when it issued it's mandate he, as a good
citizen, bowed to its authority. But Thomas
Jefferson, who was supposed to know
something of constitutional law, had de-
clared that one Congress could not bind
the people by any law perpetually, and
forever. [Cries of "Tyranical" He was
in favor of honoring the bonds and sus-
tanning the credit of the Government, but
he was in favor of taxing the bonds He
then lapsed off on the Freedmen's Bureau,
which cost the Government $25, 100000 a
year-but Democrats thought it would cost
$40 100000. 1t was not the negro, but disap-
pointed white men, who were to be bene-
flied, and it all came out of the poor mans
pocket de next proceeded to illustrate
what an immense sum SO, 000, 900 was. The
Judges speech was neither eloquent or
convincing. and scarcely dignifed for
learned and ermined Judge.
Niblack was called on. Was glad to meet
them, but had been compelled to travel
! over one hundred miles in the last twenty
four hours to reach there.
Judge Parrett's speech had afforded him
much qualification. Some had been un-
kind enough to doubt the Judges posi-
ton, but Thought all men were now Salts,
fed, in the few brief remarks he had
spoken. He then branched into the usual
diatribe against the men now in power
Thad. Stevens, Sumner, and those who
wanted the minority to rule, as in the
past five years; men who desired to thrust
the Niger in the way Of restoring the
Government. The American people had
resolved, early in the war, to save the
Union, niger or no Niger, and would