The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-07-19
Postmaster Randall.


For the benefit of the Irish De-
mocracy who are expected to indorse
the Philadelphia Convention, we copy
the following notice of its originator,
Ex-Governor RANDALL, of Wiscon-
sin-chief of the Bread and Butter
Brigade-which we find in the Chica-
go Republican. From this notice for
eigners may have better idea Of the
past history of the gentleman who
proposes to consolidate the Copper
head and JOHNSON parties with, him
self at its head: -
The Irish Democracy have fortu-
nately very lively and a very endur-
ing recollection of the Hon. Alexan-
der w. Randall recollection which
is shared by their brethren of the
Northwest, but more especially OF
Chicago and Milwaukee. His is a
name that will not be forgotten by
them during. this generation. The
Times does well to greet him as the
future Democratic leader; the Times
does we'll to introduce him to Its, Irish
readers as a man of Weli,denned
purposes" and as one who, believes
In no temporizing;;" and the fact OF
his appointment will no doubt remove
any doubt they may hitherto have felt
as to the policy of Andrew johnson.
A few wears ago, Aleck Randall as
he was Familiarity called, was Governor
of Wisconsin. In Milwaukee there
was a military organiZation-a COM
pany of volunteer militia. They were
numerous. were we'll drilled, were uni
formed. AS part of the State militia,
they had arms furnished them by the
State. This organization was made
up exclusively of Irish Americans.
The men and the officers were Irish.
Governor Randall, becoming disguised
with them, for some petty cause, dis
armed them. He sent to their armOry,
took their muskets, and sent them to
Madison. There was no use in re-
monstrating; Gov. Randall was, as the
Times says he is now, man of we'll
defined purposes and" believing in
no temporizing. Gov. Randall was,
even at that day, enforcing the neu-
trality laws of Wisconsin against the
Irish; and his appointment to Mr..
Johnson's Cabinet will, as the Times
says, give ample assurance to the
Presidents policy upon that subject
hereafter.
The results of Alexis we'll defined
purpose, and disbelief in temporizing,
unfortunately did not terminate with
his disarming the Irish. The latter,
driven by his proceeding to the neces-
sity of purchasing arms for them
selves, resorted to various measures,
including a steamboat excursion to
Chicago. While here, they were well
coined cordially by the Irish, to whom
the Times, on Saturday, so exultingly
introduced Governor Randall as their
future master. A number of Chicago
Irishmen left here on the steamer to
return the visit to their Milwaukee
brethren. The country is familiar
with the horrible details that followed.
The bedies of the victims of Governor
Randalls well-defned purpose !"
could be picked up for a month after
ward along the beach of Lake Michi-
gan; men, women, and children, by
the double score, went down in sud-
den and appalling death, that it might
thereafter be written that he did not
believe in temporizing, and that
Irishmen thereafter might have no
doubt as to the policy of any admin
istration of which he was a member.
We need not refer to the heartless
proceedings that ensued, in which the
well defined purpose" of the Execu-
tive, and his utter reputation of any
temporizing policy, were demonstrated
to the enduring satisfaction of the
Irish to whom The Times so felicit-
ously introduces the new member of
the Cabinet. kIAt6& Ua59
Placing Aleck Randallin command
of the Irish wing of the Democratic
party is just the policy which the
slave-owners adopted when they Sc
lected some ex-under- keeper of a
State prison to oversee their slaves.
They always wanted man of we'll
defined purpose, who did not believe
In temporizing; and The Chicago
Times assures It's Irish readersAand
they have painful knowledge of the
fact-that Mr.. Randall is precisely
that sort of man.
Judging from the immense zeal dis
played by The Times in warning the
Irish against old Know-Nothings, we
expect that it will call meeting OF
the Irishmen of Chicago to congratu-
late the Democratic party that Aleck
Randall has been call to the Cabinet
of President johnson, and that hence.
forth the Irishmen of America NAV
expect to be disarmed by one expe.
rienced in that business, and whose
disbelief in "temporizing" with the
Irish is commemorated upon scores Of
tombstones in the cemeteries of Mil
wauEao