The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-01-15

men almost at the point of the Gov
eminent bayonets, and have gone un-
punished. Can any man love his
Government that will not protect
him? Again, we fought sanguinary
war for two years. but to no purpose,
and finally, thanks as much to the
rebels as to our Government, military
necessity prompted ACCOMMODATION OF
the negro (not your sense of duty,
and the placing of him in our armies
from thenceforward we fought for
human rights, and victory perched
upon our banner And now, are you
going to reward your 4enemies--the
rebels-and forsake your allies the
negroes-whe waded through mud,
boys, fens, across rivers, valleys, and
over mountains, to impart informa-
ton to you, as to where was
danger, and where was not; and, of
means of escape to those of our poor
prisoners confined at Andersonville,
Belleair, and other rebel slaughter
pens of the South?
[ say, give the negro suffrage; you
owe it to him; he fought for it, and
has won it, and he should have it. l
say, give it to him; for, by SO doing,
you may prevent another rebellion; /
say, give it to him, for you may need
his services again. Again, / am OPP
posed to the Presidents veto power;
it's not right; it is antagnistic to a
Republican Government; it is anti
republican, and anti-common sense;
it says, in fact, that the
one man has got more sense,
more brains, than two-thirds of
our Congress. The veto was power
that should be used rarely and with
great caution. In England it was used
once in one hundred and fifty years;
here every morning. l am opposed,
also, to the appointing and 1,ardoning
power Of the President, as it enables
him to use his Office for his own ag-
grandizement, and not for the veal of |
the nation. I am opposed, also, to |
secret diplomacy. Opposed, also, to a
second term to Office of the President, |
as with the patronage of the Govern |
ment and its money one might swing
round the circle" adj hbitum, and have
my policy" I am opposed to the of
Zee Of Vice President for many rea-
sons. First, as unnecessary. There
IS as much reason in lady, when she
narries her first husband, to select her
second at the same time. It has been
! source of evil and bloodshed when
ever politics run high; for instance,
n the case of General Harrison,
hat sober, healthy old man,
vas removed by death to make
'oom for Jno. Tyler to carry out
different line of policy; also, General
Taylor, as soon as his policy was de-
ined, was sent to " kingdom come"
% make room for his successor to
larry out policy altogether differ
mt
Again, the life of Jeemes Buchanan
vas sought to be taken, by poison, at
he National Hotel, (but poison found
is match), to make place for the late
Ten. Breckenridge; and last, but by
70 means least, the good Lincoln
loud applause1 was cruelty muir
cred to make place for Andy John
on, and Mr.. Seward introduced
i'm to the people of Michigan
s King johnson If we must
ave a King in the country, let us go
0 the Old World and get royalty at
nee. No Andrew the First with us
1y audience, do you believe the
outh would have murdered as good
man as Lincoln to make place for
ohnson, whose. every public declara-
ion was made bitter and vindictive
gainst the South? No, my friends,
don't say johnson had a hand in
Lincoln, but | do say that
be South knew johnson before, as ]
re know him now. Now, when I'm
resident l don't want any Vice
PRESIDENT elected, for they will stab.
md now | will close as / commenced,
" asking for genuine Republican .
overnment by giving the negro his
lights. Let man be a man, a wo-
nan woman, irrespective and re-
ardless of color r.