The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-06-28


fill a position Of responsibility in a
Government which they despise, and
for six long and terrible years, amid
scenes of death and misery, sought to
overthrow? Mr. Brown asks his seat
now, not that his feelings and senti-
ments have undergone change, but
solely on the ground that he has a
certificate of election. He does not
indulge for moment the thought
that other qualifications are re-
CURED. The mere fact that an
Individual of known hatred and
enmity to the Government OBJ
tanning a position from party in
full sympathy and accord with him
self, is enough of itself to infuse into
the Legislative department additional
caution when admitting Representa-
tives to their seats. The Government
was precipitated into the late war by
class of politicians OF, MIR. Browns
school, occupying posts of honor and
influence at the Capital. Such men
are now known. They have record,
of. which they boast, and by their
record then, let them be judged, and
Union men be warned. Mr.. Brown
and his friends, though without arms,
are o-day just as they were in 1861
irreconcileably vindictive towards all
who In any way are endcavoring to
country to its wonted prosperity.
Can any sensible reason be given
for the admission of such men to seats
aff fhn e
the past?t One thing is apparent.
If such men are to control the
affairs of the nation again. the fault
will not be theirs, but ours. and Con-
gress will deserve the excavations of
the Union party. The two newspa-
pers published here, give free vent to
their malignant feelings against Mr..
Smith In this matter, This is nothing
strange, however, as they boast of hav-
ing been on the rebel side all along,
which is evidence of their having un-
dergone no change. Mr.. Smith and
those men differed widely during the
war, and the difference is just the
same now. Smith has the de-
merit of not only being Union,
but having entered the army to
save the Union from overthrow.
Smith aided the Government all he
could. These two worthy editors done |
what they could to destroy. They
then abused Smith, and they now do |
the samoa remarkable evidence of
the consistency, only, of the two par
ties, Of one thing, Mr.. Editor, you
may be assured, whatever opinion the |
Rebels. have of this movement, the |
Union men will stand by the contes-
tant The . so-called" here, since |
their disastrous failure in the Coun-
ty Convention, and the unfavorable |
future, are not SO exuberent as for |
mally. Captain Jesse, whom they
nominated in caucus, and who pub
lished list of appointments very |
boastfully, has been withdrawn by the |
same men who put him forward. /
Perhaps they acted prudently, think
ing it too glaringly absurd to vote for
a man of the Captains stamp. For |
he is notorious. tr
When the canvass in this county as
sumes any definite shape, you will
hear from Occasional" again. There |
seems to be lull among the noisy
members of the Democratic wirework-
ers at present. Congress assemblies
next week, and their fate seems to be
Kentucky has to act, if
Congress acts. What the future will
develop for the Union men of this
State is unknown, but we do hope
the way may be opened, at least for
redemption from the JEFF. Davis rule,
and the doctrine laid down by the
President in some of his. past writ
ings be faithfully carried out by
his past friends, which was, that if
any State contained but moiety of
the friends of the Governments, they
and they alone, should have the man
agement of the affairs of the Govern
ment. - OCCASIONAL.