The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-07-12

the way, and let the Southern chival
~ have room, and see how the world
will move evermore. Mr.. Pendieton.
after exhausting the English yocabu-
larry, in the selection Of the most
abusive epithets, which he applied to
the -~union-party without stint,
referred to the fact that the
Union party, Cor the negro party as
he called IT'D net all the arguments of
the Democratic party, by calling out
Rebel, REBEL, REBEL; and this tx
ira effort at mimicry brought forth
tremendous applause from the rebels.
Silence being restored, the speaker
continued thathe himself did not know
whether he was a rebel, nor did he
care, as the name was growing popu-
lar; but said he, you can judge for
yourselves, when [ deliver myself of
one sentimental feeling / have long
entertained and [ will do so at a risk"
and here the speaker doomed up and
said: I'm 1861, / saw a beautiful maid
bloom forth in the South, her eyes
sparkled with intelligence, every fea-
ture was the perfection of art and ma
ture combined, her roseate lips, and
the health and youthful vigor that
blushed upon her checks, lured me
to her and / loced her" The speaker
halted for applause, was slightly re-
sponded to. He then continued: but
misfortune has now overtaken her;
she lies low and PROSTATE at the foot
of despotism and though now shrunk
to a skeleton, and her eyesaall dim;
health and youthful vigor no longer
blush upon her cheeks; the rose has
fed her lips, and her once flowing
hair now all dishriveled and gray
(here the boiler was about to burst.
and In order to save it the speaker
cooled down; looked wise like Pat
rick Henry, and whispered in the
sweetest ~eloquence,) but in spite OF
all / loue her still" 1t was this last
sentence that electrified the heart of
every Democrat in the house, and it
was followed by tremendous applause.
Verify, thought [, has Andrew john
SON reconstructed these rebels? And
being just then in a rejecting mood,
I wondered if that judicial blindness
with which a wise Providence smote
these rebels for some wise end In
1861, would never be removed. Does
not Pendleton believe that this Old
Flag, which he calls a young Southern
maiden, is In existence still? Does
he not know that this idol of his
heart first opened her eyes upon this
breathing world in South Carolina, in
the year of our Lord 1882? And
as soon as General jackson
heard of this monster, (for he
was then President,) he issued ar
order, that she should be smothered
to death; but in some way the order
was evaded by those who were charg-
ed with its execution, and by some
means the vital spark of life was left,
and she has been secretly nourished
and strengthened by her deluded
friends until the year 1860. Being
twenty-eight years of age, she comes
forth a full grown monster, with at
least seven heads and ten horns, and
says to Jefferson DAVIS, Pendleton &
Co., "all these beautiful Southern
States will | give thee if you will TO-
fall down and worship me-; and not
only so, but you shall build up a
grand and magnificent government
thereon, such as the world never
saw before, and whose corner stone
shall be human slavery, and all the
powers of that old Lincoln Govern
ment, which, under Jackson's reign,
prosecuted me in 1882, and is daily
depressing you, shall not prevail
against us; and if, indeed, the at
tempt is made, we viii marshal the
Southern chivalry, one man of whom
can put to fight five of Lincolr's
hirelings. But if it were possible
that we need assistance, l will play
the harlot with England and France,
and if need be with three hundred
thousand woody headed negroes, and
we will march over Yankee land, and
t. the very capital of the Abolition
nation; we will possess the very
gates of our enemies. and we will
tear to shreds and trample under foot
the Abolition Constitution and gov
eminent, and we will have a Con-
stitution, and establish a government
adapted to the taste, and suited to
the pride and ambition of young
America; and we will plant and spread
human slavery in every State and
Territory of this great nation; and
better than all, my worshipers shall
always control this beautiful remod-
eled nation" And Davis & Co.. be-
lleVed all tneSe 1aite promises %
lies; and the greater che lie, the more
they loved him, until n their madness
to embrace her, they raised their
arms to strike down and trample IN
der foot the great temple of Ameri-
can Liberty. Then it was that the
properly constituted authorities, to
whom the Fathers of our Republic
intrusted its protection, marshalled
their armies, and sent them forth in
defense of the flag and integrity of