The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-03-01

which we nave duHOuHCSu ourselves
to be allied, to make valuable to the
Union what has been achieved in the
conflict through which we have pass
ed. And / believe that when Ken
lucky is appealed to she will be true
to herself and the great destiny that
awaits our glorious country.
After the report of the Committee
appointed to nominate State Central
Committee, and an eloquent speech
from Oliver w. Root, Esq, which we
hope to publish in full hereafter, the
Convention, having fully completed
its work, adjourned. An announce
ment was made of a public ratif-
cation in the Senate Chamber at z
o'clock P. NJ. hre
NIGHT MEETING.
The Senate Chamber was crowded
at night with delegates and citizens,
and number Of speeches were made.
Hon. William Brown, of Nicholas
Vile, the Union candidate for Con-
gress in the Frankfort District, first
addressed the meeting in few re-
marks. He said it was no part of our
policy to elaborate the points to be
discussed in the campaign. The CEN
trail point was whether the country
should be governed by rebels or not.
This question embraced all other
questions. The Constitutional
Amendment had been offered to the
South in spirit of love and concilia-
ton, but those men had spurned it.
A still more stringent measure was
now offered the South, which they
must accept, or more severe measures
would follow in the end. He congrat-,
ulated the assembly on the Union
ticket nominated to-day. We must
support our own men and our own
newspapers. The day for compromise
has passed. The character of the
gentlemen constituting this Conven-
ton give us cause to hope for victory
perhaps not at the next election, but
certainly at some future day. Gap
plause.)
MR.. VIM. HURST,
of the mountain region, then followed,
and said that the people from where
he came might be ignorant, but had
never learned to be disloyal In 1861
Zollicoffer had invaded this State.
Our neutrality had been violated, and
our men met them as brave and noble
men. Although a majority of the
people of Kentucky are seemingly
against us, / believe we can succeed
on the ticket we have this day nomi-
mated. The conqueror should not
yield to the conquered In 1861 we
were driven into a war against
our will. To-day we are bat
Ting for the cause of humani-
ty. I have been menaced by
rebels, and savage would not have
treated me worse than those rebels
did. Istand before you to day with only
one eye because of this accursed and
damnable rebellion. Look at Ander-
sonville, Belle Isle and Libby Prison,
and then say whether you will vote for
rebels. If Henry Clay, whose portrait
is before us, could rise from his grave,
he would say that we were recreant
race. Some doubts had been ex-
pressed as to the success Of the ticket
nominated to-day, but we can elect
them if we do our duty. But | would
rather suffer defeat upon this ticket
than triumph asa rebel We have to-
day chosen candidates whom webcan
elect The troubles brought upon us
are in great measure due to the
Conservatives. If the Conservatives
run separate ticket, even then we
can beat the rebel ticket.
COL. JOHN MASON BROWN,
the nominee for Attorney General,
was called out, but declined to make
a speech. He said we had to-day re-
solved to place ourselves in firm ALI
ance with the great National Union
party of the North, and stand with
them on the great principles of re-
construction, He saw in the audience
a citizen of Indiana, who had done |
good service for Kentucky in the
war, and who was still engaged in the |
same contest in different field of
labor. He would be glad to hear
from Col John w. Foster, as to |
whether he thought our action to-day
was in accord with the great party |
with which he was connected. Ia
go tl col. FOSTER,
Being called out, saidlhe did not de-
sire to max he a speech, and it would !
hardly be appropriate for him to re- |
fer specifically to the political aspect
of affairs here. But he could not re-
frain from congratulating them, and |
the loyal people of the whole country.
upon the work of the day, so auspi. |
ciously closed 1t would rejoice the |
citizens of the North, and more es
pecially the thousands and tens of
thousands of soldiers of Indiana. who |
came to Kentucky and periled their
lives in the defense of the Nation, to
know that so large and respectable
body as this State Convention, repre-
senting constituency of bold, manly |
and determined men, had re- |
solved to stand by, and to stand |
ru;+h thn- cr,.on M |