The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-02-28


In this Convention, which meets to
consolidate against Radicalism, this
same bold defender of the Union, and
equally as bold a champion against
Radicalism, who had suffered impris-
onment for his noble fight against
Radicalism, cannot receive a secondar
ry nomination. 1t is true, they pro-
posed to nominate him for Attorney
General, but $ burnt child breads
the fire." It is one thing to offer, an
other to elect.
No, my old comrade in arms and in
defense of constitutional liberty, your
scars plead in vain for you, because
you are in the midst Of the enemies,
both Of the Union and the Constitu-
ton, which you have so nobly fought
to preserve. They have no offices for
you, nor for the gallant men who
fought for lost cause, with gal
lantry and energy that elected the APP
plause and admiration of myself,
though an enemy to their cause. No,
gentlemen. your very deeds Of noble
daring, which illustrates history and
ELECTS the applause of your enemies,
pleads against you, and causes the
cheeks Of sthese :" stay-at-homAs " to
mantle with shame. They have no
offices. for you. The offices are for
those who, when danger came, ignobly
fed, or whose discretion got the bet
ter of their valor and they passed
meekly at home. Now, when danger
is past, who so defiant, who so noisy?
I'VE are the brave fellows who, when
Burbridge shook Kentucky from its
centre to its circumference, fed like
hares to the Canada shore and be-
walled in doleful accents, we are sep
arated from our babies, now just do
reward us for our services" Fellow
citizens, these fellows expect to sue
coed by their appeals to your we'll
known hatred of radicalism.
By the cry of Radical they expect to
overcome your reasoning faculties
and gain their point, which is the
plumber of office.
Now, whether it is popular or not,
appeal to your reasoning faculties.
you strike me down or not,
it makes no difference to me. As
long as | have a voice or strength to
WELD a pen, they shall be used to
warn you against what [ consider to
be the great dangers these men are
bringing upon you. Whilst you, in
your madness, are striking blindly at
what you consider Radicalism, they,
by their efforts, are building up the
most powerful Radical organization
that ever existed in this State. They,
by their efforts, and, may I say it,
yours in your blindness, are dividing
this State between rebel and Radi-
cal organization, the ultimate result |
Of which is to give this State into !
the hands of the Radical, and
TO strengthen the Radical party of the |
North. These men, by their efforts,
will place you in the identical posi-,
lion Of the Southern States, with tax |
alton and without representation, and, |
perhaps, give you over to the tender
mercies of a military Governor. No |
one would regret this more than |, !
but we are at the mercy of an all
powerful organization at Washing
ION, which goes. not by laws and
light, but by might. You may say
you will do as you please; that you
will dare it. IF that is your deter
[ will share your fate, and
when the voices of these men who
ire now urging you on will be silent,
Is in days bygone, when you are in
LANCER | will9try and stand up in de-
ense Of your just rights, even if |
ny reward will be to sit solitary
md alone on "Gauly Rock"
they say they are Democrats; /
20 am /. | have always voted the |,
Democratic ticket, and been. in full i
with the National Democ-
'acy. They say they arelin full affili+ |
ltion with that party North, but they |
lare not declare with the Democracy I
If the North, that the rebellion |
vas wrong and must be crushed,
they say that they are earnestly for
he Union, but they dare not say
hat the defenders of 1.-The Union
hould be honored. On the contra
y, they strike down the defenders Of |.
he Union. A few weeks ago, I
Promised you, if necessary, that, I
solitary aud alone" I would fight
10Th this effort to rekindle the dying
mDerS or the reDelII0n ana haQ1cal-
SIN, which strikes at the life of the
lation, which is the Constitution. 1 +
viii not be solitary and alone" but
4 take the responsibility of earn
silly calling upon you to organize
thoroughly and efficiently in every
county to battle against both ex4
remes. Let every position from the |
owest to the highest be energetically
contested for, and next May and
August let a good report be heard /
rom the friends of the Union and !
Constitution; the friends of Constitu- 4
lonal liberty and the foes of both ex-
remes Organize, my friends, and
ct me hear from each organization. /,
ind the prospects, until a central
can be formed. With the
APPRECIATION Of those who agree with I