The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-09-24

fudge that came off in our town to-
day. On Saturday last posters were
stuck up all round town. calling for
a grand meeting of the faithful here
to-day, for the purpose of advancing
and sustaining the celebrated Pro
gress, thatTwas' about to shuttle off
this mortal coil and die a natural
death: The posters were signed by
Col. w. Ell. Calvert and Maj. q. >.
Gray, editors. By-the-way, a pro.
motion for the latter since hejolned
the rebel party. Curiosity led me,
like many aother. Union men, over to-
see what was going to be done. The
Colonel mounted the rostrum just as
1 arrived at the door. | took my
stand, to listen to the Colonel argue
in favor of the Progress. The
Colonel said they were going
to jerk the rigging off all
Radical editors who might get in
the way of the Progress. Now, Sir,
let me put you on your guard, for your
have Jerker" after you now. But
| must congratulate the little ex-
editor on his securing the services of
the fat contributor to his sheet, in the
person of Col. Calvert, who will add
more wit to the little thing than
brains. But my business was such
that | was compelled to leave, but /
left my right-hand bower to report
the speech of the redoubtable Major.
He doomed out on the history of the
Progress; but as that was short, he
was soon through with it. His next
effort was his abuse of the Radicals,
as he termed them. [ was told that
he said Democratic. party" fifty
seven times in his speech of just half
an hour long. He seemed to be very
much concerned because your excel;
lent JOURNAL has more circulation in
this county than the Progress, and
could only account for it on the
ground OF ignorance of the people.
At this time large number of
his hearers left in good order, oil of
them being subscribers to the JOUR-
NAL. thinking that he was not very
complimentary to them, at least a
minister who heard his speech (and
by the way, one of his own party said
Mr.. Gray was like many young con-
verts, he had been a little too zeal
Jus. llC was lie nOut0 uOI
hold out. Mr.. Gray used some very
hard language considering that it has
been only short time since he was
writing for the Louisville Journal,
advocating the same principles that
you do now. In the opinion of this
community the paper has gained
nothing by his connection with it, but
he says 1T is permanent institution
now he has got hold of it.
One more speech from Gray will
double your subscription in this couu-
ty. There have alre ady been several
subscribers obtained since his speech.
The Union men are going to drop the
Progress like hot cakes. | will now
pay my last tribute of respect to the
departed or played out" editor.
was told that he said that Anxious and
Mex. were both towards, and that the
first named did not live In Princeton.
As for Mex. he must take care of him.
self; / know nothing of him; but the
most cowardly | ever felt in my life
was when his now bosom friends
drove me from my home and
pillaged my home, took what
they wanted and left. AS to my
place of abode it is hereabouts. | see
he has turned his whole attention to
clique, as he calls it, of five bald
heads in this town. Now, sir, let me
say for the benefit of the few that
may see his two last editorials on
baldheads that do not know the
reputation of the Progress and its
celebrated head, that there is no
such clique, and no man in the coun-
ty has the least idea who he refers to.
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