The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-09-03

denim the government of our fathers
yet / suppose we can stand 1t IT
nothing worse is to follow. l trust
that the loyal men Of the country
will have as fair show for justice, at
least, as they have had for the last
twelve months, for / think whole
some fear Of our glorious Congress
(Which has stood as wall of fire be-
tween the loyal men Of the State and
the baffled vengeance of unregenerate
rebels) has induced the Democracy of
the State to demean themselves even
as well as they have; but woe unto US
If they ever get control of the Fede-
raj Government. 1t may be matter
of some consolation to Union men to
reflect that in 1853 the Democracy
only cast 1900 votes, and in three
years carried the State by an over
.whelming majority. We may,in a year
or two, do likewise The politics of
the State are not like the law of the
Modes and Persians, which altereth
not efs.
Some of the Union soldiers have
lately stirred the ire of sundry rebels
and half breeds by suggesting that
the torn and tattered battle-fags of
Kentucky should not be given into
the custody of Helm, Smith, Rodman
& Co. 1t would seem that Helm &
Co. ought not to desire the custody of
those sacred relics, and surely do not,
except for the reason that they could
not otherwise capture them. The
Louisville Courier grows furious on
the subject, and talks bravely; and,
in fact, / fear a few more cracks of
his whip will bring the venerable
editor of the Democrat into obedience
to the Helm Democracy. | see he
already compares the Union men in
Congress to the Chimpanzee, &C., and
promises that his party will make no
opposition to the reelection of the
Members of Congress elect from Ken
lucky, in the event they should be
rejected. / should, however, rather
think, from the opposition made by
his party lately, that the latter is
cheap promise. [ trust the people
will have an opportunity to say
whether they wish to re-elect those
members. That no such men ought
to be admitted is doubtless the con-
viction of every Union man in the
State, and think that the law of. the
case is that their seats be declared va
cant
[ think the future historians will
record the 39th and 40th Congress as
the most illustrious of all legislative
assemblies ever convened upon earth.
Faithful among the faithless, it has !
battled for liberty, law and order, and
snatched from the very brink of de-
struction the priceless boon purchased
by untold blood or treasure Indif-
ferent to threats, contumely or fat
terry, like the eagle it has scared
above the wiles of the enemy, and is
rapidly adjusting the machinery of
our disorganized Government. They
extended protection to the loyal man
of every State, and made him feel
that the Government he loved was
able and willing to protect him, and,
better than all, perhaps, saved the
nation from being controlled by those !
whose way is yet red with the blood |
of our brethren.
[ am, fear, obnoxious to the charge |
of contempt against Democracy for |
writing as much and saying so little |
about the niger, which is at once |
the right bower, left bower and ace of |
the Democracy; but as this letter is
rather long already aud time for mail |
is short, | will. with gratitude for the I
present prospect ola good dinner and |
a promise to notice the Democratic |
platform in my next. say | am truly |
yours, RADICAL.