The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-08-13


you wish TO be done by?
At the close of the war the Presi-
dcat sent General Grant and others
to the South to test the temper of the
people, and General Grant, in his
testimony before the Reconstruction
Committee, said there was a feeling
of submission and repentance that
should be taken advantage of. Did
they do as he advised? They did not
do as the father Of the prodigal son,
who received his repentant child
with open arms, and clothed
and fed him. Suppose that
father had acted differently-had ad-
he was penitent and helpless, and had
then turned away from him. The
son commenced to plead for forgive
ness. The father should tell him he
had s,luandered his estate and had no
claims on him, and then remembered
that there was an old Ethiopian over
in the corner, and he might go aud be
his servant. He might do it from ne
cessity, but when he had got few
crumbs and saw his father and
brother strutting about In ease.
and afluence, would he not
soon become revengeful and
burn his fathers house and drive off
his fathers cattle? So they have
done with the South. They have IN
suited, oppressed, and tainted them,
but they will not stand it much
longer. They will do anything, how
ever desperate, before they will sub
nit to be slaves to their former
bondsmen. IF the. Democratic
candidates are elected they will
say to the South: :" Your States
shall be governed according to the
Constitution of the United States. |
believe 1t has become a law by the
votes of two thirds of the States that
slavery shall never more exist, and
that the rebel debt shall never be
paid. So these things are out of the
way, and no fears need be entertained
on these scores. So if they are Sc
cured in their rights, what is to hind
er them from going TO work and be-
coming good citizens, raising the
great staple we so much need now to
restore the balance of trade In our
favor? The balance of trade for two
years has been largely against US, and
this balance we had to send out in
gold or bonds. The South restored, it
would give prosperity to the whole
country, as it would give en-
ployment to the people at the North,
and they would come to trade with
US. This is a question that we all
ought to consider, and we must.
Finally whatsoever things are
true; whatsoever things are just;
whatsoever things are pure; whatso-
ever things are lovely; whatsoever
things are Of good report; if there be
any virtue, and if there be any praise,
think on these things. [ tell you,
| gentlemen, you must think. The
destiny of your country depends upon
your thinking. You may cry peace,
peace, but | tell you, there is no
peace. Don't interpret this to mean
that l prophecy there will be war.
There will be no war; The secession
| lists said if we elected Lincoln, there
would be war, and there was war.
Senator Morton said that after ex-
aiming the two platforms, he found
| but little difference, and the whole
question at issue was reduced to a
| question of peace or war. There will
be no war. The Democrats will sue
ceed by such power as to put those
146, 600 best Springfield muskets out
of sight. The proposition is to dis
tribute among the Republicans 10000
best Springfield muskets with all the
accoutrements, including powder and
shot. What is this for? You must
go to work and elect our candidates
by such majority as will make them
] hide these away. One hundred and
forty.six thousand musketsl What
does Governor Baker want with ID 600
and the Governor of Ohio with 20 600
muskets? Is It to keep themselves
in power? The bill has passed the
House, and is now lying in the Senate
awaiting the re- assem- bling of Con-
gress-for Congress has not adjourn
edit is only resting. We are pro-
crossing. Congress does not adjourn /;
1t only takes a recess, ready to re as
semb!e on any emergency. One
hundred and forty-six thousand best
Sprinfeld muskets, with all the ae-
l cou'rements. We don't want them.
We Amt going to have any war. We
will do justice to all and secure the
rights of all, and if you do justice,
what man is going to injure you I'M
less he is crazy. One hundred and
| forty, fUe thousand best Springfield
muskets! That is hard to swallow
Have you any water? (Drinks). 1
want you to go to work. Don't follow
your leaders like sheep. Read, study,
think, and if you do, you viii vote the
Democratic ticket. Gentlemen, L
will leave you-as other parties are
here TO speak-by thanking you for
your attention. r1.a44i s#f
After music by the band. Sam.
Hamill, of Sullivan, an old unwashed
Sullivan County Democrat, aud bit
ter opponent of the war, was called
out, and grated for an hour and a
half in the regular Dan. Voorhees,,
Bayless w. Hanna style of pure by
hocracy. The meeting adjourned
after IL o'clock.
PERsoNAL.-Judge G. III. Mason,
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