The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-06-23
KENTUCKY CORRESPONDENCE.
MARIoE. XIV. june 16. 1853.


thought that perhaps it might be in
teresting to many Of your numerous
readers in this section of the political
~Viaeyard" to know something OF
what is being done and suffered BY
the people since the advent of the
present rebel Democratic party to
power, in this county and State. Aud
70 begin with the least event FIRST, it
is known that there has been project
ed the location and blilding of a
railroad from Elizabethtown to Padu-
cab. passing through Crittenden
County and the town Of Marion, the
centre of the county, upon condi-
ton that the county Court would sub
scribe for the county four hundred
thousand dollars, and give in lieu Of
the stocks four hundred thousand
dollars in the bonds of the county,
running twenty years az seven per
cent. interest per annum, which
proposition was submitted to be
voted upon by the people on the 10Th
inst, and was voted upon on that day,
and IN all the voting precincts In the
county where Democracy prevails was
voted against almost unanimous ly, and
was defeated By majority of one hun
dred aud nine votes IN the county
True, other causes prompted some
few men TO vote against it; and l
only allude to it to show the unpro-
gressiVe spirit of the patty There
can be no doubt of the great benefits
which would result to the county and
the great mass of people in it from
the construction of the road But
Democracy, true to itself, ignores the
benefits, promptly votes down the
road, and leaves the people to take
care of themselves. The result of
this election is to keep US without q
railroad in all time to come, to con-
fine Us in the interior to mud roads,
OK wagons, and mule teams for our
intercourse and commerce with the
world; which would be all we'll
enough if no one had to suffer incon-
Venience and poverty by the result
except the party voting it down.
Since the result of the Chicago
Convention has been known, the Re
publican party Of Crittenden County
has been jubilant," the platform and
the men nominated are alike accept
able, not q word of dissent or objec-
ton to- either has been heard from
any part of the Union lines. But one
universal huzza for Grant, the
greatest of living commanders. aud
for Colfax, the genial gentleman and
great statesman. These are glorious
names, and to the. party a.t0wer of
strength With them we will march
to victory and grand triumph in
November next. The Democrats of
this section, are already feeling the
blighting effects of the n0n5iuQ;ioas,
and the whitening prospects which
wait teT themiin the immediate lu-
ture.
The leaders 0f.the rebel hosts, Rho
committed perjury, the better, To- ena-
Die them to commit treas0 on against
the gnited States, are actually horFi-
heduat the certain pros poets before
them Of the adoption Of the foar-
tenth article or amendment to- tie
Constitution OF the. United States,
and their CONSEQUENT disfFapehis5-'
ment; and the Indignation and wra. h
OF these fellows and their friends
knows 20. halndsi and their ssof'
the r1sdlco 5tGctIo9tl which has caused
all this and the fifftra1f af6gts5r il
both loud and deep. and their matter
lDgs Constant. q Unable, howeves. TO
avangs sthemsefye and -obtaiu ATS
factloR out OF this : dirty, loW-dOWn.
abolition, facton,~ who Eaveidoue all
this aeEiItFy like the riEeSS they are,
they turn upon their old GHtes apda
4S--fh 1r1l.- u y Ttt. -i4, ia fl
Yatlve Democrats, who IL their fiber
atty removed from these periured
traiteTs ep l5iseRili.issh : sf9qterred
upon thern az political rlehis aud
privileges, and then to make sure of
what thegscAile d good thing, united
With chem and co operated with hem
ID their Opposition to and Decentralization
Qf the Union party, to- prescribe
them, to. drive them from their party,
Or to the tan end-of 1t, and to destroy
1hen pofit eally forever. ssl,a aa-
Good enough for you, gentlemen.
JUST the treatment you might have
expected. J ust what We told you you
Eo0ld got. from them. ~. You knew
they were rebels. You knew that the
leaders Of this Democratic party we're
and had been Office holders who had
sworn so!emnly IN the presence of
GOD and the country, to support, the
Constitution ofthe United States and
The laws made ain pursuance of it.
You knew they had violated this oath
thousand times; that they were
blackened all over with perjury and
other crimes. You made them your
companions and associates. Tbey
have done for you what all traitors
90 for friends or for country. They
have betrayed you. They refuse TO
recognize you as of their party. They
refuse TO consult you. They refu,e