The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-08-26
CHEAT CONSERVATIVES SOL
DIRRS' MEETING.
The white Boys in BIue:"
An Organization abandon ed
a Few Soldiers but Many
More Citizens.

held at the OOurti mouse IdSI nlSut. |
At the hour appointed but few per-
sons were present, but shortly after |
the Band entered the room, followed |
by quite a number of persons, some |
of whom had been soldiers, but the
majority of whom certainly had
never heard an enemy's gun fired.
We make this statement so that no
one may be deceived as to the per-
SONS who composed the meeting last
night. To give, an idea of the soldier
element. we will simply give the
names of such soldiers and citizens
as were known to the reporter for this
paper Benz. Stinson. DR. Catch, Cap
tain Willard, DR. Oasselberry, w. B.
Mclean, Billy Conant, DIR. Armi-
stead, Leroy Williams. W. FL. Bip-
pus, James FitzwiIliams, DIR. Magen-
Mss, J. s.. Baker. TT. Mooney Pat.
Burke, I. J. Gavisk, DIR. Carlin, W.
B. Menifee and E. G. Van Ripper. As
it was claimed to be meeting of sol
cziers, the above names are published
that the local reader may be able to
Judge of the fighting material
of which the meeting was composed.
This is done that no man may labor
under mistake. That there were
brave soldiers, both Federal and
rebel, at the meeting last night, there
can be no question; but that half, or
even one. fourth of those in attendance
had ever been soldiers. on either side
of the question. Is matter of extreme
doubt. But to the meeting. IS
1t was called to order by DR.. Cas-
selberry, who stated that its object
was to simply give an expression
of views on political questions, and
nothing more, after which he took
his seat.
Mr.. HI. w. Bippus then moved that
Lieut.. Gillette be made Secretary of
the meeting, which motion prevailed.
Major Jesse w. Walker then moved
that committee of five, to be named
by the Chair. be appointed to draft
resolutions expressive Of the sense of
the meeting, which motion was agreed
to. The Chair then appointed the
following named individuals:
Major Jesse w. Walker, DR.. Catch,
Captain Jas Fitzwilliams, Lieutenant
Lilly and Andrew Judah. *
The committee at once retired
while the Democratic Silver Band
played tune. When the music had
ceased, DIR. Armistead was called
out for a speech. and prefaced
his remarks by saying: " Fetioao-
soldiers and Felzoao- citizens" Now, in
the report Of the Doctors speech, or
in a synopsis Of it, the reporter is re-
minded, by a threat twice uttered,
that he would not allow man to mis-
represent him, under. pain of doing
4 something desperate. that it IS abso-
lutely necessary to "go Slow" so,
with all due respect to the Doctor,
the reader may rely on the following
as being a correct synopsis of his re-
marks: a t ar SIS AMOS ~
! First, he stated that he was no pub
lie speaker, and that he had only con-
scented to enter the political arena for
what he, in his judgment, believed to
| be for the good of the country. He
was no Office seeker, and was only
prompted byp~rety patriotic motives
in taking any part in, politics at all.
What he most earnestly desired was
that peace should reign in all the
| land. Having prefaced his remarks
thus, he proceeded to state what he
understood to be the object of the
organization of the White Boys in
Blue"
1. 1t was that no negroes should be
admitted to their ranks.
| 2. 1t was that no egro-worshipper
should be admitted to their ranks
Excellent propositions and praise
worthy objects, certainly. The white
men all over this land should band
together to prevent the aggressions
and innovations of the colored race.
1t would be advisable for the colored
population to give that organization a
wide berth.-REPoRTER.
When this exposition had been
made, the Doctor proceeded to speak
of the Republican party, and hoped
he would be pardoned for speaking of
the niger, for when he spoke of the
niger, he spoke of the Republican
party, and when he spoke of the Re
publican party, he spoke of the niger
He then proceeded to state that
he did not fall out with any
man and abuse him because he
differed with him politically. He
was not like the Radicals whoabused
Andrew johnson. In speaking of
Andrew johnson, he paid a high
compliment to him, and stated boldly
that he was one of Andy's admirers,
expressing the opinion that if Lincoln
had lived he would have been inn
peached by Radical Congress-for.
getting to say, however, that it was q
rebel bullet that penetrated the brain
of the Second Washington of Amer
. lea. d -,r0--
The speaker next alluded to the
white Boys in Blue" He said that
E he understood they were opposed to
their children going to school with
negroes, opposed to riding on steam
boats and railroads with negroes, OPP
posed to negroes voting or holding
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