The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-09-28

THE DEMOCRACY SATURDAY NIGHT.
There was quite fair turn cut of the
Democracy, at the corner of Locust
aud Third Streets, on Saturday night,
considering the diseouraging circum-
stances which surround the faithful
just at the present time. The meet
ing, which had been advertised for at
least 1.-TWO weeks, may be set down as a
success. At about % O'Clock the
Democratic Silver Band arrived at
the place and commented TO produce
music. After having played two
or three. pieces, men, women and
children 10 the number of about one
hundred and fifty had collected.
People began to inquire, where is
the speaker 2" But no one could tell.
At last some man said that Mr..
Thomas B. Ward, VINO, was the cho-
sen orator Of the OCCASION, would be
IN the city about 9 o'clock, or on the
arrival of the eldown-river packet.
The band then played another piece
or two, and some boys built bonfire,
which had the tendency to draw a
few more Of the faithful together,
Time passed onandpo speaker was
announced. Al, wasIsilepce, and dis
appointment was depicted on the
countenance- of every Democrat as
they passed the word around that Mr..
Ward had been : lost lin the fog"
| This fearful suspense. at last became
sunendurable1a Mr.. Read was call
ed out, who blazed away for awhile at
the bond holders, ana then at " cnffy, ="
after which, he subsidized Mr.. Bus
kirk then took the stand, and talked
very smoothly for a while, warming
up with the subject as he proceeded,
until he had reached the point in his
speech at which he proceeded to pay
his respects TO the carpet baggers,
in a general way OF this class of
men he had much to- say, and with
I q great deal Of bitterness, too. He de-
nounced them as class of men
'nine- tenths Of whom We're fit sub
jects to become .penitentiary birds"
This announcement was received with
raptures of applause, so that we
could not hear whether he made To-
cal application Of the remark or not.
This was bout the only notable thing
we heard Mr.. Buskirk say. About
this time the young men, old men and
/ boyssof the Seymour "Critter Compa-
ny, who had been holding meeting at
the Court House, fled ont in the
street, and joined the crowd. With
this and others whe had from time to
time arrived, the number was swelled
to about four hundred. A young
man from Warrick County, by the
name of Robinson, we were told,
next addressed the audience, making
a short speech, in which be, in the
main, followed the regularly beaten
track of Democratic politicians.
When he bad closed his remarks, the
meeting adjourned. Mr. Ward arr
rived by the packet, but was too i'll
to speak, it was said. ia e.,
/ ExoURsIoN TRAIN-The excursion
train which left here for Princeton
on Saturday was crowded. Six coaches
were sent cut from this place, and be-
fore the train had reached Princeton,
where the grand Republican, demon
stration took place. they were all so
crowded that there was little stand
ing room left. A large number
of our citizens who did not reach the
depot in time went up by the regular
train. The trip was a pleasant one,
and all the excursionists enjoyed
themselves WE'LL. Quite number of
ladies' from this city attended the
demonstration. -r5ft i r@
| ACCIDENT. - On Friday night, at