The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-06-25

but d bogus commonwealth Ehlle TINS
lasts, paralgzed in peace aud war.
WHY. the rebels were fools TO get
up a rebellion before they had made
/ friends with nearly half their people.
/ IF they ever wish to rebel hereafter,
! thew must first get the black man on
their side. Ia their brave but utterly
stupid struggle for independence, they
had over four millions Of enemies In
their midst. They saw their assail
ants using this element, and still had
not the wit or courage to emaneipate
and arm. 1t is said some. of their
captains saw the necessity and called
for the measure But the petty poll
ticians of Richmond. dwarfed in the
presence of events too great for them,
could not see It, and so went down
under the blows of Grant, clinging TO
the rags Of slavery.
/ The lesson was not new. States
that do not rest on united people
Unjust fall
+ The ten States already have peace
I on the negro question. He is 20 vote, III
/ numbers sufficient enough 10 command
respect The political parties, under
"a necessity to win the voters favor,
quit calling each other Abelirionists,
and only strive to convince the black
man of the interest they 0lsoays took
in his welfare.
Negroes make good Democratic
delegates in Tennessee, and the party
Though beaten) was very proud of a
few thousand black votes obtained In
the recent Georgia elections. Great
is the black man in the eyes of the
Democrat in Georgia and Tennessee,
when found In the ranks of his party.
Laughter
REGENERATED REBELS.
And, my friends, the rebels never,
never will be converted until the day
shall come when they shall have to
ask the black man to help them to
get into office. TGreat laughter. and
voice, " On their knees at that. y
When that time comes the rebellion
will be over, because it viii be uu-
| popular. and men aspiring to Office
will keep 10 the background theslact
that they served the lost cause. They
will then do what others are now
doing who were engaged In this work
confess their faults and ask forgive
ness. When that day comes | trust
perceive the value and magnitude of
the truth that he should be willing to
allow every other man the same priv
ileges he claims for himself, however
high or low, rich or poor, that man
may be, of whatever race or color;
| nor to perceive that other truth, that
| State which deals out impartial JUS
tiee, is alone truly prosperous and Sc
cure-that such a State then can
| have no enemy in the bosom of its
society, and is equally secure against
foreign levies or domestic treason.
A DEMOCRATIC PLEA.
But II is said there are other rea-
sons why a Union man in Kentucky
cannot ally himself with the National
! Union Republican party and support
| General Grant for the Presidency
Because. in fact, they are Radicals In
favor Of radical measures; and Union
men must join the Democratic party
to put down Radicals. | must vote,
for example, for candidate for clerk
in my county who was an officer in
the rebel army, who, citizen of my
county, left it, and leaving what he
had under the protection of our laws,
returned with armed hands to harry
and plumber us-I must vote for him
against decent, quiet man and good
officer, who behaved himself well
through all our troubles---to put doaon
Radicalisns! lGreat applause.
RADICALIsM AND IT'S TRIUMPHs.
Talk about voting down Radical
isml Gentlemen, Radicalism is the
greatest success of modern times. It
raised the biggest armies, the largest
sums of money, fought the greatest
battles, took more prisoners, subdued
the bravest men and the greatest
numbers of them, that was ever done
in any age or country. With bank
rupt Treasury inherited from its OPP
ponents, it knew how to raise not less
than six or seven thousand millions
of dollars, and fought rebellion TO
its death; with nearly half the coun-
try In revolt against it. after every de-
feat rising in mistaken faith that
Almighty God ruled the destiny
of the United States to
higher issues; they raised armies of
millions of men; and while meeting
with defeat, embarrassed by opposi-
ton at heme and Knocked by the rulers
and mobiles of Europe, its courage
rose still higher, to the day of com
/ plete victory. While the struggle
ragged, it emaneipated 100000 of
/ people, calling race to life and lib
erty-a fact that viii be luminous
while the memory of the race remains
among men. Do you think this radi-
calism could be scared by the eternal
deviI2 When Hannibal, after Can
nae, encamped at the gates Of the city,