The Evansville journal., 1868-02-13

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shall farnish The eDefnocracF ofthe NJ
ton. In conclusion. | will say to those
who yet contemplate voting the Dem
ocratic ticket, 70 panse one momeus
before they cast their ballot. and COM
template the position of the. Demo
cratic party.- What is the position Of
that~O fgloTions, but now fallen
party2 The graves Of the soldiers o9
the Union are yet green; the voice of
lamentation (which, in truth, is the
voice Of Rachel weeping for her chill
dreI) is yet to be heard all over the
land; and YET the Democracy would
tain elevate the authors of all this
and more to the highest place of pow
er IN this great nation and call it jus
tice; would invest these men aud
their allies with the power to legislate
upon the lives, liberties and property
Of Union men. UnIon men, how can
you vote with such a partyI
The great Union Republican party
of the nation has been kind and mer-
cifui towards the people lately in
arms against the Government. It
has spared their lives aud most of
their property. 1t asks not indem-
nifty for the past, but only security
for the future, and that mast be had.
Let DO one be scared by the impotent
anathemas hurled at our glorious
Congress by these impertinent advo-
Gates Of rebellion and their sympa-
thizers. Nothing better can be ex-
pected of them. It was BY this and
similar contrivances that the rebellion
was inaugurated, and of course they
expect the same means to bring again
the same results. Uuion men, do not
be scared by the old Democratic
thunder of negro suffrage and negro
equality That is their natural diet,
and they cannot live without it.
If more has been done for the ne.
gro of the rebel States than seems
mete, it can be readily excused by a
rejecting and impartial man. They
are a weak, ignorant and helpless
race, enervated and debased by long
continued bondage The Govern
ment for years needed not their cries
of distress No rights nor privileges
were accorded them, as a matter of
right. Their lives, person and all
were at the disposal of their masters,
with but little legal restraint and less
moral restraint The patient af-
hictions of the soul and the tender
ties of nature were broken up
whenever the Wh;ms or averices
of their owner demanded it. The
blood of many has moistened, if not
enriched, the fields Of the South.
while the bones Of others moldered
IN the swamps AMIDST BY chance one
the bloedhounds, trained to
reRd and tear the restiye, and reach
ed free soil, were they not arrested and
delivered again to their tormentors
by Government officers2 NotWith-
standing all this, amid the great
struggle for the perpetuity Of free
these people, with scarce
ly an exception, were loyal to the flag
of our common country, and rarely
failed to aid and comfort its brave de-
tenders, when opportunity offered.
In view Of all this, shall the Govern
ment be blamed if it does err scme-
what 10 behalf Of these unfortunate
beings2
Is such an error harder to forgive
and forget than the error Of fighting
and warning against the Government |
for feur years2 | know the preiu- !
dice of race IS streHg. but we ought /
10 do right. Let Us hot do as some /
# old-strain at ghat and swallow
4 camel.
l trust nothing herein can be con-
'idered harsh or personal. IF any /
hing seems so, / hope the. reader viii /
attribute it to a slip of the pen rather
han an intent of the heart. sHe
Very respectfully.
.r B. T.. u. Curry.