The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-06-22

veterans in that hard-iought can
paign. and participated 10 all the
battles of that stubborn and bloody
advance, down TO the very limits of
| Atlanta itself. From thence he was
again transferred to the command Of
Memphis, remaining 10 that position
but a few months, when he again took
the field. His first campaign was in
to Arkansas. But-soon returning, he
Joined General CANBY's comma nd
then organizing for the a,.Nnce upon
Mobile. At the head OF a 1iv .on,
General VEATCH participated IN he
brilliant engagements Of that can-
paign which resulted so gIoriously IN
the capture Of that city. Hstroops
were the first to enter the place. aud
as a special recognition OF this fact.
and OF his high military and ad-
ministrative capacity, he was as
signed to the command Of the city.
Remaining there but a little while,
he again took the field with his
command, and moved up the Red
River into Northern Louisiana.
to look after the scattered forces Of
KIRBY SMITH, and there continued IN
service till the last rebel had laid
down his arms, and net a foe against
the Government could be found Ia
all the broad land. Then his work
was done. Rebellion had been
crushed. The life Of the nation was
saved. The principles for which he
had %contended so boldly before the
people in this District, from 1856 to
1860, aud for which he had fought on
more than a score of bloody battle
fields. from 1861 to 1865 these prin-
ciples had fully and gioriously tri-
umphed, and Major General JAMES
C. YEATcH unbuckled his sword. sur
rendered his commission to the Pres
ident, and returned again. to his fam
lily and to the pursuits Of private life.
During these four years Of battles,
of marching, Of camp exposures, he
had several times been compelled On
account of severe attacks Of sickness
to temporarily retire from his COM
mand, and until his health was suf.
fciently recovered to enable him to
take the field again; but it was only
for a brief period. His impulsive and
ardent temperament would not allow
him lone to remain away from the
arLy. But now when the war was
over and the excitement Of battle and
military life passed, he found that
disease had apparently a fast hold
upon him, and that he was c. completely
broken down in health. Since the
OF the war he has been com
to keep aloof from public life,
and has been assiduously seeking to
preserve and restore his wasted en-
He was reluctant even
now to accept the distinguished
nomination rendered him, because
he felt his inability to make a vigor-
Gus canvass. But his soldier com
rades and the ardent Republicans Of
the District, who remembered his gal
a~nt.serviees for the country and the
party, would uot listen to a refusal.
1t was the frs5 time that the oppor-
was ever presented to them Of
electing a loyal Representative, and
they felt that their pledges, their
and their inclination required
that the honor should be bestowed
upon the gallant soldier and able
statesman, JAMES @. VEATCH.
Such is the record of cur candidate.
It is one of which every lover of his
country may we'll be proud. tt is a
record which should command the
vote of every patriot and true nan in
he First District of Indiana. With
such a leader, the grand Republican
army proposes to go forward to vic
DRY.