The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-01-27
The Champion or the South Indiana
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= According to previous notice, the
Democracy of Evansville and vicinity
assembled at the Court House on Sat
aurdayS wight. The meeting being
called to order, Mr.. Richardson,
Chairman Of the Democratic Central
Committee. announced that the OBJ
iect of the meeting was to eratify the
nominations made at indianapolis,
at the late Democratic Convention,
for State officers.
Oh On, motion of T. s. sSproule, DR..
George B. Walkerwas called to the
Chair, after which A. T. Whittlesey
moved that Dr. Lowenstein, of the
Denaohrot, and George w, Shanklin,
of the Courier, : be appointed Secre-
taries, which motion prevailed.
Mr.. Whittlesey then said that it
was understood that, Hon. David Z.
Laird was present for the purpose Of
making a speech. He therefore moved
that without further circumlocution
he be invited to address the meeting.
-Whereupon the Judge Was intro
daeed to the meeting, amid good
deal of cheering and manifest enthu-
csiasm. Notes we're taken for pretty
full report Of the honorable gentle
mans speech, but want of space pre- :
lcIudes the possibility of giving the
headers of the JOURNAL the full bene-
fit of them.
1.-The Judge started out by re-stating
the. object of the meeting, and in
7dulged a seIfseongratulatiohA that he
was permitted again to participate,
rnfngle and mix with the Democracy
of old NanderburghI FL
~Efe tlEcn struck outwith a bold at
tack onghe Republican party,sstating
that he Noula review. the wickedness,
the 6nf5my sndthe blacknesssof Rad.
ical NJ .s-rule fers the last five. or SIX
years. a Sc 3
He said, .zWlien EreAect whathas
transpifed 8orE the last. fveSor SIX
years, or1since the Democratic party
has passed ont of power, / ANS muck
with anna zemeht and astonishment.
And when | reflect what frey ordeal
the Democraticsp party has hadsto pass
Ethroughduringthe period the Radi-
Gals have held the offices, | am also
struck with amazemeat-that.si she with
stood it all; but thank God she stands
'no&i Ue.ore the people with her great
platform, which is as broad and
deep a. the Liberties ofsthe. American
people, and she Is ready !, still to
stand, and viii stand IN vindication
Of her great principles. | well rec
olleet when it was worth a man s
head almost TO be- known as a
Democrat o The day Was wheasD Dem
! ocrats were hunted and prosecuted
/ by Provost MarShals from one end of
/ the country to the other. but that
time has about gone by, aud [ trust
/ in God for the deliveradce Of the peo-
/ pie f.om, the rule Of mad aud corrupt
Radicals, and the restoration to power
b of members of the great Democratic
party IS 1-~' 11*g11 - - e
Fellow couHEf5men, the liberty o.
/ Democrats is in danger. and fearful
struggleiis before us We.must buckle
on the afmor aud fight as we never
I fought before, if we would win The
battle. 5Sssa zos91AsJ
Here l might top--Eeries of GO
on, go on! l--but as the object Of
the meeting is to arouse the people
to action, and if possible to redeem
! the State of Indiana frem the misrult
of Morton and the hated Radica
party, | want to lift my voice here to
night and call on all Conservative
Republicans 10 hearing to assist. US 0
p the great Delaocratic party to throw
! b5g lump Of chqlk, under the VIC
:. of the great jugernaut, which; like :
beasom Of destruction, is rolling owe
the land If there are such here to
night, Irwant them to come and g
'iP#lth US, if they would see, the State
, and nation saved. stsl
II My countrymen, when the rebel
bon exploded we all wanted peace
President Lincoln issued proclama
ton which was understood to be ltht
basis on which peace.was to be estab
lished First, he proclaimed tba
/. slavery was abolished. Second he de
manded that the, rebel debt was not t,
! be paid aud third, that all secessio,
ordinances should be abolished. All
, this was agreed to by the. South. bu
it did not satisfy, the Radical Con
gress. That. body proposed to hu
initiate the subdued people more. an,
: presented them with the Fourteenth
Artio Gle Amendment. which tn