The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-03-09

statesmen ana orators, senator morgan
and Representative Welborn. At a
quarter to eight o'clock an immense
rorch-light procession. comprising
fifty men and thirty boys. was formed
on Main Street, near the Court House
by that distinguished drill officer,
! Councilman Jones, assisted by aceli-
nation Stackhouse, and led by the
Democratic Silver Band, marched to
the tune Of "Ol1 Hundred to the
depot. After some delay, the train
whistled and the cannon balehed forth
its thunder of welcome. When the
train arrived and the distinguished
statesmen had alighted, Whittlesey
as chief of the Reception Committee,
rushed forward, and, tenderly en-
bracing "Jeems," exclaimed, with
great fsrvor and pathos, well done,
good and faithful servant" A shout
was set up by the people, of which
neither of the distinguished legisla-
tors took any notice, bat, proceeding
direct to the carriage prepared for the
occasion, were hurried to the Court
House, which was already filed to it's
fullest capacity with a crowd which,
from their bearing and intellectual
| physiognomies, could be mistaken for
none other than wool-dyed Democrats
Any citizen of Evansville WAC has
been 10 the habit of attending Demo
cratic mass meetings can, in his
minds eye, see the crowd and know
the conspicuous characters. OF
course noue of the old political hacks
were there; none but the honest, I'M
sophisticated people. who pay all the
taxes.
The wise legislators we're ushered
10, and after much confusion and a
little music say fifteen minutes-by
tho band, Thos. Il. Garvin called the
meeting to order and nominated Capt
Carson for Chairman, who thanked
the people for the high honor. G. r.
Rudd proposed the editors Of the
Courier and Democrat for Secretaries.
Then arose mingled calls for Welborn
and Morgan, and for a few minutes a
perfect Babel reigned.
At length it was arranged that the
venerable Senator should first I'M
burthen his oppressed soul. As he
took the stand, however. DR.. Cassel-
berry moved the appointment of a
committee OF five to embody, in the
shape of resolutions, the voice of the
unterriied Democracy of Wander
burgh, and the Chair appointed Cas-
selberry, Whittiesey, Keller, Rudd
and Garvin as said committee. Whit
said, "Rudd, this way aud they de-
parted to the jury-room.
Then DR.. Morgan opened his mouth
and said:
Gentlemen and Fe7lo1C- Citizens:
[ have been sick for a few days,
and got out of bed this morning to
come home, but when / came here
and saw this wide-awake crowd and
heard the boom Of cannon, and the
sweet music, and saw this sweet
homo, / felt as if well. | am sorry
[ have not been well so that | could
address you as | want to. [ shall
express myself iu only a few words
20 show myself before you and to tell
you that as your Senator | have tried
to do my duty. Hear, hear. | have
acted fearlessly, boldly, and with my
peculiar disposition, without reserve.
[ have been associated. for the last
sixty days, with some of the greatest
intellects in Indiana. | have been
with them. | voted with them when
| thought they were right, and against
them when [ thought they were
wrong. But if / ever gave any but
d Democratic vote [ did not know it.
The grave Senator then rehearsed
the action of the Democratic caucus,
and said that when he was asked if he
would bolt or resign to defeat the in
famous Fifteenth Amendment, he said
he did not want to bolt and have an
officer chasing him down, but he
would resign rather than have this
infamous measure forced upon the
people. The Democrats would have
met the question if it could have been
done fairly, but the question was
whether the Democracy was willing
to be governed by this tyranny-if'
they were willing to be brought down
on a level with the cornfield negro,
and TO have them as your masters.
If yeu are a Republican you are not
your wi master.
Buskirk told me this morning that
to be a Republican and not vote for
negro suffrage was impossible -
Hughes and MeMechin, who refused
to go for it, had been read out OF the
party. lie was glad to see so many
there who we're unwilling to be ruled
by a class of people who would COM
NIT q rape upon their wives and daugh-
ters whenever they had an opportunity.
lie was not willing to stay in the
Senate and submit to such an out
rage. He had resigned his seat, and
when he came home and saw such
general appreciation Of his course,
and saw the people all up in arms, he
felt douSly gratified. He hoped that
whoever they send up in his place
would resign If they attempt to force
negro suffrage On the people,.
He said Republicans charged the
expense that would be incurred upon
the Democrats. He denied it. He
, said the Republicans alone were re-
sponsible. The Republicans had
managed the Legislature so as to
force this thing upon Is, and
held back the Appropriation Bill
; expressly to this end. They thought
the Democrats were afraid to resign.
| He was here without his pay, though
. they had said that members had been
seen with their pockets full of envel-
opes. 1t would take about forty cents
worth to fill his pockets.