The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-04-02
The Lambs N the FIfLh ward.
The treat GeyseF OF the Courier
Threateneth, and the Little
Geyser ImItateth his
Master.


Agreeable to the arrangement be-
tween the son of his father-A. w. g.
and the shepherd Of the Second
Ward lambs, the flock assembled last
night at the Central Market.
The head quarters of st. Willard,
the convert, who prays so loud and
long for the prohibition Of liquor
selling. were at Schanks' bar-room,
where a large muslin sign invited the
reader to vote for Willard Carpenter.
Peter Aeker. Esq, presided, and Tim.
Gavisk was Secretary.
Rallying and Challenging Commit
tees were appointed, and a long awk-
ward pause was endured patiently,
while a messenger went for MIR. Car
porter, and returned with the word
that he was i'll and could lot come
Aleck Wilson apologised for his ab.
senoe. Calls were made for Mann,
Whittlesey, Williams, Menifee, Will
son aud Rudd, but Mann only report
cd. He announced that negroes
would vote, and advised the Demo-
Gratis to spend Monday in trying to
find out whether they were white or
not. He rambled and talked against
time, to hold the crowd together; in
fact, he answered Tom. Moore's de-
scription Of
"a very little man,
Who had a little SOUL,
And he said, little soul let us try
II it'anot within our reach
Just to make a little speech,
Between little you and little L."
Aleck Wilson succeeded. and said
that the colored man might vote if he
chose, so far as he cared. lie would
not stop them if he could.
Whittlesey was called, aud mount
ing the stand, said he did not intend
to speak much, but if they would
listen, he would say a little some
thing. He asked, Will you allow
the Fifteenth Amendment to be
crowded down your throats2"
81 have no prejudice against the
negro, but until the law is passed by
Congress to carry that amendment
into effect, negroes shall not vote"
Are you going to be towards and
allow yourselves to be crushed away
from the polls by the negro? Where
is the man that will show the white
r feather2 1t is your duty to say they
shan't vote"
. stand up for your rights and lib
critics, and if the negro votes, we will
take his vote because we can't helT
ourselves" [Applause.l
/, 1T is your duty to see that the
election is carried in the interests Of
the white man. Unless they produce
this law, you have the same right to
: dive them away from the polls that
/ you have to drive away other persons
who are not entitled to vote"
IF the right to vote is worth any
thing, it is worth fighting for"
1.-THE extracts in quotation marks
are verbatim reports, and can bC
proven by the oaths Of more than one
person.-REP.l
8 MI. Whittlesey spoke with much
apparent excitement. and was violent
10 name as we'll as speech. Aftel
he had concluded, the band played
, soothing piece, and Van Ripper ap
r peared, smiled, said a few words AM
!, retired.
: He was succeeded by Leroy Viii
liams, Esq, who made some humor
Gus remarks. Williams is the ma
: who offered to defend d%isorderly Dem
q oerats until after the election withou
. charge, and the next day prosecute
one for q fec.
After Williams, came most of in
@ candidates and spoke their littl
, speeches.
Captain Rudd. following Whittlc
o sey's example. let loose at the negr
I. and tho Fifteeth Amendment.
The band played several tunes an
@ went home, the crowd lingering loN
ingIy around Schanks' BARRON
where A. w. g. disburscd filthy lucI
for drinks to float his father into II
Council.