The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-04-04
HI HAPPY FAMILY.
The Respectable Democrats come to
Rescue the Party from Dis
grace and the City from
Riot.
The COurIeF's RAWLINGS Rebuked-
Col. DENLY says the Right or the
Negro 60 Vote Is an Accom-
pllshed Fact.


Obedient to the summons issued
through DIR. Lauenstein's two pa
pers, both daily" and served on the
unterriied during Saturday by half a
dozen boys in a wagon, who vigorous
ly rang a bell to attract attention TO
the perambulatiDg call. the democrat
lied Democracy assembled in the
evening at the Opera House in num-
bers sufficient to fill that institution.
A little after eight o'clock, Dir.
Muhlhausen called the meeting to or
der, and nominated DR.. Bray, for
Chairman. 1t was unnecessary to put
t~he.motion, for after the incendiary ut
terances of Whittlesey and Rudd, the
respectable members of the party were
delighted to hail one of their own
number as a leader, and cheered the
nomination the erift-wood Of the par
ty who are always ready to cheer
anybody or anything, at a Democratic
meeting, cheered too.
DR.. BRAY,
On assuming the position, said he
was pleased at the number present,
for it indicated an interest In the
city's future success and welfare.
1t was not now as it had been when
we met here TO preserve the Union,
for the 4" winter Of our discomfort has
become glorious summer" and we
can now engage in pursuits that ad-
vance civilization instead Of making
war. We are enjoying peace, and can
canvass the merits of the candidates
and discuss measures for our city's
prosperity. We shall have to raise
some $250,000 to build Water Work:
and for other purposes, and our bust.
ness was to devise the best means Of
doing it.
He did not expect TO have spoken
in this meeting, because he thought
he had been read out of the party,
and he expected to hear big men Of
the party, and listen instead of talk,
DR.. Lauenstein was elected Secre-
tary, and the President announced
COL. CHAs. DENLY,
Who was greeted with great applause,
for which he expressed his gratitude,
but disclaimed being deserving Of
those marks of appreciation. He had
seen it intimated in broad language,
10 the JOURNAL, that he had no sym
pathy with the Democratic party, and
he came there to contradict thar
statement. He had seen it successful
on many a we'll fought battle field
had seen it defeated, but, as Rutl
said to Naomi, he would say to tina
party: Thy God shall be my God
thy people shall be my people,"
Speaking of the adoption of tn,
Fifteenth Amendment, he said:
IN is an accomplished feet. TN
negro CiH Uote here neat Monday; ant
if he be q man, and has improves
upon his ancestry, he will hold on t
the ballot; but the time will com
when a free and Independent judiciar
will hold it void as blank paper.
hare heard that there lrould be riotin
and a mob on Monday, but I hope III
Democratic party aoiH not disgraC
; itself by such proceedings"
After giving this sensible advice
the Colonel exhibited some feeling i
: the matter, by saying the Democrat
! would be overshadowed by a "trib
: of Coons and Mokes," and althoug'
certain of the election before the ne
gro allies were brought to the aid G
the Republicans, he believed the
. were certain anyhow. He then quo
ted from Whittlesey's speeches an
{ editorials: where is Semonin, Orr
etc., etc.? "Gone where the wood
3 vine twineth, " deficit ETC., etc.
He said the present Democrat
ticket was the best he ever saw
!. quoted Dan. Voorhees, on niggers;
|, and then advised the Democrats t
let the negroes vote first, and thu
get rid of their presence, before th
, Democrats came to the polls.
I Democrats were wanted in th
Council and other Offices, beoaus
they are out of the habit of stealing
{ and want to get their hand in.
HIRAM E.. READ, ESQ,
. being called for, said that he was nc
in condition to make a speech. Fo
this reason and the further reason tha
a he did not wish to be misrepresented
he had his remarks written dowr
He produced his manuscript, read hi
q speech, which was taken possession {
Q by the editor Of the Courier. Depend
ing on that paper publishing it, yer
meagre notes were taken. From the1
$ the following quotation is given:
THE Fifteenth Amendment IS moi
: the law of the land. and the negroe
will vote, but for whom / neithe
know nor care, and the right to vot
carries with it the right to be vote
for"
! AZRo DYER
. Was called, and after a few words o
0 municipal affairs, referred to th
s Fifteenth Amendment. saying; II
too late 10 discuss 10 no1."
Whittlesey, in response to call
came forward and read the list {
! Committeeman in the Third War