The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-09-19
TIE CAMPAIGN.
JaIat Discussion between GOOdsBg
and NibiacK at 0aktOEn.


4 The debate between Judge Niblack
and Captain Gooding at Oaktown,
i was conducted in the presence of a
good sized and intelligent audience,
who filed the little school house more
than comfortably. and quite q numbe1
i of listeners were gathered around the
outside. ~ s1aslrtt .ara9s
i When the train arrived at OaktoWn
Judge Niblack had been speaking for
/ some minutes. 50 that the first part Of
/ his speech was lost 10 the reporter
who arrived while the Judge was
attacking the late proposition to
amend the naturalization laws. -
lie denounced the late gttemps to
make the right Of the Gensral Gov
ernment to specify who's shall be
voters, EexclusiYs. He painted. IN
glowing colors, the hardships one
would have to undergo when arrested
on seharge Of voting with illegal nat
uralization papers He enlarged on
the enormity Of the proposition, al
Though admitting that emigration was
q benefit 10 the Republican, p irty, and
gave Gen. Carl Schurz great credit for
having contributed to the temporary
defeat of the bill. by striking out that
part Of the bill that provided that
Decentralization papers should only IS
sue from Federal Courts. ana having
the bin ro6onmitted to the Judiciary
Committee. sssl laf# aAs9qiaR
He said that Capt. G oodihg warmed
up on the Usubject Of the Il ifteenth
Amendments. and defended II With
great cand0F, and that he was more
outspoken on that subject 8hau any
one he had met in joint discussion,
and in describing how ardsally A1r.
Go5diDg defehded il. heaaai he was
g, as 57eck as the Inside cfsd black
bulls belly. qohen The tail t5dslsaot off,"
This elegant simile was crested with.
laughter, and the j Judge proeeeded to
discuss the question whether Dir.
Gooding was right inthis candid aud
thorough defense Of the amendment
which he said three quarters of the
States were compelled 7ors iRdaced to
ratify. He theushk tie negro ought
70 be taken care OF aud protested, but
he had not shoHn himself capable of
selt-goVernmeRt. anywhsFsl on earth.
He did not think helwas entitled to
the votes Of eolored men, and turned
them over to his candid opporent, for
his theory was that for every eolored
vote the Republicans received he
would get that of white Republican.
BE dwelt at length on the biz for the
enforcement of the Fifteenth a mend
ment, claiming that tho Republicans
were afraid to Trust the people in the
matter. He pictured the hardships
men would have 90 undergo If, b.
threats or Intimidation, they attempt.
ed to interfere with the right Of
negro to vote. They would be taken
to Indianapolis for trial, where the
federal courts sit -BuB onro a year aud
hotel bills are high, tried before 3
Judge appointed bY the President for
life, and be heldln tho custody Of
QniteG States Narshal who held his
ofice AZ thelwillof the President, In
stead Of being tried By Stasesceurts as
n the cS.se Of other crimes and mis-
tamesnors. In short, he seemed to
ahiD& it great hardship that laws
we're made fof the protection of the
negro in his right to vote, which he
said he opposed and Gooding en-
dorsed, and that was the whole story.
The J Judges, time having expired,
he eourteously thanked the audience
For their respectful attention. and
asked that the same courtesy be ex-
tended to his opponent B
Captain GQOding said that after the
elcquent speech Of the Jude, he felt
that there must be soma great odis.
take somewhere en- 800
The Judge had spoken of the coFrup
ton Of the Republican party IS some
thing frightful and ruinous, and yet
it seemed strange that during the ten
years this corrupt, wicked. weak and
incompetent party had controlled she
nation, It had prospered as it never
Prospsrsd before vrsg-o hrAr
lit was such foolish and corrupsi
party, how is it that such progress
has been made in. education, in the
accumulation Of wealth. anu material
development shat its parallerawas
never known- aszs vrbrnsep
n The Judge mast be mistaken.
If the country was governed by so
corrup.a party, the country would be
ruined, and there would not pous into
it such . continual misunderstanding
stream of emigration, that was double
theamonnt during any like period IN
der Democratic rule. Wg
10 IF you are making more money,
are better educated and better clothed
do you comptaiuf Are you 8 not as
free as you we're under Democratic
ruierA The Judge yseemsato think
-thatyou are not, because forsootn you
have TO put stamp on your deeds.
when you sell a piece OF land, but
where is there freer government
than this. or one SO free? Did Won
not always have to put your deeds on
record before you heard of o. Repub-
li0an parts, and pay for the ne cordinr.
and were you not free then Aud
what does it matter to you as long as
you have to pay a tax to support .
govarnment, whether i. Be on your
papers or on your lands. "a 10 h1awss2
ssWhen the Judge viii sforego
the Eve thousand dollars year It