The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-08-10
VOORHEES,.
ssAnd Che Whangd00dIe N0urneth for
Her first BOrD."

through the Democratic papers, was at
the Opera House last night.
The house was well filed, number
of ladies being present. In the dress
circle and on the stage were quite a
number Of ladies, and sprinkled
throughout the audience generally
were q large number of little boys.
A Mr.. Whittlcsey, late of the Rock
port ConYention. called on Judge
Parrett to preside.
The Judge came gracefully forward,
and after a few words of thanks for
the honor conferred. he Introduce
Hon. d. w. VOORHEES,, and by way of
explaining who he was. said he had
known him as a school boy some years
ago.
The Judges sehoolmate was we'll
received. He bowed gracefully and
said that, when this Government was
established. every one had o voice
and was q sharer in its benefits, but
we had recently had a revolution in
Indiana on a question of domestic
policy, the distinctive feature of
which was that, whereas the people
had formerly regulated their domestic
affairs in their own way, the Fifteenth
Amendent and other annoying en-
actments had interfered with the ex-
ercise of the right.
Daniel evidently felt bad about the
Niger getting loose. He talked
about the negro almost exclusively,
and were he not man of dignifed
presence, many of his expressions
would have appeared very Nasty
like.
He groaned that the negro should
vote. The idea that the negro should
have the right to migrate into, and re-
side in Indiana. was a source of pro-
found sorrow to him. and over the
prospects of negroes riding in old
fashioned stage coaches and modern
sleeping cars, he uttered a wild,
wierd wall. and wept wofully."
Strange to say. he never referred to
the decision of Justice James T.
Walker, that under the Civil Rights
Act, white man may marry a negro
woman if he chooses.
Daniel said the national debt and
national taxes were increasing; bonds
ought to be paid ia greenbacks, and
during his speech, developed a good
deal Of dramatic ability BY uttering
some very fat things in a tone and
manner that lent dignity to them.
After wailing over what happened,
Mr.. Voorhees, walled a little over
what his overweight imagination
pictured to him the future, and thank
ing the audience sat down. and the
Cornet Band played a medly to re-
lieve the tedium Of long speech.
Judge Niblack. responding to a
call, said he would not detain the
audience, as one speech on these hot
night was enough. He was now nom
mated for the sixth time, and he
would endeavor to see his friend a
little. and talk OYER matters, before
announcing any appointments. He
had always been kindly treated by all,
whether they voted for him or not.
and he expected to reciprocate this
courtesy. He could not, however.
promise them anything. and they
would not be disappointed. He
thought that a candidate for an i'm
portant Office should use arguments
rather than abuse, and he would
never use that arm except in self
defense.
Judge Buskirk was called for, bat
shook bis head courteously, yielding,
however, to a repeated call, he gave
thanks for the courtesy.
He was opposed to judicial candi
dates discussing political questions,
and that when once on the bench he
should cease to be partisan. He,
therefore, declined to join in the dis
cussion of political questions, and
called on Col. John NJ. Crebs, of Iii
nois.
Colonel Crebs did not know until
tonight that such a meeting was to
be held. In Illinois the Democracy
''have saw fit" to nominate him for
Congress. He seemed to feel very
bad about the Fifteenth Amendment.
yet said that for every negro that
voted six whites would abandon the
party. [Loud cheers from the boys
in the gallery.l
After the Cornet Band had played
another piece. Hon. James B. Ryan,
OF Indianapolis, was called out, and
spoke a few minutes.
Mr.. Ryan is evidentlya German, as
his name wouldindicate, but whether
from Tipperary or Kilkenny the eth
nologist of the Courier can better de-
eide. His accent is decidedly FFinch,
and his appearance that Of pleasant,
well hammered gentleman. He said
that Evansville was the first place he
trcd Indiana soil.
There did not appear 10 be much
elan in the audience. They hurrah'd
occasionally, but one thing noticeable
was that very strong Democrat and
admirer Of Voorhees, slept through
the entire speech, although Mr.. v.
has an unpleasant habit of commenc.
ing every sentence in a shouting tone
that ought to wake any sleeper, and
then tapering off toward the close to