Evansville Journal, Volume 17, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, 4 September 1866 — Page 4

THE EVANSVILLE DAILY JOURNAL, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1866.

THE EVANS VI LLE JOUMAL.

PUBLISHED DAILY BY The Evansville Journal Company. Jfo. 6 Locust Street, Evansville, Ind. SUBSCRIPTION TERMS. IN ADVANCE. Daily Journal. One year, by mall 910 no Six months, by mall 5 SO Three months, by mall 3 OO By the week, payable to carrier as Tri-Weekly Journal. One year 9 7 00 Blx months 4 00 Weekly Journal. One copy, one year a 2 00 Jive eoples, one year 8 7S Ten copies, one year ...... is OO CONGRESSIONAL CANVASS. JUDGE L. Q. DeBRULER. THE UNION CANDIDATE FOR CONGRESS, Will address the people ;at the following times and places: Hazelton, Gibson County, Monday Sep tember 10th, at 1 o'clock P. u. Princeton, Gibson County, Monday, September 10th at o'clock p. m. Owensville, Gibson County, Tuesday, September nth. Poseyville, Posey Connty, Wednesday, September 12th. ' New Harmony, Posey County, Thursday, Sept 13th. The County Committees will fix the hour In the three last places. Mount Vernon, Posey County, Friday, Sept. 14th, at 1 o'clock p. m. Point Township, Posey County, Friday. September 14th, at 7 o'clock p. . Newburgh, Warrick Connty, September J6th, at 7 o'clock p. jc. Interesting every page. reading matter on Another of Rev. Dr. Burt's interesting letters will be found on the second page. As everybody wants to read Governor Morton's speeches, we publish to-day the last one, delivered at Knightstown last week. It is mainly a review of the Philadelphia Convention. Our friends in Warrick will see that Judge DeBruler last appointment's is changed from Aiken's School House to Newburgh, for Saturday night of next week. The Local Committee will make arrangements for the appointment and secure a good meeting. Voorhees Dangerously Sick. Mr. Voorhees, who is announced as the "big gun" of the Copperjohnson County Convention to be held this week, is dangerously sick at his home in Terre Haute. Great fears are en tertained as to his recovery. Martin M. Rat, a very uncertain politician, but quite a respectable lawyer, has been making a tediously long speech, at Indianapolis, reviewing Gov. Baker's celebrated Wheat land speech on the question of citizenship, and attempting to disprove the Governor's unanswerable arguments. The Presbytery of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church adjourned yes terday. The proceedings of yesterday, which are interesting to the general reader, will be found in the City News. It will be seen that this body gives no uncertain deliverance on the vexed subject, which the General As sembly, at its last meeting, attempted to gloss over in order to make fellowship with rebels, still unrepentant, easy and practicable. To do that, it had to shut its eyes to the deliverances of the Assemblies during the war. The truth of the matter is, that there is scarcely a denomination in the North but, has been driven to the same high ground, until now the Protestant Churches, with one or two exceptions, are united in their oppo sition to rebellion and all forms of slavery. The Weekly Journal. We neglected to call attention last week to the new heading of our Weekly, which very greatly improves its appearance. In the center of the cut is the new Journal Building, which we will erect in conjunction with the new Opera House. It will be four stories high, and one hundred and fifty feet deep; and, when completed, the largest and best arranged printing es tablishment in the State of Indiana. '

I The Jewish Faith. As a matter of public interest we publish on the third page of this morning's issue, extracts from the discourses of Dr. Lilienthal and Dr. Wise, on the occasion of the dedication of the Jewish Temple in Cincinnati. The public have very vague ideas about the Jewish faith, and a reading of these discourses cannot fail to give a more favorable opinion of a religion so little understood. It will be remembered that Dr. Wise, the Pastor of the Congregation, was i

lately present with the Jews of this

city, on the occasion of the dedication 01 their lemnle. H. is an able man and a thorough scholar, and our read era of all creeds will be glad to know in him a theologian of such liberal views, enlarged humanity, and sound political principles. The Jews who follow T)r Wise's teachings, cant get far wrong in politics. Niblack's organ in this city is dumb as an oyster in reference to the proof which we have published in reference to his oft-repeated declaration in 1864 that he would not vote men or money for the prosecution of the war under the policy upon which it. was conducted. Niblack, with bold effrontery, denied it, and called upon 1,01. ALLEN, his competitor, as his witness. Ready at our hand we at once produced the testimony of his own chosen witness, and satisfied every man who read the evidence that Niblack had falsified his own words. Since that time we have not had a single word from his organ cn the subject. Are we to construe its silence into an admission of the facts? If not, why does it not show wherein our testimony is insufficient? Bather Hard or Niblack. From the Indianapolis Herald, Sept. 1.1 THE EXTRA BOUNTY. The bill, facetiously called a bill for the equalization of bounties, was, as every body knows, very imperfectly and bunglngly framed. One section, at least, Is notorious ly lnopperative, from the fact that it applies to no class of soldiers who served in the army. We have serious doubts If the bill was ever intended, by its Cramers, to bestow additional bounty upon any class of soldiers, and are inclined to think it was artfully drawn with a view to render it inoperative and void, and simply put forth a a bait to catch votes. It is not surprising if this is the case, that the swindlers should attempt to throw the blame of delaying the opera tion of the bill upon the shoulders of the President, as we see they are doing. In stances are by no means uncommon in which the cry of " stop thief" is raised, for the purpose of facilitating the escape of the real thief. We repeat the opic Ion that we expressed some time since that no soldier will ever receive a cent of bounty under this bill, and that it was never intended that he should. We may be mistaken in this, and hope we are. Now we submit that this is very unkind treatment from the leading Copperhard newspaper of the State to our worthy Congressmen, Mr. Nib lack. He boasts of his services in securing the passage of the Bounty to the soldiers, and declared that the only reason why he voted for the iniquitious provision to increase the pay of Congressmen, was because he had to do it to secure the passage of the Bounty to the soldiers. We have conclusively proved that his statement was a plain perversion of the fact. But to have him thus denounced in the house of his friends, is to be too much for his poor human nature. Can it be that Mr. Niblack had anything to do with having it " artfully drawn with a view to render it inoperative and void?" Is it possible that such a high-toned gentleman as our handsome Representative would so tamper with a just and righteous claim as that of our Union soldiers and so frame a bill that it would be " simply put forth as a bait to catch votesV Is he one of " the swindlers" referred to by the Herald? And what does the Herald mean by alleging that it was gotten up for the purpose of " facilitating the escape of the real thief?" Does it mean to say that the law for the increase of pay to Congressmen could not have been gotton through Congress but for the aid of this sham of a Bounty Bill, and that Niblack and the rest of them virtually stole the extra $2,000 voted themselves, the mileage, and the seventeen months back pay? And after Mr. Niblack's boast of what he had done for the soldiers, and how he had abused his conscience by voting himself largely increased pay, simply to pass the Bounty Bill, it is in very bad taste for the Democratic organ of the State to say " that no soldier will ever receive a cent of bounty under this bill and that it was never intended that he should." A few days ago we reviewed Niblack's action on the Bounty Bill and Increased Pay to Congressmen, and proved to the satisfaction of every candid man that he was not warranted in the statement, which he made that he was compelled to vote for the increased pay in order to secure the passage of the Bounty Bill ; but on the contrary established the fact beyond all controversy that his statement was directly in opposition to the facts, as derived from the Congressional record. We further showed that he and others struck out Schenk'8 Bounty Bill, which was liberal in its provisions, and substituted the present meager one, which, if we believe Democratic authority, the Herald, is worse than

nothing. And it was for this that Niblack suffered such a wear and

tear of conscience in voting himself the comfortable sum of $5,000 and mileage, with seventeen mouths' back D&v. What a martvr to the cause of the soldiers! A Bogus Soldiers' Convention. Our people were taken somewhat by surprise by the appearance on Sunday morning of a Call for a Soldiers' Convention to appoint delegates to the Cleveland meeting of Johnsonites soon to be held. But when the names of the signers of the call 1 . were examined tne surprise was changed into laughter and derision As briefly as possible we desire to notice some of the marked features of the Call. The only person we have heard of as having circulated it is A. T. Whittlesey, whose political his tory is so well known in this community, it would be unnecessary to refer to it, except for information of our readers abroad. He is the leader of the small-fry brood of politicians of the late Democratic party of this city. He never was in the army, and never was known to do anything to encourage the soldiers in the field; but, on the contrary, was during the four years contest the most loud-mouthed opponent of the war and the policy of the Government in this county. He it is who conceives the movement and circulates the Call. He is an applicant for the Post Office of this city, and is anxious to do what he can to merit the appointment. Out of the three or four thousand soldiers who went into the army from this county, only thirteen officers and thirty-seven enlisted tin could be found so forgetful of The cause for which they we were about to say fought as to lend their names to such a movement, in the hands of such a man as Whittlesey. The signers of the Call were made up of three classes : First, those who con ducted themselves creditably in the army, but who have such strong Demo cratic prejudices and surrounding influences, that they are unable to break away from them, but must obey the beck of such men as those who circulated the Call ; in this class are some who, like Captain Koehler, whose card we publish, when informed of the real design of the movement, will disown it. The sec ond class are composed mostly of those who spent but a short time in the service, some of them never having left the State, and who returned home long before the war closed, to denounce the Government and ally themselves with the party, which was doing all it could to cripple the efforts of the Government to sustain the soldiers, who were fighting to put down the rebellion. The third class of signers to the Call are composed of officers and men dishonorably discharged, deserters, and bountyjumpers. We would not tarnish whatever of honorable reputation the first class may have gained in the service of their country, and only regret that they cannot rise above par ty, ind unite with the great mass of the soldiers of this county in continuing the warfare against the old enemy. The second class are pretty well known in Evansville. We trust it will not be invidious, however, to designate of this number Capt. A. G. Dennis and Col. Charles Denby. The war and political record of the former is sufficiently known. Col. Denby is the only one, of the fifteen or twenty Colonels of Vanderburgh County, who was willing to join in such a movement, and it will be of interest to know will is his record. As a private citizen and a lawyer, we do not say aught against him. But he has publicly given his name to a Call to his brethren in arms to meet him in Convention, and it is perfectly legitimate for us to inquire whether his Call is worthy to be obeyed by soldiers of the Union army. Col. Denby was a Virginia Breckinridge Democrat, but a few months after the war commenced he entered the service with earnestness. As early as 1861,or the first month in '62, we find him in advance of the Government, and in advance of the people, on the slavery question, being fully up to the celebrated Fremont Order which the President revoked ; declaring that every man mast make his record on this question, and that he, as a Democratic Colonel, was ready to make his, and he did make it with his own pen, and it stands to this day a living evidence of his radicalism at ithat time. Does he ask us to publish mm t In the Summer or Fall of 1862 Col. Denby resigned and came home.

From that time to the close of the war he was a consistent and determined opponent of all the distinctive war measures of the Government, upon

which any party made issue, including the Proclamation of Emancipation, the Draft, &c. And since the close of the war he has been, as he alwavs was. a strict adherent of the Democratic party; so much so that it was lately announced in a public speech that he had declared he would vote for Jeff. Davis, if the nominee of his party. We have said this much of the Colonel, as he is the only officer of rank above Captain on the list, 1 except one, always recognized as a Rebel sympathizer. Soldiers of the Union army cannot respond to the call of such men, especially when in company with men disgraced by the Government, desert ers and bounty-jumpers. The contemplated meeting, if left to itself, and not bolstered up by such men as Whittlesey, will be a remarkably slim affair, and we predict that the majority of the signers of the first class will be ashamed to be seen in the meeting. Our only fear is that the corporal's squad which may assemble will seek to speak for the soldiers of Vanderburgh County, and not for the thirteen officers and thirty-seven men who train to the music of Whittle sey's whistle. If they speak for themselves only, they will do no harm The Speaking at Newburgh. Judge Niblack, in a very quiet and unostentious manner, had given out that he would speak at Newburgh yesterday afternoon. His friends had circulated the notice to that effect with equal quietness to their own partisans. The Union men, however, got wind of tbe engagement, and asked Major Hynes of our city to be present and discuss the political questions of the day with the J udge. He consented, and made his arrangements to meet Mr. Niblack, provided he would divide time with him. A committee waited upon Mr. Nib LACK and asked him to agree to a joint discussion. This he very per emptorily refused, declaring that the appointment was his own, and that he was unwilling to divide time with any one. Finding that the Judge was un willing to debate with him, Major Hynes had the announcement given out, before the Judge commenced speaking, that he would reply to him after he got through, and he hoped all present would hear both sides. There was quite si respectable audi ence present. The room in which the speaking took place was intolerably hot and unpleasant, and we could hardly see how either the speakers or the audience could endure the heat Judge Niblack commenced by stating his reasons for not dividing time with Major Hynes. He could not say what he desired to in less time than an hour and a half or two hours; he then had to go to Yankeetown and speak in the evening; and this, of itself, was sufficient excuse. Further, he had tendered political discussion to no one, and there was but one man with whom he would divide time, viz.: his political opponent. We are glad the Judge has thu committed himself in favor of a joint discussion with Judge DeBruler. We have no doubt arrangements will be made before the canvass is over to get the two gentlemen together. Mr. Niblack regards joint discussion as "stale and unprofitable." He believed, as a general thing, they have been peculiar to this district. In this the J udge is mistaken ; they have been carried on in every district in the State from time immemorial. Two years ago, Mr. Niblack continued, the question was upon the war. Upon that he had been heard. He then proceeded to say that he had opposed the management of the war, but had never attempted to throw obstacles in the way of its successful prosecution. He thought it was not important to review the past, the great question was as to the future. He then proceeded to talk about the war being over, the rebellion crushed out, the Union party being in power, with full opportunity to restore the Government, but had not done so. On the question of restoration that party had divided Johnson representing one wing, and Congress the other. The Democratic party was not in the fight, as it had been in other years. It was simply choosing between the two wings of the Republican party, and he hoped they cou'd do so without being considered rebels. He took the side of Andy Johnson. Not that he endorsed all the President did, or had done in minor

matters he meant. Mr. Niblack the

talked about States in the Union, and States out of the Union, doing his best to mystify his audience. He de clared that he was for restoration, with out conditions. He next talked about the identity of Mr. Lincoln's policy with that of Mr. Johnson's, and cited Gov. Morton's speech at Richmond Indiana, in proof. His talk about the Freedmen's Bureau, Civil Rights Bil Taxation, and his discussion of the l .a?aa 1 a constitutional Amendment, were about the same as when he spoke in our city, a pretty full report of which has already appeared in the Journal He said the admission of Tennessee was brought about through the instru mentality of the Philadelphia Con vention. The pressure upon Congress was greater tnan it could resist, so Tennessee was allowed to come in He thought it was unnecessary to touch upon the questi' a of represen tation, until the time came for de ciding it. " Sufficient unto the day was the evil thereof." He then en deavoured to prejudice his hearers against the New England States, on the tariff question. He again an nounces that he was for restoring the Union, but as it was before the war. He then touched npon some inter 1 esting personal matters, such as voting against bringing Jeff. Davis to trial, being a director in the Sinnissippi Company, &c. On this part of the subject we may have something to say at another time. jjir. iniblack spoke about one a K 'T a a hour and three-quarters. He left the room on finishing his speech, but was followed by very few of his hearmi ers. xnrougnout, his remarks were received with a silence that was evi dently embarrassing t the speaker He could not shake off the impression that Ohio Township would give him a severe blow in October, and that he deserved it. Major Hynes then took the stand. His speech was principally confined to a review 01 Mr. iniblack s remarks, exposing their sophistry and demon strating their absurdity. The Major accused the Judge of pettifogging to an unpardonable extent, and pointed out wherein. He affirmed that the question for decision at the ensuing election was not as Mr. Niblack had staiea it, dui wnetner loyal men or rebels should control this Government; and whether one rebel in South Carolina should exert an influence in the administration of the Government equal to that exercised by three loyal men in Indiana. He followed the Judge through his speech, calling attention to point" where the Judge dodged the issue. Where he attempt ed to deceive, and where he advocated measures hostile to the best interests of the people and the Government. The Major was frequently applauded by the audience, who seemed to take a lively pleasure in witnessing his dissection of Mr. Niblack's speech. The Constitutional amendments and their necessity were discussed at length, especially that clause of the amendments regulating the represen tation in Congress. He explained to the evident satisfaction of those who heard him, that some provisions like these embraced in the amendments were essential to the preservation of the Government in the hands of loyal men. His allusion to the sacrifices the people had made to save the Gov ernment to Andersonville, Libby Prison and Belle Isle and appeal to those present not to make these sacrifices of none effect, seemed to strike all with force, and we have no doubt brought conviction to many. We attempt no synopsis of Major Hynes's speech. Our space will not permit it. Suffice it to say that it was listened to with the most earnest attention by all in the room, many of whom will reflect upon the facts presented by him when they return to their homes. VV itn regard to the Sinnissippi In surance Company, he thought it very strange that Judge Niblack would permit his name to be used in such a way as to deceive his friends and induce them to put their money in a Company that was not secured. We are not surprised that Mr. Niblack dislikes joint discussions, if tnis mwburgu speech is a sample ot wh?t he is doing throughout the district. Who Trains In that Company? Two of the signers to the call for the bogus Soldiers' Convention are not citizens of this County, and one of them has not been in the city for two months. Officers have left us the names of four of the signers of the call who were reported as deserters, two as members of the rebel army ; and at least one of the captains, it is generally understood, was dishonorably discharged from the service.

The Evansville Journal speak of tbe Conservative Union men as " the Restoration ists." Whether or not the term is used contemptuously we cannot say, but certainly Tjnion Democracy are willing to accept it. They arc Restorationlsts. New Albany Ledger Precisely so. We think the name well chosen. In this region the mem bers of this party are t he ones who are in favor of restoring the rebels to the rights, which the Boys in Blue deprived them of in the late war. But the Ledger dor 't appear to see the point. The organ of the Confederate Democracy here, the Evansville Courier, with which the Ledger does not always agree, has formally announced the death of the Democratic party, and declared that its adherents must abandon its name, as they have leng since abandoned its principles. And for sometime the Johnson Club, of this city, while passing through the transition stale, was in much perplexity as to the new name it would assume, until the Courier relieved it from its anxiety by christening it the Restorationists1 Club. And so it i& known here, notwithstanding, some

of the old bell-wethers have entered solemn protests against it. DIED. ... . THORNHILL. On Monday morninar. Sept. 3d, at one o'clock, Cocrttropp, son or ueorge ana Margie lnornhin, aged years. The funeral will take place from the residence of his parents, on Cherry Street, one door above Seventh Street, west side, at two o'clock on Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 4th, 1866. The friends of the family are invited to attend without further notice. WANTED. w ANTES HOU8E A DwellingHouse, either frame or brick, with not less than seven rooms, anywhere within three blocks of Main Street, between Second and Eighth Streets. Any one having such a house for rent, and can give omession Derore tne 1st or November, will nd a good tenant by applying at FENDRICH BROTHERS'. au24 dim No. 27 Main Street. WTASTED CARPENTERS Immeff diately, three 1 ood Carpenters. Shoo hands cf 1 have steady employment hrin plyinga the Sash, Door, and Blind Factory of HUNNEL 4 SONS, corner Walnut and Fifth Streets. aul8 dtf VTTASTED - PERSONS WUHIIO TV to dispose of Real Estate by sale or buy or rent dwellings, 4c, to call on J. H. GARDNER, Attorney-at-Law and Real Estate Agent Third Street. jujyotr FOR SALE. FOR SALE HOUSE One double twostory Dwelling: House, on First Street. two doors from the Sherwood House. Lot iby 150 feet. Title perfect. It will shortly be in the center of the business part of the city. Inquire at the Hat Store, No. 39 Main Street. mm m m au3Q d2w Valuable Property for Sale. WM. T. PA6E, EKO.., OFFERS FOR sale his residence in the city of Evansville. This property consists of a larte and well-arranged dwelling-house, ten valuable lota, wall set in fruit and shade trees. with all the conveniences of a pleasant home. This property will be sold chean. and on terms 10 suit cue purchaser. Apply 10 SHACK LEFORD 4 HORNRROOK. au28 dtf Real Estate Agents. TWB SALE - SHINGLE AND LATH - Located corner Ninth X MACHINEStreet and the canal. This machine is convenient to timber, and is in good order, including steam engine and fixtures. for lurtner particulars, lnaulre at the machine, or at mv residence, on Sixth Street, between 'Walnut and Chestnut. aula aim GEORGE MI1NTZ?R. FOR BALE SECOND-HAND PIANOS At WARREN 4 OON YNGTON '8. augZ dtf FOR SALE. I OFFER FOR SALE to the hlzhest bidder, or otherwise. Iho building now oecaoled by ma as a Chair Factory, together with the lot on which it stands; said lot fronting Q feet on Fourth Street, running back 120 feet to Canal St. Possession given upon completion ot my new Factory. I juUrtml ED. O. SMITH. Steam Wood-Sawiiis Machine. WOOD SAWEB- TO ORDER AND on short notice by the Steam Woodcawmg Maciiine. i,eave orders at Auction Room. tbe ASH BY auiO dlw 4 Mo REYNOLDS. Sheriff's Sale. BT VIRTLE OF AX EXECUTION issued out of the office of the Clerk of the Knox County Circuit Court, I ndiana, and to me directed, am? in favor of Andrew Adams and Kdwaid G. Dumuhaut, and against James M. Street and Christopher Ilaab, I have levied upon and will, on TUESDAY, the th day of September, is6, between the hours of 9 o'clock a.m. and 4 p.m. of said day, at the marble-yard of Street 4 Raab, offer or sale and sell a large lot of American And Italian marble, consisting of moii u me n ts, spi res, aud beadstones, finished and unfinished, besides the other property of the yard taken as the property of said defendants. ALEXANDER DARLING, Sheriff Vanderburgh County : aug28 dlOt By A. W. Chute, Deputy. Notice of Order of Council diminishing the Width of Second Street, through Avon Place. OTICE IS HEREBY ClVk.V, that the Common council of the cltv of Evan vansville. Kt its session on the 27th dav of August, 1 466, passed an order to diminish the width of Second Street, through Avon Place, from 70 feet to 60 feet 8 inches by straigh tening the south west line thereof. All persons feeling themselves aggrieved by said order may have redress by making; application to said Council within six weeks from the publication of this notice. By order of the Common Council of the city of Evansville. A. M. McGRIFF, Clerk. City Clerk's Office, Aug. 29, 1866. aus dtiw HIRAM XEI.SOX, TJ. S. AUCTIONEER, Has permanently located his Auction Room at No. 85 Main Street, (Opposite the Washington House), t he will attend to all kinds of Auction bus' ness: To the selling ol Merchandise. Wagons, Carriages, Horses, and Real Estate. Auction Days Tuesday, Thukspay and Saturday of each week Cash advances on consignments. Relets to all the citizens of Evansville who know him. Wih give his whole time to his business. apl

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