The Evansville Journal

Republicanism in the South.
At the Republican Congressional Caucus at Washington City last week, some interesting statements were made as to the progress being made in the Southern States in the extension of sound political principles.
The report shows that the Executive Committee have collected about $17,000, which has mainly been expended in the employment of speakers and organizers, and furnishing reading matter in the South. The Committee have in their employ about sixty colored men and a number of whites engaged in the work of organizing the party in the rebel States.
Senator Chandler gave a glowing account of the importance of the work, and said that every Republican member of Congress could raise at least one thousand dollars in his district, to be expended in advancing the cause; and said that if means were furnished, the Committee would guarantee to the Republican party the ten Southern States at the first election.
Senator Wilson, of Massachusetts, stated that the election in Virginia would probably be held in September, and the result would astonish the nation. He was certain that the majority which Virginia would give would place her in the first rank of the Republican States of the Union.
Several members of both houses made brief and interesting addresses, urging the importance of the work, and claiming that a dollar expended at this time would be worth one hundred expended a year hence.