The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1847-02-11


PRED at the end of the next session Of the
Legislature. These pro TEN appointments
we considered as implied pledges that we
should be regularly nominated 10 the next
Senate. In this. however, we were disap
pointed. The Governor saw fit TO send in
the! names OF Messls. Perkins and Smith,
who were not confirmed.
The day after the close ofthe Legislature,
last winter, Capt. CAIN delivered me a mes
sage (which he said was con6dentiaD from
the Governor, desiring me moi 10 leave lndi
annapolis by the next Stage. | had not sought,
and previous to This message, did not expect
an appointment by the Governor. The next
day Mr.. Simonson, the late Speaker of the
House of Representatives, presented me a
pro ten commission. | asked him whether
The Governor viewed the appointment as a
pledge of my future regular nomination.
/ lie replied in The affirmative, and he still
makes The same assertion, as his letter now
in my possession shows Capt. Cain (who
understood had been consulted by the Gov
ernor respecting the appointment gave me
the same Information. Al the lime of this
transaction, the Governor was in bed ofse
we're illness. Soon after he left bis room,
called on, and informed him, that my object
Was 10 speak 10 him on the subject of the
Judgeshlp; that should have done so before
| accepted the commission, had he not been
sick; that. as he and had difference ia our
views of the obligation resulting from the first
pro TEN appointments, felt that had the
right 10 know from him, what could expect
for the future.
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that, had he no. been sick at tue close of the
Legislature, he should have nominated Judge
Perkins and myself TO the Senate, as a com
promise measure; that having been unable
TO make the nomination, he had given US the
pro tenn. appointments upon the same prln-
ciple, and that he would carry out the com
promise by nominating us TO the next Senate
unless he should be diverted from his pur-
pose in respect 10 myself, by the course the
Wings might take in the coming canvass for
Governor. | said, that view Of The subject
left me personally out of sight. lie replied
il did. | told him would not consent TO be
placed in that situation; Thai was not viii
ling to retain his commission, unless had
some assurance of my future nomination;
that the power he had reserved OF changing
his purpose upon the contingency before
stated, was peculiarly liable TO abuse, and
might be exercised under almost any pre-
tence; that was fully aware he had not APP
pointed me for my good, but for his own;
and that | would not concent 10 be made the
means OF his acquiring strength 10 be used,
at his pleasure, lor my destruction. lie said
il was not his wish TO hold in his hands an
unreasonable power. He then took the manu-
script from his table, and alter reading il, re-
marked that he intended 10 publish il in the
hexi Sentinel. Ii was the same statement,
IN writing, that he had just made verbally,
aud contained The same Objectionable feser-
sation of a right 10 change his purpose with
regard to my nomination. | still objected
10 the reservation; aud after considerable dis
cussioR, he agreed TO withdraw ii, and posi-
lively promised TO publish the manuscript,
without il in the next number of the Senli-
mel. | expressed my satisfaction with the
arrangement, and asked if he would also au-
thorze me TO say, when thought proper
that il was his unqualified intention to nom
lnaIe me TO the next Senate. lie gave me
that authority. said was content, aud left
4 him. The Governor, however, did not make
the publication, as he had promised, in the
next, or any other number OF the Sentinel
d There was no third person present at this
interview, but the truth of the statement
which have made, does not rest entirely on
my VOID. 10 May last, gentleman, whom
: had informed of The Governors pledge, told
him expected The nomination The Gov
elnor replied that be had not given me AL
express pledge, but admitted that he had
, said TO me what gave me right TO expect
the nomination, and that he did not intend /
should be disappointed.
Thus stood the mailer at the commence
ment oftbe present session of the legislature.
During the first week of the session there
was but one opinion, so far as know, with
regard 10 my nomination. Several gentle
men understood from the Governor himself
) that he intended TO nominate me, snd such
, certainly was the general impression. In
the ID week Of The session, had reason TO
doubt the integrity Of the Governor in regard
to the redemption OF the pledge which he
B had given me. On the 22d of Dec, sought
5 an inIervew with him, and demanded lis re-
dempIion. He did not seem disposed en-
} liIely TO deny, but he did not admit, the
pledge. | Iecapliulaied the conversation
+ between US, as above stated; he did not
deny that such a conversation had taken
4 place. | IrIde hard TO convince him that no
( honorable man could make aught on, of i,
J but an express pledge; and tina, no honorable
man would attempt to make distinction be-
E tween such pledge and an expectation fair
} Iy raised by him, when called upon to re
5 deem The one or meet the other. After
}, much discussion, the Governor and myseli