Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-07-27

feared that he cannot survive.
We have heard various statements as to the
cause of the affray, but w do not think it adj
visable to publish them. Shackleford is in Jail,
and the case will probably be brought up for
examination before the police court this morn
ing.
CAss AND HIS LIvEs--here is a paragraph
that has certainly escaped the notice of the
Democrat, else we should see it paraded in its
columns as an evidence ofGen. Cass' great pop
ularity, The National Intelligencer says that
six different lives of Gen. Cass have been pub
lished in Washington city. The last is in Ger
man, and the Intelligencer gives this -transla
ton of passage on the twelfth page:
The result of the election of 1914 is well
known. Mr.. Polk received the votes of all the
cratic party was to the greatest extent the loork
of Gen. Cass.
What think honest and intelligent Germans
of such attempts under the very eyes of this
Locofoco administration to impose upon their
presumed ignorance? Is it OF is it not an in
suit TO be resented at the polls?
n~The Hon. David Wilmot of Pennsylva-
mia, the man who gave name to the famous
proviso, has always been strong and influen
tial democrat, but of late there has been con-
siderable dispute as to his position in respect
to the present candidates for the Presidency
The following extracts of letter from him to
friend in Pennsylvania show not only what
course he intends taking as to the Presidency,
but what he means to do in the event of the
adoption eff the plan of compromise now pen
ding in Congress.
June %, 1913.
Mr. DEAR FRIEND: You have just been mis-
informed. shall support Van Buren, with
the whole strength of my patriotism, and dc
all in my power TO get up an electoral ticket
for him in PENNSYLVANIA.
My motto is, fight to the last, on this great
question. expect Polk will buy up enough
in Congress to pass what they intend to call
a compromise, to give slavery about half Oh
two-thirds of the acquired territory. / intend
TO give them notice that will introduce a bill
to "repeal' any such act, and SO far from pro
llucing quiet, it will be but the commencement
ofagitation.
OCEThe new steamship Crescent City, sail
ed from New Orleans for New York on the 18th
taking 225 cabin and % steerage passengers
together with two companies of the 18th In
fantry, consisting of 200 men, including th'
band of the regiment. She also took S207, III
in specie, $50 ,9Ol of which is for Havana, AM
Sl17, 275 for New York.
OYThe Vanderburgh Democrat revile
Gen. Taylor for not giving publicity to the de
cision of the Court of Inquiry, in reference t
the retreat of the ID Indiana Regiment, whel
the truth is, Gen. Taylor says that he has neve
been officially advised of that decision.
The Democrat states that Gen. Taylor woul
have seen by that decision, that Col. Bowie:
who gave the order to retreat, and then,
shield himself, denied it, loGs alone the guilt
COWARD.
Gen. Taylor would have seen no such thing
for there was no such thing in the decision c
the'Court of Inquiry. If The locofoco paper
could get any wing to bring the charge of COW
ardice against either the officers or volunteer
ofthe Ind lana brigade, they wouldbe satisfied
But they stand alone in making this infamou
charge. Gen. Taylor never made it, the Cou
of Inquiry never made it, and the poor creature
have to handy it about from one to the othe
as the legitimate coinage of their own brain
State Journal
If the State Journal undertakes to notice a
the falsehoods put forth by the Vanderburg
Democrat, it will be kept pretty busy. The
is not in the length and breadth of the land
more reckless print than the Democrat
takes the palm from the Sentinel entirely, ar
that is saying good deal.
New JERsEY.-We understand. says Il