The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1850-08-07
Am Unlawful R,gh.cou. Act.

The Vanderburgh Democrat once wae
pied on Monday night. A mob took posses
sion of the premises about midnight, partial
ly tore down the press, pied some of the mat
ter. and it is supposed threw few things in
the river. We stated in our paper yester-
day the gross offence the editor had commit
ted, In perpetra;ng a fraud and forgery by
issuing hand bills and personally circulating
them, signed by Judge Lockhart. and stating
he had withdrawn from the canvass, and this
certified by five prominent Democrats-and
that this offence should consign him to The
penItentiary. We give the bilI below. For
the information of those at a distance, and
in justice TO the Democratic party here, we
will state the Vanderbugh Democrat has not
been recognized as the organ Of that party
for long time. The gross obscenify. person
al abuse and the vile language used towards
every man with whom it differed, even to-
ward members oil the Democratic party, with
the VIGOROUSLY bad character of the man
strument on all sides-long since compelled
decen, Democrats to despise and dsown the
sheet. Several times it has narrowly es-
capped mobbing. The paper has been n
nuisance to the city. 1t has, through its OBJ
scene and filthy language and ideas, been
utterly untitled for the perusaI ofrespeciabIe
females, and contamination TO The young
1t has in thousand ways called forth the
Indignation of this community, and il the ed
itor had not been worthless vagabond from
whom nothing could be recovered the law
would long since have closed the concern
But the law could not touch it, and the moral
pollution has been suffered till this time to
remain.
Who composed the mob that finally par
tally demolished the office, we know not
Several arrests have been made. We doubt
whether there is respectable man in this
community, who has a particle of sympathy
for Huntington. All appear TO rejoice tina
the evil has been removed, if only iemporari
Iy. We certainly regret that the law ha
been violated, but we put OIL no such hypoc
racy as to say we are sorry the Democra
Office has been mobbed. Ii the city have I,
pay expenses she may consider il money
most happily laid out. We shall now see
whether this man will defy this communit,
by again raising his head in ouI midst as a
Editor" If he do, he may anticipate lynch
ing, such as I've SO narrowly escaped at Gym
Ithiana, and which he would most certanl
have received here had he been caught tn;
night. And we ADVISE certain men VIII
have helped outrage this community b
backing the Democrat and keeping it in C,
istence, and especially one man who ha
been the heart and lungs Of the concern.
remain quiet as circumstance will possibl
admit. w f~.f9
The following hand-bil was the immedia
cause Of the mob. We saw the bill in pi
the Democrat Office yesterday:
FELLOw.CITIZENs OF WANDER.
BURGH AND POsEY COUNTIES:
I, is well known that have been for sc
eral weeks soliciting your sutfrages as ca
ddate to represent you in the Constitutio
i'll Convention, with fair prospect of su
ttNSS, ut yOu WCiC SCtttfH Vi UGH
represented by IL Democrat while Mai
Robinson was my only competitor. b
within few days the scene has been cham
ed by the appearance Of MIR Pitcher in Il
field, which renders not only the election of
Democrat doubtful, but the success ola VIII
candidate almost certain. Under these ci
cumsiances my friends will confer gre
favor by considering me no longer amor
the number from whom n selection is TO
made, as should more heartily regret Il
success of the Wings in the election OF Pi,c
er than my own defeat. hope the Demo
racy will now unite on Major Robinson, al
meet our opponents with an undivided irol
Respectfully Yours,
JAMES LOCKHART.
The undersigned having been consulted
regard TO tue course to be pursued in 4
present emergency, are of opinion that I
withdrawal OF Judge Lock hart has been d
taied by wisdom and patriotism. There
nothing now TO prevent the achievement
an easy victory over the combined forces
our opponents.
NJ. J. BRAY. r. RALEIGH. G. II. TOD
II. w. DUNBAR, l. HUTCHINSON,
Commute,
Evansville. Aug. 5: 1850. ---
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