The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1851-06-30
The Proper Rebuke.

The refusal Of the Democrats of this dis
trict to any longer support the Republican,
even with the new Lockhart editor, and thus
permitting it to die right in the heat of the
Congressional canvass. shows more emphati-
caIly than all words, their dislike of the can
didate forced upon them by packed conven-
ton, with whom they had no sympathies,
and their belief that there is no use fighting
further for him. We but speak the opinions
of prominent Democrats in the District, when
we say as we have said, that the nomination
of Lockhart gave great dissatisfaction to his
own party, who felt they had more compe-
tent men, more deserving men, and men who
had better claims for reward Of services,
than this man. They thought that nine
years in office without interruption, and his
now holding a lucrative and influential office,
were enough for one man, especially when
there were better men before the convention,
who had received no such reward from their
own party-and were not men in office seek
ing for Office. This dissatisfaction has grad
uaIy spread, till now il is exhibited in an un-
mistakable form by the death Of LOckhart'S
organ-right in the middle of the Congress
sional canvass, and when he most required
its services to assist in quilting the people
The late editor Of that paper, fought as tho
he were fighting against bis own party, and
as if there were no sympathy in has heart
for the cause in which he was engaged, yet
he was unfinching Democrat. He could
not offer any defence of Lockhart when we
attacked him, nor did he attempt it. He did
not nor could he, say one word against the
ability, integrity, or soundness: OF MIR. De-
Bruer-nor one word for Lockhart that
showed the proper spirit as Democrat in
doing what he could in cause that was ev-
identity against the tide of public opinion.
In the stopping Of this paper, we hope the
aspiring and demagogue spirit of Judge
Lockhart will b. rebuked. We hope he will
sbe led to recognize the dissatisfaction among
his party which meets him at every turn, as
a spirit properly called out by his own grasp
ing ambition, which has led him, while hold
ing lucrative Office, to grasp at another be-
cause it afforded richer food for that ambition
and higher pay. We hope it may teach him
too, that Democrats have not forgotten their
old and much talked of principle-rotation
in office-and that although he may seek to
hold rich Offices all his life, he cannot do so bv
crowding off the track Democrats as able
and true to their party as himself, and who
have had no reward Oh but little for their SER
vices. This is not rotation in office. 1t is
giving HIM Office upon office, and give him
Office while holding office. He has just been
holding two Offices at one time, and has now
become SO inflated as to apparently conceive
there is no other Democrat in his party here
abouts capable Of holding office, or who
should enjoy the fruits Of office; but himself
The President Judgeship OF the First Judi.
cial Circuit, has become too small an object
for his ambition. If elected TO Congress, we
may next expect him to be popping up as a
candidate for the Presidency, Tor no matter
what office he may hold he will be an Office
seeker all his life. But we are glad he is be-
ginning to be found out, and that there is
now fine prospect Of his ambitious or dem
agogue spirit being properly rebuked.