The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1851-08-02
The Close Of tho Canvass.

As the election will lake place on Monday,
we have but little more to say to our fellow
citizens. During the canvass. we have spo-
ken freely Of the candidates for Congress
and frankly and honestly given our opinion
Of the two men, without being governed by
personal friendship, or thought Of reward in
the one case, or BY personal or bitter party
luminosity in the other. We have done our
duty, or at least attempted TO do it, aud ifby
telling plain truths we have offended any
one, while we regret the matter. we are per-
fectly Indifferent to the fact, and shall ever
stand ready to commit the same offence in
the same manner. There il no doubt but that
many editorials in the Journal have set badly
on the stomachs Of those who regarding
Lockhart az Democrat, az he is by name.
are willing to swallow all his gross inconsis-
sencies, his arrant demagoguery. his opposi
ton to the interests Of the West and this dis
trict especially. and overlooking the fact
that he has been steadily in Office nearly
ten years, holding two Offices at one time,
and receiving pay for both when the duties Of
but one were performed, and that he is known
over the district % 40 o6fce-seeker, stand
ready to again lend him their votes, and
again il they can, place him in lucrative
Office. II has been our endesvor to expose
some Of his Inconsistencies expose the
demagoeus in the man by giving the people
fdcts-to expose tho deceits he has practiced
to gull those whose votes he seeks to obtain
Ito prove ito tho people that he is even
holding Office and ever seeking Office, though
he have to crush down worthy and deserving
men Of his party to crafty his ambition
and finally to prove most indIsputably that he
il opposed to River and Harbor az tropria-
tisus for the West, and thus is foe to the
best interests Of those whom he seeks 10 rep
resent. In doing this we must have Offend
ed that class mentioned above. But we be-
heve they are not numerous, and will not be
permitted to elect Lockhart when some Of
the best Democrats in the district are now
opposing their desires and action.
Now we ca9didly submit it to citizens,
to good citizen whether they eau honestly
vote Tor Lockhart after all we have said, and
not one word Of which has been disproven-
whether they can vote for a man to repre-
sent them in Congress. who is opposed to
appropriations for improving the Ohio river,
and all other rivers which do not run direct
Iy to the ocean7 We appeal not only TO our
Cuisines men," hut to mechanics, farmers
and Iaborers. BY voting for him, you vote
against the appropriation Of hundreds of
thousands Of dollars to be scattered over the
West Tor the protection Of the lives Of your
feIlow-citizens travelling on our rivers and for
the protection and advancement of our CON-
merce. The laborer votes against appropri-
atoms for public improvements which would
give him increased wages and plenty Of
work, and every other class votes against an
influx of money that would materially bene-
Fl them. Why are we not as well entitled
to these appropriations as the East, which
has had every demand satisfied We are
Why have we not been able to obtain them7
Simply because the West has sent such
men to Congress az Lockhart, who make
anything an excuse for voting against appro.
prIations for the West. But while IN every
other quarter Of this portion Of country the
people seem determined 10 send no man to
Congress who u not known to be friend to
Western improvements, we OF this distric.
have as a candidate a man who is known to
be opposed to improving our Western rivers
yet this district borders in it's whole length
,<~c.t he lH,, .ch al,
bill opposed by Lockhart made heavy appro.
priations! h itnot strange that those can BE-
found who will vote Tor him2 Why, even
in district in the interior. one Democratic
candidate says that he Is supporting thos,
appropriations for the West, because he
Knows nine.ten,hs Of the people oil his dis
trict favor them. And we knows that the
same proportion Of our people are warm
friends Of such ppropriasiOns-yet many Of
them will votafor man who directly oppo.
ses their opinions ia THE particular, and when
We are more Interested IN q measure calling
for those appropriations than all others CON-
bined which may b presented to the next
Congress. This should not be.
A. an opponent, Lockhart has q man
whose friendship foe Western improvements
cannot be doubsed. He has always been
their earnest friend, and 10 now, and if sent to
Congress may b able to affect much for the
West. Al least, the First District Of Indi.
ana will be known through ito Representa-.
tive. as one section Of the country which de.
rnands in olou0 withheld riyhts II we cleo
Lockhart, then wa say most emphaticaly
Tho First District Of Indiana is opposed te
improving the river by which it is washed
it 10 opposed to Government spending large