The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1851-07-12


Va A communication signed "a Democrat"
Nppearet in the columns of late number of
oPlhe German Volksbo.e, in which the writer
twas undeservedy severe on the editor of that
paper, and made illusions to FLANDERS, mis-
Representations. &C., against Judge Lockhart,
(which he signiied had been propogated by
etthe Journal. The generosity of the editor
\ of the Volksbote permitted the publication of
IA communication against himself and most
!. unjustIy 90. Ia it, he was upbraided for not
Pr upholding and defending Judge Lockhart
more strongly, and taken to task as if he had
r. been some soft headed Ounce who knew not
his duty to himself, his party, or his readers,
If while ''a Democrat" was all-wise in every
y thing, and knew much more about the duties
Of paper than its editor. He would EVIL
IDENTIFY have the Volksbote share the fate Of
e. the Republican and Democrat. They not
only injured Lockhart most cruelty by talking
! 90 much about him, but lost the support of
c Democrats therefor, and were killed off,
= Now, the editor Of the Volksboie has,
q we think, tyo classes of duties 10 perform
First, his duty to party-and that should never
: call upon an editor To- sacrifice his principles
for men, or 10 advocate the election of can
! didaie simply because he bears the name
Democrat or Wing, when he is VIGOROUSLY
unsoand N his principles, and does not in
his opinions correctly represent those whom
he would wish TO make his constituents. If
this be correct doctrine, the editor Of the
Volksbote is not called upon by duty 10 party
to strongly advocate the claims OF Lochhart,
who does not correctly represent the feelings
of the people of the first district or his own
party. Secondly, his duty to those for whom
he writes. He writes for the German pop
ulation. His duty 10 them does not call upon
him to advocate the claims oil a man who IS
opposing the interests oil Germans, as Lock-
hart is doing by trying TO keep government
from spending money among the laborers
and working men Of the West, and especial
ly on the Ohio river HeTsays hen iii'oHiy
vote for appropriations for improving rivers
running directly to the ocean, such as the
Mississippi. The Ohio does not run directly
10 the ocean, therefore he will have no gov
eminent money spent on it. This is oppos-
ing the interests of the Germans more than
anything else he can do, and the editor Of Il
German paper who would lend ham hearty
support, in that act would thus far oppose
the prosperity and welfare OF his own coun-
trymen in this region. Wed not know who
IA Democrat" is, but we will venture the
assertion he is not one Of the bone and
sinew !" to be benefited by that which pros.
pers the practical laboring man.
But the editor of the Volksbote knows his
own duty, and we think he will practice ii
without the advice of either . A Democrat u
or the editor OF the Journal. As for this cor
respondents talk about SANDERS mIsrrpre-
sensations, &c. against Lockharl, il is ali gas
We have not slandered him, nor have we
knowingly misrepresented him. There wa:
no need of doing this. To tell the plain truil
on him is bad enough. Truth may be Sian
der in law-and telling the truth is the only
way we have slandered Lockhart. To mis
represent his opinions would be our wors
policy as an opponent, because it we car
give a correct impression Of what his opinion
really are, no man will vote for him who ha
- at heart the interests of this district. w,
only fear that his opinions may get misrep
resented, and thus that some wissvo,e'fo
him thinking he is not what he is. II sver
easy Tor "a Democrat to say We have saud
cred or misrepresen,ed Lockhart, but 1t wi
be difficult task to prove il. An ADLER ma
than our Democratic fault finder tried it in III
columns Of the Republican, and failed mos
miserably. Let him profit by the experienc
oil others.