The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1851-07-19
Lock harris Position.

Loekhart,s Position.
The following article is taken from the
Louisville Courier. 1t correctly says, ''there
is no district in the West that has deeper
interest in the success Ct our river and har-
Dor bill, that was defeated at the last session,
than that in which the fourishing city OF Ev-
ansyile is located" This district borders on
the Ohio river, and heavy appropriation
was made by the bill to improve this river be-
low the falls From the impediments 10 our
Commerce in the Ohio river, we have GER
tainly great interest in ANY measure intend
TO prove them. AT seasons when our mer-
chants most want their goods, the river is
generally in such a condition that they e1-
perience long and tedious delays, and then
have to pay high freightage, and every cent
additional of price generally tells TO the con-
sumer. But we do not mean to argue so
plain a question. 1t is enough TO know that
by the passage of this bill. vast amount Of
money would be expended among our peo-
pie, and especially among the laboring class
es, which by the defeat OF the bill must now
be withheld from us for some time to come
aud the longer will be that time the greater
number of such men as Lockhart we send 10
Congress. The Courier says:
"Within day or two we have conversed
with several gentlemen from the Evansville
Congressional District in Indiana. who as
sures US that there is not a reasonable doubt
T,,.tc II yhar ~ tha
cratic candidate Tor Congress. There is no
district in the West that has deeper inter
est in the success of our river and harbor bill
that was defeated at the last session. than
that in which the Aourishing city Of Evans
vile is located. Judge Lockhart. surrender
ing his own CONVICTIONS oil duty and justice 10
the West, preferred yielding obedience to the
Moloch of party. and has assumed position
upon the question OF river and harbor I'M
provemenis, which. if he adhered to in Con-
gress, would prevent his voting an aPproPri-
alton for any other Western river than the
Mississippi. As his district is watered on
ole side by the beautiful Ohio, the people
whom he seeks TO represent are called upon
20 vote for a man WHO stands pledged 10 re-
sist their most important n'eresrssand TO op-
rose their clearest constitutional rights. lt
mol, tneftiOEt. tO NC cN'
inCormants assure US, that hundreds OF Dem
ocrats in that district who believe Gen jack
son did not violate the Constitution in ap
proving river and harbor bills that went
much farther than the one defeated last VIII
ter-intended voting for and supporting the
Wing candidate who is running against Lock-
hart. Albertson was thrown over by the
the Locoloco convention Cor opposing this
river and harbor bill and il would be incon-
sisteni in the extreme, if they should now
elect man moe ultra in his opposition TO
such appropriations than Alberison ever
was. whom the convention discarded that put
H.ockhart in nomination"
We appeal to our farmers 10 scrutnize
Lockhart's position. The value OF your
| farms the reward Of your labor, the price Of
your corn, wheat, bacon, cattle. &c. &c: ale
pend upon the prosperity of the West, and
tina: prosperity particularly depends upon
the improving and extending of her avenues
of commerce. Recollect that. You are all
interested in this matter-you are to be bene-
fited by the carrying out Of that which Lock
hart is now opposing. Vote for him if you
will-but il you do, you vote against your
own prosperity.