The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-08-12
Jeff Davis.

ment TO our Secretary of War. 1t is from
.be baltimore Clipper. We do SO the more
readily for the reason that few unprinciPled
demagopues at Indianapolis, last winter, had
the effrontery to get up and sign remon-
STRANGE addressed to Gen. PIERCE, asking
him not to confer a Cabinet appointment
upon the distinguished MissssiPPian.
Enquirer.
We had always supposed that our friend OF
the ENQUIRER, was an orthodox democrat, but
finding him INDUCING in such ecstacies OF
pleasure, in endorsing a man who has made
himself notorious throughout the length and
breadth of the land as a"Firs-Eater," we are
reluctantly compelled to change our opinion.
The public will scarcely need enquire, who
is jeff Davis. The man who only two short
years ago was engaged furiously stumping
his own State as Secession" candidate for
Governor, and with all the powers of intel
lect and oratory that he was master of, ex-
horting his fellow-citizens to repudiate the
Constitutional la,rs Of Congress.
Nor did he stop here, but labored earnestly
to spread his reasonable heresies all over the
South. The compromise Measures" which
were regarded by sound men and politicians
of all parties, as the great safety valve to the
Union,were by him repudiated, and trampled
under his factious feet. Happily for the
country, and especially the South, the perni-
cious heresies of"Jeff Davis" were repudiat.
ed with himself in the Gubernatorial race
with Mr.. Foote, two years ago, and sunk with
him to one common political grave, where
they would have enjoyed long and merited
repose, had not man of his own kidney been
elevated to the Chief Magistracy of the Gov
eminent. Gen. Pierce desired kindred spir-
its to aid him in administering the govern
ment, and the trumpet was sounded for the re-
surrection of JEFF Davis.
The public are familiar with the history Of
this man, and know that it is true as above
written. Yet, this is the man which the En-.
quirer flnds such unmingled pleasure in en-
dorsing, complimenting. &c. ave do SO the
more readily" says the Enquirer, "for the
reason that few unprincipled demagogues at
Indianapolis, last winter, had the effrontery
to get up and sign remonstrance addressed
to Gen. Pierce, asking him not to confer a
Cabinet appointment upon the distinguished
Mississippian." Now, let us see who these
"unprincipled demagogues' are, that signed
this remonstrance to Pierce. The remon.
STRANGE was signed by at least two-thirds Of
the members of the Senate of Indiana. The
motives that they professed to be governed by
In thus demonstrating, were, that Jeff Davi:
was not an Orthodox National Democrat, bu
seditious Fire-Eating Demagogue, and thai
he did while occupying a military position
during the Mexican war, make report to TIT
War Department, gravely rejecting upon tn,
courage and chivalry Of the Indiana soldiery
which was utterly unwarranted by facts
malicious upon its face, and untrue in detail
We seldom feel called upon to defend o.
justify the public acts of Democrats, but W,
do think that no true Indianian, (the Enquir
er man not excepted,) could brook such an in
dignity as jeff Davis cast upon the pride AM
valor Of our State, much less sustain charg,
OF "unprincipled demagoguery," against TIT
highest legislative body of the Common
wealth for regulating its author. The Bal
amore Clipper, from which the Enquirer clip
complimentary notice of Mr. Davis, ais
contains the following:
I'VE have seldom sympatized with Mr.
Davis, politically, and are unacquaiuted Will
MIN personally; but he is a valuable servan
OF the public, and as such we feel it to be GU
auty, as 1t surely is our pleasure, to commen
him.
This may all be true of Mr.. Davis; that h
makes good officer it is not our purpose o
wish to deny. But we do say that his char
acter before the world as man. and espec
ally as Democrat, to say nothing of the in
suit offered to every citizen of Indiana, b
misrepresenting the conduct of our Soldier,
was sufficient to excite dstrust in the MAJ
and justify even a stronger protest, again
his ibeing crowned with Cab met honor
than even that which went up from tn
State. Perhaps the Enquirer can sustsi
this wholesale charge against the Indar
Democracy, but we fear that his anxio,
zeal to support the present uncertain and Vi
defined administration has induced him
over-shoot his mark. We believe, howeyt
that he is an avowed Pierce Democrat: if 6
it is not so strange that, like his "good ma
ter" he should differ with the great MAORI
of his party.
FIVE MEN DRowNED.-We learn from {
Paducah Journal, of the Sd inst, that on I
preceding Monday mo rning the steamer
L. Shotwell run into two coal boats
Hawesville, and drowned five men.