The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-08-15
Jeff Davis.

uultl lurtneT ana more satisfactory eEluence
off political identity shall have been devel
oped. The Office of reading that paper and .it
amiable editor, out of the Democratic party,
we by no means covet, yet, il it continue t,
run after and bolster up men of doubtful pc
litical virtue, especially one who has been SC
"oPen and notorious" in political prostitution
as Jeff Davis, we shall not permit him to en-.
JOY peaceable fellowship with our true and
simon pure Democratic friends.
He acknowledges that the "galant Secre-
tary," as he calls him, has not always been
loyal, but that he has, since his renegade days,
been OH the stool of repentance, and that he
stood the "unfailng test Of the last election"
and is now firmly planted on the Baltimore
platform. This may be all very true, but the
fact of his being on the Baltimore platform,
by virtue of a death-bed repentance, is no
evidence Of his orthodoxy.
Will the Enquirer also endorse the politics
Of the Abolitionists of Massachusetts,, and
the Freesoilers of New York and Ohio, who
likewise stood ''the unfailing test of the lat
election" by supporting Gen. Pierce, "with
all the fearless energy of their character"
Certainly, il the last election was an "un-
falling test" all who hoped on the Bali
more platform and voted for Pierce are equal
ly as much entitled to the Enquirer's endors-
ment as sound democrats, as Jeff Davis. The
Freesoilers OF the North stumped their dis
tric's propagating their factious sectional
doctrines, up to the very eve Of the last cleo
ton, then got on to the Baltimore platform,
supported Pierce, and are now reaping their
rewards by the special partially of the Presi-
dent JEFF Davis, not only canvassed his
own State but the whole Southern tier of
States, infusing his reasonable doctrines in
TO the people, and tina: too, "with all the lear
less energy of his character" He attended
the Nashville and other Conventions held in
the South, gotten up forihe express purpose
of repudiating and splitting upon" the Balt-
more platform, and as only prevented by the
strong arm of the law from Offering ip his
life in personal combat with man who
dared oppose the propagation of his nefarious
sentiments.
The fact of hi: supporting Pierce, and, like
the Freesoll and Abolition allies of the last
campaign, being transferred from works 10
rewards, proves him no more orthodox than
il does them. The Freesoilers stood the En-
quirer's "uafailing test" but when series
of resolutions were offered in the New York
legislature, which WERE TEST of their SIM
cerity, they '.shot the pitt" and those resolu.
tons, aere but concise embodiment of the
Baltimore platform.
We again aver that the Democratic Sen
ate bad the very best of grounds for protest
ing against the appointment of Jeff Davis
and we believe, for once, they acted from
principle and in good faith to the country
The protest lcas signed deliberately, by
about two thirds of the Senate; for this we
have authority of the most irrefragable
character, and they are not ashamed of il
either; although they have failed to securs
the Enquirer's endorsement, we happen Il
know that they feel proud of it. Gen. Lane
thought it very foolish move at the time
for the reason as he stated, that it was total
" unnecessary, as Gen. Pierce would no
appoint JEFF Davis to a seat in lis Cabinet
upon any consideration, for the very reason
of his Fire eating, fanaiical propcnsities
The Enquirer's lame defence of Col. Davis
turns out to be just no justification at all, AM
while we eschew every idea of bolsterihg N
Democracy in any form, we feel il pleas
ure to defend our own Senate, Democrat
though it be, from charge of "unprincip.e
demagoguery," because they dared for GOO
and sufficient reasons, do good act.
The Enquirer, not satisfied with brandin
the Senators who signed the protest, as IN
principled demagogues, says that it is Ing
time to doubt their orthodoxy in politics, be
cause the Journal saw fit, not TO bolster theI
up, but to commend them for doing tr'
rate thing, with the best of reasons.
That paper also charges US with having in
simulated that Pierce himself is disunionis
You are mistaken, sir; we insinuate no sue
thing; we would not risk ever a guess, as [
what manner of man he is. We don't pre-
tend TO know TO which division of the motle
group of which his party is composed he bt
longs. 1t has puzzled and vexed his ow
party, we notice, most awfuIiy, to tell whic
shade of his constituents he was most pa
tial 10.
We shall for the present place him in Il
same category with the Enquirer man, al
suspend our judgement, but continue to dou
.heir political virtue and orthodoxy, so lor
as they continue to favor and defend disunio