The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-08-16
Col. Jeff. Davis Again.

secessonist, jeff. Davis, and of his criminal
ton of the "unprincipled demagogues," as he
calls those locofoco Senators of the Indiana
Legislature who signed a remonstrance
against Mr.. Davis, we intend to nauseate his
political stomach very cruelty before we are
done with him. Mr.. Pierce has the right to
appoint just whom he pleases to office, of
those constitutionally qualified; and the big
and little democratic editors over the country,
who look not beyond their noses further than
TO see whose fingers are leading them by said
noses, have equal right to be perfectly salts
fed with everything the President does-but
the people, the patriots of the country, have
also right to scrutinize the appointments,
and especially to ask of themselves-wha,
manner Of men are those whom the President
has chosen as his constitutional advisers!-
The Enquirer assumes the right TO particular
" specify one man in the Cabinet, as an
abused individual, and as a gentleman espe-
oially abused by those democrats in the In
diana Legislature, who got up and signed a
paper demonstrating against the appointment
of Davis to a>seat in the Cabinet We have
claimed an equal right, not 10 abuse Mr.. Da-
Wis or the President, but to express decided
disgust of such an appointment, the appoint
ment not merely of a secessionst, but OF the
most prominent secessionist in the country,
to a seat in the Cabinet-and at the same
time, we expressed our approval of the course
of the Indiana democrats alluded to, who for
once exhibited independence enough tc ex.
press their honest opinions of leader in their
own party.
We recollect very well that prominent
democrats here, when they first heard the ru-
NOR of the anticipated appointment of Jeff
Davis in the Cabinet, ridiculed the idea as
preposterous, and boldly declared President
Pierce had more sense and patriotism than to
do any thing of that kind. We should much
have liked to see democratic organ here at
that time, come out anu recommend the ap-
pointment of the "Fire -eater" to the position
of Secretary-of-W Such paper would
have been kicked from the door of every man
who knew Davis, and loved his own country.
But things have changed. Davis was ap-
pointed, and now democratic editors in some
quarters, seem to think they are bound by
every tie of party, to support the appoint
ment. No one doubts the ability of MIR. Da-
Wis, but all must doubt the patriotism of the
man, who after the passage of the compro-
mise measures, went home and made a
speech, of which the following is an abstract,
and then travelled over his State making Sc
cession speeches.
The Mississippi Flag of the Union, pub
lished at Jackson, thus speaks of Col. Davis's
speech:
We all remember, here in Jackson, the
first speech Col. Davis made in the Capitol
after his return from what he then termed the
scene of his ignominious defeat. My friends
and fellow citizens, said he, come back to
you the harbinger of sad, sad tidings. l come
to YOU covered with the dust of an ignomin.
ious defeat, to tell you that ALL all is lost, save
honor. For weary months have battled in
the national councils for your rights, but tc
no avail. Treachery and intrigue have pre-
vailed; and the oCious measures Of the So
called compromise have been passed. Beat
en- down and disgusted-hopeless, dispirited
and sick Of the scene-at the close of tina
disas trous and Inflated session, have hasten
ed away to my beloved adopted land to tel
the tale of sorrow, and feeling that coult
never more be joyous enough to smile. But
as neared the capitol of my proud and chiv
alrous State, and heard the booming of tn
ominous cannon-now when see before m
the smiling faces Of my own fair country
women, and the cheerful but determine
countenances Of my brave countrymen,
chide myself for my des pondency, and an
cheered with the hope that by our strong arr
and iron will, we may yet beat back tn
damning tide of oppression that threatens us
Such was the substance of Col. Davis
harrangues in Mississippi after the compr1
mise had become the law of the land.
AS a contemporary says-"lf Jefferson Dd
Wis could have destroyed the Union on al
count of the compromise, it would have bee
destroyed. 1t was preserved in spite of b
dea iliest efforts, and now, by the grace
Frank Pierce, he is one of the high council
Iors who control its destinies!''
But we have before us the Journal of Con
merce. In it is an ably written letter signt
ANEW York Democrat" We cannot 70
bear making the following extract from tn
letter, which throughout is democratic, pro
ing indisputably the author is what he pr
tends to be. The writer says:
No one can forget the course of Foote a
Cobb, in Congress, upon the Compromi
measures, nor how much of the success
carrying them through Congress was due
their perseverance, energy and devoted p