The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-09-20
The Congregational Candidates.


ularly in this congressional race. Both
candidates are well known to the people, and
we most earnestly desired they should be
permitted to run upon their own merits and
respective abilities as men, being fully salts
fed that thus thinking for themselves, the
decision of the people would be in favor of
Judge Hall, as by far the more capable man
of the two, and being in every way better
qualified to represent the people of the First
District of Indiana in Congress, than his
competitor. But our neighbor has seen fit
to make Judge Hall the subject Of a number
of slanderous artcles-tellng his readers
that il they voted for Judge Hall they would
bid for disunion-they would vote for an abo.
litionist-they would vote for man who
had not half the intelligence of his oppo-
nent, that he is an old fogy, &C., &c.
We do not choose to retaiate the ISLANDERS
of the Enquirer by slandering Dir. Miller
We wish to treat him with respect, and we
intend doing so. He is worthy of respect to
say the least-and any man who says Judge
Hall is not worthy OF aIl the respect that can
be accorded to Mr.. Miller, either does not
know the two men, or his malice or party
prejudice is SO strong that he places himself
without the pale Of decent respect. or serious
reply. We submit these two men, as they
have submitted themselves, to the judgment
of the people, and we shall rest perfectly sat-
isfed with their decision.
Let it be recolIected that not a single
charge has been made against Judge Hall,
in all the malice and party prejudice of some
OF his enemies, which even il prouen should
lose him single vote in the district. The
Nebraska question is the test question OF
this election. He is opposed to the Nebras-
ka bill, that inquitous measure, which des-
toys solemn compact made between the
North and the South, and acceded to by both
parties for over thirty years, preventing the
extension of slavery in certain territories. -
Upon that question the issue has been made,
and our readers best know whether or not we
have manfuly met ii, and what our success
has been.
Now as for Mr.. Miller's positions. He
roted for the Nebraska bill, and earnestly
supports it. Any one who has ever listened
to speech of his in support of this measure,
must be satisfied ne even now knows too lit.
tie about the question to be able to give an
intelligent vote on it-and that when he did
vote for the bill, he could only have voted
as tool of higher powers. Moreover, he
said in his speech here, as can be proven BY
some of the best citizens of Evansville, tina,
If he were returned again to Congress. he
would VOTE FOR THE REPEAL OF THE NE
BRAsKA BILL. if his constituents so wiled i
thus signiiying he had really no opinion o
his own on the question, or not enough indie
pendence to carry out his own opinion. 81
much for his position on this question which
is the ainge question of the coming election
Again, he voted for Mr.. Olds' new postag,
law, which materially raises the postage OF
letters, &C., and at the same time uphold
the franking privilege so much abused BY
members of Congress, and which the Who'll,
country has been raising its voice against TO
years past. This alone should prove to ev
cry intelligent citizen, that Mr.. Miller is be
hind the age, and more an old fogy in prin
ciple, than ever his friends dare charge an
other man, we hope, in this region.
tie voted TOR placing ten millions of dollar.
in the hands of President Pierce, to be use.
by him, during three months vacancy. a,
he might see fit, even after this same Presi
dent had shown himself the last man il
whom any such confidence could be placed
We need not remind our readers that the pre
sent largely Democratic Congress refused the
President this mark of confidence. Thew
were not satisfied that it were either necessa
ry or proper to place SO large sum in the
hands of man, to use as it were at his owI
pleasure, when he had shown himself un.
worthy of the trust.
He voted against the Homestead bill, q
bill which this same neighbor Of the Enqui
'rer supported very warmly, as an excellent
thing for poor people, &C., &c.
And he has sustained President Pierce in
two vetoes-the veto of the INDECENT Insane
bill and of the River and Harbor bill. We
need not speak of these bills to Western
men. We need not plead for the one on the
score of humanity and justice, nor for the
other by the rights of the West, claiming
equal protection with the East for the lives
. and property of her citizens. But We saw
without tear of contradiction from any res.
.Pectaoie source, that Mr.. Miller in these
votes as In others directly opposed the will
of his constituents.
Ii these charges are incorrect, we wish
errors pointed out-and if ,bev A..