The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-09-18
Spontaneous Com bustion!

Spontaneous Com bustiOn!
We think spontaneous combustion" may
very well apply to that movement of the peo-
pie of Evansville, which got up rousing
anti Nebraska meeting last Friday night,
without two hours warning. Handbills were
stuck up on the corners at tea time, saying
that Messrs. Baker, Blythe and others, would
address the people at the market house that
evening. At the appointed hour large
crowd was gathered among the butcher
blocks and benches, but finally they, (the
crowd, not the blocks and benches) adjourn
ed to the outside, where there was all out-of-
the meeting by announcing that Mr.. L. d.
Greenhouse, of Posey county, was present,
and as Mr.. G.. had been brought out by his
friends as a candidate for the State Senate
in opposition to COL Drew, to represent Van
derburgh and Posey counties, he presumed
the people would like to see him.
Mr.. Greathouse was then introduced. He
is coed looking and intelligent looking man.
probably quite as much SO as his opponent!
He was received by the crowd very warmly.
He said he appeared before them as candi-
date for the State Senate, not from any
choice or disposition Of his own. He had
hoped that some other man than himself
would have been before the people in oppo-
sition to Col. Drew, but finding that such
was not the case, and being earnestly solicit
ted by his friends, he had submitted his name
to the people. He was not accustomed to
public speaking. He was but a plain farm
,er, but he thought he understood the inter-
ests of all classes in this part Of the State
He said he was Democrat, and always had
been and always expected to be. He was
opposed to the Nebraska bill, while his OPP
ponent supported that nefarious project
He would not discuss the bill in detail. He
was in favor Of the enactment OF rigid
liquor law, but could not say thathe approx
ed Of the Maine law, as there were some
features in it which did not suit him. He
said he had been charged with being a
Know Nothing. He was not one, nor was
he brought out by any such order.
Mr.. Blythe was loudly called for, and
mounted the stand. He spoke for nearly an
hour, in his own vigorous and eloquent style.
Mr. Blythe is favorite speaker, and he can
never escape saying something when he is
caught at a public meeting. His subject
was the Nebraska measure, the inconsistent
cies of the so called sold line Democrats"
on this question, and the duty Of American
citizens. He was warmly applauded every
few minutes. When he retired
Judge Baker was called out with great en-
thusiasm. He spoke about half an hour in
his own good humored and practical manner,
keeping the crowd well stirred up. He clos
ed with an argument on the Temperance
question, saving as he finished his remarks,
that he wished it to be understood that no.
body was responsible for his remarks but him.
self-they were made on his own hook, and
if "anybody didn't like them, why they
might" the last words were lost in the
cheers of the crowd, but we suppose he al
lowed those who didn't like his remarks to
do anything desperate they pleased.
No other speakers being on the ground,
the meeting adjourned in the best feeling
We like these spontaneous combustions.-
They prove the feeling among the people is
all right. Hope we may have few more
such gatherings.