The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-06-29

DtBatfected Democrats, &cs
> The Enquirer is pleased to allude to those
Democrats who refuse to support Lockhart
for the nomination, as STEW dsaffected
Democrats" and to say we have espoused
their cause. The latter clause we can let
pass without comment, and also the other
goed-humored remark signifying the Journal
has been bri6ed O to oppose Lockhart. The
differences between our Democratic friends
ct various times, only serve US with proper
substance for rGicule, without at all enlist
ing our feelings very deeply on either side.--
Il sggravates this amiable neighbor very se-
riously, that we should have anything to say
shall stick to matters and things in our own
party, and if we only looked to his personal
and organic happiness, we should do SO. But
he must excuse US if we occasionally dip in
to the fun, for the purpose of editorial enjoy
ment and by way of contributing to the
amusement of our readers.
But his allusion to ga few disafected
Democrats" as being the only opposers of
Judge Lockhart, is very supremely ridiculous.
That 10 intended for effect in the country
where the facts are not knowns-but in the
city, such remarks must call forth the unmit-
igated contempt of even Lockhart's warmest
supporters. We venture the remark from
our own knowledge, aside from information
received from prominent Democrats, that pro-
badly three fourths of the Democracy Of Ev-
snsville, are opposed to Judge Lockhart, and
among them are many Of the leading Demo-
Gratis. The meeting which appointed dele
gates to attend the Petersburgh convention,
declined instructing these delegates to vote
for Lockart, even in the face of his remark
made to the meeting, that If these delegates
were not thus instructed, he would not be
q candidate before the convention. BY pack
ing this meeting, and brow-beating its men,
bers, and throwing aside ordinary courtesy
and modesty. he succeeded in getting dele
gates appointed, by majority of three, favor
able generally to himself-but at the same
time he made by his course, bitter enemies
Of some who were inclined when they went
there, to be his friends, and utterly with
drew fromhimselfany prospect of support from
those others, who were not prepared TO give
him their preference at that time. The attempt
now made by the Judges organ--bought up
by him on its principle of "when you can
6nd nything to buy, buy ito create the
impression, that but ga few disaffected Dem
ocrats" are opposed to Lockhart is not only
ridiculous, but shallow and contemplate. 1t
will not go do,On here, nor at any other place
where the facts are at all known.
The attempt to "soft-soap" Mr.. Hughes
10 on par with the Enquher's remark about
ga few disaffected Democrats" He is one
of those "disaffected Democrats" but we
presume he will scarcely admit, more than
the others who acted with hin, that he is a
disafscted Democrat, because he had indepen-
dence enough to carry out his own views re-
lative to the nomination of delegates. II is
new thing that Democrats are to be called
'disaffected Democrats" because they will
not support the aspirations Of particular
man for office, especially when this man is
not the choice of the community in which
he lives. He is not the Democratic party, al
his organ appears to think, SO there is no par
ty disaffsctiOn in opposing him, nor are those
"disaffected Democrats" who may see fit t.
prefer others 10 him. Mr.. Hughes is one o
those, and the most prominent, "disaffscte,
Democrats" to whom the Enquirer alluded
lately as being "badly used up and having
"cut such figure" at this. meeting. His at
tempt now to propitiate Mr.. Hughes, is mad
at the expense of the editors own indepen
dence, and of those who acted with Mr.. II.
and to whom the editor offers no apology
1t is uery small, to say the least of it, and
species of fawning to seek favor, to which W
are happy to say, the people of this city ar
not accustomed.
We have no desire to SNAKE enemies G
personal friends" as the Enquirer charges
II his course has been such as to make enc
mics of his own friends, we are not respon
sible.