The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-09-28
THURSDAY MORNING,::::: SEPT. %.
Nebraska Terrified!!-Sen bright
and Gov. Willard Refuse to Discuss
the Swindlel


the Swindle!
In pursuance of an appointment to speak
at this place, Senator Bright and 1t. Gov.
Willard made their appearance in our city
Tuesday evening upon the arrival of the
cars, at 5 O'Clock p. NJ. Our citizens had
been led to believe that these distinguished
servants Of the Administration, were coming
here to address the people of Vanderburgh,
Morning previous notice appeared in the
Enquirer, calling upon the Democracy to as.
semble at Apollo Hall in force" and very
significantly intimating that the Douglasites
were going to have "love feast" all to
themselves in the evening, and that no dis.
cussion OF political subjects or reply to
Bright and Willard would be permitted, on
SO sacred an occasion. Our citizens gener.
ally, outside Of the Douglas conclave of the
Democratic party, were DESTROYS of hearing
the Nebraska bill and other issues of the
campaign discussed, and accordingly a note
was addressed to Gov. Willard by J. G..
Jones, Esq, on behalf of the citizens of Ev.
ansVille, requesting that en- anti-Nebraska
speaker be allowed to answer the first speech
oil the evening, whether made by himself or
Senator Bright, for the space of one hour
and twenty minutes. To this note no reply
was made, but it was verbally made known
that no such proposition would be accepted
After the meeting had convened, the same
proposition was publicly made to the Presi.
dent of the meeting. Judge Lockhart, who
stated in reply that sit was Democratic
meeting and the proposition would not be
acceded to-" At this junc:ure, the Wing
and anti-Nebraska portion OF the audience
quietly withdrew, followed by large por.
ton of the audience, and as they were retir-
ne, the Hon. Senator (D, with clenched
fist, extending his arm after the crowd, and
in an excited and menacing manner, exclsim-
ed--"RUN, YOU INTERNAL COW.
ARDS.!."
The leading Wings and anti. Nebraska
men who withdrew, generally remained
away, and counciled their frisnds to offer no
interruption whatever to the speaking.-
Senator Bright commenced harangue,
which would forcibly remind one OF all the
4th Of July orations that they had ever heard,
in which the GREAT PRoSoUS |, figured very
conspicuous part. The history of his own
Senatorial efforts were given degree of i'm
Portance, which in all probability no other
man than Jesse d. Bright had ever possessed
the sagacity and penetration to discover
He had served his country in the Senate
with Cass, Cay. Webster and others, and
modestly acknowledged that "hs was The
yoanssst nan in point of years." that served
on the immortal committee of thirteen tina,
saved the country in 1850.
The main drift of the Senator'S lone
speech was reiteration of the hackney ed
assertions and statements which everyb body
hadheard thousand and one times before.
We viii not attempt a report Of il, because
We know it would be as uninteresting to our
readers abroad, as the speech itself was to
those who listened to it.
He concluded with tremendous harancuc
to the audience, as citizens of Indiana, to
stand by the NEBRASKA swISDLE, forgetting.
however, to tell them that the sister States
OF Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Iowa
and Missouri had overwhelmingly repudia.
ted the measure which he so earnestlv zen.
Joined" upon Indiana to endorse.
As MIR. Bright retired from the stage. 1t.
Gov. Willard arose, when general ell wen,
up from the crowd for Major Robinson, and
scene OF confusion followed which battles
description. The Gov. stood upon the stage
like a statue. He would occasionally at.
tempt to speak, but his voice was immed.
ately drowned by the continued cry for
Robinson! Nobody but Robinson!." The
symptoms of a general row and breakup
were strongly manifested for some 20 min.
utes. Several prominent Wings went
forward to the stage and enceasered to sup
press the opposition, but did not succeed un-
til Maj. Robinson himself mounted the stand.
The Major briefly explained the circumstan-
ces under which the meeting was called.
claiming aad maintaining the right of the
people to be heard, but declined crowdng
himselfi in to make speech, where he had
been crowded out; he coniured his fellow.
citizens to listen quietly to the speeches OF
retire, and concluded by promising one Of his
best speeches on Saturday night next.
Gov. Willard was then allowed to proceed
with little further interruption. His speech
gave US most striking illustration how
sound and rant. and vehemer ce, and affected
eafnes'ness of manner will give effect to
perverted statements of facts and IN the
grossest sophisms and fallacies, before a
crowd. The demagogue was the conspcu.
Gus characteristic in his haranpue The