The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-10-07
DAILY JOURNAL.
The Contest ofis44.


for support, leads US to glance at the Presi-
Dental contest of 1874. Mr.. Clay for Pres.
ident, and Mr.. Frelinghuysen for Vice .Pres-
dent, were before the people. Mr.. Freling.
huysen is a member of the Presbyterian
Church, and had long been President Of the
Board Of Foreign Missions. That fact was
urged against him, and had its influence with
the Catholic voters, who nearly al! voted
against him.
TIE infamous ISLANDERS and personal abuse
heaped upon Mr.. Clay were such as no other
public man ever received.
kendal's Exposition, published at Wash
ington City, was the principal generator Of
this abuse, from whence il was distributed,
by the newspapers and bar-room politicians
OF the party, all over the country. As SAM
pie of this abuse, we give the following ex-
tracts, the first from the Erpos,tor, and the
latter from the Goshen Democrat:
DESIGN.
To illustrate the character ofhe Wing PARTY.
AT the top of the sheet, put the name
"WHlG PARTY"
Under this, place the figure off double man
with face each way, one side representing
Henry Clay, with pistol in one hand and
pack of cards in the other; and the other side
representing Freling huysen. with Bible
in this hand. Relow, but the words
ave fight rih both carnaI and spiritual
treapons."
Under this, divide the sheet in two col
umns. On the left, put a cut representing
Henry Clay shooting fellow man in duel
on the right, Freling- huysen parying for sim
ners.
Below this, Clay at the card table, playing
game of brag; and Frelinghuysen at the
Communion Table, partaking Of the Sacra-
ment.
Then, Clay in a brothel, Kissing the lewd
woman; and Frelinghuysen amid his pious
sisters IN prayer meeting.
Clay looking on while his overseer whips
a negro man. aud Frenghussen walking
-arm-in arm with a black dandy.
The whole to be intersperyed with appro-
pirate sayings from the mouths of the two
candidates, and concluded by grand process
zion OF WING Clergyman who support the
Ticket, escorting the JUGGERNAUT, Hen
~ Cl y, in the shape OF Old Nick, to the
Temple of Civil Power, while Fre!inghnysen
with angels wings on, besides him on the
same car with this motto:
Jour HEAVEN Is POWER, THOUGH
THE DEVIL BE IT'S GOD"
Polk it TO him (Clay), that in morals he is
profiigate-in politics knave-that he is
gambler and black leg-a debauchee-a
Sabbath breaker-a profane swearer- IA du-
elist and slave holder; that he has twice
attempted the life of his fellow maa-that
he was the principal agent in the death of
Cilly-ihaI he wrote the challenge, and that
when the moral sense vt tina Uni"n was
shocked, and sorrow brooded ON ey ~ heart
at the result, he remarked with Il end-like
lsugh-such as echoes through the vaults OF
He'll, that IL was enfy nine days bub-
blel"
Polk tito him, that he is an arstocrat, and
slave-holder-thatt the hand of the Slave
fans him in his mid day slumbers-that the
BIBLE has 40 place upon his plantation
that mere tban SO men, women and children
aru teilng for him day by day-in the most
profound stupidity-gnorant OF lhier ow n
rights; ignorant of their existence OF God;
to whose ears the news OF glad tidrngs was
never preached; and who are themselves cor.
rupted aud degraded by the dissolute exam.
pie of their master-ihat tho sound of the
overseer's lash daily resounds from thei
backs, and that he, Henry Clay, the GOO
whom the Wings worship, has even sold his
own chi dren into servitade.
Goshen Dean.
These furnished the 10. Whights, thu
John Pettit's, the Pitch's, and the Robins ou'
Of our State, the staple of their stump
speeches. Who does not recollect listenin.
to their Infamous denunciations-who doe
not remember the reeking filth and stint
spewed from their putrid throats upon TIT
character Of Henry Clay,
These are the men who now appeal to tn,
friends of Henry Clay, Chose who stood b,
him during the ISLANDERS isl4,) to aid then
in their crusade against that freedom O
which Mr.. Clay was ever a noble champion
and against the enactment of laws for tn
prom Dtion of order and the morals of tn
country.
Such appeals are insult to the ture friend
of Henry Clay, and whenever made, ough
to be greeted with the Kissing scorn whic
cannot but be aroused within every homes
bosom.
Bold RoLLERY.-A farmer i'm Cincinna
Sas made the victim of a bold and success