The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-09-29
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NEwBURo, Sept. %. 1854.
Nh. EDITOR:
Two distinguished gentlemen from your
city made their appearance here last eve.
ming; Chas. DENLY, Esq, editor of the Ev-
ansvile "Enquirer," and DR.. Isaac Hutch.
inson. Rumors were put forth and the bell
rung, proclaiming to the good denizens of
our town that speech would be made by
Dir. DENLY, on the general topics OF the day +.
The hour arrived and the curious repaired
to the place designated for the place of
speaking. among the few, ad curiosity
to follow the dim'nutiue band, not number.
ing over sixty, which collected there for the
purpose OF being edited, but left as big a
sinner to the doctrines the gentlemen es.
poused as was before. Mr.. DENLY, alter
a few extraordinary remarks, took up the
question of Nebraska and Kansas, in the
first place, and handled the subject lust as
well as one might expect from person of
his calibre. expecting as he does, remunera.
ton, hearafter, should the Locoroco party
gain ascendancy. He argued that ali op-
ponents to the measures advocated bv the
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Abolitionis,s, Temperance men, and Know
Nothngs. lie spoke of selfgovernment by
the people as justice, and should be main.
tanned by the so-caled Democratic party
that slavery was not, nor never could exist
IN Nebraska or Kansas, but uttered not a
sy liable why the compact was broken, and
Tor what purpose. Ii "geogra pbical line"
was established and the North and South
-tI.asl mil th,,l, ~ 1t.
fire 10 the citadel! 1t was an act dictated
by ambition, and personal ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
Stephens A. Douglass, of astoni shnp noto-
rlty, is the man who first signed the fire.
brand of destruction, setting a dangerous
precedent TO those m;nionS subject TO the
control at the present administration. What
Is now the state of the country! Who dis
turbed its peace? Frank Pierce, Stephen
A. Douglass, and their satellites. When
Gen. 10. Lane spouted here on Saturday
last, he placed the countr. in a safe condi-
ton, ard declared that th" country was in a
most peaceable state, affirming it seemingly
with the greatest so'emnty, but it did not
take.
The speaker referred to. OR. DENLY ,)aiter
leaving the subject OF Nebraska, gave us
"Goldsmith's history of Rome" complete,
touching the patrician and plebian-ihat the
Wings had always posessessed The feeling
of the very ancient putrician, ard the Dem
ocratlc party, the working men, were the
disPisable Plebians, and that the few were
against the many. An old gentlemen sit.
ting beside me, who rad some knowledge Of
ancient history, whispered in my ear, that
ali one might Judge by that white handker.
chief and Byroncal hands, he is of the pa
'rlclan stock endeavorng to gull the pie.
bans" This did not 90 down at all--it was
milk and water" TO the crowd--I mean the
gent!eman's comparison. The next subject
was Know Nothingism. He spoke as though
he feared them--probably he has a right To
DO so, and gave us information of the revo-
lutlonary war, and its heroes, who every
school boy in Warrick is familiar with. III
this is the man that Lieut. Gov. Willard
sends TO our county TO instruct us, we pity
The chances OF locofoco success next Octo.
Der. Mr.. ID. also spoke on the Temperance
cause, and stood on the Democratic platform
IN that respect. Ii was very evident that
he dId nd upon it, but the plank slid from
urder him, and before he finished his inter.
esting haraugue he became much like the
man that saw inebriated once, "could Meth
er talk nor stand straight, but left swinging
to the gatc.'
For the edification of your readers, the
platform Of the Democratic party here, is a
I'm cup full OF "red eye," very good, indeed.
More anon. Yours, r.
Vnhn ell