Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1854-09-01
wiLL cuMnACK.

This gentleman. the peoples eandi-
date for Congress. addressed the citi-
sens Of Brookville. last Friday evening,
in the Market House. Like sensible
IN. be addressed them on the ques-
ton before the people. He did not
end it neceskary togo back.and resur-
rect old and dead topics. but finding
enough in the one that is now SO prom
inent and so justly exciting, he spoke
on that-the restoration Of the Mis-
sour Compromise Iine--as the one on
which the lovers Of freedom and OPP
posers Of slavery extension must act.
and act now.
He did indeed rummage alittle thro'
shs musty pages of antiquity. but it
was in vain search for the origin of
the famous "old line" party. that now
claims to be. par excellence, THE DEM
cratic party. Alas. he found it not
Jefferson. the great leader. in former
tines, was in favor of positively pro-
limiting. by Congress. the extension
Of slavery. Hence he was not an
'sold linerl Monroe and his cabinet,
among whom were Crawford and Cal
houn, were not "old liners" for they
approved the restrictive line which the
90 called "old liners" Of the present
day have repealed. And thus he came
down to the days of Whitcomb, and
Fitch, and Brown. and Robinson. and
the Democratic Convention. and the
the Democratic Legislature, Of ie4e.
and none Of these were "old liners"
then. There was nothing in the BAL
fmore Platform Of 1852 that, even by
fair implication denied the right q
Congress to prohibit the extension Of
slavery. The Baltimore Convention
was not therefore convention Of "old
liners" Here he gave up the chase
- hopeless one. These "old Ii.
ners," who would fain induce honest
Democrats. of the Jefferson. and Jack
con and Polk school. to support the
present pro-slavery Democrats for Of
fce, must have come into existence
since 1852. His position, in favor o.
arepeal Of so much Of the act Of Con
gress as repeats the Missouri compro'
mise. was well taken and well defend
ed. On the whole. his speech was g
good one. and gave general satisfac.
tion to Wings and Democrats, who art
In favor Of restricting slavery within
given bounds by direct Legislation
upon the subject. as did our fathers
JuDor HoLnAs, who was present
followed with very good speech, con
sidering the circumstances. IL wa
late when he began. and he could bu
discover that his friend had evidently
the sylnpathies ofmost who were pres
snt. He announced that he had beer
chosen TO be candidate for Congress
but be didn't know how. II will b
remembered that some weeks ago W
attributed his unexpected nomination
probably to the Know Nolhings. VIII,
we're 10 the conyention---this seem
TO confirm our suspicion. for the judy
Knows Nothing about il. Is he kno,
Nothings That islhe question.
The Judge evidently labored unde
great embarrassment. He is too niue
Of e gentleman to try to secure popu
lar favor by personal abuse. and to
honest to entirely conceal the fears h
enterta;ns as TO the result Of this can
vass. Our readers remember that h
was not present at the convention thI
nominated him. and that he has neve
formally accepted the nomination. :
We had wondered why this unusu'
course. buthIs speech, Friday nigh
explained the mystery. He repudiai'
The platform Of the state and dis.ri'
conventions and. as he could not fol-
mally accept the nomination, witho'
endorsing the platform. he has col
eluded to 90 into the canvass info
nally, believing taat the less that
said about that platform the better. :
In his speech be repeatedly said tn
he wished to conduct this canvass
the platform Of 1859. No wonder
The good sense of the Judge. and
commingling with the people, ha
shown him that the platform Of 10.
which vas got up at Washington. W
not be adopted by the freemen Of Il
district. He abhors slavery. and
We understood him correctly. he won
not do anything to extend it.
viewson this subject evidently embl
rsss him. in trying to run in behalf
the slavery propagandists Of this d
triot.
His hope is that he viii save
party from breaking to pieces on 4
question. and we think bis course v
b. to steal Cumback's thunder. by +,
jee'ing to the repeal, and favoriug
repeal of the repeater. We shall S