The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-09-21
touch again on the General after a WHILE

touch again on the General after while
We have a right to criticise his speech
which we do without touching his person or
fame at all.
Judge Law then arose, without invitation,
and evidently to the astonishment OF the as
semby. lie commenced at once very.iu-
rious speech, with the introduction that
when he spoke at that same place in 1882,
he had said it was the last time. we thinK
it pity the Judge did not abide by his deter
imitation. To-be.sure, he has not much po-
ltically to lose, but he had better preserve
what little he has left of very badly dam
aged, and poor invoice at the best, oil poll
teal reputation. He followed very closely
in the Generals tracks-spoke OF his early
connection with this part of Indiana, rebuk-
ed the Know Nothings, appealed to the
Democracy, predicted an overwhelming de-
feat of Hall and exhausted himself on the
ordinance of 1887, to prove that inasmuch
as it was not regarded by the Territory OF
Indiana, the Missouri Compromise would
not be regarded in Nebraska and Kansas,
and might as well be broken down, &C., &c.
OF course lie took strong position in favor
OF the Nebraska bill, as in ia,o bound, being
one of the slickest working of all the Dem
mocratic machines. He was once Wing.
but worked over into the Democratic party
1 r.
but we have the authority of Mr.. Todd, that
he was abolitionist enough to vote against
Cass and for Van Buren,. But the Judge &C.
cupied the real Nebraska ground of "popular
sovereignty" or popular humbug. Now
here is the position our respectable and COR
pulent friend occupied in lS4S. The follow
ing questions were addressed to him and
others bv letter, to ascertain whether he
was all right as candidate for the U. 5. Sem
ate:
I. Has Congress the constitutional power to exclude
slavery from the Territories of the United States, while
g such power does exist. are you in favor fits be
ing exercised by Congress to exclude slavery from
them?
To these questions our very honorable and
consistent friend replied as follows:
| INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. II, 1913.
| DEAR SrR:-Your note duly received. have in
reply say that received similar note, some days
since Judge Beard of the Senate to which replied
at length and to which L would refer you.
Ifeel reluctance, however in answering both your
questions in the Affirmative. Were in the Congress Of
the U. States, should most redy give my vote and
interest Of every proposition for excluding sla
vory from any Territory acquired hereafter to be
quired by the United States. IshouM deem any pros
Petire action Of Congress the subject both illegal
| and c0HstitutfoRat."
| Hon. X. H. Rousseau, Yourstruy,
| House of Representatives. JOHN LAW.
So much for the Judge. AS the Enquirer
says, he was most probably. bidding for
Free.soil votes" But promising that the
Judge shall receive a little more extended
notice, we let him pass for the time.
Geo. ii. Todd, Esq. was called for vehe-
mently. George arose and walked to the
stage, waited patiently till the excellent
Band had finished its music, then common.
ced. We have not elbow room to report
Todd's speech. Todd is a good Democrat,
but if he didn't pitch into Gen. Lane, and
rub down Law, on behalf of'all anti Nebras-
ka Democrats, and by virtue of the position
which he was called upon to fill, then we
never saw men raked, scraped, scaled and
skinned before. IL we were to attempt re.
peating any part of his remarks, we should
have to repeat all. He was applauded
throughout. Fully three fourths of the as
sembly united in this applause. The very
windows jingled, am the walls shook with
, the spontaneous combustion Of feeling. -
He ridiculed the idea of the Union being in
danger, and thought these sold liners" con.
sidered the First District in greater danger
than the Union. He alluded to imported
speakers from Washington, and from dis
= tant parts of this State, visiting this Distric,
to teach the people how to think. He said
we were able and willing to do our own
thinking without the advice of these ennis.
o sares, and we would do it-and the Demo
: cracy would do it. But here we are report
ing his remarks. Well. we are only sorry
we hav'nt room for them all. He secured
victory which will long be remembered.
Gen. Lane replied, and here was the spec.
tacIe presented of an ex-canddate for the
>, Presidency, and the "Maron of the Mexican
war;" replying in an hour speech to the
City Clerk OF Evansville. But he was re-
ceived with icy GOODNESS, and his remark:
called forth no applause worthy Of report
The meeting adjourned in the very best feel
ing, because fully three-fourths were anti
Nebraska men, and they were cheering fo
Todd: May we have few more meeting
of &! G same sort.
e List OF appointments.