The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-08-25

for Maj. A. L. Robinson. 4
SsBy their Fruits ye shall know them.''
Yesterday was the day appointed for the
meeting of the peoples Convention" at
Peterburgh, and we suppose Of course it met;
the result we will hear soon. This the Peo-
Piles Convention. No packed machine Of
factions, cliques or delegates appointed in
caucus. But spontaneous gathering Of in
dependent freemen, without regard to party;
too free TO be trammeled BY the impotent
fat and silly pledges of a demagogue con-
vention. We have sufficient confidence in
the masses who have convened at Peters
burgh, almost to endorse their nomination
before we know who has received it, and
whoever may have been their choice, will be
the man to represent this district in the next
Congress.
Smith Miller's cake is dough, and we
wouldn't wonder il the faces of the party, or
rather clique, he represents, was made Of
pretty much the same material. But his fate
is sealed, and let some kind friend prepare
his epitaph. 1t is generally presumed that
the representative of district, is selected
from among the most able men in the dis
trict; as well in point of intellect as in legis-
lative ability. 1t is also but reasonable that
he should be taken by those abroad, as fair
sample of the material of his constituency.
five send a Hottentot to Congress, the
natural presumption would be, that we at
home were no better. If we choose q man,
decidedly vulnerable at every point, and Of
rather weak intellect, TO represent US in
the councils of the nation, very low est.
mate would naturally be placed upon our dis
elimination, or else it would be considered
that we were so far behind in the march Of
improvement that our interests were not
worth looking after.
We do not say that Mr.. Miller is either a
Hottentot or an imbecile. The people OF
this community have had as fair opportuni-
ties of estimating his talent as we, and it is
their prerogative to judge for themselves;
but we would in all candor ask the people Of
this district, Was Smith Miller your choice!
If dcrnier resort, ptitiously thrust in
by faction who were bound to make him
the nominee, by fair or foul means, or else
defeat the object Of the convention, could
possibly by any construction Of the term be
called the Peoples candidate, then Smith
Miller occupies that position. Enraged jour.
tka IF 0ntp cd
gogues-may below like bulls of Bashan
and prate Of "Mongrel conventions" blu,
Mongrel or no Mongrel, the voice of the peo-
pie is the potent panacea that will effectual.
jy counteract their poisonous influences; the
vermifugs that will send those Kissing vipers
TO their dark dens in obscurity.
We have seen the fruits Of our servant.
abroad and have learned their value. We
have been estimated abroad by the standards
we have sent out from among us. And how
do we stand! Why, we ofthe West are de-
MED even paltry appropriation for the i'm
provement of our commercial facilities. We
are cyphers. Let committee extend an in.
vitation to the President or any Of our mag
mates, to visit Evansville, and the probabil.
fly is that they would prepare for voyage
to Europe or California.
Cape Town, Buramapootur, Shanghai and
Yokohama in Japan, are names familiar to
every citizen of Washington, bot let any
one enquire there for the Representative
from the Pocket" or the Evansville Dis.
trict, and they would stare and laugh, and
turn to their atlas's. VIVA. we want is a man
who will represent US in the National Legis.
lature; one who will make his voice to be
heard in Congress, and give bis constituency
other evidences of his vitality, besides send
ing them wishy-washy bombast, in the shape
of speeches on local matters, not at all affect
ing our own or general interest.
Such a man we will guarantee the choics
of the convention to be. We know it. We
have the material among US, and II will b
brought out.
DEPRECIATION IN THE VALUE OF LIVE
STocK.-The influence of the failure of th,
corn crop, says the Paris. KY, Citizen, il