The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-03-27

were MOI Olu LlnerS, Uut suo"Sy SeSPS~'
ed" Mr.. Gavitt jumped up in fury. per-
feet juvenile thunderstorm, and as if all the
Old Lineism in the house had suddenly been
concentrated by some Politico-chemical pro-
cess into himself, and denied Macs right to
speak there-he was Know Nothing, &c. |
A young man arose, and pertinently remark !
ed, that as Mr.. Gavitt hada while ago de.
clined participating in certain business, be- !
cause he did not live in Evansville, he
should like to know what right Gavitt had to
interfere in this matter. The chairman or
dered him to take his seat, but we don't re-
collect having heard the voice of our recent
ly transformed Old Line sheriff again during
the evening. Mac continued his speech,
which was received throughout with such
tremendous applause as to exhibit Old Liners
in a very decided minority.
Maj. Hughes. standing before Mac, DELHI
erately commenced pulling off his coat when
Mac had finished. 1t was at once suspected
that poor Macs wool was to suffer in some
way, but whether by blows or words was
uncertain. Of course talk won the prefer
ence with the Major, and at it he went again,
but didn't say much at last, kind Of fault
he has, though rords abound with him. But
friend Hughes intended well throughout, and
we give him credit for that.
Mr.. DENLY responded to an exceedingly
weak call. When we say he spoke in his
usual style and on his usual subjects, Know
Nothings and himself, we presume those who
ever heard him, will excuse any longer no.
tice of his effort.
But the committee came out and read their
report of nominations. The ticket commen-
ced with Whisky Old Liner, and ended
with a Wing Son Of Temperance! Oh.
fusion, which party no,O dost thou claim!-
But this may be called a"whisky ticket
most decidedly ticket which notemper-
ance man or friend of the new liquor law,
could consistently votS$or. The four prom
inent candidates represent nothing connect
ed with the temperance cause. Only one
man on the whole ticket is native born
American. We do not object to the men on
this account, but we do object, and every Am
erican should object, to so insulting prefer
ence being shown to men Of foreign birth
over those of American birth, in the filling
of prominent offices. No one, perhaps, but
"Know Nothing" would have objected to
a proportionate number of the candidates
being of foreign birth, but every good citizen
should object to ticket made up as is this
Nothing could have stronger tendency than
this action to draw the line of distinction
between the foreign born and native born.
The Know Nothings themselves are not
drawing closer distinctive line, than is the
nomination of a. ticket of seven names, six
of whom belong to men not born in this
country. But we leave the ticket for the
present.
Well. H. Walker, having received his
nomination, felt it incumbent on him to
make speech Of thanks-so he common.
ced:
Mr.. President. Sir. feel, sir, much hon.
ored. sir, by the nomination, sir. And, Mr.
President. although young in years, sir. We,
these years, sir, have been devoted to the Cd.
position of Know Nothingism, sir. And al
tho, sir, one might have been chosen, sir
> who was better qualified for the Office, sir
yet Mr.. President, the committee could mol
have selected frmer Democrat, sir, or q
stronger or better opponent of Know No
, things, sir.
Well. got baked several times BY the ap
, plause, but. bore himself well, and slightly
: bored the crowd, too. fes
Before putting the ticket to vote, III.
chairman made speech very happily calcu
lated to have created a delightful muss, i
> those to whom it was addressed, had any dis
position to seriously disturb the proceeding
of the meeting. His assurance that those
who were conducting the proceedings of the
. meeting, were prepared 10 forcibly proven
: interference Unnecessary, and similar remarks
he made, were altogether uncalled for, GU
Of place, and insulting to those particularly
addressed. Except to applaud McGrew
those not connected with the meeting il
> their feelings, did nothing to which the Oh,
Old Liners could have seriously objected
They evidently regarded the whole affair a
the last desperate resort of the Old Line Ma
chine Democracy in Evansville, sbrinkin!
from it's own name for success, and by hyp
: ocrtical display of opposition TO a single as
ISOLATION, endeavoring to fuse all parties t,
elect a ticket manufactured by q clique o
!" petty Old Line leaders. They evidently ha,
:. no wish to interrupt the proceedings, the.