The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-04-07

We are called upon by the card of Mr.. Cav
lit, to give him final notice before he sinks
into oblivion and is forgotten as politician;
and we trust it will be the last time we shall
have occasion to mention his name in the
Journal, except to tell the people of the defeat
of his fondest wishes and deepest hates to-day
at the polls. To the position he now occu-
pies, he is indebted to neither friends nor foes,
but solely to his own stubborn ambition to-
rule, and to his deficiency in proper moral
principle And it is altogether owing to the
position he has lately assumed, that we have
given him newspaper prominence too con
spcuous for his own comfort, and if it were
not as notorious as it is conspicuous, entirely be-
yond his Importance. We have far as posi-
BILE abstained from any allusion to his private
character, believing we have nothing to do
with that, yet not entirely satisfied butwe
should have been excusable in any charge we
might choose to make upon him supported by
facts But we have dealt with Mr.. g. as
politician fearlessly and candidly, and in no
severer terms than we shall do hereafter, if he
can come sufficiently Ie3urrected from his
present political death to give symptoms of
powerful life. In this review of his political
course, we have spoken freely, yet not so harsh
fly as they deserved, of his notorious inconsis-
tencies. In abiding to them, we mentioned
one inconsistency-th of so bitterly con-
temning the know Nothings,' and Of charg
ing Walker, for the purpose of injuring him,
with afiating with the Know Nothings
when he (Gavitt) had been proposed before
Know Nothing Council, for membership, and
Indignantly rejected. We stated that this
proposition had been submitted with his CON
sent and knowledge. He denies this, as he
probably would not have dared do, were the
gentleman who submitted his proposition to
the Council now in this city, or likely to be
before to-day's election. He knew that this
gentleman riaust he the one upon whom we re-
lied for direct proof, unless he had betrayed con-
fleace to others in the Council Now we wish
to state few facts which have as stern a
proof in themselves of the truth of our state
ment as the evidence this or any other gen
tleman could give.
GaVitt was candidate for Sheriff. He was
moving heaven and earth to secure that office
again. The only power or party he feared
was the American party. Those who know
the man. even if they knew not a single fact
connected with that canvass, know that he
) would leave nothing undone to conciliate a
power he feared-;just as in private life he con-
; ciliates men he fears. He approached the
: Americans in every way that promised success.
He spoke Of uniting himself with them, and
with some gave reasons why he could not Just
at that time, and insinuated broadly to others
he would do SO if he had assurance OF being
i taken in. We know we were consulted at
that time on the policy of admitting him,
Should he make an application. While these
4 things were thus in progress, an intimate
4 friend Of Gavitt's proposed him to the Lodge,
and the proposal was at once voted down.
Fl Although not member of the Council we
were aware Of this transactiohon the following
day, and we En0ig it was then generally con-
sidered among the K Ms that the PROPOSE
ton was made by authority. In fact, there was
no other idea thought Of 1t would have been
a unusual, an unprecedented thing, to pro-
pose a name without the consent or knowl-
edge of the applicant. Is it ever done in Ma
sonic, Odd Fellows or other secret orderse:-
/ The x. Ms were then a secret order. Now
we ask any candid man whether this friend Of
Gavitt's, and man who was lcorking for Cav
lit as friend would have proposed his name
without Gavitt's knowledge or consent? Even
had he done this, was not the plain, palpable,
andeniob1e object, to ascertain the feelings of
the Council on the reception of Gavitt? And
why did he desire to know this? From mere
idle curiosity? Ridiculous He was intimate
with GaVitt knew all his political secrets, and
was working side by side with him like d true
friend. Is it possible he could have had any
other object, than if the proposition was favora-
bly, received, to at once call in Gavitt initiate
him regular live Know Nothing, and secure
! their vote? Any one who believes the con-
trary of this must be simple indeed. And, in
conversation with several persons who were
present that evening" understand that it
was the general impression of the Council, that
Gavitt was waiting ata convenient place to
walk in and be initiated, if called
| When it is known that the proposition ,cas
made, and when all these facts point out the
truth indisputaby that the proposition was
made too with Gavtt's knowledge and con-
sent-we ask those who know him, we ask
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