The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-08-02

ed itself on the national principles upon which
it was placed in power, and man with whom
on no very great subjects the friends OF Fill
more had cause for difference-and which
would elect the most bitter, INSCRIPTIONS and
abusive enemy the American party and Fill
more have in thisDistrict, and man unworthy
in every particular to represent US IN Csn-
gress.
Commencing with the late American State
Convention, which adopted a resolution de-
claring it "expedient at this time neither to
make OF recommend any organization with
reference to Congressional OR State elections,
having confidence that those who cooperate
with US, will so vote as to promote the well
fare of the State and Of tt Union," he de-
clared the feelings of the Americans assem-
bled at this Electoral Convention opposed to
such movements as the present. He then
gave detailed history of that which led to
the calling of the Princeton meeting, and
everything appertaining to it touching upon
the subject under discussion. He concluded
by urging the utter folly, uselessness and real
impolicy of such a movement as that design
ed-the great result of which would be ex-
posing the Fillmore party of the District to
the ridicule of the State and country, when
! the returns of the election came in--because
the great mass of the friends of Fillmore would
support Mr. Veatch, and the remnant which
would vote for the new candidate thus brought
out would be very small, and yet their votes
would be quoted as the entire strength of the
real Fillmore men in this District.
Gen. Greathouse was called out, and made
short and pertinent speech, promising more
in the afternoon. He had been off the stand
but moment, when the assembly was dis
turbed by fight in the rear of the stand, and
hearty shouts for Greathouse 1t appears
the General met person back of the stand
with whom he was not upon the most anna
BILE terms. They had a few words when the
other used a very insulting epithet towards
the General, who "pitched in,' and in about
ten seconds left his antagonist on the soil, a
afterwards took the stand and made a neat
apology for the interruption he had occasion
ed in the regular proceedings
The people now adjourned to the tables
which were profusely covered with substan-
tails, enough to have fed an "army with ban
ners"-the meats smoking hot from the
trenches, cooked to the exact point of juicy
excellence, and all kinds of the best quality
We can in no manner give better idea of the
extent of the preparations and the numbers
present, than to say there were three tables
each 275 feet long, and these tables lined on
both sides by men-and a fourth table 1OO
feet long, elegantly sbirted on both sides by
ladies-thus 1850 feet of tables fully occu-
pied, and little crowds of people scattered
about the woods, around the trenches, &c
The arrangements were complete in every
particular, and were high compliment to
those who planned and carried them out
After dinner, there were quantities of provis-
ions still left.
After dinner the Committee on resolutions
made their report. Two al least of the reso-
lutions were by no means satisfactory to all
the unanimous feeling of the meeting was
against nomination, those who had real OBJ
Elections to these certain resolutions, did not
give expression to these objections, hoping by
thus yielding their feelings in a compromising
spirit, the harmony of the meeting would be
continued, and all would go to their homes
determined to work freely and without dcta-
ton according to their own judgments. The
resolution relative to Mr.. Veatch was in our
view founded upon wrong premises, and thus
wrong in itself. He has answered the ques-
tons, through not by letter. Mr.. Veatch will
in person give his views to the people in every
part of the District, and we think the people
would prefer having them from his lips to re-
ceiving them second handed from a Commit
tee. The last resolution is mere flummery, and
will not govern the action of a single man
who sat in the meeting. Those who had in
tended to support Veatch and keep dema-
gogue enemy out of Congress, will do SO still.
We heard no man say he would vote for Lock
hart under any circumstances. 1t was because
this resolution was considered of no impor-
lance that it was permitted by the meeting to
pass. 1t was in the power of those opposed
to it, by word to have had it eradicated.
Mr.. Campbell then withdrew his resolution,
the effect of the passage of which would have
been to place a third candidate in the field
He thought the resolutions covered the ground.
We didn't see particle Of connection between
| the two hnt that 10 immatarioI