The Evansville daily journal., 1856-04-04

ANDREW J. DONELSON,
OF TENNESSEE.
GTAdd, Sanders, of the Evansville Jour
nal, complains that we have misstated his po-
sition in supporting Fillmore; that he sup
ports him on the late platform established at
Philadelphia. We should publish has article
if we had not mislaid it, but the Substance OF :
it is as we have stated. The Fillmore papers
in Indiana that we have seen profess to stand
on the Fusion platform of that State except
the Evansville Journal; and now we want to
know if that paper is real exception. Is the
editor for the restoration of the Missouri COM
promise. or does he know if Fillmore is for or
against it? Will he so for admitting Kansas
as State, with or without slavery, as her
people may choose; and does he know that
Fillmore will do so? Finally, viii he INFORM
. the brethren if Fillmore approves the platform
lately made at Philadelphia? tIfhe can't tell
whether his candidate stands on the platform
OF not, what. in the name of the eighth won
der of the world, does he mean by supporting
him on TIL Lou Dem.
The editor of this paper has been opposed
to the Nebraska Bill since its origin among
reckless demagogues in high places, to the
present time, known as it now is as the Kan
sas-Nebraska law. He regarded the bill as an
act of political infamy, and tn e workings OF Che
law have not changed this opinion, but con-
frmed the belief of its being most ill-timed'
unfortunate and altogether mistaken piece Of
legislation, unless its whole object was to pro-
duce dangerous agitation on the slavery
question, an agitation which in no form can
ever benefit the South and her inst turions. -
But the evil being accomplished, and behev-
ing that the present slavery agitation should
be crushed, and that the restoration of the
Missouri Compromise and discussion to bring
about that event, will be only remedying one
evil by substituting greater, the editor OF
this paper will not advocate the restoration of
the Missouri Compromise This same editor
is willing to permit the permanent citizens of
Kansas to form the Institutions of that State,
but is opposed to either squatter soveregns or
Missouri ruf1ans making tire laws and insti-
eutions for the permanent citizens.
Mr. Fillmore has not approved of this plat
form--nelther has ne disapproved of it, having
been ort of the country since its adoption
But we know the man well enough to believe
that he will not disapprove of a platform to
which no true patriot can object. We run him
ON this platform entirely on 'our o~n hook
simply because the platform suits us and
the man suits us, and we believe there will be
found no serious difference between uniting
the two. AS Mr.. Fillmore was not nomiaa
ted on any PLATFORM he and his principles be
ing considered platform enough for any party
those who advocate the claims Of Fillmore cal
take him with or without the platform as they
form, while there are other editors in thi
State, who advocate his claims separate ant
distinct from the platform, because they d.
not like the platform in all its features. |
the Democrat answered? We trust we hav
not equivocated or lodged in any particular
We certainly have not intended to do so.
Now will the Democrat be equally amiabl
and candid in answering few questions fron
us7
Does the Democrat believe that its party. al
ter accepting the Compromise Of 1850 as j
nality, acted either honestly or consistently i
making this Kansas Nebraska Bill an admir-
istration measure, and in repeating the Mi.
souri, Compromise?
After adopting resolution in their hation
platform of 1852, ''that the Democratic part
will resist all attempts at renewing in Coz
gress, or out of it, the agitation of the SLAYER
question, under whatever color or shape
may assume" does the Democrat think i
party has acted either honestly or consistent
in wilfully and premeditatedly causing Il
present slavery agitation?
Does the Democrat believe that the makit
of the laws and institutions of Kansas shou
be reposed in the hands of squatters? If nc
should citizens Of Missouri have direct har
or vote in making them? If not, should Il
citizens Of Kansas submit to being governt
by the laws made last year by men elect
to legislative office by the votes of citizens
Missouri?
We have many interrogatories at our per
end to ask the Democrat, but we only wi
to give it about the same quantity it put to t
editor of this paper. We hope the DemocI
will give answers easily understood.
CTA correspondent of the Vincennes 6
zettc gives sketch Of Judge Lockhart's Ia
speech, and says at the close, if the Judge
ally had any aspirations for Congress he h
hopelessly slain himself by this speech.
should think from the report given of Il
II g IL,