The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-09-27
The Candidates for Congress.

Inc Cauu1uaLeS 1OT COnSIesS
The election is now close at hand. Among
other offices to be filed, is that of Representa-
tive to Congress from the First District of In
diana. The people of this District are more
interested in the result Of this Congressional
election than in any other 1t is an important
matter that we should be represented by an
honest and capable man, who will reflect honor
upon his constituency, at the same time he has
the personal ability and influence to protect
and advance their interests. There are two
candidates before the people. Mr.. James G.
Veatch is the Peoples candidate. We have
only to say Of him, hat in his private character
his honesty and integrity are unimpeachable;
he is man of decidedly higher ability than
his opponent of far greater personal influence,
and stronger man in every respect. If cleo
ted to Congress, he will truly and worthily
represent u.s. and we shall never have cause to
be ashamed of our choice. And who is the
other man?
Now we ask honest, intelligent, patriotic
men, if they wish to be represented in the
next Congress by James Lockhart? They
were once represented by him, and he reflected
neither honor upon his constituents nor credit
upon himself He distinguished himself by
only one act, and that was sliding down a
pillar of the House in the presence ofthe Rep
resentatives of the people. Which end of him
at this time best represented those whose
votes sent him to Congress, we leave to them
selves to decide. We have explained boU
Lockhart was elected to Congress in 1851
We have made full statement of the manner
in which he secured the canal VOTE that cleo
ted him, and our statements have not been de-
MED, nor can they be. The editor of the En-
quirer attempted to get up counter state
ment, and went to leading Irish Catholic
who knew all the facts of the case, for that
purpose. He told the editor that we were
right, and he had better let the matter rest
as, if necessary, he would give as statement
verifying our own. The editor did let the
matter rest, and our statements remain unde-
MED. The votes of these laborers on the canal
elected Lockhart over a man far his superior.
They were obtained by subscription to the
Catholic church, forced from him as payment of
adebt which could be got out of him in no other
manner, than by making the payment of it or
the loss of the. Catholic vote his choice. A
beautiful position was this for man to occu-
Ply seeking to represent this people in Con-
gress!
Now, in the Convention which nominated
him. for Congress in 1851, he only obtained the
nomination by pledging himself never to ask
the position again-he would never again run
for Congress. but would leave the field to 9TH
ers Yet ever since then he has shamelessly
been an open candidate for similar nominal
ton. Despised by his own party; notorious
demagogue, ever seeking and ever enjoying
Office, yet thirsting and grssping for more, and
pushing aside men whom his party might take
some delight in honoring to obtain that upon
which he positively has no claims; man of
fourth rate talent, and the little talent he has
never devoted to any higher object than sell
fish ACKNOWLEDGMENT; of too low grade of
morals to represent those who form the real
working, business stamina of the District; an
unprincipled politician in public life, and n
his private relations an unreliable, improve
OenC man, possessing nelCneF the confluence OF
friends nor the respect of foes-a man of this
stamp, yet grasping for nomination he once
pledged himself never again to demand, he has
at last obtained it. No one pretends that ,he
is the choice of his own party at home. None
know better than his own party how the county
convention was ruled which sent Lockhart
delegates to the District Convention. Jheg
know it was a complete triumph oftbe Sheriff,
obtained by own peculiar means and that
Lockhart is really at this day is the sheriff's
candidates, and that nothing chocer can be
done to please the sheriff than to vote for
Lockhart.
1t remains to be seen. whether the Demo-
cratic party here having placed the stamp Of
their condemnation on the Sheriff himself
will coolly fix stepping stone fer him to rise
above their heads, by electing Lockhart.
Veatch and Lockhsrt are now before the
people. Is it possible they will return Lock
hart to the position he once before disgraced,
when they have it in their power to be repre-
sented by an able, fully competent, honest and
honorable man ? Will Democrats consent to