The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-08-07
A Political Knars P1acticing his Knavery.


ing knave, who will mirepresent facts and IN
vent falsehoods, and throw aside all hs-own self
respect to bring an opponent into disrespect,
is defilng oneself without achieving any good
for the cause of truth or decency. We shall
not therefore waste time and space in reason
ing with the editor of the Rockport Democrat,
the gentleman who last summer visited this
city. and when he returned home published
basely slanderous article about Evansville
the last reeking fumes of his debauch here.
Before the nomination of Mr.. Veatch, this edi-
tor published long defamatory article with
the object of preventing his nomination, evil
IDENTIFY fearing him more than any other candI-
date in the field. Since his nomination, the
Democrat has been literally filed with the
most shameless and infamous SANDERS against
Mr. Veatch, which if the one-half were true
would render him unfit for the companion
ship of decent men, and bring him nearly to
the low level of the editor of the Democrat
himself To prove these ISLANDERS are the basest
lies, makes no difference with this editor He
kpoaos they are lies, because the greater part
are his own invention-he knoaos they have
been publicly proved lies and very dirty lies
yet week after week he repeats them. Is
such man as this any better than the vilest
wretches who sweat in our States Prison.
Has any one of those striped-coat felons com
mitted crime more disgraceful to his man
hood, than this editorial reprobate is guilty of
l. eli dave
against man, which if true would make his
companionship adisgrace to these felons? We
are aware that any statement made by the edi-
tor of the Democrat would be none the more
worthy of credence backed by his oath among
those who know him, bat unfortunately he is
not known outside of his own county. But
we wish to exhibit to those who do not know
him, the quality Of the SANDERS he is now ut
tering against Veatch, although we have not
space in our paper to give any idea of the
quantity As politician, we can give no bet
ter idea Of the character of this editor than to
quote remark Of his own. He recently said
he would vote for dog if he we're nominee
of his own party. We believe he would
more than this, we believe any man who votes
for this editor the nominee of his party for
! County Clerk, will vote for Uery dirty dog
But here are extracts from one number Of the
Rockport Democrat:
i At a temperance celebration held at Rock
port in May last, Jim Veatch the MinatLe ring
ing tu8ablebug candidate for Congress. said
among other things IN speech, that the man
who took dram was as mean as the drunkdrd.
a. he EOnnr
and the liquor seller as mean as the thief and
aghavay ROLLER"
James G. Veatch is in favor of freeing the
niggers of the South bringing them to the free
soil Of Indiana, and allowing them to go to
school with our children, vote at our elections
and hold office. James Lockhart on the other
hand opposes that black doctrine, and believes
that the whites are superior to the niggers-
For whom will you vote?
ale candy l.. Robinson) has expressed my
views of abolitlonism better than l could do il
myself"-[ Veatcb an 1854.
Were | compelled to make choice be-
tween the two, would vote for Fred Douglas
the Niger instead of Stephen A. Douglas
the Democrat."-[ VeatcI's decz. on the street.
QUESTION FOR THE PEoPLE.-Shall niggers
be elevated to a political and social equaIitg
, with the ,0hites2 James c. Veatch says yes
between them.
He (Veatch) was in favor Of foreigners being
in this country tt0entyJfve gears before they
should be allowed to vote, and that FOR
EIGNER WAS NO MORE ENTITLED TO
HOLD OFEICE THAN A KENTUCKY
NEGRO" AZ
In addition to these, the Democrat in star
ing capitals gave in the same columns some oil
the most infamous Abolition amalgamation
doctrines ever promulgated; and said they
were endorsed by Vestch. This rascaly edi-
tor betrays depth in the corruption of poll
tics which must make every honest heart
shudder. Does any one suppose he believes a
single word of the above extracts? Then is
there language too severe to apply to the
wretch who takes such means to deceive the
people? This is the mode of warfare being
practiced to beat Mr.. Veatch, right under the
nose of Lockhart, and with his full approval
AYE, we dare say, with his endorsement OF
repetition in his speeches. And yet certain
political foes Of Lockhart, because they cannot
agree with Veatch in all things, will back this
scoundrelly labor and the men who practice it.
to defeat Veatch and put their own bitter and
r INSCRIPTIONS enemy in power. Such men we
t would Intimately prefer to see in a truer posi-
ton, shouting for every Old Line candidate
J before the people. s.nze yfs.e4as
= ~ We call the attention of the public to
J the following from the Enquirer:
At the time we penned the article about the
affray, we gave all the particulars that were
known in the city, early in the morning o.
e Friday; and we had not heard from any source
4 that Smith Gavitt was at the ARRAY or at the