The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-09-17
Judge Lockhart and Fillmore Men.


If we may take the report of one of Judge
Lockhart's organs as true, then the Judge is
pursuing in his speeches most unmanly and
contemplate course. His organ at Rockport
reports some of the positions taken by Judge
L. in late discussion with his opponent Mr..
Veatch. According to this report Lockhart
devoted a great deal Of his time talking to
the Fillmore men, and endeavoring to in
fuence them both to oppose Veatch and the
Peoples State Ticket. Now Judge Lockhart
certainly ought to have great deal ofinfuence
with Americans. He has abused them more
than any other man in this District. He has
misrepresented them hours at time, in bad
English and in very vulgar English. He has
declared them midnight assassins, murderers
and scoundrels. He has in fact made his OPP
position to Americanism and Fillmore, the
ground of his claims upon his party for the
nomination. Therefore he is a precious nice
man to make gentle appeals to Fillmore men
them, in advising which way to vote! 1t is
well for him, having no influence in his own
party, to seek to exercise an influence in some
other. But unfortunately, the Judge appears
to have selfish motive in this particular case.
From the report alluded to, we extract the
following:
Judge Lockhart opened the eyes Of scores
of the Fillmore men to the infamous trick
70 ho IL off hon Inv tho opt
"nigger worshippers," Veatch and others of
his black stripe 1t is this, the Fremonters
are going to coax the Fillmore men to vote the
Abolition State ticket, and when that is ac-
complished, throw off the mask of deception,
organize thoroughly for Fremont. Scatter far
and wide the Fremont abolition documents,
and canvass every township in Southern Indi-
ana, and force the Fillmore men to vote for
Fremont.
We should like to know on better authority
than the Judges editorial toady, that he did
make quite such fool of himself as above re-
ported. We can hardly believe that even
Judge Lockhart would before an audience of
intelligent men, declare Fillmore men so guilt
BILE and so essentially soft, as to be taken IN
by "trick'' of such shallowness as this one he
exposes. We assure him that the Fillmore
men are able to take care of themselves. 1t
requires no trick Of Fremont men to secure the
votes of Fillmore men for the Peoples State
ticket, and also for Mr.. Veatch. The idea of
t1icking Fillmore men into voting for certain
State ticket, and then forcing them to vote for
Fremont, is particularly rich, and the paterni-
ty of it belongs exclusively to the Judge
We should like much to hear him explain how
we are to be forced into this. 1t would GER
tainly be very disagreeable for US to have to
vote for Fremont, and the Judge will probably
tell US the manner in which it is to be done.
The fact is, Mr.. Veatch is running Judge
Lockhart nearly to death, and in his despera-
ton he no doubt says many things for which
he should not be held accountable. We ad-
wise him, however, to exercise uirtuous in
fuence over the Fillmore men. AS his in
fuence over them is so powerful for evil or
good, we trust he will converse in the pure
christian faith for which he is SO remarkable,
and gently lead them along the paths of grace
and virtue.