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


GUS eonglomeration Heterogeneous matter"
Were the same definition applied to Gov.
Wright's speech, its appropriateness would
appear to every impartial mind that heard it.
II was the most Objectionable political speech
ever heard. It's bad grammar and rhetoric,
and worse logic, were among its miliest OBJ
jectionable features. Its misrepresentation,
palpable falsehoods, and general demagoguery,
were excelled only by its general dishonesty.
1. 1t is objectional in the first place for the
governor Of this community to step aside from
the regular functions of his office, and engage
in stumping the State for mere party purpo-
SEES. Had he visited our city to form the &C.
quaintanee of our citizens-to observe our
prosperity and elements of strength, should
rejoice to see the citizens give him reception
worthy their hberality and our vigorous Hoo
sier State. But when he comes among US
not as the chief Executive officer of the State,
but as stump orator, making party speeches,
We are bound to forget the Governor in our
contempt for the Demagogue. - -.'s /
2. Gov. Wright's speech was Objectionable
because in it he falsifed history; stating that
the slave trade was protracted 20 years, at the
instance and for the benefit of the NORTH
Every man that reads history knows that this
was not the case, but to give Southern States
an opportunity to indemnify themselves for
losses sustained in the revolution. II
g. 1t was Objectionable because he misrep
resented his own position on the Prohibitory
Law question. When Gov. Wright stated
that he was censured by temperance men for
giving them such law as their own legisla-
ture had passed-he said what he kneao to BE-
false. Why did he not tell the people that at
the opening of the Legislature which passed
that Law, he said in his message in substance
as follows: A majority of the people of Indiana
are in favor of prchibitory liquor law. 1t
will afford me pleasure to CO operate with you
in providing such law. Why did he not tell
this Why did he not say whether he was
in favor of or opposed to such a law Why
did he not tell them that after having written
out veto to that law he protested to become
convinced that it was really constitutional,
founding his opinion upon decision made by
a Massachusetts courtf alf E-s .-...- g.:
Why did he not tell the people, that al
though temperance man, he had supplied
himself in this county with a few bottles of
wine "ior his often n6rmities Pr When he
stated that the Peoples Convention and Plat
form said nothing about temperance, he said
what he kne,o to be false, for their platform az
firms that they are in favor of constitutional
Prohibitory law. a.aai
| f. But this method of lodging suited the
occasion-his position and the audience, as he
Judged them. The occasion was an "0ld Line''
gathering, to hear a frothy speech from one of
its leaders. His position was just one door
from the whisky department of the Washing
ton House, where free whisky-a prominent
element of modern Democracy flows as freol,
as money will be given in exchange for it.
! Gov. Wright judged portion of his au-
dence, correctly when he. thought they
were coffee house and whisky shop keepers;
and the way they applauded his views Of le
gal restraint on their business, showed how
we'll he Judged what would suit his hearers.
| 5. His euIogy upon the South was in some
Things true-that is some of his statements
about Southern honor chivalry, &c, were well
enough, but his effort to array the South
against the North, was as contemplate in him
as it was mean and despicable in itself. Here
his hypocrisy is quite apparent. He protested
a wonderful attachment to the Union; and vet
he made direct eftor to prejudice the South
against the North-by misrepresenting the
position Of both political parties opposed to
! him This, however, is peculiar to 'Old Line
ism." they are now making what they know
to be false statements, for the purpose of alien
ating one portion Of the Union from the other.
This is beginning to be understood, South
and North-and the manner in which the
South is raHying to the support of Mr.. Fill
more will rebuke this hypocrtlcal effort to in
gratiate themselves by their sectlOnalism under
the misnomer of natioRalsm.
Great harm has been done by the people of
different parts of our Union, not understanding
each other, and for this the Old Line press is
Irresponsible. They represent that every man
who will not give in to Mr.. buchanan is an
Aboltionist, is an enemg to the South and
disunionist. In short, just like their Cover
nor, they have forsaken the discussion ofprin-
ciples, and are engaged in a dirty effort to
blacken every character that is more decent
than their own. Happily for the country
they can find plenty OF subjects
6. The way the Governor got over making
his brother-in-law Canal Trustee was as in
genious as it was bold. He simply stated that
his appointments were none of their business.
/ z. His attack on the clergy would have
been an exceedingly disgraceful affair had any
other man done it, but coming from Gov.
Wright, was really contemplate
But two ministers of the Gospel, that l
4 know of in all Southern Indiana, have been
charged with carrying politics into the pulpit,
One of them, / am satisfied, was wrongly
charged, and the other perhaps but once
youched political questions and then the hard
est part Of the joke was he told in the pulpit
J some truths that would have been better stat
ed in speech, yet they hurt like everything,
because they were so true.
for tav A., -,
abuse the clergy wholesale, and TO tell the
| .. nannle to Law hands unnn them ., &c Sar-