The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-08-08
FInLmORH ELECTORAL TICKLE
Col. Lanes Speech.

Col. Lanes Speech.
Col Henry s. Lane addressed a large assem-
bly, at Crescent Hall last Wednesday evening.
Although Fremont Elector and battling for
the Republican ticket, Col. Lanes bitter fight
was waged exclusively against the Old Line
party. He treated Fillmore and his friends
with the greatest respect, freely and warmly
expressing his admiration OF our great leader.
We learn that in no part Of the State has he
waged battle against Fillmore and the Ameri-
can party. We can thus respect Col. Lane
while we cannot agree with him in all things.
In the determined war he is now carrying into
the camp of the Old Liners, and the heavy
blows he is striking against the corruptions of
that party, he has our hearty sympathy His
exposures of the iniquities of the Old Liners,
their frauds upon the people, and more especi-
ally of the acts and policy of the Pierce Adj
ministration, now endorsed by Buchanan and
his party, were mastery. Col. Lane speaks
as if his whole heart were in the subject he
handles and he never wearies his audience for
a moment. He occasionally illustrates posi-
ton with telling anecdote, which "brings
down the house." Certainly he spoke with
hearty good zeal in showing up in its own pc
culiar dark colors, the Pierce administration.
Col. Lane paidproper attention to Old Line
ism as illustrated in this State. He showed
an intimate knowledge of that prince of dema-
gogues, Jos. A. Wright, who now holding the
high Office of Governor of this State, is pre-
ambulating every part Of it making dirty stump
speeches in the vain hope of securing his own
election to the U. s. Senate. COL Lane re-
viewed the Governors apportionment procla-
nation, in which he assumed the power of ap-
portiOning the State of Indians power
which rests as little in him as in any private
citizen. He illustrated the rascality of this
bill by enumerating some of the county votes.
Two Representatives were accorded to some
Democratic counties which had but small
population; two to Clay, to illustrate, casting
only 1900 votes. while Tippecanoe, casting
more than double this number of votes, but
opposed to Old Lineism, has only one Repre-
sentative. He gave number OF instances OF
a similar nature, but declared that even under
this heavy disadvantage, the opponents of cor
rupt Old Lineism would properly rebuke Gov.
Wright and his party at the coming election.
But other duties prevent US deyoting more at
tention to COL Lanes speech in detail. We
were glad to see many Democrats present, and
trust some of them were convinced of the rot
tenness OF the eanse which under the name Of
Democracy they are called upon by office
grasping leaders to support.
We have merely alluded to a few of those
portions of COL Lanes speech which we can
support There were other positions, which
we just as heartily condemn, or in which We
decidedly differ with him. We thought the
defence of the Republican party from the
charge of sectionalism, though shrewd and
plausible, would not stand strict investigation.
His argument was good, if only the Fremont
and Buchanan parties were in the field for
there is no doubt but the one is as sectional as
the other. But fortunately there is n third
party before the people headed by Fillmore.
Its principles are National 1t favors neither
one section nor another. Its principles can
be esponsed in Texas or ia Maine with equal
favor. If successful, it's leader will be the
President Of the whole people. What would
Fremont be? Only one section Of the country
is appealed to for his elevation to the Presi
depcy. His friends belong exclusively to one
section. His battle is waging in only one sec
ton. The arguments urged in his behalf are
directed only to the people of one section, The
only hope of his election is founded upon the
votes of one section, and one section only. II
elected must he not be a sectional President
And what else than sectional party is that
which thus supports him? And yet we do
not believe the Republican party is in this can
vass any more sectional than the Old Line par
ty The one is Northern party and the 9th.
er is Southern party. The administrative
policy Of the one would be Northern, the
other Southern, if elevated 10 power. Elect
Fillmore, and the aims. policy and action Of
his administration, will be for the ulole Union
ORANGE WATERMELoNs.-Mr Sam'l Max
well, who resides on the opposite side of the
river, presented US yesterday with specimen