The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-10-25
FILLMORE ELECTORAL AACAE
GEORGE G. DUNN, of Lawrence.
RICH'D w. THOMPSON, of Vigo.
Mai. Robinson's Meeting

The Major drew larger audience at Apollo
Hall, on Thursday evening, than has filed the
house this season, and the entertainment was
as rich, and the paudits as hearty, for the first
hour as has been bestowed upon any one who
has occupied the Hall since it was opened for
the campaign. Know Nothipgism was the
first victim slain by the Majors keen rapier
of sarcasm. 1t fell at the first thrust, and he
laid it low, because it had murdered Republi-
canism by leaving it to the cruel death ofits own
remedies on the 14th Of October 1t had stung
the bosom that had nursed it. 1t had entered
the household of Republicanism under the
garb of friendship; had protested love and de-
votion for the family; had been entertained
and cherished by it, and it's generous host had
endured contumely and reproach on its ac-
count and had lost the aid and support of all
foreigners, who were naturally and sympa-
thetically inclined to Republicanism, and who
would have given Morton triumph had they
not been frightened away by the presence Of
the dark lanterns in the Freesoil household
And after misleading and deluding these con-
fiding friends, who had endured so much for
them, these pretended followers of a "hope-
less eandidate"-who are, in truth, only Bu-
chananites in disguise-hypocritical desert
ed the Republicans and went over, in the very
hour of their need, to the hosts of Willard and
Democracy; and they were now plotting to
defeat the election of Fremont with the Blu
chanan leaders. The leaders of the Fillmore
party were now arranging their plans quietly
and silently to slide into the Democratic ranks,
with their whole forces just at the last hour
of the contest. 1t was all a fudge that they
were going to vote for Mr.. Fillmore. 1t
would be an act Of as arTant folly as it was in
those 5000 men who cast their votes for him,
when he came within $1,000 of being elected
Governor Of Indiana. In that heated contest
for the Gu bernaterlal chair, when asked what
his chances of election were, he answered, che
was qaining!'-but he did not know, as Mr..
Fillmore was even gaining" Now that Re.
publicanism had washed it's skirts of the stains
cast upon it by Know Nothingism, and had
cut itself loose from the traitorous connexion,
called fusion" which always brought con-
1uclOnB GIOGSOlllouI was " NdAI VIC Olt@lS
and nation triumphantly, with the aid ofther
natural allies, the foreigners. There was but
one State which Mr.. Fillmore had a gimmer
of prospect of carrying and that was the
State of Maryland.
After having thus generously disposed OF
the American party, and laid Mr.. Fillmore on
the shelf forever, he turned his attention South
ward, and passed in imaginary review, South
ern men-their patriotism-their mental and
physical resources-their disunion doctrines
their anti-republican notions of labor and
laboring men--their aristocratic and lordly
habits-their false pretences of superiority
quixotsm OF their chiYalry-and that "sum
of all human villainies," slavery. The latter
topic opened wide field, in which the Major
is at home and always effective. From this
the transition was natural to Kansas, heI
wrongs and her bogus laws; and in him the
suffering territory, had valiant and eloquent
champion, and the principles of Freesoi ar
able defender. He said, without any knowl
edge or previous appreciation of his, he hac
been born in the State of Vermont, and h'
0l0 not KNOW UuG ne COulu CldI1u JUS
rs much personal merit for it, as those,
who-with as little agency of their own il
the matter-had been born in Kentucky, anC
expected to receive three cheers for it, every
time they announced the fact.s Mr.. Blythe re
ceived passing notice for his late Fillmore
old line Wing speech, reported in the Fremont
ish-Fillmoreish Evansville Journal
Major Robinson is always forcible speaker
and RESPECTED for his honesty ofpurpose, always
draws large audience OF his fellow citizens
to listen to him, though there should be no
one man in the city who agrees with him il
sentiment. He is an able and eloquent advO
cate, and earnest politician; but rather an i'm
polite leader of party. We doubt if hi
speech injured his opponents or benefited
his friends. Honesty of purpose and devotion
to cause do not always command success
The Major has been an earnest laborer TO
Republicanism, but has unwittingly entaileC
more prejudices upon his party than all thu
infamy of its connexions with Know Nothing
ism. Abolition is blacker stain than Darl
- Lanternism.
ETAll the principal Banks in the city G