The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-05-05
Tie Convention Judge aartoa.

Ths Convention Judge Mssto3.
The Peoples Convention, held at Infianap-
oils last Thursday. was largely attended, and
marked, al we had repeatedly expressed tho
hope it would 90. by spirit of conciliation
and compromise, as we'll az 10y the.utnoSt-eil--i
thusiasIn. Tho meeting removed itself early
in tho day irom the large Hall in which it had
assembled, on account Of it's being entilcly
too smaH for the crowd. The body wen: TO
the Market Honse, which also failed TO ae-
commodatc the member 1t was finally set
lied down in the State House yard. The Jour
nal saws in the Convention there was no dis
Lplay Of ill-feeling and nothing that could be
perverted into the existence OF settled hos
Utility OF one section against another. Indeed
Americans and Republicans, when they met
together in this Convention, appeared to have
acted with one great aud common object be-
fore THEM, the deicat Of the obnoxious Old
Line party. Tho Journal thus speaks Of the
ticket:
The ticket is good one. Individual epin-
ion could find room for Improvements, but there
is no one of the People Of Indiana who can
not give il his Hearty support. ana that ticket
was nominated without the cauclsslag, the
Hotel canvassug Ike ear wigginS OF delegates
and all the vile arts OF "old hnefSm :" mas made
as much part,of Con7entiels rs their officers
IL was tbs expression or the People made free
ly, and without the pressure Of perS0nats.rifes
and jealousies such as ranillei under the sur
face of the January meeting. No reaE V as
he i,F,
fuential man, or the tool Of a great man, OF
the UNPAID hiroltns Of dry 5;o5>, but because
he was the preference Of tbs great mass Of
those who came up 10 select men fit 10 take
the State administration and conduct il with
clean hands.
Judge Oliver ?. horton is no doubt the
strongest man this Convention could have
nominated, and nothing bat the most urgent
solicitations on the part OF his friends induced
him to accept the nomination Nonths ago,
when his name was first suggested for this ei-
fce-Judge Norton most emphaticslly urged
its withdrawal, and declinedtron1 private bus
iinoss. &c, the honor MS friends were SO aaA-
ous to thrust upon him. How wide a con-
trast is this to the course OF Willard. who
months before the Democratic State Gopven-
ton, was olectioneering over the State, speak
ing,,lying and drinking with every crcwd he
could get together, for the nomination. Judge
/ Morton h never been an Office ecker AL
though possessed Of ten fold the ability of
Fthree -fourths Of ths Old Liners who have ELL
led the best offices in the State, aud living in a
county and district from whiehrhe only need
ed to have asked for auy.otfice to receive it
he has never ,et filed yut one public Office,
as we learn from the State Journal. That pa
per thus speaks OF MIN
We have not space to speak of or eaadi-
dats Individually, but We may say of Judge
Morton, our candidate for Governor that in ali
that goes to make sound reaSener. a aseil in
:. formed Politician. a prudent Statesman, an eli
Client executive, Trustworthy man, he is the
full equal of Il scoTs of his opponents. and we
: appraias his opponent above his value in plac-
ling him SO high. Mr.. Morton served q siiort
lteria rs Judge Of this Wayne Circuit Court, ~
which he acquitted himself with the highest
credit though, we believe, the youngest j udse
then on the Bench in the State. lie has never
lsousht Office. Though once or twice named
in connection with high stations, IT has never
been with his concurrence. Unlike his oppo-
fnent he has not sought even the honorable
place ne now holds. And still unlike ms op-
tponent, he has never made pc iJics atrade and
office God, lie comes before the people as
one of t.se1.sefvss and not one Of that select
Eclass who always in OF after eiice, feel that
I they ask only their rights when they ask an
other Office. We are sure he will receive the
cor iial support Of all the opponents OF the
old line" party, and we ara even more sure
THAT he will deServeit.
Secretary OF State Candidate.