The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-07-23

his office, as well as its duties to grapple in
the lowest arena Of politics, boldly and shame
lessly, and prostitute the honors and influence
conferred upon him to the yilest partisan uses
taking advantage of the high name and
character of the very Office he holds, to secure
him cordial welcomes and large audiences,
and probably their credulity, while he pours
into their ears the wine and oil of his own
smooth demagogueism. And why does he do
this? Does any one, can any one, who knows
Gov. Wright, believe it is from mere honest
conviction of the truth and honesty of the
principles he advocates? No such thing. We
venture to say but for trap set for him by
Jesse ID. Bright. and which ensnared HIM,
Gov. Wright would at this day be leader
among the Republicans Of Indiana This is
fact and the time may yet come when Mr..
Bright will expose the whole affair.
But the only principle governing Wright at
this ime is Office. He is now looking to the
.. S. Senate. He is now electioneering for
that position, just as Jim Lockhart election
eered in stump speeches for the nomination
for Congress. Ifthis was shameless in Lock
hart, who is mere vile county or district
demagogue, what shall it be called in the Gov
ernor of a sovereign State Truly politics
has debased US, or the Governor presumes upon
this or upon our forbearance, when he visits
Evansv lie upon political mission of the ma
ture of this.
And what warm welcome he should re-
ceive from the citizens of this place! How
cordially we should receive the man who so
recently betrayed our interests! Last August
the city of Evansville made a warm appeal to
Gov. Wright, and asked Of him favor which
was due us by all sense of right and justice
and good faith. There was vacancy in the
Office of Canal Trustee. Evansville asked, as
Of her citizens should be appointed to the Of
flee. Through the untiring exertion of her
citizens, the donation of land was obtained by
which the canal was built from Terre Haute
to this city. Our interests had been long leo
pardized and neglected, and we earnestly de-
sired that the new Trustee should be from
this place. Numerously signed petitions were
sent to Gov Wright, and large one in favor
ofa member Of his own party. Gov. Wright
had in speech here expressed warm inte-
rest for Evansville, as he does for every place
he speaks at, by the way. Justice, the interests
ofour city as well as of this section of the ca.
nal, demanded that the petitions of our citi-
zens should be answered. But what was the
result? Why, he appointed his own brother
n-laeV, Austin w. Puett, of Parke county, to
this office-a man who had once before been
long enough in the position to prove he was
deficientin the proper qualifications for the
office, and who had given general dissatifac-
ton. Our citizens felt outraged Governor
Wrights own organ, edited by the same man
who now controls H. abused him heartily for
his course, and stigmatized him as a dema-
gogue. And yet this editor, and the very men
of his party who united with him in SO bitter
ly condemnng Gov. Wright, are now making
their preparations to give this demagogue an
enthusiastic reception this evening Let the
people Of Evansville remember the Canal
Trustee, and how their prayers were despised
by the man they are now called upon to well
come. He does not come here as the Cover
nor of the State, and he deserves no reception
as such. He visits us as vile o6ce-seeEer, de-
sorting the duties of the office he is already
disgracing, to pander to the lowest passions
and instincts of party as an Old Line lump
speaker, to obtain another office. As such let
him be treated. If he has no respect for him
to have any for him, His very public presence
here after his treatment of us, is an insult to
the community