The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-10-29
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pies or Republican ticket We are now assured both
by the result the election and other
evidence the leaders of that party formed coai
ton with the Old Liners and the great body of Amer-
cans voted for "lndana's Willard"
The above paragraph from the State Jour
nal is not only untrue but exhibits base in
gratitude Not only the leaders but the rank
and file of the Fillmore Party every where
that we have any knowledge of its actions
labored zealously and devotedly for the defeat
Of the Democracy. In the large towns and
most populous districts of Southern Indiana
the chief burthen of the contest was sustain
ed by them. They gave their time and mon
ely freely to the cause; their speakers were the
ablest, the most untiring and effective assail
ants of old Lineism. While the campions of
Republicanism, in many instances were men
SO strongly stained with the stigma of aboli-
ton by former associations and repute, that
their efforts were neutralized, or deeply pref
udcil the interests they supported, and abso-
lutely brought disrepute and serious damage
to the Fillmore cause by its association with
the party with whom such men affiliated
The Fillmore men in this region of the State
were every where better organized, and acted
more efficiently, where they did act, than the
Republicans, who were SO over confident of
their strength and thought their triumph was
sure and to be so easily won, that they did but
little, but exult and shout prematurely.-
Who has borne the principal expense, and
performed most Of the labor Of the canvass in
the first Congressional Districts. We should
like to see statement of the comparative
expenditures Of the Fillmore and Fremont
clubs in this District. One side has been
very profuse in street talk and CANNON; the
other has shelled out a good many hard dol
lars, beside suffering considerable damage to
conscience in telling what they feared would
not prove to be truth in their confident pre-
dictions of the result.
Who performed almost the entire labor of
the canvass both by the Press and in speak
ing, in the Second Congressional District?-
hearing for the cause Of Union and Fillmore
in the convention that nominated Morton; who
afterwprds forgot their wrongs, and went to
work and labored with all tder strength and
nominations, against which they had original
ly protested, and which they feared from the
beginning contaminated as they were, with
abolition association, would bring defeat. The
most devoted, ceaseless and efficient in that
District, through the whole canvass for the
Republican state ticket, was David I. Laird,
who as u Delegate from Perry county, was
refused hearing in the Morton Convention,
and withdrew from it, protesting and predict
| ing that the influence controlling and direct
| ing it, would certainly bring defeat upon its
nominations before the people. The master
spirits in that Convention, though concealed
behind curtain, were visible to his eye; and
their tracks, as he said to his constituents,
left an order on which the hounds Of Democ
racy would trace them into the Republican
camp.
But so determined was his hostility to the
doctrines of Democracy, so devoted the hope
that by carrying this State against Buchanan
the South would adopt Mr. Fillmore, that he
gave his heart and soul to the effort to carry
the Morton State ticket; and he scarcely ceased
night or day in his labors-leaving lucrative
busness-and paying his own expenses for
months, to promote it's triumph; and the only
personal hopes and interests he had in the oon-
test, was the dubious honor of being a defeated
candidate for Elector in district where the
were running their own candidate to defeat
HIM. Othar Fillmore men and Fillmore lead
ers also gave up their personal convictions and
predictions and labored as earnestly and de-
votedly for the Morton ticket and produced
results for which they get no credit. We
know precincts in which there were not three
adherents Of Fremont to be found in the popu-
laton where large majorities were given to
the Republican State ticket; and by those, who
fearful of allying themselves to an abolition
party, and doubtful of the proprety of their
course, supportec the ticket with great reluct-
anee, and did so only by the earnest persua-
SONS Of those in whom they had confidence. 1t
is ingratitude-the basest sin that can stain
heart-as well as gross Justification to charge
the Fillmore party with discrimination and
treachery.
If the Republican party had acted Rith
generosity and candor toward their allies and
adopted ticket for the State, and candidate
for the Presidency that would have shut out
from their communion the remnant and last
dregs of the old abaliton party, who have at
tempted coyitly to rise to power through the