The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-08-23
Judge Lockhart on the Stump Something fol
Fillmore Men to Digest.


Washington, Ind. In the Telegraph of that
place we find report Of 1t, and we desire
calling the attention Of our readers to several
portions of his speech. We know the great
object of the Judge in desiring to canvass the
District himself, before he made any appoint
ments with Mr.. Veatch, was to take advantage
of the ill-feelng towards Mr.. Veatch among
some Fillmore men, and make his appeals to
them, to keep them from voting against him
self, Lockhart-and also to retail out the SIAN
ders sprung against Veatch. when he could
safely do so behind that gentleman's back
For these reasons we stigmatized his refusal
to speak with his opponent till he could have
traversed the District himself, as uncourteous,
dishonorable and coward!y.
In this Washington speech he made some
illusions to his opponent, which courtesy and
decency might have prevented more honorable
men from doing, unless that opponent was
present to defend himself. He said he knew
but little about Mr.. Veatch. save at this time
he was an Elector on the Fremont Ticket, and
had always been regarded as an Abolitionist.
He hoped the friends of Fillmore would not
support him. Now Mr.. Veatch is not Ere
mont Elector, and no one knows this better
than Judge Lockhart. He is not an Adolf
zionist, as every man knows who has heard
speech from his lips. He is opposed to the
Kansas Nebraska Law, as we believe is every
man who is opposed to the Old Line party, at
least in the North. He is opposed to the ex-
tension of slavery over the territory declared
forever free territory by the Missouri Compro-
mise So are thousands and tens of thousands
of as good Fillmore men as there are in the
country. This cry of Abolitionist as applied
to Mr.. Veatch is disgraceful only to those who
use it. 1t can no more injure him than it in
jured those who opposed the Old Line party
in this State two years ago, and defeated them,
on this same Kansas Nebraska question.
The Judge hoped the friends of Fillmore
would not support his opponent, but said he,
Lockhart, wanted their support. We have no
doubt of it. In 1851 he wanted the support
of Wings. He did get the support of few
then, and the same men are nom supporting
him. We extract from the report of Lock-
hart's speech:
1t was true, he said, that it had been re-
ported that he( Lockhart) was strong opposer
Of the Know Nothing party. He did once
oppose it-he still opposed it because its MEM
bers were sworn, &c. He held the ritual of
the organization in his hand, and would read
the obligation, which he did. For this he OPP
posed it because it went for a majority ruling.
He was ever opposed to being ruled by the
will Of a majority.
When seeking the nomination for Congress,
Lockhart perambulated the District abusing
and slandering the American party. He SEEM
ed to think that the more exaggerated the
falsehoods and Misrepresentation he used to-
wards this party, the more vituperative and
abusive the language be applied to its mem
bers, the better chance he stood for the nomi-
let an occasion slip for ringing inn some
abuse of the American party and Fillmore
men-yet now he is begging their support,
and this too when opposed by man who has
pledged himself to support the Fillmore Adj
ministration if Fillmore should be elected
Judge Lockhart even supplied Gov. Wise, of
Virginia, with documents, by the aid of which
to wage an exterminating war upon the Amer
lean party. Gov. Wise did use them, and re-
turned his thanks to Lockhart when he sent
back the documents, for the service they had
been to him. Yet now Lockhart wants Fill
more votes. He opposes Fillmore, he says,
on account of Know Nothingism, and because
1t went for majority ruling He was even
opposed to being ruled by the will of the ma
jority Is it possible he could have used this
remark Let this but be proved on him, and
If an intelligent man in the District gives him |
.hisEote, he is unworthy the name of an Amer |
lean citizen. There must be some error in
tins. Even Judge Lockhart dare not breathe
sentiment so opposed to the very principle
upon which our government is founded. We
know he represents party whose acts have
repeatedly shown it opposed to majority rul-
ing, but no party has ever dared express such
principle.
But here is one more little matter which we
submit to the digestion of Fillmore
He said Fillmore had no strength. Would
not carry State in the Union The party
was all deserving him. He would guarantee
that delegate from this county who assisted
IN forming his ticket would say that he saw
no hope of his election. - |,
And yet Fillmore men are called unon to |,