The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-03-01
Ernr, the Louisville Ionrual.

From the Louisville Jou.Lal
FILLMORE AND DoNELsoN-E9ery true
American heart has been gratified and more
than gratifed with the reception which the
nomination of Fillmore and Donelson has met
with among the people. Never in our lives
have we known a nomination more perfectly
acceptable to party than this is to the whole
American party of our section. Not murmur
not whisper of dissent or doubt is heard from
a solitary individual. Even those, whose per
sonal partialities prompted them to contem-
plate the nomination of other good and true
candidates, declare, not only without hesitation
but with enthusiasm, that the American Ma
| tional Convention, in view of all things, has
done the very best thing that could possibly
have been done. Wherever the lightning
flashes the intelligence along the wires of the
telegraph a loud peal of acclaim follows, even
as the thunder follows the lightning in the
clouds The look of exultation that was be-
| ginning to overspread the faces Of the Demo-
Gratis on account of the dissensions at Pha-
delphia, has passed to the faces of the Ameri-
cans, leaving every Sag Nicht countenance an
image of political despair.
Willard Fillmore needs at this day no eulo-
gy. His whole Official career after lis eleya
ton to high Office is the noblest eulogy that
any public man could have or desire He was
long in the lower House of Congress, and he
was the most faithful, laborious and useful
man in all that body. He seldom spoke, but,
when he did. his remarks were searching,
thorough, and effective. The Wing party in
| l843 elected him to the Vice Presidency of the
United States, and the iiiustrious statesman Ct
| Kentucky reioiced at his election. though hard
| ly approving that Of Gen. Taylor. Mr.. Clay
was not supporter of the Taylor administi%-
tion but, to the last day of his life, he awarded
to Fillmore the need of unstinted appreciation
and praise.
With the political character of Andrew Jack
son Donelson the whole country, especially
the whole Southern country, is familiar FrJm
his boyhood, he was reared under the daily tut
ton of Gen. Andrew jackson. The old hero,
with his keen and deep appreliltion of the
character OF men, loved and trasted him more
perhaps than he ever loved or trusted any other
human being His confidence in him was
boundless As President, he made him his pTi-
vate secretary and held counsel with him upon
all matters Of national concern. When the
Nashville Southern Convention was projected,
Mr. Donelson was urged by the Tennessee De-
mocracy to consent to act as delegate. En-
tertaining strong suspicion that evil, if not
reasonable councils might prevail in the con-
vention he accepted with alacrity the Office Of
delegate. He attended, an | as he had feared
and anticipated, an overwhelming majority
went for the adoption of resolutions looking to
the dissolution of the Union and the establish
ment Of Southern Republic. Then it was
that his moral courage and his patriotism man
Tested themsevesin all their glory and strength.
Standing almost alone in the convention, he de-
nouuced the course ofthe majority with bold
ness vehemence and a Vigor, that were ire
sistible and appalling. Such a spectacle Of
sublime and patriotic daring as he exhibited has
seldom indeed been witnessed in this country.
1t had most powerful effect. The convention
stood rebuked before the accusing eloquence OF
the Unions fearless champion.
The character established by Major Donel-
son upon this memorable occasion made HIM
prominent throughout the nation. When it
was deemed important that the Democratic
organ at Washington should oppose and with
stand the reasonable spirit Of disunion abroad
Throughout the country, he was selected and
invited by the purest and most influential pa
trlots of his party to. act as its editor. At a
great personal sacrifice but in discharge ola
public duty, he accepted the invitation and en-
tered upon the work. He was by far the
most vigorous the most energetic, and the
most patriotic editor that the Democratic par
ty ever had at the seat of Government He
acted not merely for party, though he was a
most powerful partisan, but for the whole ma
ton. He scorned to give up to party what
was meant for mankind" He took some po-
sitionS which neither we nor the party to
which we belonged could approve, but we do
not believe that even the most Jealous and
fiery of his political opponents ever expressed
or erished doubt Of his pure and ALIEN
lbracing patriotism.
Mr.. Donelson, like Mr. Fillmore, is a model
Ipatriot. Both of them, one at one fearful
crisis and the other at another felt themselves
impelled by stern and unavoidable duty to
take ground against their respective parties
in their respective sections, and both Of them
performed the duty with such fidelity, such
4 resoluteness, and such a defiance Of personal
consequences as should render them dear to
: the hearts Of their countrymen forever
Again we say "Hurrah for Fillmore and
Donelso1;" and hundreds of thousands of
voices will catch up and re-echo the glorious
battle-cry.
Arrival Of Gordon's M1rderers.
About dark last evening, Capt. Couzens and