Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1857-10-16

J0xrmak
Mr.. Davis returned his thanks TO tho
Democracy of vigo County. for The iuvi
talion they had extended him to address
them on this occasion. 1t afforded him
more than ordinary qualification to meet
his Democratic friends OF vigo. by hose
partiality seven years ago, lac had with
out solicitation on his part, b~en called |
from lis retirement TO become an active
participant in the political struggles OF
the times; and who had from thence |
hitherto stood by and sustained him
" through evil rs we'll as good report
and in the darkest hour OF his political
fortunes.
lie remarked that it was always un.
pleasant for him to speak of himself per-
-onslly. and regretted that he felt CON
PEELED 10 do SO now; that it would afford
him much greater pleasure TO occupy biz
: time in speaking of the tme-honored
principles of the Democratic party, or in
talking TO them on the political condition
Of Kansas, past present and prospective
for he had spent most of the summ, =
n that Territory and become familiar
. with them all. Bot that during his sb.
7 sencc he had been most grossly and wan
) lonly assaulted and slsndered. His po.
0 liticsl orthodoxy had been attacked. aud
he had been read out of the Democratic
party rs a disorgsniser Even bis pri-
vate character had not escaped lh,ir
malignant assault. lie Was glad TO
o know, however. that these attacks werc
= principally ronined 10 tro hireling news
S papers whose editors were The slaves vi
}, mas ers. who lacked the courage them.
= selves, TO d, openly, that which they
i would cause TO be done by irresponsible
d M, nials through tie columns of - subsi-
j died and Pollu ed newspaper.
2 lie thanke the editors oi the Demo.
n cratic press il his district for their unso
- lici ed and di,intertsl,d defence Of him
J. during his ab>ence-lhis with / COM
Il pIImentary resolution just passed 10y the
3 Convention was sufficient yindcalion
IT OF lie honor and charac;er--nnJ weie IL
l. not that The "Sentinel" claims TO lie tic
y organ" Il the Democratic party in thls
4, State, he would not add q word to thi-
= eloquent vindIeaIion---it WIS more potent
aud conclusive than anything He could
I'd say. lie had never stopped TO notice
OF attacks upon him by the R publican
O. papers---tney were his Common enemy.
l. aud their oPposi ion natural. lie knew
" that in tnis District, and elsewhere
IN where he was known that these attack,
y W, r. han mless--snd that they bad on ,
~ consigned their au hors to tina. depth .
d infsmy from which they could nevel
ne escape--butthey might 7, ach and misleac
is persons NJ distance where he wac un
to known--hence this notice Of them. ii,
as believed he knew the cause Of thee
To- attacks, and their object and woul'
he bri, hy notice them before he conclude
y; MIR. ID here real an extract from "a
ill article in the Sentinel Of the 22i Of Ma
Gu Ills follows:
There are few disappointed an
dissdrcted Democrats in the Sevent
nc, Cons res.ional District who have failed {
,,s force and control matters At Washingto
70 aud elsewhere ~ their liking. and The
-. are now affecting 10 be bleeding martyr,
.od devoted patriots, and 50 pure anl sui
10 lime as 10 be- almost unable ~ renal
90 longer ia the Democratic party. wilho,
,ar It shall be purified by co.'s iluting lhel
Iod It's leaders and conscience keepers"
y. President Buchanan aud Sccre'ar
~, Cass were too old To be cnj led into II
~ Apo nlment TO office oil some OF III
go an iqunted petrifAciions whe alwa,
,od claim and expect office IRON that rrgio
~ Probably il the administration hal bee
= more accommodating TO some of Il
'" csp, cial friends Of the democrat, your
Nj. Briggs would have felt less hoslili
~ to 'old Democrats.
~ the first paragraph he believed. an
~" III get believes, was aimed ut him
o. immediately called TN Bingham II
a Nm editor and asked him il he was oneof u
oo disatIected" and " disappo MED Dem
!" Gratis" referred 10 in that article. Bin
ham denied that he had any reference
oe hm-but that he had reference entire
'o' to DR.. John w. Davi-. Bingham b.
since denied having given the name
LIT. Dr.. Davis, but this Was false-he WI
prepared TO prove at any moment
to Major Puelt who was present. that h
ere Bin CHAM, did give the name OF u
ma Davis no the pc son 10 whom the arlic
can alluded. But this denial Of Bingha
- only places him in sill more awkwal
10 and ridiculous csiiion. Ii the ar,ic
, in IN question had no reference 10 ei h
has himself or DR.. Davis. to whom did
.his refer? Who are the ''dissppoin;ed al
red Unaffected Democrais?" Who are {
oil aniiqusled petritacti-ns in this ID,
nc, tlicly Or is i intended 10 refer TO 4
was whole Democratic party Of this Disuic
ris Let him answ.r-or stand before q
Gu world convicted libell,r.
EN-. On the Sd OF June. a wetk aferwir
t o. mother article appeared in the Sentin'
nor headed "the S,v, nth District. tmu
H. ,ble for nothing 10 much as its IL
,m b'sckguard personalities. in which
on. lays:
Gee before the celebrated Jones corr
S, pondence' found light, this Mr.. Da'
ier lad received the Democratic num.nali
pm or Congress. When il was m ode pub
hat his individual did not decline The non
STA Iation, IA y man of honor should.
al, a,li fastto il. The Democracy OF q
.his district when the election came aroul
his sacrificed all p-rsonal feeling, AMI voO
lea ,or the principles of the party wi,ho
: il, egard tor the man. in this way
'eai acquired his present position. II q
,ry nomination for candidate for Congre'
,ui isd taken plscs after the appearance
rg. this Jones correspond, nee. We can wi
anc great safety say hat Mr. Davis wou
list ,ot even have been named for his PIE
gs. ut position. Not an honorable man
IN, the district would have voted for eth
of MS nominal lon or election"
anG All and singular of which he pr