The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1858-07-12

The following is the address Of Col Pep
per TO the citizens of Ohio aud Switzerland
counties, offering himself as N independent!
candidate for the Senate The Colonel has
been one Of the most ardent and consistent
Democrats in the State, and has been looked
upon as one Of the standard bearers of the
party:
FELLOW CrrIZEss After a careful exam
nation Of the Cincinnati Platform OF 1855,
and a candid recurrence 10 the arguments OF
the paper5 and speakers who supported the
candidate for the Presidency nominated by
the Convention that adopted if, it seems TO
me that to strip the platform OF the spirit of
popular sovereignty, you have, instead Of
system of principles, MT to be supported
scaffold we'll suited fer the political execution
/ of every Democrat who shall step upon il.
l cannot concur G. that party or fac
that would waive the right TO exercise pop
ular sovereignty, or stife the will Of the
people by forcing IN odious constitution up-
on an unwilling community--such as the Lc-
compton Constitution is--after Il had been
rejected by an overwhelming majority.
would compromise expediency often, for
the sake Of peace, but principle norer. ]
do not regard myself as leader in this po-
li.ical strife against public wrong; but feel
that 81 have duty to perform" and will
perform it. You may therefore regard me
as an indCpendent candidate for the Senate
in this District, upon the Democratic Plat
form of Popular Soyeraignty.-the doctrine
that the just powers of all governments are
derived from the people-whicb, rightly in
terprcted means that the people OF all the
Territories are vested with inalicnahlc
right to vote for or against Constitution
for their future government, and that any
tisSapi p 49, ;issss
force the Leconpton Constitution upon the
! people of Kansas, againsts their will, by
calling to its aid the power OF the National
Legislature, involved an act of Executive
and Congressional Intervention aud criminal
usurpation, in defiance Of the principles OF
self-government, and at the sacrifice of the
plighted faith of the nation.
The Observation-Disclosures amendment
of the Leconlpton Constitution was. and de-
served to be, acceptable 10 all rigbt-thinkine
men. But the legislative artifce and trick
cry of the Chronological amendment, ought
TO be, and think is, justly regarded by all
high-minded men Of every party, as an In
suit and merits the severe rebuke of the
American party.
must, therefore, if cheated, be alloweo
to oppose Lecomptonism, Bill English'sm,
funkeyism, and the worship of men fer the
State Senate who are in favor of Lecoulpton,
or the leaders who supported it. will
obey instructions on all subjects, by the ma
jority or resign-will insist upon an eco
nornical administration of the State Govern
ment-will expose the frauds that have been
practiced upon the treasury and people OF
the State, to the utmost of my humble abil-
,, tiles; and, if possible drive from Their
hiding places the scoundrcls who pcrpetrated
them. II my views shall be approved by
the independent electors, doubt not they
will vote for me; if not, / shall at least
have accomplished my object in the main
by seeking this opportunity to denounce the
!, practice Of the present administration rs
anti-Democratic, a. exemplifcd in the Le-
compton swindle.
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