The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1858-09-11

the fathers in the administration OF the gen.
eral government; and if they shall here
after reach the same standard, all will yet be
safe.
John Sherman, of Ohio, ardent Republic
can as he is, says that if h, was an elector
in Mr.. Haskin's district 1.-THE NINTH he
would surely vote for that gentleman, and
adds:
"Thc people need not fear to delegate
their political power to such man, even il
they do not agree with him in all things
The man they ought to fear and defeat il
possible is the professor of Democracy and
| Popular Sovereignty who has not the man.
hood to stand to his pledges, against an Adj
ministration that obtained power by such
pledges, and uses the patronage and all the
corrupting and venal arts of pablo plumber
TO defeat the will Of the people"
Letters were read from F. p. Blair, jr.,
E. b. Washburn, of Illinois, and Hon. F. Z.
Spinner, of New York, all expressing an
anxious desire for Haskin's reelection, not
only on accosnt of his bold and fearless OPP
/ sition 10 Mr. Buchanan's Kansas policy, but
also for his searching investigation and ex-
posture of the frauds by which the Govern
ment has been feeced out Of millions.
H.w. Davis, of Baltimore, writes so con-
cisely and emphatically that we quote his
letter entire:
BALTIMORE, August 81, 1858.
GENTLEMEN Il regret my inability to at
tend the meeting on the I'd of September.
| beg you TO allow me to avail myself
OF the occasion to assure you Of my earnest
hope that Mr. Haskin may receive the undi-
vided vote of all who oppose President Blu
chaLan's Administration.
TIE Presidents attempt to force on the
people Of Kansas the Lecompton Constitu
ton is the most fragrant AID dangerous as.
sault on the public liberty which the history
Of the country records.
The public security requires that the &c
should be neither forgiven nor forgotten, bu
punishcd-that the public confidence should
DC wholly withdrawn from the Administra
ton, and, till it can lie constitutional,
changed, that its power for evil should b.
paralyzed by decided Opposition majorit,
in the House of Representatives.
OF such House Mr. Haskin would be
fit ornament; his manly resistance TO ever,
form of Executive influence, in defense o
the right of the People to Self-Govcrnmeni
is worthy OF all praise, and his election vii
be the best rebuke TO the President
Very respectfully, your
obt. Sery't, II. WINTER DAVIS.
Letters were also read from Isaac y. Nor
ris and Morrison Harris, both of Illinoi:
all expressing admiration of Mr. Haskin'
course, and hope Of his reelection.
Horace Greedy having been invited t
attend the meeting, sends the committee
letter, in which he says:
For one, am tired of voting for ca ndi
dates for Congress, for no other reason tina
that party caucus, packed for the purpose
has nominated them.
Neither Clay nor Calhoun was ever thu
presented, and if Webster ever was, he sool
outgrew all necessity for or liberation @
such machinery. The better class of Rep
rcSeltatves from the Southern States ALLOW
no party caucus to stand between them au,
their constituents, and their personal weigh
and independence is thus largely increased
Let Us try to break up the caucus system
here. 1t is device for putting small me-
in places that require eminent abilities an
decided character.
/ have had little personal acquaintance
with Mr. Haskin, but know that he told TN
people Of this District, two years ago, wha
he would do with regard to Kansas If che
sen To Congress, and that !, not belieyin,
that he would act in perfect independence {
party trammels, freely expressed my skept:
cism. The event has proved that Mr.. Has
kin was sincere, and that was mistaken
His honest devotion to Popular Sovereign
in Kansas, his fearless exposure of corruptio
and pcculatiOn in the public service, hay
shown him TO be true and worthy; and
want no better representative. Please couu
me in with his supporters for the conte.
now before us, and for al future contests i
which he shall represent and uphold IL
principles now embodied by him.
GaluSba \. Grow Of Pennsylvania says
la ID s. days Of polit Cal prohigacv
representative at the People who boldly cx
poses the corruptiunS of an Administratio
to which he is allied by party association
and man,uliy r,SistS the entertainments ,
executive power upon the rights and libc
, ties of the People, deserves well of his con
stitucnts and his country. At the late Sc
sion of Congress, the people Of the IXt
Congressional District had snch a repreSen
| alive
4 Edwin B. Morgan Of New York states:
e care not if he is a John B ITaskin. Den
: ocrat, a Winter Davis, an American, a
4 Owen Lovcjoy, AbolitioniSt, or John She
man, Republican, So long as they will frow
and vote down frauds, economist the publ
: expenditures, do justice to all portions of Il
c Union, aud extend freedom wherever the
q possess the power.
From such men | would ask no pledge
Il but leave them to enjoy such political nan
C as circumstances demanded, and fame
: might dictate. Caring as little about i;
e | would of the name, their parents "a,
them in infancy.
ThoS. L. Harris of Illinois, the man
feeble body but iconquerable mind, aft
expressing his satisfaction at Mr.. lIaskiu
course gives A scrap of his own political T
: cord in which lie says:
have been twenty years a voter and he
- er cast any Aotes but for Demo c.atS. al
= were in Mr.. Haskin's District should vo
: for him with the greatest pleasure, hot on