The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1858-03-01
Judge Hovsy,s Letter.

Judge HovsY's Letter.
We present our readers with . docu-
ment this morning that is to have more
important influences upon the politics of
Southern Indisna,-if not of the whole
State-than all the pronunce;meutos of
Gov. Walker, Gov. Wise, Stanton, and
Bancroft, startling and effective as they
have been in arousing the people to
the iniquities that are being perpetrated
at Washington. In the following letter
to the Mass Convention, Judge Hovey
has made bold and manly declaration
against the Leoompton swindle, and has
characterized it in its proper and legit-
innate terms. He has taken stand
that win place him in the lead of the
movement. and with such leader in
Southern lndiana-in the strong hold of
Democracy in the Pocket--those who
have been so bold and presumptuous in
reading others out of the party, will be
likely to fluid themselves without its
pale. With such q name to support it,
the movement cannot be arrested; the
ant;-Lecomp.on party will sweep the
State and annihilate its opponents. The
day sor the regeneration of our District
politics we bope is at hand.
The stand taken by Judge Hovey will
determine the course Of thousands oil
timid and hesitating Democrats. who
have dreaded the thunders Of ex-commu-
nication from the Vatican OF the party
With an honest, fearless and competent
leader, the question is decided in thu
Pocket; the Office holders will not be able
to rally a corporal's guard among theil
followers hereafter. A support Of TIT
Executive in its attempt to impose tn
fraudulent Constitution upon Kansas
has been made by Mr.. Buchanan the tes
of party lealty, and a condition of tn
tenure Of public office. Judge Hovey
District Attorney for this State, the mos
honorable and lucrative appointment j
the gift Of the President in Indiana. w
are curious to see how speedy will be th
Executive vengeance for this bold act {
rebellion. The mandate of decapitatior
like the bolts Of Joye, will be sped b
the lightning's fash. But the Judge
made Of stuff that don't constitute shak
men, and he is in position to defy an
smile at the impotent rage his. act ma
excite. The following is the letter:
MOUNT VERNON, Feb. 2lst, 1855.
DEAR SR:-I regret that recent absen'
from home, and tie pressing business of O
approaching Court, will prevent me fro
meeting with the democracy ut lndianapoli
On the 23d inst From the press, undo
stand the meeting has been called to repr
sent the feelings Of our people, in regard
the Lecompton Constitution. Should I'll
representation be equal to the intensity
the feeling which pervades the masses, yol
Railroad City will not be able to enterta
them. No question has ever been presents
TO the electors Of this State, upon which the
has ever been such nnanimity. "Down wit
the Lccompton Constitution" is the laI
guage of ninety nine out OF every hundr,
voters. Nor is it strange that such should
the case, for ii is well known to oil who pa
ticipated in the memorable canvass Of 1s5
that our democratic public speakers left q
fixed impression upon the minds of oil wi
heard them, that the people of Kans
should have the same right TO make and "a
ify or reject their Constitution, that our Pc
pie exercised in regard to our amended Coz
stitution of 1850. 1t is too late now for Il
friends Of the Lecompton fraud in Indian
to deny the positions assumed in 1854 and
1856. The handwriting is on the wall, al
he who darcs deny it will find that he h
been weighed in the balance and found wan
ing.
lis not necessary to resort to extrinsic fa'
to show that the Lecompton Constitution
fraud. The fraud Is engraven, not
formerly, upon the forehead, but upon
tail, the schedule. Its submission under I
schedule was like the division of game /
tween the hunter and the Indian. The hu
ter proposed that the Indian might take I
turkey buzzard and he would take the IL
kew, or he would take the turkey and
Indian might take the turkey buzzard,
nevor offered the turkey to the Indian on
So with the Lecompton Constitution,
bare fact Of voting compelled the voter
take the turkey-buzzard.
But independent of this view, there v
never q greater fraud attempted to be pal
ed upon American frecmen. For one,
willing and ready to aid and uphold the p
pie of the South in the maintenance Of th
legal and constitutional rights, but ut
came time ! will, as far as it is in my pow
shield even the blacklist Of Black Repul
cans from tyranny, let the oppression CO
from whatever source it may.
cJustice to alln should be engraven NJ
the heart of every true American citizc
and the party that attempts to subssit
"expediencyn in its stead will have but
ephemeral existence. trust the meet
will not disturb the nominations of the
Of January. The ticket is good one, .
with labor we will be able to succeed.
Yours truly, . o,,r,,
GIN. JANIS p. DRAKE.