The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1858-09-21
rhe Meeting at NewbnrR.

county, assembled at Newburg to listen to
speeches from Mr. Laird, candidate for the
State Senate, and Gen. 10. Lane, the Sena-
tor elect from Oregon, and at present the
volunteer canvaSser for Niblack in this Con-
gressional District. Mr. Laird spoke with
-. great force and effect as an anti-Lecompton
Democrat. After expressing many sound
views upon State policy, and declaring his
opposition to banks, he took up the theme
Of general politicS-the Kansas policy of the
Administration, and the Bill English bill
The most striking point he made in this
most effective part Of his speech, was read
ing from Englsh's speech made in March
last, that portion of it, in which he declared
that the vote by the people of Kansas in
January, rejecting the Lecompton Constitu-
ton had annihilated it and rendered it null
and void as a rejected instrument. That
vote, he said, took away oil its vital force;
it was dead Constitution that could not be
resuscitated BY any power on earth.
Yet in less than thirty days after, this
same Mr.. English introduced bill into Con-
grcss to thrust this rejected, dead and Of
fensive Constitution back upon the people of
Kansas, well sugared over with brides TO
induce them to accept the abortion. The
thing that was 50 dead in March-aceord-
ing to his own theory of popular rights
that no power on earth could revive it, he
attempted to dig up, restore TO life, and bind
the people of Kansas under it, by his ia
nous bill. The most corrupt federalis
never had the hardihood to sustain such an
act in Congress, as to take a rejected Con-
stitution, made null and void-according
to EngliSh's own declarations-and urge it
by bribery upon people who had con-
demned and spurned it.
The inconsistency Of English's views in
March and his conduct after the entry Of the
Nebraska land in April, was made to appear
so palpable aud gross, that an expression of
indignant contempt spread itself over the
countenances of the whole audience.
Mr.. Laird gave way, by courtesy, before
he had finished his address, to Ger. 10. Lane ,
who occupied the stand for two hours and a
half with Usrbatim repetition of the speech
he made at the Court House in this city, and
which has been reiterated at every point in
the district where he could get an audience.
1t is very tiresome and injudicious collec-
ton of Leconpton Newspaporial crudities,
that have been afloat for six months, in the
administration journals. The only portion
of ii that is the Generals, was the fulsome
and absurd laudation of Buchanan, who, in
the esteem OF Gen. Joe, is the greatest pat
riot" the greatest statesman" the great
est man. "the greatest Democrat" and the
"greatcst Of the greatest" in all things that
the country has produced, excepting per-
haps, in some small degree, General Wash
ington.
Mr. Buchanan, as General Lane informs
rs, has been enamored of the constitution
all his life. I" lie is now married to it's
its lawful welded husband. Sleep, with il
hugs it to his bosom-has other earth
~ Oi1tNb VI untNbOH. 1lt IONCo ~ WIN HE
whole heart-it is the only object of his So
licitude, and the offspring he begetS from il
will be the only legacy he will have to be
queath to his country" Gen. Lane produced
no marriage certificate, but gave his testi-
mony as a subscribing witness. Mr.. Bu-
chanan is acknowledged TO be an lrishman
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leges Of the lords of the Mellsian race TO
discipline their better halves to their own
will and pleasure and, if neel be, custom
among them, warrants the use of the roo
and strap and little marital force and
coercion. From evidence we believe tina
Gen Joe Lanes Mrs. Buchanan has beer
most numerically disciplined, and brought
into abject submission, and when she re
fuses 10 yield to her master, she is subject,
yet. to the most cruel and infamous assaults
from the greatest of the greatest On
fears are that unless she is rescued from th,
embrace and bed of the old tyrant, her lif
will b. in danger.
At the close of his notable speech, Gen
Lane called upon Judge Law to address tn
meeting.
The Judge rose and said, "the people ha'
been four hours in session, and their pow
ers of attention had been exhausted. \
another time he would address them. III
had, however, one word to say which h
would now declare: He had been in tn
Democratic ranks for more than a quartz
of century; he expected to continue in il
and die in it, and his sons to follow in hi
footsteps after he was gone. He stuck
its usages and discipline. He was riva
with Mr.. Niblack last year for the nomina
ton to Congress. He was defeated, but b
turned round ana gave his rival heart
support. He would have no honors nc
office bat those conferred by the genuine d.
mocracy. He would not go to Congress
he were sure he could be elected by fly
thousand majority, as the candidate of Blac
Republicans, Knew Nothings, and boltin
Auti-Leeompton Democrats, or any sue
infarnnrs anl uubnIv copn hinotiouS Wh.