Brookville American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1858-1861, 1858-08-06

pesiing the Missouri Compromise line,
Holman was loud and rshement in de-
nunciatSon of that measure, until abont
the time of assembling of the eonven-
ton to nominato candidate for Con-
press. The public sentiment of all par
tea having united in opposition to that
measure. in this district, the Judge was
confident he haa hit the right vein and
would carry the Democracy and coun-
try by storm. The mandate had not
yet gone forth from the officials of gov
ernmcnt. The Judge had not got the
wink.
The assembling ofthc convention bro't
together the wiseacres of the party.
posted and instructed b. tho leaders at
Washington, that the Kansas Nebraska
bill must be endorsed, and tho now ex-
ploded humbug of"Squatter Sovereign
ty" made tho issue OF the campaign.-
The Judge, for long time ambitious of
Congressional fame, saw in this move
political aanihilatioa or subserciency TO
the dictates Of party behests. lie
chose the latter, ..straddIed tho new
platform, obtained the nomination ut
the sacrifice Of every principle before
expressed, and was dirdshed most un-
mereifaIly by Cumbacls, all over tho
district and descrvedly beaten. II was
not so much JIolman's inability In that
campaign, which detractcd from his
merit as politician and DICTATOR, as it
was his consciousness Of false position,
and Cumbacl's dcvelopipN.snur
The spring Of 1858 inauguratcs a new
political issue, an abandonment in toto
by the Biacl, Democracy of the boosted
"Squatter Sovereignty" and denial to
the people of the Kansas territory, the
privilege and right cf "forming their
domestic institution in their own way
The Judge, as in 1884 actuated by the
better impulses OF tho man, and the
evident bent of public opinion, set his
coulter deep in opposition TO the 'poli-
cy OF the administration favoring the
unconditional admission of Kansas I'M
der the Lecompton constitution, and to
the English substitute adopted by Con-
rress.. At indianapolis, before the sth
of January convention, the Judge dis.
tinguished himself us the ablest cham.
pion in opposition to the Lccomplon
Kansas policy Of the administration
and all over the southern part OF this
district he was regarded aud spoke as
the opponent of the measure. SO bit.
tor was his opposition TO the English
substitute that he declared it TO be "a
mean contemplate trick"
The convention to nominate n candi-
date for Congress, agaia assembled,
and Holman was before 1t candidate.
The mandate had gone forth, notwith-
standing the evident opposition of the
masses. TO Lecompton and the English
substitute, that these odious, unjust
measures must be endorsed and supper.
ted BY the nominee Of the convention
The administration of james ,Buehan-
on must be endorseinr -
The ambition that sccms eo hav,
haunted Holman. during his life to &,
urs in politics, again be,rays him to al
utter abandonment Of every sentiment
avowed" in opposition to the Kansas
swindlc, and he receives and accept.
tho nomination, endorses "the policy Of
the administration" he had 50 boldly de.
nounccd and drags himself, us through
the shrine Of the serpent on to the new.
ly soncocted platform of the party
witis reference to which his political
master has said:
'If he lifts his foot OF OF tho fourth
plank anil refuses 10 endorse tho admin
istratiQn, we know they (the people Of
Rush County, will put their Democrat
10 foot on his neck"
1t is thns- Judge Holman present:
himself before the people ofthc district
for second defeat, threatened by tn,
bulldog of tho administration, if h,
fails 10 stultiy his every performed
opinion with regard TO the Kansas poll
cy Of the administration. tho people o.
Rush twill put their Democratic foo
on his neck"
The campaign of 81, so far as thS
Judge was concerned, fell estill born
because Of his advocacy Of measures
the public were satisfied, were not only
wrong, but not his real sentiments-
TheresuIt-in SO must prove equally
disastrous, rs tho facts warrant the con,
clusion, that he Is only with the admin.
istration in its "Kansas policy" that he
eouldreceivo the nomin alton Of his par
ty and iss~seV ~ uAine
above all others, }oasl ire
and viii always sustain in politician,
it is consisteney and frankness. We fear
that Judge Holman is wanting in both
and with q policy to defend az 10 81
which he is ut heart ard in Judge ment
aycrsc' to, his efforts must fail before the
bold, truthful and consistent political
course Of his opponent Judge Hackel-
man.