The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1858-10-12
"The story Is Told.'

Our streets eaf3'y in the evening were TIE
scene of an ani:aated and hilarious excite
ment with imposing professions, with.
torches, transparehcies, moving to Apollo.
Hall. ftseen filed to its utmost capacity,
not leaving an inch Of moving or Standing
room for crowds who came late, and were
obliged to turn away.
From the exciting and exhilirating scene
at Apollo Hall, we Travelled down to the
gloomy, cherries, heartless, and meager
crowd at the Central Market, where the
HONORABLE" and VENERABLE JOHN
LAW was reiterating for the twentieth time,
the wretched, obscure and witless cat story,
taught him by Gen. 10. Lane, with varia-
tions and comments that made it more
pointless and offensive than in 10. Lanes
own version, With this mortify;ng display
of " his taste and talents - in story telling,
the.Judge began and ended his speech it
closed with hurrah, from dozen boys,
and the beating of cracked drum. mr.
Shanklin succeeded the Judge and spoke
to about six stalls full of shivering AID dole
full looking Lecomptonites, who seemed to
be seized with desire to seek more cheer
full scene and a ivelier company. T7a7
The difference in the character of the two
meetings was exhibited in the. character and
addresses of the speakers. While the Hon
orable Mr. Law was telling his pitiful
cat story to the meagre crowd of diseonso-
late Lecomptonites and noisy boys at the
Market, Mr.. Blythe was holding a dense
crowd of intelligent and independent voters
the bone and worth of the city--in wrapt
attention, to an eloquent and stirring APP
peal to their sense of public duty, to their
patriotism-to their regard for the interests
and honor of the State--to their love OF
country-to their Obligation 10 preserve the
fair fabric of human freedom, founded upon
the Constitution, TO come up this day to the
polls and discharge their duty as voters
and to rebuke the aggresSions7 of executive
power, and to restore and Sindieate the
authority of the people and make their ali
potent voice obeyed and respected in Cab
inets and Legislatures.
The speech was Short but it was one o.
Mr.. Blythe's happiest efforts. He alluded
to the scene in the Court House last Sat
urday evening" where the young Irish orator
with heart overlooking with love fol-
freedom, which made his tongue eloquent
and the venerable Senator from Tennessee
John Bell-the contemporary Of Clay, Web
ster and Calhoun--were heard upholdin2
the same doctrines of popular sovereignty
and denoulcing the dangerous hercsies O
Lecomptonism; he said such scenes mus
convince US tina. at such crisis, and in
such cause, there could be no difference
between native and adopted citizens, lftht
young, ardent Irish orator, and the Eenera
BILE and noble Southern Senator could agree
we, as fellow-citizents could unite heart AM
hand in the good cause. I
Mr.. Blythe was followed by Judge Baker
and Mr.. Bischoff in spirited speeches.
The demonstration last night g has toll,
the tale; y the accompanies are defeatc,
and routed. We think we incur little risk
in assuring our readers throughout thu
District that Mr.. Blythe and Mr.. Stinsol
will be our Representatives, and so far a
Mr.. Hovey's election depends on this county
his triumph is sure, and Gsvitt will be on
next Sheriff. Let every man go to the poll
rain or shine. e7aT r-a