The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1858-07-24

oWsetiy Hnu ptdCeiuiiy rIe Tcsts,
While we are left alone to weep.
ALBION, July 18th. KATE IVY.
Republican Support OF Judge Hovcy.
The Southern Indiamian, an able Republic
can paper, resently established at Princeton,
gives the following cogent reasons for its
support of Judge Hovey. In commenting
upon the intimation of the yincennes Ga
zette, that the Republicans might bring out
a candidate of their own, the editor says:
We are aware that the author of that ar
ticle is only one of large number of re-
spectacle and influential Republicans in this
district who are opposed to supporting Judge
HOyey. The fact has induced us to make
few remarks upon this subject. And to
prevent any one from thinking that we are
out of our place, or arc acting from sinister
motives, in advising the Republican party,
we would preface our remarks by stating,
we belong TO that party. The first and only
Presidential vote we ever cast we gave for
John G. Fremont, and we are as much de-
voted to the principles and interests of that
party as any one in Southern Indiana
But while we agree with Republicans in
principles, we are compelled to differ with
many of them in regard to the policy that.
this party i'm the First District should adopt.
1t should be: ind doubtless is. the object
and desire of every Republican, to advance
the great principles advocated BY that party,
not so much because they are the princ-
Piles of the party as because they are the pIin-
ciples of justice and freedom. Our inquiry
then should be, how can this he accomplish
cd? II such thing were possible TO he
done, we would Immediately answer this
question by saying, elect firm and staunch
| Republican TO represent us in the next Con-
grcss. But it is too evident that this can
not he done. No one acquainted with the
strength of the parties in the First District
can have the lcas5 shadow of n hope for
the election ofany Republican TO Congress
The Democratic party POSSESSES majority
of four thousand in the District. In order
to give Republican any chance for an cleo
ton while Hovey continues to run, Hovey
must draw off from the Democratic forces
four thousand uotes. This would exceed
the most sanguine hopes of his friends. 1t
is utterly impossible for Republican to be
elected, while the parties are so unequal in
their strength as at present.
Since we cannot elect Republican, will
the interests of the party and the causes
which We are endeavoring to support, be
advanced more.by suffering Judge Niblack,
or any other Lecompton Democrat, to be
sent to Congress, than by uniting our
strength and assisting in the election OF
Judge IIovey? This is the question, and it
is worthy our most serious consideration
II we think that it is better to have Niblack
| for our Congressman than Hovey, then all
that We have TO do is 10 bring out in the
| Canvass Republican Candidate. That will
insure, beyond a doubt, the election of Nib
lack and we could not by any means please
! the Administration party more than 10y do
ing such n foolish thing. But if it is more
desirable 10 have Ilovey elected, we feel con-
hdcut il can bc done by the ZION ut the
ballot box of the Republican, Americans
| and Anti Lecompton Democrats IL Hovey
has the Anti-Lecompton field to himself, two
thousand votes from the Democratic party
| will be sufficient to elect him. The pros
pecc ut present is, that he will receive even
! a greater number than that of Democratic
| votes. .t
But il is said that the Republicans will be
compromising their principles i'm sustaining
Hovey. This objection is certainly invalid.
II is not necessary for any one to endorse
the principles entertained by Judge Hovey,
or to abandon those held by himself, in Or
der to cast his vote for Hovey And in adj
vising the republican party to assist in
electing Hovey, we would not be under
stood to advise any one to endorse his prin-
ciples, or to endorse them ourself Many
OF his principles are incorrect-as much so
as those of any other Democrat that stands
upon the Cincinnati Platform of lS56-and
we would not vote for him, or advise any
other one to do so, if we could elect bet
ter man in his place. But in voting for him
we simply do 80 because he is an independ-
ent candidate, and because, as we stated last
week, he holds some principles in common
| with us.
Again it is said that the Republican party
will lose its strength and influence by not
having one of its own members to lead i'm
the van of the battles that are to he fought
during the approaching campaign; to speak
to the people from the stump, and to diSScnl-
mate the true doctrines of RepublicaniSm.
There is some force in this objection, we
must admit; but why cannot our Republic
can speakers address the people, and with
as good effect, without being candidates ?
They will have just as much prospect of be-
ing elected If they are not candidates as il
they are. Then let our speakers and our
periodicals keep the great questions of the
day alive before the people; let it be under
stood that Republicans sustain lIovey not be-
cause they agree with him in all his opin-
ions and principles, but because he is the
best man they can elect, and for the very
laudable purpose of defeating the corrupt
Administration party, and that one of it.
hirelings that proved so ira torous t, tn;
interests of his constituency.
Bay" The delegation from this county t.