The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1858-07-01
Judge Hovey

Has already opened the canvas in the
Fist Congressional District, aud Is making
speecheS to the citizens of Posey and Glib
son counties. On Friday eTening last, he
addressed about $50 voters, at New Harmo-
NJ, and ON Saturday night he spoke TO a
large assembly Of farmers at Poceyville.-
4 Democratic friend gives Us the following |
account of his speech at New Harmony;
NEW HArxosY, june 2s, SO.
Judge HoYey, the independent candidate
of the First Congressional District of In-
diana, addressed the citizens of New Har-
mony, on Friday evening last, June 25thl, |
with mastery effect. The audience was
not large, but embraced great part of the
most intellectual and rejecting portion of
our population. The Judge Is a close and
able reasoner, and needs only TO be atten-
lively heard, 20 carry conviction 70 every
unprejudiced mind. He completely had the
attention of his hearers, and effectually
discussed every point Of national policy
Many here were made TO feel that the pre-
dominance of the principles be SO ably adj
vocated, did no. merely involve the succesc
Of a party but matterS important TO the
welfare of the masses Of the people, and 10
the salvation Of our national Independence;
and that if there was any one political
doctrine, more than another on which We
ought all 70 unite, il is the doctrine SO ably
argued By the Judge.
BE is no Administration Democrat-nor
Is he Douglas Democrat, but a Democrat
Of principle, Of the school of Jefferson, and
of Andrew Jackson, and principles are ne
cessary to uphold the influence Of the peo-
pie, and 10 preserve our national freedom.
No district in the State stands more in
need Of the services of such men as Hovey,
or requires more TO be enlightened on the
points at issue. What is the condition of
the masses of the old line party? Do they
understand their present political position
Do they not maintain that they stand on
the same platform now, that they occupied
previous 70 1854 Certainly they do
great numbers of them know no change,
they are led astray by interested partizan
leaders, and firmly impressed that by voting
for Judge Niblack they are sustaining the
same principles, which they so warmly sup
ported In the days of jackson. We hope
all such will avail themselves of the oppor.
tunity of attentiyely hearing Judge Hovey
We cannot but lament that so many excel
lent citizens should yield up their independ'
ance, and permit themselves To be shackled
and haltercd, merely grace the triumph'
of Jesse d. Bright Niblack, or any
other Lecompton partizans. The Observance,
Of correct moral principles in national poll
cy, does much 10 secure nations happiness
and the election of our Representatives in
Congress il therefore Of the greatest i'm
portance Our people need only 70 compre
bend their true position, TO be all right
very many who adhere to the administra
ton, who have been mi,led by designing
politicians will fall back into the ranks o
the old Democratic platform, and repudiat
Lecomptonism forever, 30 soon as they com
prehend their true position. To that clas
Of partizans who follow in the wake G
some designing party leader, who trans
crosses the legitimate bound of reason an
common sense, and instead of argument ad
vances opprobious epithets-denounces the
more rational opponents as abolitionists, &c
we have little to say. Alas! they arc, pei
haps, not aware that their very existence
shrouded by the "black" pail Of Egypia
night-thcir party would act more consi
family by washing out the black stains {
Its own pollution, before it uses reproachf,
terms upon its neighbors. To the incur:
ble-mcn who refuse even 10 listen TO u
argument advanced by any opposition cor
didate-who go on through all changes
circumstances and of opinion, but adhere
the name of Democrat right or wrong
who have, as they think, natural chart
discover truth-so do the incurables
instinct blunder on all their lives. SUI
persons, in an intellectual point cannot
convinced by any arguments, they are d
termined to see things their own way. '
are reminded Of an anecdote happily ILL
trative Of such persons.
Now if comprehend Judge Hovey rigl
be Undetermined that the voters shall lsec thin
as they actually and in reality do exist a
as they used to be when the name of Del
ocrat was synonymous with the grcat'
good for the greatest number. 1t win \
be his fault if he fails 10 enlighten the d
trict to a sense Of its true position.
CORBRIDGE.