The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1858-03-17
Shameless FalsehOOd.

tnaL nave Deen lnltlateQ at w aSnlngt0n. |
These men have resolved to silence the
almost unanimous voice Of the Democ-
racy Of the State. The following paper
discloses the first act of the scheme in
this District. The paper alluded to de-
clares the Democracy Of tie Pocket to
be unit in its support Of the Kansas
Policy Of the Administration, and the
Judge is therefore urged to vote for the
Lecompton Constitution, and thereby
sustain Mr.. Buchanan. A more auda-
cious and reckless falsehood was never
proclaimed. The signers Of the letter to
Judge Niblack, have placed their names
to a mistatement, that every one of them
would blush to utter Individually. We
have the names Of many Of them, and
as soon as the list is complete we will
give it to our readers for their inspection
and admiration. We fully coincide with
the feelings expressed by our friend in
the following paper:
We have from unquestionable authority /
that during the past week secret paper was
circulated by the leaders of the sham democ-
racy of Evansville among TIE more pliable of
the faithful. and forwarded in form of in
structions to Judge Niblac'<, representing it
TO be the wish Of the Democratic party in
this vicinity tina. that gentleman should
cast his vote in favor of the admission of
Kansas into the Union under the Lecompton
Constitution. The delectable document in
question obtained the signatures of about
serenity persons Among them were al the
federal Office holders in and about Evansville,
with such others as their influence could con-
troll, for the most part persons who ar elook-
ing for Office and emolument Mt the hands or
through the influence of ld-be- party
leaders. They are fit representatives of a
class of men whose opinions and feelings are
always made to depend upon the amount Of
the reward they receive for blowing some
dcmagogue's favorite trumpet. There is no
iniquity connected with The political world
too monstrous to find followers, if upon its
advocacy share of the loaves and fishes
depend. The very men who pirate contin-
ually and howl fercely about the rights Of
the people are the ones who always ready
to sell those rights for mess Of pot.ag, OF
sometimes for n meaner consideration
Judas betrayed his Master for thirty pieces OF
silver, but the reward was large one COM
pared with the emoluments of some of the
petty Offices, to obtain which dishonest men
are willing to barter the rights and interests
of the people. A single village post Office
is worth the principles Of half the profession
al politicians in the village. The patronage
OF a marine hospital or two-penny custom
house is worth more to the class of men who
set themselves up as the manufacturers o
public opinion than even the interests of tn,
Union itself. Had they the power the ped
dlers of public opinion, who abound in ever,
town where the federal government has post
to let, would rend this Union in fragments, i
by the rupture the number of Dependence
could be increased. They are venal hire
lings, without honest opinions or convic
tions, ready at all times to sell their service
for tho smallest possible reward. Turn on
of federal office to-day every Lecomptonit
in the land and the deafening cry of ''anti
and ring in every eur from Maine to Califor
MIA. The opinions they profess are not thei
own. They are but the representative feel
ings of men hig in power at the seat of gov
eminent. Remove the baneful influence o
Executive patronage and the unfaithful dc
pendents who now exalt the Lecomptol
Constitution to the skies and sing hosanna
to the Administration will out Hcrod Hero,
in the vileness of the vitupcration they will
pour upon the devoted head of James Blu
chanan.
1t is this class of men who have presume
10 instruct our Ris representative in Con
gress upon the state of public feeling in Van
derburgh county. The petition was circula
ted stealthily, persons of known anti lie
compton views being carefully avoided tina
they might not have even knowledge of il
existence. Knowing that it bore falsehoo
upon its face, the authors took good care nc
to let the precious document be seen by an
except their own corrupt adherents. Had W
the names of all who signed the paper W
would lay them before an outraged public, i
order that the odium of their dishone.
transaction might cling to their skirts, an
they receive as they deserve the contemI
and scorn of public indignation.
We feel ourselfto be right when we 81
nine-tenths of the Democracy of this count
sympathize with Senator Douglas in hi
course against the Lecompton movement
The mass of the Democratic strength in thi
city consists IN the German vote. This elias
of citizens is the unit in their anti-Lecomr
ton Vows. There are not hundred Ii
compton Germans in the whole county. I'll
German paper is bold in its position on til
question. The vascillating coarse pursue
by the leaders of the Indiana Democracy #
few years past has arrested the attention
our German fellow citizens, and they are r,
solved to follow their self-constitated cal
tans no longer when they, for selfish pu
poser, travel out of The track of their che
shed principles. The German pemocra
are now only held in allegiance to the
chosen party by such great spirits as Doug
las and his few giant compeers whom the
recognize as honest leaders, boldly pursuir