The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1858-08-05
Judge Hoysy Mt West Franklin.

An attentive correspondent at West
Franklin, sends the following interesting
account of the meeting at that place on Sat
urday last:
WEST FRANKLIN, Aug. 2, 50.
Mr.. CARLILE:-As you requested Us some
time ago to write you an account OF any
events of interest, that might occur in our
neighborhood, drop you word in regard
to the meeting here, and speech of Judge
Hovey, on Saturday last. 1t was indeed a
great day in our little place; one we shall
long remember The Judge arrived about
L o'clock, and found about 80 substantial
voters on the ground who gave him most
cordial and heafty welcome. Afterwards a
party came over from Kentucky, and there
was delegation from Union township, in
your county, and a number of persons from
Mount Vernon. Altogether it was the most
respectable meeting of substantial citizens
and voters we have ever had. At o'clock
the crowd assembled at the Methodist Church,
where Judge Hovey kept us intently inter
ested in a speech for two hours. We all
thought it the most plain, matter of fact,
convincing, and telling political speech we
had ever heard from any one. 1t produced
a deep impression upon his listeners.
lie first gave us in detail the pledges Of
the Administration and of the old line party
to the nation upon the important subjects OF
the rights of the territories and popular
sovereignty, from the first introduction of
the Kansas and Nebraska act, down to the
time of the English Swindle; and then Showed
us from indisputable documents how nearly
every one of these pledges had been shame
fully violated by Mr. Buchanan and his
Lecompton adherents. lie then paid his
respects to Mr.. Bright, the bogus Senator,
and told how by fraud and corruption
he had attained his wealth and elevation,
and how he had lead his adherents and PEN
sioners in the last Legislature to trampie the
| Constitution under their feet, and disregard
every legal and constitutional principle to
re tain him in his place. twas the seyerest
castigation and the most revolving exposure
of trickery, duplicity and corruption we
| have listened TO. One old citizen exclaimed
he would ride 200 miles and spend $50 to
hear the speech repeated in Bright's presence,
/ and witness the flaying process. y large
number of the best Ren in the community,
who have never voted any other than an
| old line Democratic ticket and who have
followed the lead of the party through all
| its mutations said that there was truth in
| Hoveys statements, that we had been
under caucus rule and that for ten years,
| public affairs had been managed and candi-
dates made by packed conventions and
| they said that the people of old Posey could
not, nor would not endure itany longer. The
men who made these declarations were
those to depend on they are the substan-
tial and prominent men of the vicinity
\ The meeting, which was composed of the
intelligent, industrious and sober and solid
/ citizens, broke up full of enthusiasm for the
anti Lecompton cause, and with a determin-
/ alton to give ll0vey a grand hoist" He
is carrying with him large portion of the
| firmeSt and most intelligent Demo Gratis; and
he is gaining strength every day.
Yours, f. l..