The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1858-06-08
Judge Hovey's Card.
To tie Electors Of the First

Congressional District
am an independent candidate to repre-
sent you IN the Congress Of tho United States,
and solicit your support On the Second Iuoa'
day in October.
In making this announcement, l regard u
"a my duty, 70 state 10 you clearly and with
ont reserve. my position in relation 60 the
great political questions of the day; aud to
be as trefa this duty will permit, will gay
in the first place, that / am Democrat, and
FULLY endorse, and stand firmly upon the
platform, adopted by the Nstiona Demo-
cratic Convention held in June, 1886. nav
further, am q strict consruetionis;, aud In.
sst upon the literal enforcement OF each
aud every resolve in that platform. In thi.
particular, differ FROM some who profess TO
bc Democrats in lsss. but cannot give my
adhesion TO that class OF poli,iSians, who
would ,scrifcs the fundamental principles Of
my party, for the sake OF expectancy alone.
| do not believe In that system OF political
ethics which Processes one thing and rrse-
tices another, aud hence. ] cannot rgrss with
those, who cry aloud Tor popular soyr ignty.
and refuse &c erfprce .t when 50 opportunity
occurs.
For these reasons. am decidedly opposed
70 The course pursued by tho Administration
in regard to the Lscompton Constitution; be-
cause
Isl. That Constitution was never fairly
submitted to the people Of the Territory for
ratification or rejection.
I'd. The people of Kansas DID not desire TO
become State under that Constitution.
81. The elections Of the delegates were
procured by fraud, aud the Constitution was
framed in !irect opposition TO the we'll known
wishes Of the people.
Attn. The Convention at Lecompton was
holden without authority-in violation of
la a. IA
Government.
And am also opposed to several sections
Of that Constitution, because believe them
10 be In opposition to the principles avowed
by the Democratic party, two of which at
least, contain diiect breach Of faith to our
aliens and adopted citizens.
am further opposed to that piece of po-
litical patch work, known as the "Green
English Compromise Bill,n which attempts,
by indirect brihes and threats, to compel the
people OF Kansas to accept an odious Consti
tuition. Nor am prepared to defend the
principles which it practically asserts, that
Sc 900 inhabitants OF Kansas can nosV make
It Stars State, but If they refuse, that II
will hsreafter require ut least 90, 0oJ, to cloths
il in the robes OF freedom.
For myself, at least, shall never admi.
that one Shareholder Of the South, however
lordly, Is superior in political rights to two
CiiZeuS VI my uhllNo oshte, uoNeNoI Huinuie
they may be. Equality Is tho bond OF bro
therhoou between the North and South, and
will not claim relationship on any other
condition.
Such, fellow citizens, is my Platform; which
! trust and believe l am able to establish and
defend.
a word in regard to my position as an in
dependent candidate. IL has been usual to
| submit the names of aspirsnts to Congress
ional Conventions. There can be no Objec-
ton to this, where conventions arc fairly or
gsnizcd, and properly conducted, but can
safely appeal to my most decided opponents
for proof, that mp to this time, our Congress
ional Conventions have been wholly con-
trolled by few political wire-working ex-
pecrants OF office. Until the mode of APP
pointing delegates in this district is radically
changed, the voice of the people will never
be heard.
Without the formality then, Of submitting
my name to tbs Princeton Convention, which
a few men will manage and control, shall
cheerfully submit to the decision Of that
greater Convention Of the people, which will
meet at the respective ballot boxes in this
District on the second Tuesday in October.
ALVIN p. HOVEY.
June, 1858.