The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1858-10-07

Ds95 Nj. John c. Shoemaker, the Lecomp-
ton candidate for the Senate in Perry, War
rick and Spencer, is a paItry specimen of
game to hunt through the political wilder
ness into which he has strayed: but his
course serves to exhibit the moral and po-
litical depravity that prevails in the Lc-
compton ranks, as we'll as the tergiversatons
Of Law and the conduct of more important
characters; and for that purpose only, We
use him.
This Mr.. Shoemaker as our readers will
recollect, proved rather 4 lcaky confident of
Bright, English and Niblack; and on his
return from Washington revealed some of
their private schemes for carrying this State
at the approaching election, for the Admin
istration. He said the First District was to
be carried and Niblack was to be reelected
at any sacrifice of money, and by cxcrtions
both fair or foul. He said that if $50 900
were necessary to accomplish it, Bright and
the Lecompton clique at Washington were
ready to furnish it. There was, therefore.
but desperate chance to elect Hoycy, with
such influences against him. He also said
that English, all through the Kansas strug-
gle, had been acting the hypocrite and spy
III the anti-Lecompton ranks that Bright
told him that English was working in col
lusion with the Lecompton men; aud was
ready at any time 10 betray his anti-Le-
compton associates when Bright and Green,
the Leaders, should call upon him to de-
sert. These disclosures were made by Shoe
maker to several of his personal friends on
his return home from Washington. After
Shoemaker had himself followed the foot
steps of Bill English and turned recreant to
his former principles and professions, these
revelations of the infamous course of his
principals, English and Bright, were made
public. Shoemaker then in card denied
all the statements made Of his conversations
with his Misunderstanding them all to be
false, and aSScverated in the most positive
and solemn terms, that he did not even
/ know Mr.. Bright personally-.that he had
/ never held word of conversation with
him, and that the story of Englsh's hypoc-
ricy and treason was fiction The state
the editor of the Roekport Democrat who
proved by o crowd of uninlpeaehable wit
nesses that Shoemaker had made the state
ments which he had had the brazen hardi-
hood TO deny.
1t was supposed that after this exposure
of his reckless mendaoity, he would sneak
away from the public gaze, or his friends
would take him out Of the way to shield
him from public contempt. But as the Le-
compton clique is about as debased as their
candidates, they still adhere to him and
keep him before the people for their suf-
frSges. Therefore to finally overwheln
the poor victim Of senatorial anbiJion, by
proofs furnished by himself the Rockport
Democrat publishes the following letter
written by Shoemaker while at Washing
ton, which corroborates the truth of his
disclosures made on his return of the col
lusion and designs of Bright and English
but gives the most damning proof of the
falsehood of his card. To understand the
letter 1t is proper to state that Judge Ballard
Smith and the writer were engaged in build,
ing a cotton yarn and batting factory al
Cannelton, and Shoemaker went east tc
procure the machinery.
WASHING TON Cry, D. CT
April 26, 1853.
Dear friend You will be somewhat
surprised to get letter from me at thi:
place After concluding my business East
. relating to the Cotton Mill which Ballard
and myself are putting up at Cannelton,
/; thought would pay visit to Washington
I am well pleased with the appearance o