The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1858-07-27
From the Rockport Democrat.

vi ruOchiahciI We SOPy hi. IiOh iVJoiiiuSi
which will attract the attention of every
voter in the State as it confirms the report
of the treason between Bright and English
in the Lecompton embroglio at Washington:
When in May last we advocated the NOM
ination of John c. Shoemaker, as State Sem
ator, for the district composed of the coun-
ties of Spencer, Perry, and Warrick, we did
50 for the sole reason, that he gave us to
understand that he was opposed to Lccomp-
ton, and its bastard the BIZ English snindte.
We further supposed that Mr.. Shoemaker,
was a genfieman and an honest man. But
subsequent occurrences admonish us, that
his opposition to the Lecompton Constiti-
tion was to deceive the Democracy OF the
district, aud thereby receive the nomination.
And Mr.. ShOemaker's positive denial of
facts, proves conclusively that he is utterly
devoid of all honor and honesty, and ui-
worthy to associate with, or receive the
eountcnance of gentlemen. In word, he
is a lar and a base hgpocyit. The public
well remember, doubtless, that we charged
Mr.. Shoemaker with having pledged lin
self To the Democracy Of Spencer county as
being utterly opposed to the act commonly
called the g English Compromise" This
pledge was made to US, and To other Demo
crats, on the Saturday previous to the Con-
vention and when at the Convention, Mr.
Hatfield, for John G. Shoemaker, gave in
his unqualified adhesion to the English
Swindle, we arose and openly charged
Shoemaker with having violated his pledge
made the week before. Mr.. Shoemaker was
present in the Convention when we made
the charge against him, but he opened not
his mouth, and Why? Because he knew
very well that if he denied it, he would
have to tell acilfui and malicious lie in the
presence of the Democrats whom he had
villainously deceived. And he knew fur
ther, that the ne would be proved on him in
the Convention So guilty and conscience
stricken was Mr. Shoemaker, that immed-
ately after Mr.. Hatfield had proclaimed his
burning intdmy, he sneaked off to the wharf
boat. immediately after We made the
charge of Shoemaker's infamy in the Demo-
crat, we were met by positive denial,
through Shoemaker Know Nothing organ,
the Cannelton Reporter. But judge of our
when we saw the card of
Shoemaker, denying under his own sigma
ture, the charge We preferred against him.
We knew from the course pursued by Shoe
maker at the Convention, that he was a
dishonest man, and would stoop to any trick
cry and degradation to secure his election.
Yet we were unprepared for so shameless and
ritiainous an act, as he now shows himself
capable of perpetrating upon the citizens of
this Senatorial district. A modest regard
for his own character should have kept Shoe
maker quiet, but no, he courts an investiga-
ton of his conduct aud we shall CRAFTY him.
We also charged Shoemaker with having
detailed to Us certain conversation that he
had with Bright, relative To the " English
Swindle.". Mr.. Shoemaker pronounces our
statement Of his conversation to us and 9TH
erS, Gone Stupendous' lie. Below, we give
Mr.. Shoemaker the benefit of his public de-
NAL, and hope everybody will read it. Here
is his card
any position upon the compromise meas
ure is, and has been, that as an original
measure | should have been opposed to it
as compromise measure acquiesce in il
as settlement of the Kansas difficulty, be-
fore the country; and SO far rs ! am in
formed, the Democracy of Spencer county
hold these views III common with the Dem
ocrats of the State. That | have at any
time held or expressed sentiments contrary
to the above is untrue The charge made
in the Democrat about a conversation had
with Mr.. Bright, at Washington, is without
any foundation whatever; from the top to
the bottom, from center 10 the eircumter-
ence, it is one Stupeadous he, Us such de-
nouncc it, ! had no conversation with Mr..
Bright, and no acquaintance with him;
and when in Washington the English bill
was not in existence, the conference COM
mittee not having been appointed. What
motive the editors of the Democrat can have
in defiling their columns with such unblush-
ing falsehOods, is more than can deter
mine, and the assertion that they can prove
these charges, will only result in assisting
10 confirm the opinion, now rapidly gain
ing ground, that the boltcrs of the Demo
crdt intend using falsehood and slander as
their principal weapons in the present can
vass. In justice to myself, to Messrs. Bright
and English, and TO the Democracy of Per-
ry, Spencer and Warrick counties, who
have honored me with the nomination for a
seat in the Senate | make the above denial
and expose of the infamous falsehood of the
Democrat. Respectfully,
J. C. SHOEMAKER.
This il certainly bold document to
como from Shoemaker, and he knows as well
rs many others now know, that in penning
it aud putting his name to it, he was pen
ming infamous filsehood, and signing his
own political death warrant We are bold
to say that Mr. Shoemaker never signed
that card of his own free will and accord,
but being the plant tool of more consummate
kJ,ayes, he has suffered himself to be wholly
undone. Now to prove TO the public what
q political naomtebdRk Mr.. Shoemaker is,
and that we made no charge against him
! but what we are amply able to substantiate,
we give the following certificate, signed by
three respectable and credible witnesses OF
Rockport. And we will add, that we can
get many more of the same sort, who heard
Mr.. Shoemaker make use of the same Ian
I guage that we charge him with. Here i.
the proof, read it:
/ RocXPoRT, July l6, 1853.
We, the undersigned, do hereby certify
/ that Mr.. John C. Shoemaker, in a converse
ton with us, on the Saturday previous tc
the Rockport Senatorial Convention, dis.
tinctly and unequivocally stated that he wa:
opposed to the act known as the "Englist
Compromise" and gave as his reason there
for, that it created an unwarranted and odi
ons distinction in favor OF stavery, and furth
er that Nj. Shoemaker, at the time afore
1 said, and in said conversation, made use o
the following language in substance, to-wit
Mr.. Shoemaker said, when he was il
Washington City, few weeks ago, he hac
a private conversation with Jesse D. Bright