The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1858-07-21
I" Old Posey''--Judge Hovey Endorsed.
Mr VERSaN Inly 10 1853


the Democracy of Posey county, met at
Springfield, pursuant to notice to, nominate
county officers and appoint delegates to the
Princeton Convention. After the Conven-
ton was organized, and before any nomina-
tons were made, a committee of one from
each township was appointed to draft reso-
lutions, copy of which | herewith trans
NIT to you
You will observe that these resolutions
do not endorse the President that they COM
pletely ignore Bright Fitch, Lecompton and
the English compromise bill, and that they
fully and completely endorse the position
assumed and advocated by Judge Hovey in
regard to the great principles Of popular
sovereignty. After the nominations for
county officers were made, Judge Iovey's
friends retired from the respective delega-
tons of the different Townships and permit
ted the remnant to appoint delegates to the
Princeton Convention. After the Conven-
ton adjourned, James Shanklin attempted
to address the people. He compared Init
Lecom.ptOnites to oOlves IN Sleeps clothing &c.,
but the noise and confusion was 81 great
and the shouts of hurTdh for Douglas and
hUrrah for Ho0ey were so loud and SO long
that the poor young man, with all of his
windmill gestures, could not be heard, and
he adjourned to the nearest grog stand to
revive his dropping hopes with little more
steam. Some said he was drunk, and some
said he was a knave, but all agreed that no
confidence could be placed in Shanklin. He
has, in the short space of six months, deceiv-
ed both parties and deceived himself, and
to cap the climax, it is only necessary that
he should act honestly and he will then de-
ceive all who know him.
This bright sprig of consistency was ac-
companied by one of Bright's tools and mis-
sionarieS, the Rec. John D. Hall, of the
Enquirer, who sneaked around and through
| the crowd like one who had been guilty of
some very mean things, which were known
to his companion, the prosecuting Attorney.
A brighter day for true democracy and
Judge Hovey never dawned upon old Posey
JACKSONIAN.
| lst Rcsoired, That popular sovereignty,
properly defined and understood by the Dem
ocratic party, is, that the majority shall
control, and that in forming their organic
laws and State governments, the will of the
people fairly expressed should prevail, sub
ject only TO the Constitution of the United
States.
I'd. Resolced, That, hereafter, no consti-
tuition of an inchoate state, should be ac-
cepted by Congress without it should en-
body the will of a majority of the people,
fairly ascertained to be such, and the only
safe and reliable rule to adopt is that that
expression should he submitted to vote OF
the people at the ballot-box.
Sd. ReSoired, That in regard to all future
questions involving the great principles Of
popular sovereignty, we declare IT on,
unalterable purpose to stand firmly by and
maintain the recommendation of President
Buchanan, in his annual message, that the
example in the Minnesota case, requiring
the constitution TO be submitted To the peo-
pie is wise, and should be followed by Con
gress in all future cases, as an inv.riablC
rule of Democratic action, and thus give full
effect to the great principles of self-govern
ment asserted in the Nebraska act and af
tirmed in the Cincinnati platform.
4th and 9Th RESOLUTIONS, Opposition Il
taking back the canal, and opposition t.
any candidate for a seat in the General As
sembly, who would not oppose the retro
ceSSion.
9th Resolution favors sub-treaSury system
in this State.
The foregoing are all of the resolution
adopted by the Convention.