The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-08-27


for betraying Douglas has been concoct-
ed by the Lecompton clique at lndianap-
oils. which is seconded by their adherents
throughout the State. Willard, Bright,
Hendricks, and Durham, who were year
apo inyeterate Lecomptonites and bitter OPP
nonents of the doctrines of the Little Giant
profess 10 have become-without any change
of conviction or principle-ardent advocates
for the nomination of Douglas at Charles
ton. While they are preaching harmony
and mutual forgetfulness of the pastto DEM
ocrats, all their movemets indicate that they |
are laboring to send a packed delegation to
Charleston who will take care of Brights
interests in political arrangements that will
be concocted there. Hunter of Virginia is
said to be Bright's avorite, and in case of
his success, Jesse will be able to enforce
any claims for himself and the whole Bright
clique in this State. Douglas can have no
confidence in the hollow professions of
these eleventh hour ti-Lecomptonites -
he is not the man to forgive his enemies,
nor forget his friends. The Brightites know
him and he is too familiar with them for any
mutual confidence to exist between them.
He may affect to accept their professions
while candidate, but when President, he
will deal with them according to their just
merits, which they know will seal their
political destiny. The past relations of the
men preclude any sincere alliance between
them. In this District in the last canvass,
Hovey and Niblack were the representatives
of the two sections of the party, and gave
utterance to the antagonistic doctrines and
embittered feelings Of the Douglas and
Buchanan adherents. They contended for
two sets of fundamental principles, that ex-
tend to the basis of popular rights and con-
stitutional freedom, and are as eternal as
the truths of the science of government.
They cannot be compromised or yielded
with sincerity and honor. Could Hovey
and Niblack pretend to forget their former
differences and make personal coalition,
and retain any share of public confidence in
their political honor and sincerity? Can
the organ that denounced Hovey as sece-
der-disorganizer-sch and traitor
to his party for boldly and ably defending
popular soyereignty-gain any credit for
sincerity by the most fulsome panegyrics
of Douglas, while tits unqualified in its lau-
dations and earnest IN its support of Hen
bricks, Bright and Buchanan.
Willard processes to be supporter of 10
Lane but this is to divert the attention of
the Douglas men from his movements. 1t
is q tub thrown to whales;-and the anti
Lecompton party of this State will-if they
are not wide awake-fnd in the end that
they have been amused with empty tubs
and egregiously deceived by false profess
sions.
There are many significant signs of the
times that should awaken the vigilance OF
the Douglas men in this State. 1t is well
known BY what arts the Lecomptonites de-
feated the Douglas men at the Democratic
Convention in Marion county, and secured
a unanimous Lecompton delegation to the
State Convention. A like betrayal was
consummated last Saturday at Terre Haute,
while the Buchanan leaders were preaching
harmony and peace. Atthat convention,-|
whose proceedings the Enquirer here who
was present-says "were glorious and har-
monious," Mr.. J. B. 0tey, whose support
of john G. Davis and Douglas made him
conspicuous mark for Lecomptonite abuse,
was beaten for Auditor When it is consid-
cred that he was the head and front of the
Douglas secession last year IN the Seventh
District, most ardent and untiring popu-
lar sovereignty man, and that the Seventh
District Is the strongest Douglas District in
the State, this defeat really lends some con-
firmation to the opinion that the Lecomp-
tonites are going to carry the organization
of the State Convention with them this
year, as they did last, and foist upon us an
anti-Douglas delegation from this State to
the Charleston Convention. As the oriri-
nal organ of popular sovereignty party in
the First Congressional District--as the only
ardent supporter, in the last canvass, of
Hovey, who was the only true auti-Lecomp-
ton leader and fearless expounder of Doug
las popular sovereignty, we have a right to
speak in this matter. We feel it to be our
duty to give warning of the first indications
of treachery to the cause we have so earn
estly and consistently supported against
both secret and avowed enemies. Let not
our caution to the true and consistent anti
Lecomptonites in this District pass unheed-
ed;-let them look out that men of The
right stripe are sent up from the Pocket to
the State Convention -s.-.-.r..
SAvOY-The people of Savoy asks the