The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-07-30
A New phase In indiana Politics.

A New Phase I'm Indiana Politics.
A correspondent of the Cincinnati Corr
niercial gives the following account of re-
cent movement al indianapolis. Late events
confirm the truth of his disclosures:
This new phase in affairs was developed
in a township meeting OF the Democracy of
which this city is part, on Sunday last
The singular spectacle was presented of
Government office-holders and extreme
Douglas men, who with difficulty have been
able to stay inside of the Democratic organi-
cation, cordially uniting to secure common
end. Red hot Buchanan men and equally
warm Douglasites were elected delegates 10
the County Convention, which Convention
dominates delegates TO the State Conven-
ton, and that body the delegates TO the
Charleston Convention. Only think of the
combination, Buchanans post master, Bu-
chanan's pension agent, Buchanan's route
agent. and employees generally, shaking
hands most cordially with the celebrated
Dick RYAN and Doctor Pierre, who claim to
be the representatives, of Mr. Douglas in this
State. The latter gentleman is the brother
in-law of Hon. Thos. A. Hendricks, and ex-
poets, in the case of the election of Douglas,
to be his minister to England.
The township delegates elected to the
County Convention are postotfice clerks,
route agents, and mixture OF Douglasites
and Buchananites. Let us look at the OBJ
jects and philosophy of this new political
combination-thism ingling of such incon-
gruous elements.
1t is well known that Senator Bright has
long managed the Democracy of this State.
His political influence has at length, through
his imperiousnesS, reached low ebb. His
old friends, even such rs Hughes, Willard,
Durham 81 Co, could no longer brook his
despotic rule. They were tired of working
for him, and concluded to set up shop for
themselves. On one hand Jesse ID. Bright
had the bitter opposition of the Douglas
men, and on the other, his old satellites were
leaving him. Between the two stools he
was in danger of falling to the ground, fun
wept, unhonored, and unsung." Now mark
the genius and tact of Jesse, showing q skill
and management worthy even of Louis Ma
poleon, and proving himself a Metternich or
a Talleyrand among the Democratic leaders
of Indiana.
Through the government officials, whose
heads are all in his hands, he operates. To
regain his influence and power, he forms
an alliance with his old enemies. Durham
and Hendricks are the competing candi-
dates for the Democratic nomination for
Governor. Hendricks is the choice of the
Douglas men. Between Hendricks and
Bright bitter feud has long existed. Such
are the political necessities of the latter, that
these two enemies kiss and make friends,
and Hendricks becomes the Bright candidate
for Governor. This fact is potent. All the
postmasters and route agents, who can be
| operated upon by the magic influence of
Jesse, are Hendricks men. BY the nomina-
| ton and election of Hendricks, Bright hopes
to crush out Willard, Hughes, Durham &
Co., whose rivalry and influence he more
breads than his former bitter enemies, the
| adherents of Douglas. Further, there is not
| a doubt but if the Douglas star proves to be
in the ascendant, that Bright and Douglas
will shake hands. forget their past hoStili-
ties, and work tremendously together
Bright is not the man TO let past enmities
stand in his way, if, by yielding, his own
ends can be secured.
At the last Democratic Convention, Bright
could hardly get hearing-he was the butt
and ridicule of the Douglas Democrats. In
the next, / should not be surprised if he was
their leader, and he should be greeted with
land congratulations and applause as such.
Upon the advent of Buchanan's Admins
tration, such was the hatred of Bright for
Hendricks that he determined to decapitate
him, but was restrained by overpowering
considerations of policy. Pierce, kthe
brother-in-law of Hendricks was ready to
put the political stiletto into Bright. A few
days ago, Bright, Hendricks, and Pierce met
here, and received each other with the most
distinguished consideration. AS the Dem
ocratic organ here, which, by the by, APP
pears to be perplexed by the new order of
affairs, remarked the other day, "the lion
and the lamb have lain down together"
and there is n prospect of a political millen-
mum among the Democratic leaders. Bright
calculates by this new move upon the po-
litical chess-board, which he regards as
equal to the best of Morphy's at one fell
swoop to crush out Hughes, Willard, Dur