The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-08-30
rs. The Enquirer is offended at our at

temptS 10 resist It's intrusion, unuer nyPo-
critical professions, upon a platform which
we were the first to set up in this commu-
nifty and defend against its abusive assaults,
which were continued for months, both
against popular sovereignty and Mr.. Doug
las. But the present editor says the paper
has changed; it is not responsible now for
what it said a year ago. Does it not pro-
fess to be the orgau of the same clique that
directed it then2 does it not speak in the
name of the party that approved of Niblack's
Lecompton vote and Bright's ultra LecomP-
ton speech? Are not the men who bitterly
opposed Hovey and his true popular soyer-
eighty doctrines still confederating with the
men who were the most unrelenting prose-
cutors of Douglas and his adherents, and
who are still intriguing against him? Have
they changed either their position or their
principles? Do they not allow their organ
to profess one platform of faith, and give its
OStensible support to its exponent as Presi-
Dental candidate, while the wire pullers be-
hind the curtain are preparing to throw
both overheard. Has the change in the pa
per changed the views, principles, and mo-
tives OF the men whose lead it is pledged to
follow, and who thus control IT'D If not,
the change of the paper is of little account.
1t is still their organ, on which they will
play whatever tune they may desire. The
Enquirer says: -.
We do not suppose we are accountable fol-
anything said by the Enquirer last summer
when we had no connection with it whatev-
er; but the Journal seeks to make it appear
that We have at some time occupied diff
ferent position than that which the Enquirer
now advocates. This again is false. We
were opposed to the Lecompton measure, a;
the editor of the Journal very well knows
The editor of the Journal knows, too
very well, that year ago, while the editor
of the Enquirer was as loud in his profes.
sions as now of devotion to popular sover.
eighty and Douglas, he was exerting all hi:
energies to defeat both. He, as an appointee
ofthe Administration, was travelling through
this misunderstanding conventions and pc.
litical meetings-to secure the election Of
Niblack-the most slavish supporter of Lee
comptonism in the uouSe-and 10 compass:
the defeat of Hovey-the boldest and truest
champion of popular sovereignty in the
West.
In allthe Northwest Mr.. Douglas has not
from had the first PRONUNCIATION of his doc
trine, a more sincere or ADLER disciple of hi
creed or a more devoted political friend
than Alvin P. Hovey, who was defeated fol
CongresS,-where his influence in the com
ing election might have been of essentia
service to his leader,-by the machination:
and exertions of the Evansville Postoffict
clique, one of whom is now so boisterous in
his professions of devotion to Douglas anG
anti-Lecomptonism. A year ago while We
were spending our time, earnest labor and
money freely without the hope of any favor
even from success-in support of the anti
Lecompton cause in this District our mos
willy and actiye-if not most jealous oppo
nent-was the gentleman, who would nov
edge us, with a sheer, off our own platform
which we maintained against his most VIC
lent and insiduous assault.
He was thea, as now, protested Douglas
ite-bat was looking one way and workin
his bark another. We trust that men
"the right stripe will be sent from th
District to the State Convention, but tn
anti-Lecomptonites will require Of the deli
gates some other guarantee of their fait
and loyalty to the principles of populf
sovereignty and to Douglas, than a certifica
from the INSCRIPTIONS supporters of Jam'
Buchanan, Niblack and Jesse d, Bright.