The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-12-07
editorial Correspondence
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Since my letter of the 2sf' tbo ~

tnChA $780, = convention, as 70 make
matters appear aan right on the surface;
but those :. no have opportunities for know
ing, "a see that there is no peace in
tins torn and tattered party. This is made
plain by an admission in the proceedings of
the Democratic State Central Committee, at
a meeting held on the 18th ultimo, when
it was declared and published, that an Eek
citing cause !" does exist in the political
mind of our own party at this time, wholly
snexAmpled by the past
The Committee at that meeting took def
mite action in regard to the day on which
their State Convention should be held /
told you in my other letter that John L.
Robinson was determined 10 hold an Adj
ministration Convention on the 9th of Jan
uarJ, and that he was not the man to "back
down from position. Strange TO say, at
the Committee meeting, a motion was car
ried 70 fix the time for holding the Conven-
ton on the 18th ofJanuary. I say strange,
because Mr.. Robinson controls the Commit
tee, a msjcrity of whom are Administra-
tionists, and because he made the motion to
f1 the time on day that he had before
that time opposed. of course, he and his
co-operatcrs IN the movement had their red-
cons to justify them in this action, and those
reasons are shsdowed forth in the published
proceedings of the occasion.
The committee profess to deplore the fact
that all the counties have not appointed dele
gates according 20 the directions given by
the committee st n former session, and that
Some Of the counties have constituted all
Democrats as delegates who may please to
attend, OF have appointed larger number
of delegates than have a right to claim ad-
mission. In this irregularity of some
counties, and the arrangement decided on
by tlfe Central Committee to issue tickets to
delegates, and to admit none without, is to
be found the consideration on the part of the
Lecompton Democrats for their concession
rs TO the time for holding the convention.
They have been very busy at the county
conventions already held, in carrying out
their own views in the appointment OF del
egates, and in thwarting the plans of the
anti-Leconptonites. Where they could get
majority of their own men quietly, they
have done go; if not, they would attempt
to have all Democrats attending the conven-
ton constituted delegates, trusting to good
luck and skillful management for full at
tendance Of the faithful; and, in at least
one county, (Laporte), they have kicked up
q row aud left the hall OF meeting, when
they discovered that the Douglas Democrats
" held the best hand From Laporte and
some ether counties, double delegations will
report Themselves, and from sunday other
quarters miscellaneous crowds Of the inter
ri6ed will come
A Lecompton committee issues the tickets,
and decides who are and who are not enti-
tied 10 them. So it is easily seen how great
is the prospect for harmony. In the Con-
vention of January, 1858, there was a reg
ular Kilkeany-cat fight. So there viii be
in the Convention of January, 1860, only
made ten-fold more fierce and venomous by
two years accumulation of wrath and Bit
te-nees In the Convention of 1858, the
Administration Frustrated, but did not des-
troy, the Anti-Lecompton rebels" In the
approaching Convention, there is little doubt
that the scenes of 1883 will be re-enacted.
The elasticity and recuperative powers OF
the Democracy are wonderful, but it would
require the nerve, muscle, and energy of a
host of DOuglases strong as he is, both
physically and mentality to withstand all
this wear and tear Douglas and his cohorts
must 70 down, bat it will be only after a
strife in which the ranks of both parties
will be decinsted. The January Conven-
ton will send majority of Anti-Douglas
delegates TO Charleston Douglas viii be
slaughtered there, and the mass of the
Hoosier Democracy will acquiesce in the
" deep damnstion of his taking Oft
The Convention of the 18th of January
will decide the fate of the Democratic party
in Indiana, and the Charleston Convention
will seal the doom of that party,as now or
gained, throughout the nation, provided
the Opposition pursue a reasonable course,
and select come good man ON whom all can
unite, to overthrow the present rotten Ad-
ministrstica. &c such a luau can Toe found,
victory equal 10 tl.at Of 1910 awaits the
opposition to Lecompton Democracy.
The importance of the subject, and the
desire to "post our Anti-Lecompton read
ers (vho can no longer claim the Enquirer
for their organ, is my excuse FOR this e1-
tended letter on a single subject. j. II. NJ.
IN TIGHr PLA,E-The Democracy of
Fayette county, in convention assembled,
adopted a series Of resolutions, one OF which
endorsed the Administration of James Blu
chanan, another approving of u.e.o course Of
Senator Douglas, and third instructing tue
delegates 70 the State Convention to select
men as delegates to the Charleston Conyen-
ten. whose sentiments were known to be
in accordance with both of the other resolu-