The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-09-17
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Il Is Dihcult to tell what they are.
The Louisville Courier, the leading Ad-
Aministration organ in Kentuckyia defender
of Lecomptonism, and an advocate of Con-
FgressionsI protection for slaveryin thssTer-
ritories, has the following article on Indiana
politics. 1t shows avery true estimate of
the character of the men to whom it re-
fers: e6Sl IT HAuHdT1dc
The contest for the Gubernatorial nOmi-
nation in Indiana is becoming quite excite
ed. The leading candidates are Durham
and Hendricks, both good Democrats, who
have done valiant service for our party, in
by-gone days. 1t is said that Mr.. Hendricks
is the Douglas, and Mr.. Durham the Ad-
mlnistration candidate. We, however, are
unwilling to recognize any such distinction.
Mr.. Hendricks came home last year and
stumped Indiana for the regular nominees
of the party, as we are informed, against
the douglas candidates. We think, there
fore, that those who are counting on Hem,
bricks as being for Douglas are counting
withour their hosts. :, ..li a1-ig .sr.
d But whilst we have no doubt that both
Durham and Hendricks are sound and good
men, and would either of them make cap
ital race for Governor, we are assured that
on some questions it is quite difficult to I'M
derstand their exact positions. A well in
formed gentleman from Indiana has inform
ed us that It is difficult to tell from their
speeches whether they are tor Douglas or
the Administration. This should not be so
--they should be decided in their opinions
and speak them out boldly and fearlessly.-
| We hope our Indiana friends will fix up
everything right, and we have no doubt they
will. The Indiana Democracy are the mod.
ell Democrats of the nation, and We are right
sure that in their primary meetings, as we'll
as in their State Convention, they, will
adopt platforms upon which the Constitu-
tional Democracy everywhere throughout
the country can stand. 49,. 81, "a .,-sr1
There is no occasion for the apprehen-
sions expressed by the Courier; our model
Lecompton Democratic leaders, will s;6x up
every thing right" and adopt a platform
which the constitutional Democracy can en-
dorse at Charleston Jesse and John L..
have the matter in hand therefore rest easy.
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REpuBLIcASIsx IN MASS AcnusET7s.-
S. billiard, one of the ripest scholars, and
brightest intellects at the bar in Boston, the
only man on whose shoulders the mantle
of Choate can werthiy fall, is now in Eu-
rope; in a letter to the Boston Courier,
speaking of the decease of Mr.. Choate, he
says: sI-f n7sj s7El .isf9 oiLF OH 90
ait is certainly stubborn fact for the
Republicans, that among the dead-for we
viii only deal with them-,he wisest and
most far-seeing men in New England have
been opposed TO the anti-slavery agitation !;
| mean Judge Prescott Mr.. Mason, Mr..
Webster, and Mr.. ehoate. ~nssswvas a strik-
ing proof of Judge Prescott's sagacity-
than whom New England never gave birth
to wiser or better man--that when the
first anti-slavery resolutions were passed by
the Massachusetts, legislature, he expressed
his regret, and said it was the beginning of
mischief.
This fact could be met only in two ways;
either that these men, whose judgment
would have been deemed of the highest val
ue, if not absolutely conclusive, on any 9TH
er point, were mistaken in this; or that,
from some base and unworthy motive, they
repressed their real convictions, and ex-
pressed those they did not believe to be true.
Against Mr.. Mason and Judge Prescott,
such charges would have been simply ludi-
J crous; how cruelty and persistently they
were made against Mr.. Webster and Mr..
Choate is well known. They are now
gone where cruel indignation can no longer
lacerate their hearts; and posterity will do
justice alike TO their conduct and their mo-
tives." saHL D.. ... .as al rr.-sT
This testimony comes from a conservative
Wing, and refers to the conservative septi-
! ments of the leading minds in the old Wing
party. Mr.. Massn was the senior of Webster,
and was the intellectual giant with whom
the defender Of the Constitution" was
fond to test and measure his own powers at
the bar. jeremiah Mason was the only man
whom Webster never surpassed in the Fo-
runs Of New England.
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A SAD EvENr.-A young man, about ls
years of age, named Montgomery, was killed
in Vigo county, last Sunday, by the acct,