The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-05-25
Rockport Correspondence.
RocKPoRT, May 81, l

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those periodical farces gotten mp of late
! years by the Democratic party with all the
regularity of clock work, and called, out of
compliment, g Democratic Conventions"
! The Convention was called to order at
one o'clock +. NJ, on Saturday the 18th
| by Gen. Williamson. Capt. +. Blunt was
appointed President, and " W. Cotton aud
! John Atkinson, Secretaries; after which,
committees were appointed to select dele
! gates to attend the Congressional Couven-
| ton at Princeton, on the 30th inst and 10
! draft resolutions expressive Of the Sense OF
| the meeting. After the committees had re-
! tired land by the way the members of the
| two committees in numbers were about
| equal to the number of Democrats left iii
| the Court House when they retired), DR. J
| :. Hoaghlaud Was called upon for speech
| 10 which he responded, occupying some fif-
! teen or twenty minutes in clarifying Stephen
! A. Douglas and Popular Sovereignty, and
ia denunciatOn of the wicked Republicans.
But it apparently had but little effect upon
! the stubborn hearts of the few old Old
! Liners who were present. a bout the time
/ he concluded his remarks, the committee an
| nOunced their readiness to report, showing
| conclusively by the brief time they were
/
| them beforehand Query; did the visit of
| your worthy Postmaster to our county last
week have anything 10 do with it y
| The first committee reported "A list of
| eighteen delegates, one of whom have since
! learned is hn outaHd- out Lincoln man.
! Next came the report Of the committee on
resolutions, i'll which they first glorify the
! Union, sort of half way indOrSe Squatter
! Sovereignty, pay IL left banded compliment
! to Douglas without naming him, which was
! doubtless intended rs gull trap to catch
| the Anti Lecomptonites. But they then
! proceed to spoil the job by saying that the
| course Of Vim f. Nlbiack during his Con
! gressional career meets aud deserves their
unqualified APPRECIATION and on the heels of
! that they instruct the immortal eighteen Ia
Use all possible means to secure his nomina-
ton, thus manifesting their instincts by
showing 10 the world that they think
more OF the plant tool OF the Administra-
! ton than OF him who had The nlahy IN
! dependence Ia denouncc its cOrrnptious.
! Next in order came the orator ot the day,
! David I. Laird, Ed, " no in order 10 show
his sincere devotion to the new faith which
| he has SO recent Y adopted, deemed it, neces-
sary to exhibit an extra amount of Jealous
| vituperation OF those with whom he form
! ery acted, aud OF their time hOnored aud
! deeply cherished principles In the course
| of his remarks, he took occasion 10 say, and
that, too, with voice and manner which he
no doubt considered admirably suited to
the purpose Intended, /. e, to frighten old
women, that the success of AhraIn Lincoln
and the principles he advocated would prove
| the death-knell of the ct mon. "Htrubxs
| dtctu, what catastrophe He also dis
cussed the slavery question, and said among
! other things tnat he was AS much opposed
| To slavery a. any man, and III the next
! breath commenced an elaborate argument III
favor OF the divine institution, and dee Jared
ithS his deliberate and candid opinion, to use
| his own expressive language, "that the mig
| gers on the cotton fields of Alabama were
better off than they would be in their own
| native country of Africa" lie belle we'd that
slavery exercised a! civilizing influence upon
them, and gave them an opportunity of par
ticipating in all the glorious rights and priv
ieges Of Christianity much more OF
the same sort, too absurd to repeat
| forgot 10 mention In IT'D proper place the
! introduction OF resolution Instructing
the delegates to the Judicial District Con
vention TO vote for Herman G. BarkwelI,
/ Esq, for Common Pleas Judge OF this Dis
trict which elected perfect storm OF mo-
tions some TO adopt some to lay on the
table, and some TO postpone indefinitely, all
coming in such rapid succession that the
, worthy Chairman become so confused that
! he had to appeal to the ex-Inembers of the
| Legislature who were present, to inform
him which motion was first in order but
!, finally order was restored, and the motion tt,
/ postpone being Withdrawn, the question
! was taken on the motion to lay on the table,
which motion prevailed by decided
joTity, thus puttiag an effeCtual quietus
( the judicial aspirations OF our friend Bark
we'll
The Republicans OF Old Spencer received
/ the news at tie nomination OF Lincoln and
HamlIn with The most joyous enthusiasm.
Here, amid tie scenes Of his youth and early
manhood, where his character was formed
his reputation for honesty ana trust WORTH
ness Is second to no man 5 Ia the land The
air is made vocal with the shouts tor Abe
I Lincoln
| have cOnversed with several OF our Old
citizens here since the news OF his nominal
llon was received, who tell me that they
have gone TO school with him, hOed corn
with him, hunted with him, split rails with
him, fatboated with him, and now they are
going to vote with him and for him. They
are men too who have always voted the
/ Democratic ticket without scratching. The
| enormous frauds which have been perpe-
! trated and attempted by the present cor
iupt ADMINISTRATOR nave opSutu Tue eS rs
OF the people, aud all that wanted to
put the ball in motion was a man in hom
they could put confidence. That man is fur
| nished III the person of the honest old rail
/ make r and fiat-boatmau, who laid the touu
Z dalton of his future greatness in the log
cabins OF Spencer County
! The Republican Club of Rock port got mp
nh impromptu torch light procession ON
Saturday evening. The people tnrnrd ont
. in masses, and the old and the ynung aud
the mildlr-a aged all ioined IN the '"nlinnous
shout for Lincoln and Iamlin. The Brass
Band disrouised some Of their sly eetrsi mu-
sic, speeches were made which were well
! received, and the utmost harmony and good
; feeling prevailed. Most OF the Republican
stores aud Offices were handsomely illumi-