The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-10-08
The BreicAl,lrIdge ana Lame meet

man occupying the second place on the
ticket of one of the great parties of the
country, and almost certain, in the event oi
the defeat of Lincoln by the people, to be-
come by the action of the Senate acting
President of the United States.
The German Brass Band was present, and
entertained the audience, before, between,
and after speeches with national airs.
General Joseph Lane being on the stage,
came forward and proceeded to address his
auditors. He disclaimed any design to
make a set speech, and went on in an easy,
conversational manner, to communicate to
the citizens of his former home his ideas Of
the present state of parties. The General,
we must say, made rather full, fair, and
candid presentation of the subject under
Consideration, with one or two slight ex-
ceptiOns. We cannot follow him out in his
arguments, but will say in short that he
held up the Republican party as sectional
and dangerous to the eace and integrity of
the country, which assertion we think was
unfair. But let that pass; the General of
course is opposed to us, and therefore mhst
do all he can to disparage our principles.
He had much to say about the Bell men,
not knowing, he said, really what their
principles were. He gave them some ex-
coriating touches about their fusion with
Douglas, and consoled them with the posi-
tive prediction that Breckenridge and Lane
would carry every Southern State.
When he got to 'r'the little man Doug
las, as he called, him, he was very severe.
The General was not vindictive like Bright,
Fitch, and Sherred, but spoke of him as
my friend Douglas (In fact the Gener-
al is full of the "milk of human kindness"
for he spoke of Fessenden even in the kind
est terms. The General is not the man to
pick personal quarrel on politics, we
should judge.) Yet, Notwithstanding his
courtesy to "the little man"-tortures and
torments how he did rack him in the auto
dq fe of his votes, his record, and his pub
lished sentiments. Any friend of Douglas
must have wished himself safely out from
that presence. General Lane then viniicat-
ed the right of his party to be called the gen.
ane National Democratic party, and to be |
considered he Democratic party of the |
future.
When Gen. Lane concluded, cry was |
raised for "Shanklin." Charles DENLY, |
Esq, being on the stand, and being called |
for by many voices, arose, and explained |
that the name of Mr.. Shanklin had been in |
serted in the call for the meeting by mis-
take of the Journal (This was true; the
explanation will be found in another place. /
He then proceeded to define his present po- |
stion, as an opponent of Douglas and an
advocate of the cause of Breckenridge and |
Lane. He made as good an argument as |
his sudden somerset would admit of, and !
seemed we'll satisfied that he was once more
safely outof the chapparal Of Douglasism, on
the 1nacadamized National Road of Breck-
inridgeisni. lie likewise was very severe
on Douglas and the Republicans, and landed
his new found party to the skies. Just be- (
fore closing his speech, he took up the
subject OF the Gavitt controversy
A fter acknowledging that that was not
an appropriate time TO defend his client, Dir.
Gavitt, yet he saw proper to endeavor to
him, probably because there was
a good crowd to hear, and because bis client I
was there to see whether he did his duty
and earned his fee. Mr. DENLY made g
short lawyers argument, and stated with a
air that the charges were
tiinsy and unfounded. Yet while he vim
dicated his client as in duty bound, he to-
tally dissented from Mr.. Gavitt's political
principles, and intimated that he might
stand opposed TO him in future if Gavitt
didn't desert his Douglas idols.
IS When Mr.. DENLY ceased speaking, cries
arose for 20 Shanklin." Postmaster Rudd
stated that Mr.. Shank1in might speak if he
desired. Mr.. S. instantly shot up his tall,
lank form, and, always ready to show him
self off in q speech, no matter where or
when, went up on the stage to spread him.
self He then delivered that same old
spread eagle speech that we have all heard
so often. He denounced the Republicans
caressed and fondled the Bell men whom
he has abused so often; and launched hiz
erms terrifcally at the heads
of Yancey and the devoted DisuniOnists.
was handled without gloves
for accepting their nomination. While
jim was soaring alOft in the empyrean, and
winnowing the gorgeous clouds of his imag
ination with his poetic pinions, Gen. Lane in
terrupted his flight by prosaic request to
descend to terra 6rna for few moments.
Jim came down like rocket-stck, and
quite chop-f1llen, awaited the Generals
movements The General said his /" friend
Jimmy" had been very eloquent and poetic
and all that, but had made some reckless
that he desired to correct. He
told " Jimmy" to take seat and hear what