The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-06-01
Treachery to Bell.

Those of John Bells friends in this por
ton Of the country who are supporting that
gentleman in good faith, and are sincerely
DESTROYS of his election, will read the ex-
tract we make below from 'OccasiOnal's
correspondence with The Philadelphia Press
with Indignation. That Mr.. Bell should be
betrayed by those who put him forward at
Baltimore, and pretended to acquiesce in his
nomination, is, to speak in plain terms, AN
unmiIigated outrage. The New York EI.
press, the leading American paper in the
Union, whose editor moved to make Mr..
Bell nomination unanimous, refuses to sup
port him, and is urging the claims of Gen.
Houston.
The nomination Of Bell and Everett,
which at first was received with ii calm re-
signatiOn by members Of the "Constituton-
al Union party, is not likely to prove sat
iSfactory to Il considerable and active por-
ton of it. Already there are ominous
signs of rebellion in the camp so lately
called together. 1t is well known that
Senator Crittenden refused to allow the use
of his name before the Convention. Con-
sidering the position held 10y that eminent
statesman, and the cohesive power of his
example, together with the associations of
his lifetime, the refusal to allow himself TO
be placed in nomination has weakened
the faith of many. He was the rallying
point of the Southern Opposition, and those
who still, in faith, survive the prostration
of the Old Wing party. He WIS the point
of enthusiasm around which they met. He
was their most noted and sagacious counsel
! or; and the speech he made at the chief
/ caucus meeting of the elements Of the party
/ in this city was taken not only reason
for concocting the new party, but as sup
plying it with texts to captivate the MEM
bers of the broken organizations alluded to
above. Hence the detection seems some
! what natural.
Hon. Jeremiah Clemens, who prominent
! ly brought forward the name of John Bell
in the Tennessee paper under his control,
was one Of the first to congratulate Douglas
on the effect Of his recent great speech, and
it is confidently whispered that he either
has abandoned, or will abandon his own
nominee, and support the Little Giant
Then, again, in this same connection, it is
noteworthy that the very active secretary OF
the Central Committee of the Constitutional
Union party convened meeting of said
committee, an evening or two since, and re-
signed his position. Mr., +. W. Walker, TIE
gentleman i'll question, has been we'll known
as an interchangeable worker SO far i'll the ser
vice of the party, and his resignation, which
will take effect in couple of days, has oc
casioned solicitude on the part of those VIII,
still link themselves with the fortunes U
the party.
Mr.. Walker gave as q reason that he coult
not conscientIously support the nominees o
the Baltimore Convention; and would b,
doing injustice TO himself and the committed
by remaining in the secretaryship. Mr.. w!
course may possibly indicate how the wing
OF the party represented by the New YORK
Express will act; AS he is connected witt
that journal. There is no doubt that mucl
dissatisfaction exists on the part of III,
HorsIOn men, and WALKERS example may
give them cue for action.