The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-11-03
Letter from Spencer County.

RoCKPoRT, Oct. 29th, 1860.
EDITORS JOURNAL Last week we had a
visit from Drs. Mullen and Barton, who are
perambulating around, advocating the cause
of National Democracy. DR.. Mullen enter
tanned us in a speech some two or three
hours long. He commenced by hitting right
, and left at the Republican party for some
fifteen or twenty minutes, and then devoted
himself to Douglas and his great principle,
with what effect could best be told by the
Inuttered curses of the Douglas men as he
proceeded with his argument. If reconcil-
iation had been thought of beforehis arrival,
it certainly has not been since.
On last Saturday night, the 9th, Hon.
Vim. E. Niblack had crowded house to
hear him give his advice and tell what he
saw and did when he was in Congress, or
rather Washington. Hisspeech was a milk
and water affair, being an attempt to be on
both sides of the house at once. 1t was
good Lord good Devil all the way through
He said that he was a Breckenridge and
Lane man in sentiment, but thought it like
ly he should vote for Douglas, but had not
fully decided what he would do. He said lie
WIS EOl mere " dutl lllliueHCe plDllC SEN
timeut but advised them all to do as they
pleased, as from the present condition Of af-
fairs, Lincoln was bound to 90 in and he
thought the only salvation for the party
was, after the election was over, TO throw
overheard all the old party leaders and re-
organize under the lead of men who had
never been heard Of before. If this was not
done, and that quickly, why the party
would be rent INTO a thousand atoms, and
Republicanism cor, ~ he called it, Adolf
tiOnism would reign triumphant in the land.
He pictured in terrible cOlors the Calami-
ties that would happen to our country if we
allowed cOlOred children the privilege of
free schoolsj grew indignant at the idea
that cGl,hed men were allowed 10 vote in
some OF he States; regretted that Martin
Van BuIeu and other Democrats upheld and
defended such policy, and urged the Dem
ocracy Of Indiana TO keep clear of such
views and wound up with pathetic ap,
peal to the men ofSpencer to vote for Breck
inridge, Bell, Douglas, or anybody to defeat
Abe Lincoln In the course of MS remarks
he got off glowing eulogy on J oe Lane
thought him the perfection of a gentleman
and Democrat; said he was his first choice
for President and would now rather see him
elevated to that position than any other man
in the Union.
As to the effect his speech had on Demo
Gratis, you can judge what it was from the
remark / heard a prominent member oil
that party make as l was on my way home
The expression used was, "d--n such q
milk and water man.
The Republicans getting ready to
give Porter and Dunn a glorious reception
next Thursday, and there will, no doubt, be
large crowd here.
Arrangements have been made TO hold
meetings in every township next Saturday
evening, to get ready to bring out the full
vote on election day. We want to give
Lincoln several hundred majority here
With united front to meet we could give
some majority, but as it is, it will he count
ed by the hundreds.
Veatch is out now filing appointment:
through the District, and will do good ser
vice wherever he goes.
Already the sound of the Lincoln host j!
heard, like the rush of many waters, a
they gather together for the final charge
On, men, on The American Eagle i
looking down with kindling eye and
triumphantly swelling heart, on freedom
mighty host, and, with outstretched wings
impatiently waiting to bear the glad tiding
all over the world, that the battle is Tough
the victory won.
l will endeavor TO send you the election
returns at the earliest moment possible.
SPENCER County.