The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-10-02

renite, and a Democrat violently opposed to
: Whiggery, till 1848 then Van Burenite
again on the Buffalo or Free Soil platform
then a Democrat again until the Lecompton
issue sprung up, when he again vascilated-
first advising Hovey Anti -Lecomptonite)
to run against Niblaek (Lecomptonite), the
regular nominee. then giving him the cold
shoulder when he came out and supporting
Niblack by speaking and voting; and fin
ally, they find him IN the present division
OF his party perfectly unreliable, and dns-
phlbious so to speak. Suppose the critic of
Judge Laws claims be one who former
ly was a Whig. He finds the Judge to have
been bitter enemy of his party and a
reyiler of Henry Clay. Suppose him to be
a Democrat, how does he find the Judge
standing? Why soon after the Conventions
he came out for Douglas, but as the cam
! paign progressed, and Breckenridge and
Lane waxed strong, he gave assurances in
the rural districts, where B. and L. were
strong, and where he thought he could hide
his double-dealing. that he was in favor of
/ Breckinridge anu Lane. Yet the Enquirer,
/ his organ, vouches for him as being Doug
lasite, and at Princeton he declared himself
! one. And so is an inquiring public mysti-
| fed by this artlul dodger. No one knows
really how he stands except himself and per-
baps few confidential friends.
Then his critics look at his personal
claims. He has held one Office and another
from the State and General Governments
(though not many from the people, from
time immemoriaL He has waxed fat, sleek,
! and time-worn in Office. He is profess
sional Office seeker. Moreover, he is super
animated, and really not qualified, from
lack of energy and activity, to represent so
important district as this in Congress. If
Lincoln should be elected, which now seems
certain, he would WELD very small influ-
ence at Washington.
Voters look thus at the two candidates.
they hear the manly arguments of Judge
DeBruler, and the empty declamations and
garrulous seedlings against his opponents of
Judge Law, sounding as if from man in
his dotage, and they quietly make up their
minds to vote for a man representing
wholesome and progressive principles; and
if they be Democrats, they say nothing
openly, but conclude to vote for the " liv-
ing present and to turn their backs on the
"dead past"
We urge the voters of this county, par
ticularly, to consider these things, and to go |
to work earnestly for DeBruler. He was
induced TO run by Yanderburgh influence,
and from the prospect of a strong support |
here. Let every friend of his say, he must |
have it. Judge Law claims large majori-
ty in Vanderburgh from the fact of this |
being his home. The Judge has held fat |
offices all his life-he has had his share of
public honors, and has outlived the day of
usefulness to the people. Judge DeBruler |
has publicly pledged his earnest efforts and |
his influence If elected in behalf of this |
county and her interests and man of his |
activity and energy is more certain to re-
deem his promises in this regard than as
inert and aimless man as Judge Law ia to /
take any extra trouble for his constituents. |
Moreover, if Lincoln should be elected, he /
would have the influence and the power to
procure favors for his people, while Judge /
Law would be comparatively pOwerless.
Once more we urge the friends of Judge |
DeBruler to go to work with confidence, and
not to abate their zeal in his behalf until
the last vote is polled on the 9th day of
October. We earnestly believe that the
votes TO secure his election can be made by
the proper exertion between this date and
next Tuesday. Therefore we say, let us all
determine to redeem the First District, and
it can be done.
ARMSTRONG T0wHsHIP.-A meeting was
held in Armstrong Township on last Satur-
day afternoon, at which most of the county
candidates were in attendance. Blythe
Hynes led off in a strong speech, arraigniDg
John Smith Gavitt, Sheriff of Vanderburgh
county, for peculations on the treasury, and
producing proofs to sustain his position.
J. C. Stacer followed, and tried to excuse
Mr.. Gavitt by saying that although he and
Squire Mcbride made the same charges
against Gavitt in 1858, the people had
0leClSu 0dhitt dDu tuuS euOOfS6u us COuISei |
There is nice plum for the voters of the
county to suck. Ergo: If Gavitt is now
reelected, be can go in "with perfect
y on the treasury. That is the
doctrine.
Mr.. Gavitt then made long speech, full
as usual of unfairness, Misrepresentation,
and reckless assertions.
A number of the other candidates then
q defined their position " and the meeting
1-
Ezy- Since Smith Gavitt has been set to