The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-08-04
MDemoornticr mi.sIonarIes.

Paris q. Duuning of Bloomington, Arcby
Dixon of Kentucky, Joseph E. Egly Of
Cincinnati, and Joseph T. McDouald of In
dianapolis, will be here ut the great Douglas
blowout, this evening, to teach the heathen
of Evansville the way of political life.
Iu view of the antecedents aud present
position of these gentlemen, we propose to
give few items of interest in relation to
them, as d sort of cud of reflection" for
their bearers to be Illuminating on while lis
tening to their exposition of the beauties OF
Douglas Democracy.
Ex-Governor Dixon used to be a warm,
active Whig-a friend of Henry Clay, aud
defender of that great man from the ISLANDERS
of his enemies. Now what is he doing
He is advocating the election to the Presi-
! dency of Stephen A. Douglas the man who
has made the air of Illinois reek with his
foul abuse of that illustrious statesman.
And e& Governor Dixon is supporting this
man, when, if he be Democrat, he can
find a candidate to support in his own State,
where his services are needed who is
citizen of the same commonwealth, and a
gentleman who did not slander his old friend
Clay in his lifetime. How the Ex-Governor
can satisfy his old Wing friends, whom he
seeks to win over to Douglas, we cannot
see. As the Ex-Governor is an intense pro-
slavery man, of course he thinks Douglas is
as safe for his cause rs Breckenridge, or he
wouldn't support him. How can he recon-
cile the numerous accusations, that come up
Douglas with his own confidence in
Douglass pro-slaveryism We have some
curiosity to hear. Douglas can't be An
abolitionist ard slavery extensionist, both
: at the same time, however skillful dodger
he may be. That is certain. But perhaps
Ex-Governor D. is satisfied with the pro-
slavery platform and the slave-code candi-
date for the Vice Presidency.
Mr. Voorhees, we presume will be here to
soft soap the Breckenridge men. He will
also "honey-up the Douglasites, to make
them believe he is with them heart and
soul In 1853, when the Lecompton ex-
citement ragged, Mr.. " was one of the most
bitter uncompromising, denunciatory Ad-
ministration men in the State. Nothing
was too abusive for him 10 say against
Douglas and his men. One night, before
the Palmer House, indianapolis, so violent
was he against the Anti Lecomptonites that
be came near being violently treated by
them: Judge Hovey lost the District At
torneyship for his Anti-Lecomptonism
Mr.. VOORHEES, was appointed in his place, and
now holds that position at the hands of this
"intamous Administration Hovey will,
we presume, lick the hand that smote hi ~,
and be here to do honor to Voorhees,. Bot
Voorhees, wanted to go to Congress. He
knew tae DouglaSiteS had majority iu bis
District, so, two or three weeks before the
Congressional Convention, be turned Doug
lasite OF course he was nominated but
he will be defeated, partly through the ef-
forts of the outraged Breckinridge men, who
are running candidate against him.
With what perfect grace can he talk to
Douglas men whom he has denounced with
out mercy, and to Breckenridge men whom
he has betrayed -e @
Mr. Egly we suppose will have much to
say about ' liberty and popular sove-
reignty." He will pretend to be friend to
beth. 1t is currently reported and geuer
ally believed that he has busted himself
lately in collecting money to send to the
Pope of Rome, to sustain that potentate In
his war on the liberties of his people, while
they have been struggling for that pop
ular sovereignty of which Douglas and
such followers as Egly pirate so loudly. If
| this charge be true against this Democratic
| missionary who comes down here to teach
the poor, benighted Hoosiers how TO vote, We
should say that his popular sovereignty
| here is on a par with that be assists in giving
the people of the Papal Dominons in Italy.
! There it is popular sovereignty, subject to
/ the will of a secret ecclesiastical conclave
here it is popular sovereignty, subject to the
( Dred Scott Decision as interpreted by the
rulers of the Democratic party. In neither
case is there any genuine liberty or popular
sovereignty, but the veriest dsspotism. Mr..
Egly may say that ne LETT the OLD WoFlu 10
seek liberty in the new. His conductin aid
of ecclesiastical and political despotism at
tests his insincerity.
! Mr.. Mcdonald will doubtless charge
" abolitionism on the Republicans. If he
should, readers, just bear in mind that he
was elected to Congress over Henry s. Lane
in lS49, by making an immense bid for the
free soil (abolition) vote, which he obtained :.
He may even now have the effrontery to
charge abolitioniSm on that old Henry
Clay Whig, Henry S. Lane. Locotoco as
surance is sometimes even that bold and
unblushing.
Mr.. Dunniug is paraded particularly
big gun by the Douglas men. He may,