The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-06-16

has been made by the Republicans, should
lie foSted upon the Opposition, Indiana
would 90 90 900 majority for the Democratic
nominee -BoonciHe Democrat.
The Evansville journal never declared
any such Il thing.-EU. jour.
Yes it did.-Boon Dem.
We reiterate our denial. Produce your
proof.--EU. jour.
Certainly. Look over your files some
where between the 10th and 18th of last
April, and you will there find a sentence
like the following in one of your spasmodic
editorials in favor of Bates over Mr.. Seward
or dnY other extreme man like him, as the
conservative nominee of the Opposition
party for President
:. With the Democratic nominee, on q plat
form similar 10 the Cincinnati pLatform, and
Seward or any other extreme man as the
Chicago nominee-Indiana will 90 for the
Democratic nominee by 10000 majority"
Now the Democratic party have adopted
u platform similar to the Cincinnati plat
form-in fact have simply Reimbursed it
and are to place their man, whoever he is,
upon it. There can be no quibbling about
this matter. The Chicago Convention has
nominated as extreme a man Mr.. Seward.
There can be no quibbling about this mat
ter. The logical conclusion Of your declar
ationS therefore is, that Indiana is going
for the Democratic nominee by 20, 900 ma
jority.' DO you want any more proof
Boon. Dem.
We copy, for the Democrats benefit, just
what we did say"in the article alluded to:
With Douglas as the Charleston nomi-
nee, On ii platform similar TO the Cincinnati
platform, and Seward, Chase, or any other
extreme man as the Chicago nominee-In-
diana will 90 for Douglas by 10000 ma
jority.'
We believed the above when wrote it
(befole any OF the Conventions were held)
and believe now that the result would be as
surmised by us if all the elements of the
calculation were as stated i'll our PROPOSE
ton.
But Notwithstanding the Democrats haste
in jumping Mt conclusions, we assert
l. That the Democrats hare not adopted
platform similar to the Cincinnati plat
form, neither will they The Cincinnati
platform with the bred Scott decision and
its Administration Interpretation annexed
is not similar To the Cincinnati platform
it is totally different. The words of the
Cincinnati platform may be re-adopted in
the Baltimore platform, but the Dred Scott
decision with the Administration interpre-
tation utterly destroys all traces of popu-
larity sovereignty which are to be found in
the instrument OF 1856. The Democracy
will NOT, they can not, re-adopt the Cncin-
natl platform without an addition establish
ing and protecting slavery in the territories,
in spite of the will of the people
2. We do not believe the Democracy can
nominate Douglas. We know they cant
nominate him on platform substantially
equivalent ("similar y to the Cincinnati
platform. IL nominated, he will have TO
stand on a platform satisfactory to the fire
eaters-else they will run another candidate
and destroy him in the South and thus de-
feat him.
3. The Chicago Convention did not nomi-
nate as extreme a man as Mr.. Seward. In
fact Mr.. Lincoln is not an extreme man.
His speeches and writings prove our asscr-
ton, and we have proven it conclusively TO
all unpreiudiced persons by copious quota
tiOns Of his language His name was not
once mentioned in the article alluded to-
and when we spoke OF ultra men we did not
include Mr.. Lincoln, but had reference to
other men. We took him at his word, and
believed him conservative as he had repeat
edy expressed himself
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