The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-01-17
editorial Correspondence.
CINCINNATL Jan. l3- rs

i | came down here this afternoon, by that
well-conducted and popular Railroad-the
/ Indianapolis and Cincinnati (via Lawrence
burg). We made good time, and the trip
was pleasant one. | noticed a good fea-
ture ON that road. The gentlemen's car
has " smoking apartment petitioned off
at the front end, so that persons who use
the weed can do so without disturbing
those who do not. The " Loughbridge Car
/ Brake is another good feature on that
road. By its use trains are stopped in
surprisingly short distance and time. The
officers exert themselves to make the road
safe and comfortable.
On the train l came down on, were a
large number of delegates returning from
the State Democratic Convention. They
were pretty equally divided into Lecompton
and Anti-Lecompton Democrats. The eel
ebrat"d Gen. Foley, ex-member of Congress,
from the 4th District, was there. He is
a warm Douglas man, and, you will recol-
lect, is one of the delegates at large. l sup
pose he was appointed, because he likes to
be " turned loose in his Dcestrick." He
" went it with a looseness " to-day, defend
ing himself against the sharp sbootings of
the Administration men. The latter exult-
ed exceedingly in having beaten Gordon
Tanner; felt good OF account of having got
most of the State ticket; and said they
would submit to the triumph of the Doug
las majority like good Democrats, though
they believed, at the same time, that if the
tables had been turned the Douglas men
would have bolted and formed another con-
vention. They were very bitter in their de-
nunciations of all disorganizers as they
called the Douglas men.
The Stale ticket is a Lecompton ticket
nearly, if not quite, ali through. Hendricks |
held Office under Mr.. Buchanan till within |
the last few months, and resigned to ruu |
for Governor. Turpie is belived to be Le-
compton man; so are Ristine, Hord, Rugg,
and Kerr. Schlater, Cunningham, and |
OBrien, are known to be Lecompton men, |
How this fact, and the failure to put a
" Poke" man on the ticket, will go
down with the Anti-Lecompton folks at
home, can't say. Besides, the endorse
ment of the Administration version of the
Dred Scott decision knocks popular SOW
ereignty into cooked hat" And when
we reflect further that Douglas has about as
much chance for the Charleston nomination
as he has to be struck with lightning, we
don't see that his friends in our State have
much to crow over. 1t is true they have
gained victory over the Administration
against the expectations of all who wit
messed their shameful defeat in 1853; but
we must wait till after the Charleston Con-
vention is held, to see whether it really
is victory. OF what avail will it be if
Douglas is defeated at Charleston?
Judge Blackfords funeral was to have
taken place at indianapolis tlrss afternoon,
at 2-o'clock P. NJ. 1t was no doubt an i'm
posing and impressive demonstration, for he
was held in high respect, on account of his
talents and high moral worth.
Street Railroads are all the rage here now.
For a FIVE center" person can go to al
most any part of the city. They are great
institution for lazy, lame, and loafng people.