The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-09-06

After the Supreme Court had decided
that really they had no case before them
(Dred Scott not being a citizen could not
be a party to the record) they made haste to
travel out of the record to tell US what the
decision would be when a case was proper
" brought before them. Why this indis-
Greet haste to saddle upon the American
people political axiom under the sauctity
of Suprtme Court authority. The answer is
patent to.all; there was party axe TO grind,
and here was plausible pretext for grind
ing it. Mr.. Douglas tEolghtlessly invoked
Supreme Court authority ,audthis opportun-
ity must not pass without bagging him
The opinion was eI parts, extra Judicial, and
allow US to add, geographical and as such
we scorn it.
Again, it is argued that Mr. Lincoln is a
sectional candidate, and as such should net
be supported by U nion-loving men. 1t is
/ assumed that because he does not expect an
/ electoral vote South, that this makes him
! sectional candidate. Pray, how many cleo
| toral votes can Bell squarely get IN the
] North We have seen no man yet who pre-
| tended to believe that he could get one nay,
We go further, aud unhesitatiDgly say that,
combine with other parties as his friends
may, we do not believe that he stands the
| ghost of chance for one solitary electoral
vote North of the Ohio river. And further
more, we think we risk nothing in saying
that if Mr.. Lincolns cause could be as
| frankly and freely submitted to the people
of Kentucky as Mr.. Bells is in Indiana !;
| and if the people could there vote by ballot
as they do here, Mr. Lincoln chances would
be as good in Kentucky as Mr.. Bells are in
Indiana. But we know that this cannot
be the cause it is not our purpose now TO
comment upon.
What object has Mr.. Prentice in defeat
ing Lincoln in this State? He answers this
question himself He does not scruple to
say that it is for the purpose of throwing
the election into the House, and he assumes
that this will elect Mr. Bell. This of course
is only an assumption, and with due defer
ance to Mr. Prentice, we must say that we
see no chance for him there. Is it proba-
BILE that all the elements opposed to the
Republican party can be concentrated upon
Mr.. Bell Or Is it not as reasonable to sup
pose that Mr.. Lincolns friends could gain
two votes as that Mr.. Bells could gain IF
teen.
We honestly believe that no election can
be made by the House, and that the result, i
the election gets into the House, will devolve
upon the Senate. If so, what will be the
result? If Lane should be one of the lucky
| CdDQluaIeS LOT the ICE EeSluGuC|, anu RCLs
his name before the Senate, it requires nc
+ prescience to foretell the result But suppose
on the other hand, that it should be Hamlir
and Everett Is it certain that the Senate
!, would elect? May not the majority refuse
to go into an election ? And if so VIVA
then 1t may be answered that the Con
stitution requires them to eiect-says the!
shall elect Granted; but does not the con
stItution of Indiana say that at certain time
our Legislators shall elect a United State
Senator, and have they not more than one
refused to do so. These it occurs to us ar
pertinent questions and should be looked
squarely into.
+. In conclusion we urge the Bell men of Ia
t diana to support the Republican State, con
gressional, and county tickets. Most of then
are headed by lifelong Wings, men who ar
eminently conservative and national in thei
J views, and We see no earthly reason why
they should not support them. The Re
publicans are loyal to the Union the Con
stitutiOn, and the Laws of the Land, an
they believe Lincoln to be SO too, or the.
would not support him. b.