The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1862-10-14
VOTE FOR
ENOCH r. JAMES
FOR SENATOR.
Judge Law" Persecution"

at Mt Vernon, was very indignant be-
cause he had been charged with being
disloyal, and almost insinuated that he
was Prosecuted His complaints were
very undignifed, and if written out might
have been appropriately headed "Pity
tue SORROWS of a poor old man"
Now, in regard to the position of the
Journal, and those who acted with the
Republicans in 1860, toward Judge Law,
we can say with confidence, that if the
Judge had voted during his Congress
sional career to sustain the Government,
as any man would vote who cared more
for his country than for the success of
his party-if he had acted like Stephen
A. Douglas, John A McClernand, John
A. Logan, Ebenezer Dumont, Judge
Hughes, d. r. Sickles, B. F. Butler, Jo-
seph Holt, Martin NJ. Ray, Delana E.
Williamson, John l. Morrison, and hun
dreds of other prominent Democrats who
threw aside their party prejudices and
gave their enthusiastic support to the
Government in its efforts to crush the
rebellion-there would have been no
attempt to defeat the Judge in his efforts
for a reelection; no desire to supersede
him. We know of no personal spite
| against him; no desire to do him any in
justice.
Judge Law has himself to blame for
the trouble he is experiencing in. his at
tempt to return to tie House of Repre-
sentatives. He chose the bad road that
leadeth to destruction, instead of the
road of loyalty and patriotism, and he
must suffer the consequences. A loyal
people want loyal representative, who
is friend to the Union and not friend
Of those who seek its overthrow.
Judge Law is clever person as the
term goes, and has warm personal friends
who in 1860 voted for him, but in 1862
will vote against him. The reason is,
they have become convinced that
for the sake of mere party triumph he
would sacrifice their dearest interests.
They want patriots to represent them
not party wire-workers and political
hacks.
Those persons who have heretofore
opposed Judge Law as Republicans and
Bell-Everett men, do not now oppose him
because he claims to be Democrat
This cannot be the reason, because they
are supporting Alvah Johnson, Delana
E. Williamson, John l. Morrison, vii
liam S. Smith, and Enoch R. James, for
merly as firm Democrats as Judge Law
and who would be Democrats still if the
rebellion did not exist. They support
these gentlemen not as Democrats, but
as patriots on whom they can rely unde,
all circumstances to stand by the Union
Judge Law, they know, is in favor O
sustaining the Union if his party ii
in power, and not without Judge Law
goes on the dog in the manger" policy
he can't bear to see any other party thar
his own administer the Government. He
makes distinction between the Admin
istration and the Government Demo
Gratis like Stephen A. Douglas can, il
time Of national peril, stand by and sus
tain an Administration not of theil
choosing; but Judge Law cannot. His
democracy" is too intense for that. /
is not Jackson and Douglas Democracy
which has patriotism and loyalty for it!
basis. Had Judge Law stood by the Gov
eminent as he should, and earnestly en-
deavored to strengthen its bands in it
struggle with armed treason, he nigh
have returned second term to Congress
BY general consent. He would have go
the support of every voter in the Dis
trict except his personal enemies, i
he has any, He would have returned
with honor, accompanied by the bene
diction, well done, good and faithful
servant" But he has decided to betray
the expectations Of the Union men witt
voted for him; he has proved false to hi
country and the best interests of his con
st tuents and of posterity; and if he re
turns for second term (which is ex
tremely doubtfuD it will be by such I
small majority as to put him and hi
friends to the blush. 1t will be such |
victory as to be almost as bad in its ef
fects on his party and himself as defeat
BEWARE