The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-08-01
THE DISTINGUISHED. but phlegmatic,

1HE distinguished, out pniegnatlc,
Judge TRIMBLE was in Louisville on
Saturday last, on his way home from
Washington. The Judge failed to
get his seat in Congress, and feels
badly about it. Kentucky has been
outraged in his person. Republican
institutions have been dishonored.
We rejoice, however, that while the
Judge feels badly, his confidence is
not impaired and his spirits are not
depressed. Hehas faith IN the fdel-
ity of the American people to the
principles Of popular freedom" We
are inclined to think that their hdei-
ity to the principles of popular free
dom " is the secret of the Judges
failure to secure his seat. During
the war, unless his neighbors are
greatly mistaken, he made a large for
tune by doing all he could against
the Government and the principles of
popular liberty" Congress pro-
poses to look into these reports. If
they should prove to be true, we fear
the Judges faith will waver before he
gains his seat.
The Louisville Courier says Judge
TRIMBLE is no more entitled to his
seat than his colleagues. 1t places the
Judge on the same platform with
those who never professed to be
Union men. 1t seems to place a low
estimate upon the Judges profess
sions. We think the Courier under
stands him altogether. 1t evidently
regards his professions of loyalty
during the war as a mere p%retence,
the better to enable him to aid the
rebel cause by securing for them sup
plies that, without his instrumental
ity, they would have been unable to
obtain. But while the Courier evil
IDENTIFY feels contempt for the Judges
professions, it attempts to stab the
Conservative Democracy over his
shoulders. The Judge, it seems, was
about as true to the Conservative
Democracy as he was to the Govern
ment. Under the impression that he
was a Union man, he was placed upon
the National Democratic Executive
Committee by the exertions of the
Chairman of the present Conserva-
tive State Committee. The Judge
rewards the kindness by betraying
that organization, aud using the posi-
ton it gave him to strengthen and
build UP rival and rebel ~organiza-
ton. His conduct as a member of
the Conservative Democracy was on
a par with his conduct as a Union
man. In both instances he professed
to be one thing, that he might the
better injure the very cause he pre-
tended to serve.
Judge TRIMBLE is one of those ex-
ceedingly dignifed and pompous in
dividuals that are supposed to be
above suspicion; and whose feelings
are always greatly shocked when the
purity Of their motives are called in
question. We shall look forward,
therefore, with interest to the investi-
cations of the Congressional Commit
tee on elections. The Kentucky
candidates will do well to be diligent
in collecting testimony to prove
their loyalty. 1t will require a
good deal. Judge TRIMBLE, among
the rest, may hear of things
before that committee that he
had imagined were never known, or
had been forgotten. The facility
with which he secured permits to
carry goods into Kentucky, and the
rapidity with which he disposed of
large stocks, and the sums of money
realized on them, will, no doubt. all
be laid before the public. Col.
SYMMEs, his opponent, is determined
to follow the game to the death, and
will Leave no stone unturned to Sc
cure all the facts bearing upon the
case. Ticking il all in all, we are not
surprised that the Judge feels bad.