The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-01-21


have heard no serious objection to il
on the part of the Democracy. 1t is
true it cuts off two Democratic coun-
ties, Martin and Dubois, but it is 50
manifestly proper that the reduction
in territory should be from that cor
ner of the District, that no honest and
successful resistance could be made
on their part. We believe the large
majority of the bills already intro
duced in the Legislature, contem-
plate such an arrangement as we sug-
gestl bsqbsiwoaI5e 1ietcsJ sdT
i Republican Legislators. and others,
having inview the continued success Of
the party, may inquire what will be
the political status Of the new Dis
trict. This is question which it is
not proper to- entertain uutil the three
requisites stated are complied With,
and to which we have alluded at sufi-
cient length, Until 1864 this District
has been rightly regarded as the dark
region of Democracy in Indiana. The
progress Of enlightened political prin-
ciples has been sure and steady for the
past ten years, until the October cleo
ton of 1866 placed the Republican
party in the ascendancy, and removed
from us the veil of Egyptian dark
ness. In 1856 the Democratic majori-
ty in the eight counties, which we
purpose to constitute the First Dis
trist, was 3,411. In 1853 there was
no anti-Democratic candidate, and
therefore no test election. In 1860
the Democratic majority was 1850.
In 1862, notwithstanding our defeat
elsewhere in the State, we again re-
dueed the Democratic majority to
1859 In 1864 the Democratic ma
jority was only 606. And in 1866 the
scales were completely turned, and
these eight counties gave clear Re-
publican majority of 1873 votes, and a..
preponderapce of Republicans III the
Legislature, the first triumph ia its
history in this District. This success
has been brought abdutaby the faith 4
fuland persistent labors of the Re 4
publican press of the District and of
such true men as Governor BAKER, 1
Generals vVEATGH and ed HARRow,
Judges DEBRULER and ROBINSON, l
JOHN j, CHANDLER, ALvAH JOHN
SON, Col. G. NJ. ALLEN, and host of
Others who have devoted their time,
talents, and money to- the advance
mento of the cause, without any hope
of Immediate success. content
to : see the principles of patri-
otism 81 and nationality ia steadily
growing i'm favor with the peo-
Pile; until they were enabled at the |
last election to rejoice in the COM
plete defeat of the Democracy
1sdt remains for the present Repnb-
lican Legislature to recognize the
OF the faithful and hard |
men of the party IN this sec /
ton of the State, byso constituting
the First District as to give them a
possibility, if not certainty, of sue
cess. The Republican party, in
these eight counties was never
more thoroughly organized and moro
efficient than now. The Republican
press was never so vigorous and full
IF life and influence. The party never
had so many hard working, talented,
md devoted leaders Everything be-
,okens an easy triumph over the De-
noeracy in 1868, if the Legislature
will only, apply to the First District
he correct and just principlesSof ap-
,ortionment We certainly deserve
LIBERAL consideration and action from
Republican legislators, and We are
confident that we will receive it.