The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1844-11-21

Instructive AND TRUE.-The first mum
Der of the American Review, a Wing Jour-
nal, of which G. II. Cotton isthe editor, CON
tains these words of truth and warning as 10
the fundamental and distinctive principles
of L.oeofocoism:
Practical errors Of Individuals or o. nations
are comparatively OF little consequence
They are of the present and may be retriev-
ed. They belong soon to history, and their
effects become weaker with remoteness in
the past. 1t is the element native TO the char
acter, the ineradicable principles and ten
denotes, that are of abiding concern. And
these, with the party of whom we speak, APP
pear 10 us ~throughly wrong and pernicious.
As we have said, the mass of them are doubt
less sincere ;but they receive doctrines from
designing leaders, of which they recognise
neither the nature nor the end. They are
led on they know not well 10 what; but dis
corning menin the Republic cannot fail to
see that they are, in different ways, accord
ing TO different sections of the community,
practically working 10 relax the whole spirit
of law among US, to d~isorganize and change
the originally framework and proportions of
our government, and under the deceptive
name of advancement, insensibly descending
in a rapid progression to evil. There is
scarcely any dangerously radical opinion,
any specious, delusive theory, on social, po-
l~litfcal, or moral points, which does not, in
some part Of the county, find its peculiar ali
ment and growth among the elements of
that party. They are not content with Sob
err improvement; they desire a freedom lar
ger than the Constitution. They have a feel
ing, that the very fact that an institution has
long existed, makes il insufficient for the
growth of the age-fof the wonderful 6e-
mands of the latter-day developments. In
a word, change with them is progress; and
whene yer the madened voice of faction, or
the mercenary designs of wary leaders de-
mand a triumph over established institutions
and rightful authority they rush blinded bu'
exultingly forward, aud caltit 'REFoRM.D
1t is thus that in some sections of the Uni
on they have ~soughtto make the Judiciary
which Of all elements i'll a Government
should be left free from external influences
su inject TO periodical revolution by the PEG
pie and have shown themselves ready TO Sc
aside the most solemn state covenants on
bare change of maiorities. 1t is thus, tina
in other sections they have exhibited a mar
ked hostility 10 useful corporations, even Il
1.-THE crying down of institutions of learning
as arisiocratic monopolies. 1t is thus thai
everywhere, and all times, they have beef
disposed 10 make the stability of Legislation
de pendent on the deminancy ofa party, an
Ito consider the idea of law as having no maj
esty, no authority, no divine force inheren
lin itself-as not a great idea enthronec
among men, coeval with eternal justice
which feeling alone can keep it from beIni
trampeled under the foot of the multitude
but as derived from and existing by the TN
certain sanctions of the popular will. AM
in all this they are not merely loosening tn
foundations of order and good good govern
meni they are paving the Way-frst, lndeet
to anarchy, but next despotism. For Will
in the false idea of "liberiy'' and 'progress
{ thew would deny the existence or renounc
s the exercise of those large and benefcien
constitutional powers provided by the sage
r ofthe revolution they permit their acknow
e edged exponents TO usurp|the most extende
and unlawful AUTHORITY, and would give tn
chief Executive a power most liable to b
n abused, and greater than ispossed by tn
n crowned head of any constitutional mona
: chy in Christendom.
New IERsEy-Mr. Claws majority