The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1844-03-21
PUBLIC OPINION.

fast, and sweeping on favora0ly Tor the wings
with irresistible force. Springs are pouring
forth, and swelling up from all parts of the
land, and, by their force, deepening and ex-
tending its swell. Party passion is lulled-
the old battle cries drowned-prejudices
overleaped-as, day by day, this mighty
movement of the public mind is seen and
heard, like old oceans surge, breaking down
and breaking up the barriers of the opposi-
ton, and making surer and surer the progress
of the cause of the country.
We wish to indulge in no idle anticipa-
tons, nor let mere enthusiasm run wild with
us, or our friends. But the signs about us
and around us cannot be mistaken. The
%quarrels of the leaders of the opposition;
their violation of the fundamental law, in
Congress and out of it; their reckless abuse
of State interest and State character wher-
ever they have ruled; uprootiDg and level
ling doctrines of a portion of their organs of
the press; the fierce personalities and low
abuse which mark their course the foul ap-
petite for SANDER and rank political falsehood
in which they indulge, leaving no protection
TO purity of character-and paying no regard
to private or public virtue, whenever a sell
fish interest requires either or all TO be as
Esailed the universal prostration of the public
good for partizan ends:-these great and
palpable wrongs are rousing the people of
this country, as they have not been reused
before, to make battle for the good cause;
and do what they may TO rescue itfrom the
hands of the Spoilers.
There were times, when looking at these
wrongs, and the success which seemingly
followed the doors offhem, that many of cur
best men trembled Tor the Republic. We
felt no such fear. We felt even amid that
success, and in our darkest hour, as if the
cause were safe. Pride offeeling; party as
soeiations; some degree of distrust of all par
ties; an unwillingness 10 embark holly in a
new political contest; a wish to understand
the principles of the Wings, and the leaders
of the opposition;-these causes kept the
majority ofthe people calm. But that very
calm BODIED. what we now begin TO see, the
full rousing up of all their energies for a com
ing conflict. And they are armed and ready
10 enter it-not as soldiers of f~ortane, not TO
the spoils, or for spoilers, but as men will
minds made up and resolved to tug and toi
for the country, the whole country, and moth
ing but the country. They are wise, ant
considerate, as to what they wishto do, an,
mean TO have done: they are acting upoI
principles as regards measures and men; ant
they will not stop in this conflict until th'
National Government, and the State Gov
, ernments are administered honestly by hon
est Representatives of their choice.
The last twelve years have Witnessed tn
policy of our fathers uprooted under tn
march, of what is termed, a progressive de
mocracy." 1t has proved alike fatal TO pri
vate prosperity, and public integrity, BEEF
marked by peculation in high places-re
pudiation in certain states-a prostration o
the national credit and the national indus
try, a destruction Of a sound currency-an
a wide corruption of the political morals o
the land. And now the men Of the countr,
seeing these evils, and understanding Tho
r causes of them, yet not despairing of tht
Republic, are determined TO do over wha
has been undone-to build up what was Sc
wantonly destroyed. They are rousing, aye
S in the words of the song
They're rousing. they're rousing. in valley ant
The noble in soul, and the fearless IN heart;
: At Freedoms stern. call, to the contest again
a They rush with a zeal she alone can impdrt.
They're gathering. they're gatherings on hill
side and plain,
' They swarm every vale and o'ershadow eacl
river;
Y Each hamlet and dale is made vocal again
D With the soul-thrilling cry, .Our country for.
ever!"
And so it will be, as in earnest, and witt
a wis, patriotic enthusiasm, they move in solid
phalanx together, determined 10 have a
SOUND CURRENCY TO meet our national wants
a TARIFF to sustain our NATIONAL INDEPEN
DENcE, and HENRY CLAY for President, a:
the man at once most fit TO carry out these
great ends, and at the SAM time 10 rid the
Government, in all IFS parts, ofthose corrupl
! and corrupting influences which have done
SO much TO faint its purity, and bring a posi-