The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1844-08-15
THE ELECTION IN vANDERBUGH.l

III was with deep moFii1catlon that We
we're compelled TO announce last week the
defea. of the wings in fhis county-that
Vanderburgh, hitherto the pride of the Pock-
ct. had gone for the locofocos. 1t is our
purpose now TO show, in as little space as
possible, how the thing was done.
A year ago Robert Dale Owen %announc-
ed himself a candidate for Congress, and to
secure his election it was found necessary
to enlist the aid OF ALL n~aturalised citizens
of either party. To this end, not only him
self and his presses, but scores ofhis unprin-
fcipled and hired toolslabored day and night
with our honest and unsuspecting naturally
ed citIzens-pouring into their ears the bas-
est lies, and most outrageous ISLANDERS against
the Wings and the wholesome measures
they advocate. Not a man was missed who
it was thought could be at all operated upon.
Among the Germaus this game was played
with great success. Their inability TO read or
understood our language. sufficiently well
Judge for themselves, rendered them an easy
pray, and the result was the Wings came near
being beaten in a county, where, but four
years before, they had given a majority of
40 against Mr., Owen. The result some
what astonished the wings, but it astonished
the iocafoces still more, They hardly dream
ed of such success in so short a.time, and to
prevent a return ofany of their converts, and
as far as possible to secure new ones, a ca
bal of the dirtiest and most unprincipled of
the l~ocofoco leaders about town was at once
formed, whose business it was thenceforth
10 traverse the county and ding into the ears
of The Germans (for with them had been
their chief success0 the foulest ISLANDERS
against the Wings and their measures. For
months previous TO the late election, men
holding high and responsible State and
county offices, could be found at all hours
fofthe nightin the German groceries, harangu-
ing and treating such as came in their way,
/ plying them with the most absurd and ride
nlous lies with regard TO the Wings, degrad-
ing their stations TO vile party purposes-charg-
ingthe wings with being the Native American
pariy-with being opposed 10 the naturaliz-
alton of foriegners,and a thousand otherlies,
which being of repeated had their effect and
told at the polls.
1t is true, the wings were not wholly idle
during this time; they exposed on all proper
occasions the real objects of these dema.
I ~aoanos. and TO their faces branded them as
/, vile and despicable slanderers, whose onIJ
~lprinciple was love o f~ofice, TO secure which
they would willingly descend TO any and ev
cry species of deception. But although thu:
) exposed they did not desist from their work
, they well knew that their bread depended
$ on their successfully labored day and nigh
2 with a zeal worthy of a better cause, ant
for the present their success is equal to thei
villainy.
We know that a large majority of our nat
uralized citizens are friendly TO the princi
pies, advocated by the whigs-are in favo
of a sound national currency-protoction IL
home industry and fabor-the limitation o
Executive prerogative-retrenchmen in pub
lie OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES of political ant
religious opinion, and the distribution of th'
millions arising from the sales of the public
' lands. These are the true democratic prin
f ciples, TO secure the enjoyment of which on
= nauraIized citizens left their homes and hay,
settled among US. But our opponents hav'
: stolen the name which of right belongs t
our party, and on that and that alone the
: depend for success. Time will, howevel
: set this matter right. As our German
citizens become better acquainted with on
< language and institutions they will see throug
q q the wiles of these demagogues calling then
selves democrats, and will spurn them &
Of the worst enemies of the country. w
lr. know that scores of Germans s. other nat,
i allied citizens who voted with the ~locofoct
at the late election, will in November 90 f
of Clay and home protection-they have SO e:
pressed themselves.
ly
IA
MI GThe branch mint at Charlotte,
ne North Carolina, was totally destroyed by Fl
&c on the 9th ult.