The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1844-02-22

right-that county Offices have nothing TO do
llet all run who wish TO, and select from among
them the best men without reference TO their
| politics. None of the objectors can give bet
ter reason than this if you should catchise them
| for month. think Ihaye shown that by such
course we ar not likely TO elect the best men,
or at least that the majority are not likely 70
have their choice. It only remains to inquire
whether the election of county officers has moi
something to do with State and national poll
tics. Abstractly considered, it makes very little
difference whether a wing or locofoco admins
tiers in a county office, for competent and faith
fu me II may be found in either party in abund-
ance; but considered with relation to the effect
it may have upon the Presidential election and
elections to Congress, the question whether a
wing or a locofoco shall fill such an office be-
comes important. Does any one doubt that
such elections, taking place in August, do affect
the Presidential election in November? Those
who entertain such doubt know butvery little
of human nature and must have been very in
attentive observers of political even is. For what
reason is it that the newspapers are filed, on the
eve OF Presidential election with accounts OF
| the 'sGLoRtoUs TRIUMPHs'' of party, IN counties
cities. townships, and even the smallest villages!
Why does Chapman crow'' over such small
matters! Ii is because these successes in small
districts afford strong evidence that the party
has the power to succeed in larger district,
composed of many small ones; and it encoura-
o,dF xvitf 1har n mi
ty, and make of him an active and energetic
laborer in the cause. And the courage and con-
| idence with which he enters into the contest,
alone serve in some measure to damp the ardor
and destroy the confidence of his opponent, and
render him entirely inactive, or cause him to act
reluctantly and feebly, and in such manner as
to show, despite all assumed appearances OF con-
fdence, that he has himself but little if any
hope of success. Convince man that he can
not do thing and he will never attempt it,
will he advise solicit others to make the at
tempt. This every one knows, and 1t holds as
well with regard to elections as other things
Should the Locofocos in August next succeed in
filling a large majority of the county offices.
with their friends, ould it not convince many.
and go far towards satisfying many more, that
the State must go for the locofocos? Such would
undoubtedly be the effect, and thousands Of
wings who would otherwise be active and en-
thusiastic supporters of the cause, would become
Disguised and retire disheartened from the field,
and retreat to their fre-sdes to deplore the fate
of their country, when the evil is past all s6iiI-
edy.
Then let us begin now while we have time,
and do clean work we go. Let us in our march
cut off all the detached parties of our enemies.
Having done this, when attack their main
body, ead,to battle by their commander-in-ch chief,
we will have nothing to divide our attention or
forces, but we will be enabled, one man, to
exert whole energy in the accomplishment
of The one grand. object.
/ Let us do this and victory is certain; but if
we enter into the contest unprepared, without
! arrangement, without order, disunited and with
out compromise and mutual concessions, we
SIN all again be cursed with an accidental Presi-
dent-from which calamity may God deliver us,
is the earnest prayer of one who is, in his whole
length and BREADTH and from the centre to the
surface in every direction,
A TRUE WING.