The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1845-02-06

to that body the following
ADDRESS.
A period of deeply fraught interest is again
before the people of his country, one well
calculated to excite their vigilance as well
as 10 arouse their apprehensions and incite
among them the utmost energy and union
After a deeply exciting contest the measures
offbe Wing party have been lriumphed over
in The person of their most illustrious man-
a triumph which proves US the vlctors and
the country the victim of divisions, misrep-
reseptation, the corrupt use of patronage and
unblushing fraud. While, on the other side,
our front in the battle presented a chief who
was indeed tie embodiment ofour creed, the
ancient landmarks Of the Constitution, and
while, [holding national views, with one ex-
ception, in common with us, a large body, in
many of the States, stood aIoof or the issue
of Slavery, we met a foe holding in n. York
anti Texas and S aveFy views; in Pennsyi-
vania the supporters of the present Tariff; in
the South Free Trade aud Texas advocates,
and everywhere amalgamating, nov with Pro-
iestants and now with Baplists; now with
Ab~olitionists, and now @ith pro slaveryites;
now with native Americans and then with the
most ultra opponents even to The present
~safeguards afforded by the naturalization laws,
while, combined with these, was a system of
personal calumny unplralied alike in its ex-
tent and Injustice. And, nevertheless, de-
dnctlng the Abolition and that portion ofthe
foreign born vote to whom the views of the
Wings were most flagraniry misrepresented,
our party is now victorious and our measure,
are sustained by the American people!
At this moment even, no man can deny
that the large majority of The voters of the
United States and the advocates of any 9th
Ter form of Currency as opposed to the Sub
Treasury, of the protective feature of the
Tariff as opposed 10 Free Trade; of the dis
tribuiive pc icy, as opposed 10 direct taxa
ton and Reputation; of the Union as it is,
its extend and institutions and in a state OF
peace, as opposed to the unjust acquisition
of Texas, the extension of Slavery and ex-
pensive war. Yet fraud and misrepresenta-
ton have given a seeming victory over the
confessed judgment and interests of a ma
jofi1y of the American people!
Such a state Of things cannot last. The
laws ofetarnal Truth and Jeetieer eonfrmed
by the history and experience of men, nF-
bid that it should last. 1t must end in
the doom that Providence has awarded TO
unjust courses in every period of the
world.
The party who have acquired power will
in vain attempt to disguise their receptions,
.'Ry their fruits shall We know them" is a
maxim of universal application. They will
in vain attempt the task of r%edeeming their
prodigal pledges, or of making good and
just their unfounded charges against those
over whom, for the time, they have sue
ceeded.
The honest advocates of Free Trade will
not be content with the fulfllment of their
Tarif-pledges. The people of 1910 viii not
rest content beneath a Sub-Treasury. The
honestly indebted State, who recoiI from the
stain of Repudiation, as their debts press
heavier upon them, will awaken TO The dis
I%tinction between direct taxation and the
Distribution policy. The farmer will have a
practical argument, in his un sold surplus, in
favor OF "a Home Market. The Liberty men
/, will soon see the deformity of the Texas is
sue and learn. by sad experience, how par
ties are really arrayed in reference to it-and
the large mass OF our laboring naturalIzed
population, whom the want of employment
will force to think for themselves of the in
terests 0 fthe country, instead of suffering the
d~ictation and Misrepresentation OF false lead
ers, will soon feel and practice great politi-
cal truths and will zealously labor with us
for their consummation.
/, Fellow-citizens, these things will prove as
true as it is true that effects follow causes:
and in this is at once afforded consolation TO
US and an o~verpowering Argument that we
foster and sustain our political organization
and name as ~zealously as though we were in
the very noon-tide Of power. For OF these
things have we solemnly warned the people
to the support of these great interests OF the
people have we always stood pledged. And,
when experience has proved them, TO US VIII
the people turn with al unanimlty and conf
d dence and conslancy which must endure
Q while the prosperity of the country shall be
/, consulted or lis interests be respected.
OF And we must be true TO ourselves as e
: have hitherto been, keeping steadily alool
: from all catch-trap innovations. While these
devices of h~umbuggery should be left with
n our opponents, who, with such aid. are now
o in the enjoyment of conquest, we must un,
u furl to the world the same principles and the
OLD policy. 1t is the glory of our measures
that they belong 70 Washington; that they
sustained US VIGOROUSLY through the second
War; that they have united us in SO many
perllous conflicts; that they unite US still
, that they are dearer to every one OF US thar
the seductive establishments of place anC
power; that they are of the kindling OF the
> revolution, and that when their light expire;
republican freedom will expire with it. lie
e US cling tenaciously TO them and TO none 9th
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