The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1846-11-26

OF We commend 10 the attentive peru.
sal, and calm consideration of every man
who loves his country more than his party,
the following eloquent extract from the reply
oil the venerable Judge Ogden Edwards OF
New York. to the committee of the Native
American party, upon his nomination as the
Candidate of that party for Governor:
"Party has become paramount TO country
and The public welfare is inundated upon the
altar OF elfishness-instead Of seeking the
public welfare, large portion OF our leading
men are seeking, under the most plausible
professions, their own exclusive welfare. A
servIle devotion TO the views of demagogues
has become the test OF patriotism. Parties
rise and sink, and their course is only mark
by their desola,ing effects. Talents and
moral north are prescribed, and hare re-
tired in disgust from the contest; whilst the
only results consequent upon the alterations,
are that one set of men iatten upon the spols
OF the public instead of another. And these
are the fruits of those lessed privileges, for
which our revolutionary sires periIed their
lives aud their fortunes. This stale OF things
must be brought TO an end, or the country is
ruined. The country will look in vain 10
regularly organized and disciplined party
leaders for relief. The people must arise in
their might, and extricate themselves from
the serpentine party folds which envolpe
them. The truly disinierested and patriotic
must forget and forgive, and view every one
who will cooperate as brother. In this way
and this way only, can the country be olsen
thralled, and placed upon that elevated
ground where our Revolutionary farlhe left i
Ii IS glorious undertaking lit is a second
war oflndependence only with this difference
that we are defrauded of our rights, by those
who are embossed amongst US, Instead of be-
ing oppressed by foreign invaders. Such are
their arrangement. and potent is their organl
cation, that they have obtained the absolute
mastery of the country. Every voice is
drowned which does not echo their manda les
and the still small voice of reason is moi
heared amid their raging tumu,s Political
hacks have become SO numerous that their
name is Legion, and Turkey was never more
absolutely governed by Janissares, than thi:
country is by them. To this | trace the
cause Of al! our evils, and to the remedying
OF this evil am willing 10 devote myself +
/ am aware that | shall be promptly met
with the objection, that this is imprac,icable
But greater things than this have been &C
complished. In the land in which we live
three millions of people extricated the coun
try from the fangs of the most potent mon
arch on EARTH Is it therefore 100 much &c
hope, that their sons can preserve the Iiber
ties which were bequeathed to them BY
Their farmers? ID is only for the honest mel
to scil 1t, and it is done. Ii requires moth
ing but moral courage. Let every honos
citizen come to firm determination that b.
will go for "His Country, his ohoie Countr!
and nothing but his Country" Let hin
cork up his courage 10 the sticking poin
and looking his political drill seargen
steadily in the face, sag to him: "Sir,
haze Country to serre; and a soul to sdre
and ,ciH abide yom" Buildings no longer.