The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1846-02-05

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racy there" Thus, through the machinery
of patty, influence is given 10 the Senators at
wi sinlngton; with this they take care of
themselves and their friends; and are enabled
10 drive forward whatever policy they may
contend for.
Nom, soe sag deliberately, that the con-
1entspns3ust held in Indiana and Ohio, do
no. rspresent either the people or ''the par
l; They do not represent the people
LOOK at the men who compose these conven-
tons. Look still more at those who direct
them Editors OF newspapers, lawyers, and
those who make Their bread by Office, were
the soul and body of them. Courthouse
cllques may respond; so may small polite
lans that hang round towns and villages; but
nelthei on the question of the currency, nor
ON thegraver question ofwar, have the peo-
pie said word, or done thing which would
justify the convention of Ohio or Indiana in
the extreme ground they taken So far
as the real voice of Ohio is concerned, as
spoken by our opponents, It's opposed 10 all
SUBTRACTION.
z. They do not represent the party, Be
fore The convention, and at the convention,
The very worst feeling prevailed. among these
politicians. The Sof1s, as one segment is
termed, would yield nothing, and The Hards
were more boisterous. They stood al bay.
Hard names were called by one side, and
hurled back by the other. One said the
people will never go with us-we shall lose
the next election as VIC lost the last-they
are opposed TO extreme action-they are
neither for destruction of all banks, nor
for unnecessary war measures The other
responded" Repeal-down with all mo-
nopalies-war for Oregon-lhe whole or
none" What was TO be done2 Oil was
poured upon the troubled waters-upon the
ground that the party would tumble 10 pieces
and these segments, hating each other, shook
hands, and consented in the official proceed
ings, that harmony should characterize all
their proceedings. Yet we are told-and
we shall hear it echoed from the whole sea-
board--that the West IS united for the whole
of Oregon "any how" and that they demand
war TO the hilt, rather than yield an inch of
lit
Itisimportant that this subject of political
conventions should be understood, not only
that demagogues may have their place, but
that the people may be truly understood
The more deception prevails, the greater
the success of.the former. They rise first
upon bladder blown up by themselves and
then are kept up because the public abroad
look upon it as a real substance, and not
wind cloth which floats in air, and which
sturdy, well-directed breath would break, and
dssipate forever! But worse still, as in the
case of Oregon, and ofwar, people through
fear, a false sympathy, or the wish to be on
the strong side, by catching hold of these
the true will of the Northwest, not only get
into difficulty themselves, but plunge the
whole country intoit. And for what end D.
To lift up as selfish a clique of demagogues
as ever famed the fame of civil dscord in
any age or land. And when this is said; for
in the event of war, or extrme action of any
kind, pecuniarly, morally, the People and the
Government suffer at every pore. Is it not
the duty ofthe sea-board to look into them,
and by intelligent observation and &C
curate Information, to prevent this death
game of politics which plays Ohio against
New York, and New York against Indiana,
and the central Government'against the State
Governments, that Senator Cass may rise in
the nation, and a host of underlings be pro-
vided for with him, or that any leader, or his
friends, may climb into Office, even if itwere
over the broken peace and shattered fortunes
ofthe Republics? ~
Ifnot too late, we call upon our bretheren
to note these things-and not from what we
say, but from the external and internal evil
dence of the facts presented, TO point out
10 expose boldly-the false basis of the pre-
tended power of these mere politicians, and
thus TO take from them the only hope on
which they build, as well as the main means
through which they can ever harm the NOR
ais or disturb the peace and prosperity of the
country.
We quote again from the Louisville Jour
nal of Thursday, Gust received,) an article
on the subject, which we ventured to say,
reflects the opinion of a large majority of
men in this valley, on every side in politics.
"We have often seen crowds in,which one
man made more uoise than all the multitude
beside. A tumultuous fellow, with large
| fighting propensties, will often fling his fists
about violent and shout with all his lungs In
valiant tones, in the midst of thousand OUT
ct men. If noise indicated the direction
and strength of public sentiment, such
crowd of persons might be considered in ia
vor of fighting, while nearly every man in il,
if consulted, would answer that he was peace
full disposed. 5..-.-....
People are very apt TO msconstrue the
Isentiment ola whole community, by suppo-
sing that what is most noisy is most common.
The puguacious fellows, bent on gratifying
their fighting propensites make more ella
} NOR than hundred times their number of