The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1848-06-10

relirf of Ireland thousands of fellow mel would
have been saved from starvation, and all the
civilized nations would have beheld the act
with admiration and hailed it with hearty APP
plause. But the act was unconstitutional in
the eyes Off Locofoco administration; it crea-
ted no new Offices or new employment for par
tizans-it appropriation was for the relief of
furnishing men beyond the seas. The Spanish
Yucatanese, also foreign people, ask 10 be pro-
tected against portion of their fellow citizens
who wage civil war against them, having borne
long wears ofoppression from their whiter-skin-
ned fellow citizens. This suits the genius of
LOcofocoism. II is case of relief like that of
Ireland, but it isnot peaceful, it is not simply
beneficent. 1t involves an indefinite war with
a numerous and hardy rice of mountaineers, as
difficult to subdue as the Seminoles. Thous-
ands Of lives will be lost in this war, greater
number most probably, including Americans
and Indians, than the whole number of those
who ask relief; but no matter, millions will be
scattered upon civil and military officers and
contractors. The Mexican war is about to
end. and this Yucatan affair will serve to graft
fly the pampered taste for blood and plumber and
what is called military glory!
A distinguished statesman once said that
the Locofoco party is bound together by the
cohesive power of public plumber, and there
certainly never was more philosophical gen
leraliZation. This truth might be deducted
from knowledge of the demagogues who lead
it, but history of their administration of pub
lie affairs establishes the deduction by a thou
sand instances. They administer the govern
ment as if they thought it nothing but con-
trivance to collect money from the industrious
and enterprising classes for distribution among
the ofice-hilders. They tolerate no measures
but such as tend to multiply officers or in
crease the revenue and expenses. The chief
argument for the new tariff was the assertion
| that it would increase the revenue. An hon.
est free-tFader, above all things. would have
sought to curtail the expense and the revenue.
This administration, with nothing but free
trade and how duties upon its lips, has swelled
| the annual expenses many millions, necessari-
ly requiring high rate of duty on all articles
that will bear it. Jackson swelled the eXpen-
ses greatly beyond his predecessor, and Van Bu-
rem brought them 10 an imperial standard. He
too had his pet war, but he labored incessant-
ly to multiply the officers, and thereby increase
the patronage and strength Of the Executive
This was his game to secure his reelection
This was the purpose of his project of Gov
eminent bank with its host Of employers, and
of his scheme of short ofregular army of Geo..
600 men. This was peace army of National
Guards. His successors have improved upon
him. They wish an army of 100, 900 men, be.
sides civil officers, such as Governors, clerks
collectors, &C., to occupy Mexico by force and
carry on its government. This was the favor.
lite scheme OF the Locofocos, and they have
been driven from it with much difficulty. In
deed, if peace is not restored. it is not abandon
ed. The Yucatan affair is held in reserve.
Il bat of tha Ia st,r
of public money, jobs, contracts, and pecula
tion-these are the philosophy, aim, and ent
of all Locofoco politics. The foundation up
on which the leaders stand is the presumed ig
norance, prejudice, and guillibility of the mas
ses; the weapons Of their party warfare ar
equivocation, falsehood, trickery, and hypoc
risy; the stakes for which they play are tn,
spoils Of victory. All classes and all parties
save only the office holders, are alike their vic
Tins. To keep themselves in power they will
resort toany expedient however fatal to tn,
prosperity and happiness of the people. II
carry an election they would not scruple to in
j volve the country in war with the mighties
power.
And selfish, sordid, spoils-loving dem
agogues claim to be the best friends OF the dem
ocratic movement in Europe, and hope TO MAKE
foreign citizens as well as the more guillible o
nativ born citizens believe that there is sucl
a thing as an aristocratic or anti-democrati'
party in this country. II there is such party
RI they constitute it who intent on spoils disre
garded the interest of the people. They con
constitute ii who profess to wish TO open thu
country to the free trade of the world, abasins
!, American wages and American capital to the
European standard. 1t is not thus that thu
|. Republicans of France proceed, who have dri
ven out with savage brutality the Englist
artisans and laborers, and who now wisely de
sign 10 make regulations calculated to foste
home industry by preventing foreign competi
Il tion There is, There can be no such thing in
this country as classes and class interests, ex
cept to ofhce-holders. There is every variety
4 ofindividual and condition, but no poli,ica
distinctions but those founded upon sex or col
or. OF individuals there is as great varet,
as i'm any other country. They are the rici
and poor, the wise and foolish, the idle ant
industrious, the virtuous and vicious, the intel
telligent and the ignorant, and all these arr
scattered more or less through each party. The
mass Of both parties are honest, and honestly
mean 10 promote their own interests and the
good of the country by every vote they cast. II
RI is the function of the patriot and good citizen
to endeavor to dsperse those prejudices and
misconceptions which alone prevent the for
ming of a correct decisions OH men and meas
ures.
WING NATIONAL CONVENTIOF.
Il PHILADELPHIA, June. z, s p. NJ
!. The Wing National convention met to-day