The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1850-08-31
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Some little Democratic sheets are so very
hard pushed to make political capital against
the new Administration, that they are actu-
ally beginning to hold it responsible fer some
Of their own work, or at least work in which
they are as deeply implicated as the Wings
In the heat OF their party feeling or actual
ignorance Of the intent and meaning of GER
tain measures, they forget in this feeling the
interests Of their own country. A few weeks
back the whole country was rejoicing at the
action of the u. S. Senate, in passing the
Texas, OF Ten Million bill. In the adjust
ment OF the Texas question, every citizen
felt depended the peace of the country-our
salvation from a horrible civil war. Our
wisest statesmen trembled as they contempla-
ted the question in all its threatening features.
They regarded it, and they view it now,
the most serious question OF all the exciting
subjects which have agitated the present
Congress. The people themselves looked
anxiously for some action of Congress to
avert the threatening evil, and were grow
ing angry with their Representatives for
thus delaying as they were, the adjustment
Of this and less important matters. At this
time just when it was wanted, and soon as it
could be given came President Fillmore's
Message. 1t assumed positions that the
strongest Locofoco paper in the land dared
not dispute, and did so much honor TO the
President, that important was the Mess
age, and DESTROYS as were the whole people
to peruse it, many of these sheets feared TO
publish the document well knowing that it
would benefit the Administration in power
And we may here remark, it is only those
sheets which hare not published this Mes
sage that now presume to say word to its
detrim ent or attack the President for any of
the positions assumed in it. He was sup
ported in his views by Mr.. Webster, whose
letter we did not publish because it was long
and merely a repetition and support of tive
Presidents opinion.
The President left it 10 Congress to recog-
nize or refuse the claims of Texas to the dis
puted territory-and told Texas plainly
wha; she might expect if she pursued the
course she threatened. or placed herself in
any attitude by action OF hostility to this
Government. He told Congress its duty in
the matter, and what he considered his duty,
and that he should certainly do his duty
The Senate at once proceeded to work, and
they presented to the country in the result a
noble illustration Of patriotism engulphihg
and overcoming the most violent sectional
differences and feelings. Senators threw
aside their ultraism of feeling-they forgot
whether they represented the North or
South, and met on one common g.ound-the
safety Of the Union-passed the Ten Million
bill. the only bill which could have been car
ried through, by a large majority. No,with.
standing this was passed by body in which
the Democrats have large majority, it has
been called by few ignorant and knavsh
Democratic editors, Wing measure! We
should be glad to recognize it as such. for
no measure has passed the Senate of the u.
States in the last ten years, which has Civ
en- so much qualification TO the people as this
and If the members of the House would now
throw aside their bitter sectional feelings
and unite in passing this bill, the country
might forgive them for much it should now
hold them accountable.
But pariizans had nothing to do with tn,
passage of this measure through the Sen
ate. 1t was not discussed as a party meas
ure it was moi considered as such by maj
in the Senate, and it was not passed eth
er as a measure or recommendation of thi
Administration. If it had been a VIII:
measure it conld never have passed Dem
ocratic Senate, or il it did, it would onl
have been because. its features were so al
mirable that Democrats could actually throw
aside strong party feelings, and lend it tn
support Of voice and vote. The Senate recog
nized the claims Of Texas to the dispute
Territory, and recognizing them, IN its ow
wisdom, and without dictation from the Al
minlstration fixed the worth of those claims
> and we are not disposed with our limited il
formation as 10 the real worth of these claim
to dispute or question the wisdom OF I'll
Senate.
CINCINNATI CLOTHING SToRE.-Messr
Altering and Brumer, OF the Cincinnati clotl