The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1850-01-19
Party Folly.

Among the most laughable things in po
liticai way, we have seen lately, is series of
resolutions presented to the Indiana Legisla-
ture by Mr.. Sherrod, one of the Democrats
in that body, whose head appears affected be-
yond measure with the inordinate quantity
of brains nature placed in it. Whether the
gentleman has himself been kicked out of Of
fee by the Administration or his hopes for
rising above his present situation of very
dull member of the Legislature, have been
destroyed by the Wings getting in power, is
matter of no consequence-but in his in
dignation at the Wings for elevating Gen.
Taylor to Office, and then his greater indig-
nation at the General himself for indulging in
such pIeasantries as turning Democrats out of
Office he offered series OF ridiculous politi-
cal resolutions, in which he solemnly declares
Gen. Taylor unworthy of the confidence of
the American people," &C., &c. What was
done with the resolutions, we do not know
what ought to have been done with the mo-
ver the keeper of the Lunatic Asylum could
promptly say.
Now the whole of these contemplate res
olutions, displayed as truthfully as ever we
saw feeling or passion depicted, the rage and
disappointment of certain rampant Locofo-
COS, whose demagogue ambitions have been
nipped in The bud by the election of Taylor.
They can forgive the people for declaring
against the principles of the Democratic par
ty, for defeating its candidates. for boldly de-
claring they were tired and sick of Democra-
cy-but they can never forgive Taylor and
his assistants for turning out the horde of
Democratic officehoIders. who have been fod-
dered so long by the party in power
These resolutions Just breathed the anger and
disappointment of a party of kicked out Of
fee holders, or of men whose hopes for office
were suddenly dashed to the earth, by the
elevation Of an honest man to power.
The Democrats have held all the prominent
Offices of the country for the last quarter of a
cen fury, and it does go dreadful hard" with
them to give up the pap now. The Demo
cratic organs endeavor tot interpret all Tay-
lor's letters as pledges to keep them in office.
When he came in power, he found that the
Wings had been as strictly excluded from Of
fee as if they were not citizens of the Repub-
lie. To all intents and purposes one-half the
American people were prescribed race. AS
President then of people, throwing party
aside, it was his duty to see this half of his
fellow citizens represented in office. He has
done this to some extent, yet many of the
most important offices in the country are a
this time filed by Democrats. Mr.. Poll
made the same pledges in his last inaugural
He said she should not be President OF a par
only, but of the whole people of the United
States" Yet when did he ever appoint e
Wing to office? The Wings were proscri
bed. IfMr. Polk gave all the Offices to Dem
ocrats, with this pledge, does Gen. Taylor
violate the same pledge any more by giving
a proportion of the offices to Wings, and thu
equalizlng the public employments2 He doe
not, and only bitter party enmity would make
the charge.