The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1851-04-21
Democratic Resolutions.


Democracy never assemblies in solemn eau
Gus, without enlightening the world with
some of the results of lis profound delIbera-
tons, in the form of series OF resolutions
When so many wise heads come in contact,
the sparks Of wisdom fly as naturally as
sparks Of light from fire brands. imagining
themselves the conglomerated intellect and
intelligence ofthe township, county: district
or State, their hearts are so filled with char
ity to less gifted mortals, that they seek not
to hide their light under bushel, but dill
fuse it gently around them, generally In the
form of badly concocted resolutions. ii they
do not this, they generally imagine the
eyes of the world turned upon them In ex-
ceeding great awe, and awaiting with terri
BILE anxiety, a declaration OF principles oy
which the moral universe may be made TO
totter. AT all events, out come the resolu-
tons on every occasion, or at every time and
place which can be manufactured into an &C.
casion.
The Democratic District Convention could
not Of couse adjourn, without following the
example of the township meetings, and pass
ing a series of resolutions. The following
was the first resolution, and is fair illustra-
ton of those backing it. Please mark its
language, beautiful clearness OH the matter
treated, and nice connection OF sentences:
Resolred, That while we heartily approve
Of an appropriation by Congress, for the i'm
provement OF the Western Rivers and Har-
bors OF a strictly national character, and we
earnestly deprecate any extensive system OF
internal Improvement by tine General Gov
ernment upon ''log rolling" principle, which
would ineriid6iy lead to an unconstitutional
squanderng OF, dlsreputable strife between
the different sections OF the country Tor the
public monies, and ultimately bankrupt the
treasury oIthe nation.
What do " Western Rivers and Harbors of
a strictly national character" mean? Who
wrote that resolution? We should like him 10
explain. Democracy has always been ready
10 admit thai the harbors and sea coast, and
even rivers Of the East, were fit subjects for
appropriations by the General Government
or at least they roted that opnion-but
} somehow they never could be induced to vote
, Tor appropriations for Western rivers and
harbors, we suppose because they were not
, OF ''striclly national character" The res,
oution is certainly very definite. But the
|, convention ''earnes,ly deprccate any extern
sjvc system of internal improvement by the
General Government upon log rolling
principle" ani tell he consequences Of sucl
policy. Why did they not explain; this too
Does the Government generally egisate -
) ''Iog rolling principles? Is it not rather the
action of Congressman among themselves
and applied more or less 10 the passage Of
every measure to secure votes for it2
But the whole resolution is an unconnected
paragraph, without meaning, and evidently
showing that il the writer knew what he had
TO say, he did not know how to say it, The
resolution has beginning, but will any one
point out lis end2 Read straight through il
without stopping. 1t is d literary aud poIiti
cal curiosity. What does dn uncons,itu
tional squandering of a disreputable strife be
tween the different sections Of. the country
mean? We really hope these strifes will mo-
be squandered, but rather kept closely a
home. We have laudabIe curiosity Il
know who did write that resolution Really
for the honor of Evansville, We hope the At
torney General did not DO it. although it doe.
sound like him, and he was on the Commute,
that prepared the resolutions.