The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1851-01-18
The Fate Of am biti0n.

This is by no means the first time we have
said that Democracy loves oifice-that Tue
leaders OF Democracy look TO nothing else
than office. We have therefore not the least
manner Of sympathy Tor those who recog
nized as leaders in that party. whose whole
lives are spent in seeking for Office, when they
experience bitter, disheartening defeat
Thus. Mr.. Owen is at this time entitled to no
sympathy. We have given him credit for
talent, for remarkable industry, energy, and
perseverance-but we believe him TO be rs
fully embrued with love of office, and as fully
directed in his political life, by desire Tor
Office, as any politician in Indiana. He is now
an exemplification of the heading Of this ar
ticie. Whittier will he turn Dext2 So well
acquainted are we with his perseverance,
that we are almost ready TO believe that he
will at this early day commence laying the
trarn TO dow MN mo The U. s. Senate next
election. On giving up that for time, he
may drop little. and now devote his whole
energies, and they are great, to secure the
nomination for Congress in this district
Take our word for it. Robert will be pop
ping up for something in avery short time.-
His mind is too active to remain in state of
uuietude. Its owner is too ambitious to per-
NIT any such dormancy. But what viii he
do7 Our head on it, that is the question with
him now. Whither shall he turn to be rais-
ed above the people by the peoples vote 2
He has cast his die on the U. S. Senate, and
be has been badly defeated. He now illus
trates the fate ofambition. He has no sym
pathy outside the body of his own personal
friends and he deserves none. He has been
laboring for this Office night and day for long
months past. His plank road enthusiasm was
one step. He has in the convention taken
several other steps. Everything he has done
and said, has been with Que eye turned at a
seat in the Senasf land now he is thrown up
Oh mis- back, without power as we see Of rising
even to the living perpendicular he before
occupied.
We notice his name as chairman Of the
committee appointed to prepare an address
supporting the nomination of Gen. Lane tc
the Presidency. That address will be full O
gas, blood and thunder, and the "Marion o
the West! land its principal object, so fa
as MIR. Owen is concerned, will be to manu-
facture political capital at home, when W,
doubt whether he has the most distant ide;
of Lanes being nominated by the Democrat
ic convention. If there were good pros
pect, then we shouls set Owen down as al
ready seeking Office under the famous Lam
administration. Mr.. Owen has already take,
upon himself great praise for having assiste,
in securing the appointment of Lane as Brig
General. He will now ask for votes IN any
thing he may aspire to, for having assisted i
procuring for Lane the domination for tn
Presidency, whether he succeeded or not.
We don't think there is any particular dem
agogueism about Mr.. Owen. We Just plae
him side by side viii tie leading Democrat
not only in this State hut over the whole Vi
iona lover Of Office, q seeker of office, a d,
magogue Cor Office.