The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1852-11-08
After reflections.

Attef Ese1lectiOuS.
We ask our friends, if. they ever saw SC
little appearance of JOY in apolitical triumph
p among thosewho were successful as there now
seems to be with the so called Democratic
party, in the election Of Pierce. The time
for reflection, has come with the success
We would be glad to believe, that the more
honest portion of that party voted for Pierce,
thinking that the people would prevent his
election-that it was furtherest from their
thoughts to defeat the distinguished hero and
patriot Winfield Scott, with such man as
franklin Pierce. We hope it were so and
shall try to believe it, in respect to men who
are otherwise worthy American citizens
There appears to be no rejoicing over the
country in the election of Pierce. Every at
tempt to get up party demonstration, -
seems to have fallen fat We well remem-
Der the aching of heart, many Democrats as
unexpected defeat fell upon their ears. They
felt their own shame as American citizens
they felt the shame it attached TO their coun-
try in the eyes of all foreign nations--they
fsH they had done wrong thing in the eys of
man and God. If such be not the feeling
now among all good American citizens, then
the outward evidences are false. We do not
envy our Democratic friends Their success.
Before Heaven we say, rather thousand
times had we be defeated with such man as
Winfield Scott, than be successful with
Pierce. Never, we hope, will the Wing pal-
ty consider it policy to run second Pierce.
Never can this party fall so low, relying upon
its rank and file for success, as to place before
the American people an utterly unknown
and undistinguished man.
A second time are the Democratic party
trying dangerous experiment. Their sue
cess in the first, have made them even more
reckless. They have now elected Il man to
the Presidency of this Union, who six months
ago was cypher among its sixth rate men
unknown to his countrymen, untried in any
important field of action. Yet this Republic
has become so great in its new extensions Of
territory and its vastly increased population,
and its interests have become so overwhelm.
ingly grand, and so perplexing in their aug
menting intricacies-that the man who is
placed at the head of this nation, should be
above his felowctizens tried scortly and capable.
The best friend of him, cannot claim these
attributes for Pierce, founded upon any past
services. The worst enemy of Scott can
not deny him all these virtues, without mis-
representation. 1t is dangerous from vast
many serious things now staring us in the
face. But it must be tried now. The party
is in for it, and the people are in for it. God
help the right.
AZ Several weeks ago we proposed to
Democrats to give the Journal a year for moth
ing, to those who sent in their uames previ-
Gus to the election, provided Pierce were
elected. As questions have been asked us
as to the result of this offer, we will state
that seven persons sent in their names, to
take the paper on these conditionsl AL
though this did not betoken much confidence
in the party, yet it did in that many honest
Locofocos. We congratulate them on their
discernment, and hope if they fail to receive
the Journal regularly they will duly notify us.
They will find us ''honor b; light" in this as in
other things.