The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1852-10-25


present Administration. Never, indeed, in
the whole history of the country, has its fli-
ture destiny appeared brighter, as painted out
by the happy present.
Now, brother Democrats, you reasoning,
thinking Democrats we mean, who can admit
that truth is truth, and sense is sense, no mat
ter whence it comes-permit us to take you
by the button, and talk to you in plain style
on plain facts. You acknowledge, and it
gives you pleasure as good citizens to thus
believe, that never has our own blessed coun-
try been in happier or more prosperous con-
dition. We are at peace with all other ma
tions-we are overwhelmed with bounteous
plenty at home. 1t appears as if God had
taken this country into the palm of his hand,
so abundantly has he showered his grace upon
the nation, and so happily has he brought us
from the condition of vassal Of monarchy,
TO the high position of great and mighty in
dependent people.
Now no government on earth has been
threatened with greater evils within the last
three years, than this, which through some
means has escaped them all. Internal dis
sension at one time, founded upon question
which has always aroused the bi.terest feel
,ngs, threatened seriously the dissolution of
the Union Indeed, it seomedimpossible the
storm could break over our heads and pass
quietly away, without leaving path of des-
truction. At other times, questions arose or
disputes were to be settled Of grave impor-
lance, inasmuch as they endangered our
peaceful relations with other nations. The
slightest misstep from true home policy, in
the one matter, or from true foreign policy in
the other, might have rent the Republic with
civil war, or hurled US into foreign broil
from which immense blood and treasure alone
could have rescued us with national honor.
But friends, you, Democrats as you are,
have more than once acknowledged that the
Fillmore administration, Wing to the core Us
it is, adverted by its conciliatory vet firm
course, by its determined will and unflinching
adherence to the constitution and laws of the
country the evils which threatened us at home,
and adjusted the disputes which endangered
our peace abroad. The warmes. Democrats
in the country, have joined in eulogizing this
Administration, with Mr.. Fillmore at its
head. On all sides it is acknowledged sue
cessful entirely in all it has undertaken. Fill
more, as its head, has been happy at last in
securing even the approval of his political OPP
ponents, and had he been nominated for the
Presidency by his own party, thousands upon
thousands of Democrats in almost every State
of the Union, would in all probability have
given him cordial support.
Now, let us bring you to the point-to the
practical application ofthe text, as The preach
ers say. You seem atisfed with the present
condition of the country-it is good, and you
know it. You seem to believe that the Fill
more administration has been and is doing its
duty. If it were to be continued with Fill
more at its head, you would have full conf
dence that the affairs of this country would
continue to be conducted i'm such q manner as
to secure peace and prosperity at home, and
kindly feelings and intercourse abroad. Now
let us ask you-if Gen. Scott be elected, do
you believe for moment the policy of the
present administration would be changed, fur
Their than the peculiarly of circumstances
would actually demand! Gen. Scott ap-
proves of the course of the present admins
tration as warmly as any other man in the
country. He is a man as well tried as Mr..
Fillmore, to say the least. He would be as
bold for the right-as nGexible in dealing out
justice, and as firm in demanding it. Though
soldier, he has shown himself as warm
lover of peace, when peace and war were
prolfered. He thoroughly understands our
relations to other Governments-what is due
them, and what is expected of them. We
should regard his election as near a contin-
uance of the present administration, as it
would be possible for the election of any 9TH
er man than Fillmore to make the next adj
minstraton. Many of you have SAID you
would have voted for Fillmore had he been
nominated. We say to you, il you were hon.
est, and we belive you were, in the express
ion of that sentiment, you will now vote for
General Scott-fo. in doing SO, you vote for a
man who in word and action has earnestly
approved of Filmore's whole course, and
whose late nomination for the Presidency Mr..
Fillmore most cordially approved over his
own signature.
If you vote, on the contrary, for Pierce,
you at least do directly the opposite of carry
ing out your late intentions. We honestly
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