The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1852-11-18
LocOsoco Qualification.


Our Loco friends had quite jolly time of
it night before last, the political cherubs s.
First, Apollo Hall blazed with tallow can
dles-then Ex-Judge Garrett, Ex-Represen-
tative Lockhart and Ex-senator Bob Owen,
blazed away in perfect rush-light of Dem
ocratic fre-then torches prepared for the
occasion, blazed away in grand style, as if
the whole blessed street were on fre-and
then, as grand wind up, our lengthy, amia-
bic and handsome CT temporary of the Times,
blazed away at the heavens and a bonfire of
torches, and half acre of half blackened
faces, AM got full of fire as long comet,
and fairly sized with patriotism and Democ-
racy; and our squashy friend Lunkenheimer,
returned his thanks to the assembled multi
tude for their kindness in giving him fat
Office; while our excellent friend the presi-
dent of the Club, bridied himself, declined
making speech, and advised the smutty IA
ces before him to go home-they had acheiv-
ed enough glory for one night.
1t was certainly and truthfully a grateful
sight to every patriotic American heart, we're
ali these nice doings. On, to see whole
houseful of American citizens by birth and
by adoption, congregated together to take
each other by the hands, to unite their voices
in rejocings, almost to thank God for yicto-
ry, while chosen orators grew warm with the
fervent heat Of success, and became the
If t,a aSe0unbIt- 70,
these feelings-we say it was a grateful, a
beautiful sight-we mean it was or might
have been to any person who didn't under
stand the language, and therefore couldn't
know the cause of the rejoicing. But tell
that stranger, say the "man in the moon,"
these are the boosted citizen of the most glo-
rious Republic on earth-that these are
American citizens who have but exercised
the freeman's blessed right of choosing their
own ruler, have been successful in securing
the object of their choice, and are now met to
send up shouts of rejoicing.
"Who is the great man they have chosen!
For great and distinguished must he be to be
worthy of so high an honor!'' asks the stran-
ger.
"Why, as to that, the people never heard of
him till he was brought forward by the party
which elected him. He had never distin-
guished himself by any great deeds. He is
new man."
."Ah, them" continues the man from the
loon, ''his opponent must have been even
Tess "a great man-probably very wicked
Rau'and ambitious of Office to destroy his
; COUNTRY or one who has already deserved the
execratioU of his countrymen."
(Why~why-not exactly that either. In
deed, he has done as much for his country as
any man living. He has fought some of her
greatest battles, won glory and rich territory
for his count 'y-has labored for over forty
years for the Republic, and during all that
long period in the public service, never failed
in single duty, did every duty probably bet
ter than any other man could have acquitted
himself in the same position, and has won a
personal renown worldwide, and unblemish-
ed by single stain. He is, in fact, one OF
Americas greatest men-a pure patriot, hero
and a scholar"
"Ha! say you SO. And you are met to-
night to celebrate has defeat by such man
as the other! You are met to rejcice that the
destinies of the greatest country on the face
of the earth, are placed in the hands Of an un-
known, untried man, Of but common ability
and not even possessing single claim on
the gratitude of his countrymen-and that
these destinies were not placed in has keepire
who has proven by nearly half century's
services and trial, he was muniticenty en-
lowed for this very charge! Bless my soul
what funny people you are. But excuse
mel must return to the moon. cannot
trust myself longer with people who appear
not able to trust themselves"