The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-11-11

The ELECTION YESTERDAY we a"uei-
pate no good news from the four or hve noh-
slaveholding States in which elections
were held on yesterday. The same lnhuen-
ces which operated in Pennsylvania, Ohio.
and Indiana, will doubtless operate in New
York, Illinois and Michigan. The Gema-
gogue party, which has spread its nets Of all
sorts of factions. and every grade Of Inalcon-
tents have, in all probability, triumphed over
the constitutional and State Rights party
of the country.
1t is better, probably, that this association
of traitors and fanatics sh juld achieve their
victories now, than two years hence, when
their inevitable result would be dismem-
berment of the Union.-( Lou. Times.
Whenever Locofocoism is badly beaten,
we are apt TO hear a great deal Of such
silly twaddle as the above about traitors,
fanatics and disunion. 1t is the last resort
and last warning cry of these defeated fell
lows. They appear to think that nobody
are patriots but themselves, nobody else
knows what the constitution Is or can pos
sibly love il but them, and specially, that
nobody else but themselves should be in Of
fee and grow fat on government pap. They
seem to think that the Union cannot posslb
ly hold together unless they have all the
spois-and you may feel very sure some pat.
ronage is slipping from their hands just al
quick as you hear them cry the Union is
in peril.
The Times calls the great mass of Am
-, ~,
party by nearly $4,000 majority in Indiana
over 10000 in Pennsy lvania, and nearly
100000 in Ohio, an association OF traitor.
and fanatics.' This is a foul and infam
Gus charge to make against the great mass
OF the citizens Of these three great States
They are traitors and fanatics because they
will MT Uphold an imbecile and corrupt
and tisgracefu administration, which during
its two years existence has never by sin
gle act assisted in elevating the honor an,
character Of the American. governmen
abroad, or promoted the prosperity Of thu
people at hume-but which has done aImos
Thousand foolish or unwise acts, aud prov
en- at times traitorous 10 its own party, trait
orous to the North, t.aitorous to the South
and traitorous to the whole country-an
now respected by no party, sect or sec
ton of the republic. They are called trai
tors aud fanatics, because they refused I,
support that rascally political iniquity caIle'
the Nebraska Kansas bill, originated by
Northern doughface, sustained by the Pierce
administration, and Tor time successful b,
The aid of Southern uliraists and Northern
traitors-a bill concocted for the purpose @
gratifying selfish ambition, prosecuted 4
secure favor with the South Tor decinin
party, and victorious alone because backe
by the whole patronage of the administra
ton in power. May the great majority Q
our people always be just such 'trsitors an
fanatics' as the People Of Indiana. Ohio an
Pennsylvania have proved themselves. Gu
friend of the Times will find The whoie Norl
filled with these "traitors and fanatics" an
that "the constitutional and State Right
party CT the country" (bah! humbug!D wi
form such an absurd minority as to rende
disunion the veriest bugbear of mag
nation in the world.