The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-10-25
AbolitiOnisnr, &c.


We have always regarded the Wings of
the free States as virtual Abolitionists, and
we now believe that motives of policy alone
restrain the entire Northern wing Of the
Wing party from openly avowing their cher
ished principles Lou. Times.
Isit possible! We hope the author Of the
above does not represent the intelligence Of
the South, or Of any portion of the South
This is the language certain Southern or
gans or editors are in the habit of using to.
ward US of the North, when we choose in
the exercise of natura! independence. to fol-
low the dictates of our own judgments with
out respect 70 the dctaton of Southern
chivary. This editor has always regarded
the Wing party Of the North as "virtual abo.
litionists." and that motives of policy alone
have restrained them from so declaring them
selves! Now we tell this editor, that the
Wings of the North despise what is called
aboltionism and those who are called aboli-
tonists as much as any other party in the
North dare do. And we say to that man
who affiiates US with abolitionism or aboi-
tonists in his word or in his thought, that he
is either too ignorant to understand us, or
too contemptiby malicious to correctly re-
port our feelings. If Abolitionists choose
to vote with US, let them do so. 1t is no
more than they have repeatedly done for
Democracy. That they should make us
amenable to the charge Of Abolitionism be-
cause they have chosen to vote with US one
election, is about as absurd as to charge
eagles with being buzzards, because a buzz
zard may happen to swoop along side the
greater birds flight for moment.
The weaker minded politicians of the
South have long been in the habit of Gre
garding" those Northern men as A Abolition
lists, who stand like men to the interests of
the North, and treat with deserved contempt
dictation from the South. And these South
ern nobodes of politicians, have always
found an immense degree Of sympathy
among certain Northern douehfaces, leaders
in the Democratic party, who initiate the
oo"thC'h Siy VI anu are very
happy in applying the odious epithet to all
who will not with them bend the knee of
submission to Southern fre.eaters and dis.
unionists. We had some beautiful illustra-
tons of this during the late canvass. These
doughfaces called all Northern freemen W no
would not support the Nebraska swindla and
this precious administration, and cheerfully
submit to the surrender of Northern riohts-I
ABOLlTlONISTS. Knowing how North.
ern men despise that epithet and all who
bear it, they sought to brighten Americans
with the cry. And what has been the re.
suit! Why that the free citzers of Indiana.
Ohio snd Pennsylvania, showed at the polls
how they scorned the cry of Abolitionism,
and despised those who uttered it. We had
thought after the great result of these cleo.
lions, Democratic editors had the truth dashed
into them, that Americans could no longer
be deferred by the cry of Abolitionism from
doing their duty. Yet here and there some
dirty fellow pokes his head out of his Loco
foco shell, squeaks "Abolitionist," and
draws it in'again, evidently frightened at his
own noise. They will soon get over that,
when the soreness of defeat wears away.