Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1854-10-20
VOL. xxIl.- NO. A.
THy VERDICT OF THE PEOPLE THE sr.
oIkNIN0. puI NOT THEEHn

~ -''"s'" "'' "eAA' ah'' f'f mAi iAei made
which 'arrea The sweat Of tabor. brow-.o
blood r..--.-
For these shelr sias the Nation cssis them ,ou,.~
The words Of The poet find n full
realization in the elections which took
place in Ohio. Indiana and Pennsv1.
vania on Tuesday last. tho cheering
words Of which come dancing, 70 Us
over the wires Of the magnetic tele-
( graph. We have not words 10 exprcss
the JOY we feel in the Grand rcsults
which reachus from nj tie points and
yet we don't rejoice IN lhe spirit Of n
more partisan. but because Of the ey-
lidepce which the votes afford OF the
honesty and intelligence Of the peonle.
We do not wish TO underrnte the strong
hold which political party feeling OBJ.
tains over the action OF men, nor do
We intend 80 Say that this party power
Is Of itself nm evil. Ills an evil and
vice only when il becomes stronger
and more potent than a desire for the
public good--when We love party bet.
ter than our country.
TheelecIions on Tue day are weigh.
ty with moral power. The rood news
comes 10 MS laden with political heal
lngs on its wings. Since 1910 there
has bccnnothing like IL. The people
have come forth in their full strength,
and spoken in words biz with mean
ing. We predicted. months ago, that
the course o. Douglass and the Ad-
mlnislration in regard 10 the Nebras-
ka question, would produee political
revolution in the -sIave.holdinr
States, unparalleled in our history y
The organs Of the Administration, and
It's orators upon the stump, thought
they could hood-wink the people, by
claiming that the bill would give 70
them additional power. and that those
who were opposed TO il were abolition.
lists, and foes 10 the stability and har-
mony of our Federal Union. How
nobly have the frecmen Of the Free
States rebukcd and spurncd, both the
charges and authors Of them. They
know the value Of the Union. They
are ready, whenever duty calls, 70
sacrifice their lives 60 defend il in lis
length and breadth. They know no
North, no South, when the honor of
their country and the integrity Of the
Union demand sacrifice. They arc
well aware that there arc distinctions
ofa peculiar character existing in the
Southern and Northern States. The
people of the North have ALWAYS been,
are now, and always will b.. desirous
Of living in the most friendly relations
with the South; but they never will
submit 10 be treated US interiors. or to
be browbeatcn and bullied by South
ern politicians in the halls Of Con-
gress. or elsewhere. The repeal of
the Missouri Compromise brought thc
Northern people to full sense Of their
duty, and when politicians attempted
TO manipulate them into an endorse
ment Of IL. they rose in their might,
cast them oil, and whislled them down
the wind, to prey ON fortune.
The same political corruption which
showed itself 81 glaringly in the re-
peal Of the Missouri Compromise has
showed itself in the low demagogue
appeals OF ollice-soekcrs FOR he sup
port of the naturalized votc. AlArge
political business has been done on
this capital by very small, mean men.
The baseness Of il has been endured
until IL became so gross that the peo-
pie thought it was time TO put stop
to IL; and in order 10 strike with pom
derous weight and uncrsing precision.
societies have been formed by the
American voters, having. as distinct
object. the overthrow of demagogues
who trade on foreign capital. and they
have done il. And they have also
received material aid from the most
worthy and intelligent portions OF the
naturalizcd voters. TO accomplish it,
THE horse and the rider have been
east into the sea"
One word more, before we conclude.
The Reform ticket has bceu elected;
Ohio has spoken but tbv work must
not and viii not stop here lt is but
the beginning. W. must keep our
ranks serried. our organization unmar-
red. until we perfect the full glory Of
our work. We have much 10 do next
Spring. We must apply the work Of
reform TO our city government; next
Fall 10 our State government. We
must have n Governor aud Legislature
that will do the people work, and
not the mere mandates Of politicians.
In sc, we must elect President who
is true Reformer. Then. and not
till then, should we rest from our Ia
bors, or consider our work as finished.
Fellow citizens,
"THese things shall come 10 pass.
From small beginnings. because God is
Just. - Gin. Gdx. -r tsf
OF Pleasure is a shadow wealth is
vanity, and power a pageant but
knowledge is cxtactic in enjoyment