The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-10-19

Triumph OF the People.
There Is g certain point to which Ameri-
cans, free born Americans, can be carried by
the force of party excitement or party drill
but there they stop-the revision com.
mehces-there they turn and permit Patrio-
tlsm TO crush down party predilectons.-
Never has this fact been more forcbIy illus
traled than in the election through which we
have just passed, and the results Of which
have abundanlly proved the People are tax.
ing things political into their own hands
For years the Democratic party of this State
and of Ohio, or rather the leaders of the
the Democratic party, have been riding ram.
pant. invincible as they thought in their
strength, unconquerable in that alIepian nee
lent them by the honest but simple. who
heard their dictates but to obey. These
leaders held all the Offices, and have been
reveling in wealth and power. They took
1t upon themselves to do the thinking for
their party, and it was enough for them to
say what was Democracy, and what was lot
democracy, who were Democrats and who
were not Democrats, to secure their party's
vote for whatever measures or me thew
chose to elevate. They became blinded by
their success. They evidently had brought
themselves to believe, that any measure or
measure or principle they might choose to
present to their party, must be accepted and
supported as orthodox Democracy. And in.
Hated with their power, and fully confident
OF the servile dependence of the mass Of the
Democracy, they prescribed old Democrats
who had borne the banners ,of their party
before these men opened their political eyes,
and inundated them on the altar of their
manufactured orthodoxy, if they did bu. dare
breathe word in opposition TO the draught
held to their mouths.
These leaders greedily seized at the Ne.
braska Bill, because it was offered bv the
Administration, and many of them held their
Offices under the Pierce dynasty. They en-.
deavored to thrust this Ubiquitous bill down
the threats of their followers. They told
old and tried Democrats, that unless they
adopted this bill as cardinal principle, and
backed the administration on the strength
OF it, they were no longer Democrats. In
pursuance of this party tyranny, they read
out OF the Democratic party of Indiana aud
Ohio, some of the oldest and best men in
that party. They would listen to no other
test of Democracy than this BILL They cor.
rectly said the election turned upon this
question. and this question was .impIy the
question of administration or ant.adminis.
tration. But the party had already been
driven far enough. They had been dashed
BY party whips as long and as far as Ameri.
cans could consent to be iyranized over
They rebeIled-they forgot party in their
American feeiings-and the resalt is before
US. In this old Democratic State, almost
the Banner Democratic State Of the Union.
these rascaliy and despotic party leaders
have been aurled from power The PEG
PLE have risen in their might, and dragged
them from the places they disgrsced. We,
the People, are Triumphant.
There is a lesson iu ths-a lessor which
demagogues will never forget-and that les.
son 10, the People may be led into errors
through party affection and confide nee, but
the People will be right in the end.