The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-06-27
CITY OF EVANSVILLE.
WEDNESDAY MoRNING::::JUNE At
The American and Anti.Amerfcan
PRrEiem.

ing to persons of delicate sensibilities, to
notice the throes and gyrations of the anti
American editors over the late American
National Convention. They Lad so conf
fdently believed and so fervently hoped, they
would have abundance of capital till after
the next Presidential election, in abusing
this party for it's free-solism, that the adop-
ton by the Convention of platform ieav-
ing the slavery question and all laws in con.
nection Herewith undisturbed, has almost
turned their heads with vexation and rage.
Nothing would have pleased these fellows
better than the adoption of the minority or
Gree-soil platform. They were earnestly
praying for that, knowing such policy would
be death and annihiation to the American
party. But instead of sectional platform,
the Convention adopted national platform,
wide enough for every true-hearted American
to stand upon, who prefers the prosperity
and unity of the whole country, to the graft
fcation of his own sectional feelings on
single question. Now these poor devils of
editors, who are bowling their necks to all
anti-American feelings and influences, are in
a terrible perplexity. The wind has been
sudde My knocked out of them, and they are
now catching their breaths in establishment
and pain.
There are other things about the resolves
of this Convention which don't set well with
them. 1t 10 indeed too much American to
suit them. 1t is against all foreign influence
in the affairs OF our government, whether
that influence be of Church or State or Of
individuals. It interferes with no mans re-
ligious views. and it plainly says it will allow
no mans or sect's religious views to interfere
with government. 1t announces the prnci-
pie, so hard for democracy" to digest, that
Americans are able to rule America. And
another little matter-it knocks right in the
head one tremendous argument of the anti
Americans against the Know Nothings, the
secrecy of that order. Ever since the Know
Nothing order had an existence, big and lit
tie opposition editors have been harping
upon the midnight secrecy of that body, and
making that an objection paramount to and
above all others. Now they have to stop
talking even about that. No wonder these
fellows are in rage, and like all people
when in such condition, are making great
fools of themselves.
There is now a distinctive American and
just as distinctive an anti-American party in
the names which mark their Characters
There is no more Democratic party now
than there is Wing party. The once so
called Democratic party is now Fusion OF
ell the tags and ends of parties and isms,
which can be raked up to oppose the Amer
lean party. The whole send and object" of
this fusion is to crush the young yet giant
growth of AmericGnism. The Democratic
fusion has lost all party indenti6cation. In
some places it is running old National, anti
Locofoco Wings, and Wings who ye. claim
TO be Wings right in the face of the nomi-
nation of their old enemies. Who would
call this a Democratic party? Why, previous
to the late city elections in Indiana, the
Democrats did not dare run a "Demo
cratic ticket in the whole State! They
ran "Anti-Know Nothing" tickets! They
dropped their party name voluntarily just al
hereafter they will be compelled to drop il
by the judgment of the American people,
They are now an anita merican party
counting up the foreign vote more than they
ever did before, relying upon foreign inAu
ence for success, and opposing that part.
which is determined that American prih
ciples shall prevail in the Republic, ant
Americans shall rule Americans. Now i
remains to be seen whether the America
or anti-American party is to prevail in thi
country-whether the principles and view
of the founders of this Republic shall still
live among the children OF the Republic 70
it's perpetuity and glory, or whether the!
shall give place to the impressions of for
eign influence to be moulded into Legislation
by the hands of home demagogues.
~ In our statement yesterday OF Bill
Stewards drunken scrape, we said he ha
whipped Mr.. Dye for accusing him of takin
improper liberties with Dir. ID % wife. Thi
was mistake. There were two trials, bu
only one general assault. The only libert
Billy took or was accused of taking with Mr.