The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-11-29
The Old Line PARTY.


Hardly, perhaps, In the political history of
this country, has there been so much vindic-
tive feeling-so much bitter acrimony, and
such indulgence in vituperation as is now
persisted in, by the old line press, and the old
line speakers in this State, towards the Amer
lean party. Their pent up wrath seems to
have taken fire all at once, and the oyerwhelm-
ing defeat they experienced but one year ago,
instead of teaching them lesson, has only
added to their mendacity. They pervert the
truth, and exult in the perverson-they mis-
represent the plain principles as advocated by
their opponents, and boast of their skill at mis-
resentation-without political honesty. DO
litical interity or much selErespcct, they pro-
mitigate that which they know to be false,
and change their principles to suit each loeali-
| ty where their doctrines are to be taught
They are in favor of the Prohibitory Liquor
! Law, where the American sentiment is pre-
dominant; and against it where free whisky is
in the ascendant. Their Old Line Senate
passed the Liquor Bill last winter, and their
speaker Immediately went forth throughout the
State and spoke aaginst tin their primary
meetings, preparatory to their State Conyen-
ton, they passed resolutions denunciatory oil
prohibition, and their State Convention failed
to utter one word against it.
|
ton they gave foreigners the right to vote, be-
fore they became citizens of the United States:
and nom they are coinciding with the Ameri-
can party, and are willing to restrict that
right.
They created an administration, and placed
Pierce in the Presidential Chair, and now thew
are abusing that administration, and refuse to
pass any resolution in its commentator.
They are Jealous advocates of a strict COM
pliance with any law that is on our statute
books, and yet, in yiolution of the known law
and the expressed wish of the people, they
have refused to let the people of this States be
| properly represented in the United State SEN
ate.
In fact. they are constant in nothing but a
determined resistance to all moral reform
and the influence of the Church. They are as
changeable as the wind-as unstable as water
and as corrupt as the Devil.
/ To crafty low, groveling party purpose
they would fill our country with paupers sent
| from European work houseS-put the reins Of
government into the hands of those who have
been schooled amid the corruption, profgacy
and aristocracy of foreign court-permit a
foreign potentate sitting under the dome OF
/ st. Peters, to exercise controlling influence
at our blllot box.
10 all tnlS tne American party has and
will forever object-looking to the integrity Of
the masses, they rely upon their sober second
thought. Believing, as we most firmly do,
that the time is not-far distant, when this Old
Line party, with its numerous corrupt party
leaders, will be stripped OF its deceitful cover
ing, and stand naked, displaying at every
joint, muscle and fiber it's native disiointed,
disconnected defoamity. Lon. Jour.
PACIFIC RAILRoAD.-We hear from Jefferz
son City that a test vote was taken on Thurs
day, in the Senate, on the proposition to loan
$3e0,O0oto the Pacific Railroad Company, and
that it was decided in favor of the loan
No Repnb. Hon lazy.