The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-10-02
The Democratic CaYeat.

The Democratic Caveat.
Threats are the arguments of weak men and
rogues. Ever since the overthrow of locofoco
demagogues in 1910, threats have been the
arguments of the Democratic party; therefore
but we leave our readers to fill out tie svl-
logism.
We have before said that the spirit of Old
Lineism is, that the country should sink I'M
der the pail of Democracy, rather than that
it should flourish under any other policy
This is apparent on the face of the Congress-
ional records; it is apparent in the acts of the
present executive; and it is apparent in the
modern Democratic gospel as promulged by
It's apostles all over the country. Whenever
any measure of vital Importance to that party
or rather to the personal interests Of its lead
ers, is introduced into either house of Con-
gress the opposition are notified that if they
defeat it, they do so at the peril of the coun-
try, as though they knew that the opponents
of this bogus Democracy were union loving
men, and willing to make almost any sacrifice
to preserve the Union of the States, and also
.evincing a sense Of the palpable weakness and
corruption of their policy, such as would en-
sure its defeat in any intelligent body, where
the freedom Of speech and action is not re-
strained by duress of threats When the
Wilmot Proviso was introduced into Congress,
the whole of the Democratic side ofboth houses
entered their caveat. "Adopt it at your per-
il;' and Mr.. Colcock, of Georgia, warned the
house that if the proviso should pass in any
form he would introduce bill for the disso-
luton of the Union, and others at the same
time expressed the same sentiment. 1t was
no mere protest, entered for Interior purposes,
but warning, that if a majority of the mem
bers should favor the measure and make it a
law, they would at once proceed to extremes,
and annul the Union compact. And so it has
been on the introduction of every important
measure since.
And now, On the contrary, how was it whena
Northern Democratic Senator introduced a bill
for the repeal of the Compromise of 1920? Did
the opponents Of that measure at any time
threaten to secede or dissolve the Union in the
event gifts passage, although it was fragrant
outrage committed upon one portion of the con-
federacy? Yet again, the moment it is intima-
tedto admit Kansas as free State, "a voice comes
up from Democratic Georgia warning us that
Kansas shall be admitted at the peril of the
Union; her legislature would be Immediately
convened and measures taken to secede at
once, and all the dough- faced Democracy of
both North and South cry out 'bravo Geor-
gia n'
We advert to those few instances only as
practical examples. A complete record of all
the evidences that Democracy holds party
veal paramount to the good of the country,
would fill volumes. We only ask discerning
men to be observant that they may be con-
WINGED, that the party which now proposes to
place Mr.. Buchanan at the head of the gov
eminent have entered a standing general
cayeat against the opposition, or support, as
may suit their interest, of any measure, with
an appeal to the bludgeon, the revolver, the
bowie knife or the threat of secession for its
enforcement Its amusing to hear locofoco
demagogues prating Of loyalty to the Union.
The PoCKET-A gentleman who has just
returned from an extended visit in the south
western part Of the State, says that the Dem
ocracy there never exhibited more enthusiasm,
activity and confidence than in the present
canvass. We shall carry every county in the
first and second Congressional Districts, and
orr majority in the first will not be less than
three thousand. Good for the Pocket
State Sentinel.
A very good lie for the Pocket or about it.
We put the above on record, so that our DEM
ocratic friends hereabouts may after the cleo
ton understand just how much faith can be
placed in the statements of their own leading
organ. The Sentinel will find that the De-
mocracy in this District are not all tools of
Jim Lockhart They are getting tired of la
boring for him, the vilest demagogue of the
pack and the most greedy and Unsuitable of all
hungerers for Office in the District Hundreds
of Democrats in this District will repudiate
Lockhart.
" The Old Liners have been making
terrible fuss because in procession of Repub-