, 1856-01-18

on THE orIER SIDE.


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ON THE ONE SIDE. on THE oTIIER SIDE.
Know now. NothnEss Aboli. The Old National
Sorchcajed democrats ;democraticparty, aid
Maine Law fanatics ;ed by those high
clergy; nearly the whole 'i'""'"' SVnCIo ouo
sectarian pres Disun. wings who would not
iou,tS hrokcnduwn pei! 'coneont 70 hooor,o
rrcl ho,t Of Gorhs and Abolitionized, array
Sandsls; arr'yed andered under the banner
tionSm. @ % and Inc t1oady 1oo of the Union, and of
dag of sam. Civil and Religious
Freedom.
Let the cannon to the heavens roar" I"
Let the brave rejoice and the good sing
songs Indiana is redeemed rcgenerated,
and disenthralled from the domination of
the abolitionists and the bloody hosts of
Sam +! From last Tuesday week dates the
end Of the bloody career Of Know Moth
ingism. Never again will Sam ride rough
shod and stecl-cOrked over the dearest rights
of man and the Constitution of the Union
The liberties Of this country were about to
go down in sea of blood ! But it was
reserved for the Old National Democratic
party to add new laurel to her brow by
standing out boldly for civil and religious
freedom. Let the political history of the
State of Indiana, for the past eighteen
months be perpetual warning, in all time
to come, against secret, midnight political
SocietIeS-against tyranical, sumpuary,
laws-against that malignant philanthropy,
that pretended love of negro emancipation,
which would wrap our capitol in flames and
dissolve our political bonds, for the accom-
plishment of wicked and unholy purposes !;
and above all, lie, it be deep and instruc-
tive lesson to all those who desire the ad.
vancement of Chrsrs kingdom upon earth,
that the preachers of the gospel must not
turn their pulpits into political rostrums,
and become rabid, red-mouthed politicians.
These political preachers, comprising a
large majority Of the protestant clergy,
have received terrible blow in the late
elections. Many had become quite AFRO
giant and presumptuous-putting on dicta-
toral and disgusting airs, like big nigger
at an election : they had become So pulled
up with pride-so pelted by the sisters-so
highly fed on yellow-legged chickens
loaiing in ladies' parlors-scaring the wo-
men about the devil and the Pope, while
their husbands were hard at work-that
they were silly enough to think that the
time had come for them to assert that pow
er which they had so long been endeavor-
ing to acquire. Many of these men would
make the land red with the blood of mil
lions of martyrs, by rousing seetarian big.
otry and intolerance, if the clergy could
thereby be made the first estate of the
realm. The time was, when the clergy
were pure, when it was considered terri
bic thing to say anything against preach
ers. But that day is past, and they have
nobody to blame but themselves. The De-
mocrscy met the political preachers boldly
aud denounced them as they deserved tebe
denounced ; and these preachers have lost
more in the past eighteen months than
they will regain in the next fifty years.
Let the lion-hearted Democracy Of Indiana,
henceforth, worship their own God, and
vote their own ticket. Let them honor
aud revere the pure-hearted and humble
minister Of the gospel, who breaches peace
on earth and good will to men but as to
the political preachers, who have sown the
wind ard reaped the whirlwind, let us stop
their feed and cut of the supplies.
Since our1l last issue, the returns of the
election continue to be of the most cheer
ing character. Though we believed, and
told our readers that we felt confident that
the Democrats were going to achieve a
great victory over the Abolitionists and
Know Nothings, we were not prepared for
the astonishing and overwhelming maiori-
ties that have been given for our party
Eleven out Of every twelve, il not great
er- proportion of the counties, have gone
Democratic. The aggregate of these ma
jorities will reach 10000, perhaps 80, 900 Il
The dark-lantern and Abolition papers are
setting up terrible howl over their defeat
They are as desperate as rnttlesnake, sur
rounded by u ring of fire in the prairie.-I
They say is the unpopularity Of the liquor
law that has defeated them and, again,
they say that the Americans %. C., the
Know Nothings, didn't turn ont to the cleo
tion "0h most lame and impotent con-
clusiohp A poor excuse indeed And
has Sam come to thisY After the dark
lantern editors and speakers have been puff
ing and blowing so long, can't they sum
mon to their black flag the True Ameri
cans ?" "You may call spirits from the
vastly deep but will they come at your
bidding 2" You may call on the hosts of
Sam to rally around his blood-stained flag;
but they can never be made to meet the
eagles of the Democracy. with their ewes of
fire and talons Of steel. Poor Sam bloody
Sam ! gallant, and glorious Samt !!
" He has fought his last fight, he has lost his last
battle;
No sound can awake him 10 glory again"
bloomington (Lnd) NetDS-Letter.