The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-01-14


is confidently expected to last the party and
remain unchanged until 1857. 1t has fortu-
nately been drawn up with such care, that
almost any code Of principles may be fought
for under it, without seriously contravening
any part of parcel of the platform, thus rem
dering any change Of it unnecessary for near
ly year to come, unless peculiar contingent
cies should arise not now anticipated. We
want every politician, or every man who takes
any interest IN politics. to read these resolu-
tons.
It will be remarked as the first notable fea-
ture, that the most exciting question of the
day, and now agitating the country from Maine
to Texas, receives just precisely four lines of
attention in this Platform. Secondly-that
the most exciting question in this State, the
Prohibtory Liquor Law, receives an eight line
dodge. And thirdly, that not one word is said
relative to the Pierce administration. 1t has
not dared to venture single word of approval
in the manner Of ordinary Conventions, on the
administration it helped put inpower Where
were our Vanderburg Delegates, who so boldly
endorsed the Pierce administration at home
before they went to Indianapolis? Had not
one Of these, including the three office-holders
under the administration, a single word to say
in approval of the Pierce dynasty? But for
the resolutions:
No. relies on "the virtue and intelligence
Of the people, Good for Old Line Dcmoc-
racy. Soft soap
No. 2, in four lines, approves of principles
of compromise measure Of 1850, (what
party is opposing that measure?) "and their
application as embodied in the Kansas Ne
braska Bill" VIII some Old Line cotempo-
rary explain how far the principles of the
Compromise Of 1850 are embodied in the
Kansas Nebraska Bill? We presume the res
olution means to endorse the Kansas Nebraska
Bill "a bill which found the country in entire
peace, so far as the Slavery question is CON
cerned but which hurled us into the most
dangerous agitation that ever threatened the
Union-a measure without one single virtue
and overfowng with evil-a bitter, damnable
wrong to the North, and deep injury to the
South-which was not demanded by the voice
nor by the interests of any section of the
country but was serious injury to ala bill
which was intended, at the sacrifice of the
peace and safety of the whole country, to win
favor with the South for an imbecile and po-
litically bankrupt administration-and finally,
bill which received the indignant condemna-
ton of the people of Indiana, only little
over one year ago, by a majority of fifteen
thousand. This is the bill endorsed by the
Old Line State convention Of 1856.
No. 8, denounces secret political organiza
tons Very proper in the fathers Of all Sag
Nichts-in the Old Tammany Hall party-in a
party which now has a secret political society
right at the seat of government with its oaths
and signs and grips and pass words, to which
almost every office-holder in Washington be-
longs-in that party which is continually plot
ting mischief in dark holes and corners, and
who, if Old Line organs may be believed, plot
ted in secret all the nominations of this iden-
teal Old Line State Convention, and thus had
every thing 'cut and dried,' in advance! The
American party has thrown aside its secrecy,
50 that there can be no longer any objections to
it on that score.
No 4 is in favor Of religious liberation and
for maintainingit. Is there party in the coun-
try which is not in favor of the same thing?
No. continues the subject, and is against
the union of Church and State We doubt
the orthodoxy of the Anti-American party on
this subject. They are for very cordial
union Of the Catholic church with the Anti
American party. They are constantly striving
to secure this. They only object in reality to
a union Of Protestant Churches with party
The American party boldly insists upon it
there shall be no union Of the Catholic or any
other Church with State or party. 1t opposes
no Catholic on account Of his religion, nor
does it interfere with any mans religion-but
it dares say that American citizens must give
their political allegiance to the home govern
ment, and not permit any foreign power
or influence to ride above this.
No. 6 declares against the Prohibitory Lii
quor Law, and at the same time, with custom
airy hypocricy, assures the people the party is
in favor of sobriety and Temperance! The
resolution recommends no Prohibitory Law at
all. 1t occupies negative position-only
saying what it opposes, without daring to ven
ture upon what it will uphold. The resolution
may suit part of this portion Of the State
but the Old Liners will be made grieyously
sore Of that lodging resolution North
No. upholds the present Naturalization
law il entirely dodges the six months law