The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-07-04
No Paper Tomorrow.
independence Day.

sa ass To-day is the eightieth anniversary Oh our
~ National Independence. To-day we, as ma
- ton stand: in a commercial point of view,
first among the nations Of the globe, and pos
sa sess the military and naval capacity to defend
ourselves against the aggressions of any foe
under the heavens.
IS To-day the American people will with CRATE
s full rejoicings celebrate the open PRONUNCIATION
of the honest convictions of heroes and pat
riots in regard to human rights and govern
~ ments: their announcement to the world oil
- their determination to throw of the yoke of
the oppressor; stating frankly their reasons
therefor, and pledging their lives, the Tor
times and their sacred hOnors to the accom-
plishment of their purpose; an event which
has resulted in demonstrating the great prob
lem of mans capacity for self-goyernment; IN
rearing an asylum for the oppressed OF every
2 other nation, and in setting an example which
has already aroused the nations of the old
world to demand Of their rulers recognition
of those rights, the enjoyment of which forms
e. one of the leading blessings of our own gov
b. crnment To-day we hope to see all political
and sectional animosities thrown aside, and
would that we could but date their entire alb
rccation from this time. While hot spur
statesmen are endeavoring to kindle war be
tween this nation and the mother country;
81 while insane politicians and crafty time-sery-
ing demagogues are trying to convulse the
an whole fabric Of our government from centre to
circumference, and talking valantly of dissolu-
tioIf and civil war, the people, the true COVER
nors, are repeating their covenant of unity,
3 ana celebrating again their VOWS of fidelity to
che Union.
s The American people want no secessions,
they want no civil discussions, the clamors Of
sectional and party strife, are but the bray
ings and bellowings of unprincipled office
seekers, or insane partisans. whose noses are
leading strings used by their shrewd leaders
and masters, and who are ever ready to cry
: '.yea and amen" to every absurd tenet that
may be Illuminated by their teachers.
We know that there are those, who are par
tisians without knowing why; whose guilt and
total lack of principle is indicated by their
50 sneaking manner and their downcast criminal
look, whose own breasts, ranking with every
thing malignant, despicable and british, will
> not permit them to participate in the celebra-
tons of the day, whose souls contract
cd. and such total strangers to good feeling,
that they instinctively shrink from contact
: IS with their fellows. Such beings should keep
away from the conviyial board, should shut
themselves up in their dens of inGmy, and
forget that they are Americans, for they are
unworthy Of the name. This is the first time
within our knowledge that Fourth of July,
q has been celebrated by general demonstra-
tion. Of the citizens.
II is true that application made to the
board of Councilmen for an appropriation for
that purpose, and they declined making it, but
through other motives than those attributed to
them. The money they were asked for belon-
ed to q city heavily burdened with debts, and
they conceived that they had no right to make
See such an appropriation, and in this they were
governed by their honest convictions, and be-
sides they saw the danger of setting prece-
@ dent, in ever so small sum- But those who
voted against the appropriation, offered to con-
tribute literally and we believe did so towards
fund for securing demonstration Of some
sort. We say this in justice to those men,
@ whose motives have been SO generally mistak-
en- and consequently misrepresented.
Let every heart celebrate to-day.