The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-10-27
oANNE1roN CORRESPONDENCE.
CANNELror.O October list. i


their public subEerviency TO the people of Southern
slave States This fact at once so humiliang to every
true patriot Of the State, and degrading to the spirits
Ofreemen has often been noticed by careful observers
but has never received that general attention which
its importance deserves. 1t is fearful growing evil
and demands the reprobation of all good citizens.
When prominent public mea fawning
around those whom they consider The great men Of
Kentucky counting their notice. appreciation and ap
plause, and with sycophantic humility, d@basng the
Of Indiana, in the of alintelgen men
who possess the true spirit of independence and State
pride time for the press and all good to utter
their denuncations against the dangerous vice The
affected superiority Kentucky and implied inferiority
of Indiana are not only indicate by public men,
but find the feeling pervadng private, society
in both States though in less degree. Ihelate pot
cal in Indiana has exhibited many remarkable
instances this State debasing evil Kentucky
have preambuIaed our State and with our own Loco
foco peakers, have raduced and vifed the character
of moro than onehalf of citizens. Cur Locofoco
leaders, indeed, do not capable of conductingS
campaign without the encouraging presence and die
tations of masters from Kentucky. They cannot
make good fight without sOmeb dys from Kentucky
to back them. And when the fight is they at
to Kentucky to receive the appreciation of their
superiors. Look at our Governor elect. A, P. Willard
W held forth from the balcony Of theGat House in
Louisville last saturday night sandering the people
over whom he been elected to rule to CRAFTY the
malice Of pro slavery Kentuckians, whose peculiar
sentiments represents in Indiana. Is gratifying
the people Of this State thatts caiefmagistrae should
think more Of the pause Of Kentucky than of In d.
ana? Is sach an exhibition calculated ad the
dignity of the State, and to ngment the State pride
It's citizens? There never yet existed people.
ststs whose history is animated viii the record of
glorious deeds, WITH soul stirring heroic achievements.
whose leading public the selfadm;ted in
feriors ofanother people State. HgA-mnded, nozzle
and independent spirits all the world, and all
ages have scornsd to acknowledge themselves their
countrymen inferior to other people That sentiment
which call patriotism, say nothing of ores self
respect, forbids such debasement 1t is a mark
of cowardico, of subjugated and disposition,
the people of State by word action place
themselves in secondary position to their neghbors
Stats pride is public virtue, and to maintain at home
and abroad the respect due that State duty of
all citizens Whatever influence is put in opera
ton to overthrow or impair that respect among our
people, is demoralzng youth and planting the
seeds OF human deGrad aon.
1t is this that view with deep regret
the of many of prominent m en- and par
cuaty of Gov. Willard. Hs undoubtedly feels graft
fed that majority of his citizens have hon0red
hin with their suGages But being elected Governor
he oEght to forget that he represents the entire
people of the State, net parry He should remember
also that the honor of the confded to his csre
even in advance of his being sworn into Office As
high-mnded man, he should forego the exulations of
triumph, forgetting that his political opponents
large and respectable portion Of The citlzens
Of Indiana When he goe. abroad and denounees one
bal of the people of his State, which has
been chosen 10 rule order that Kertucks may
| shower applause upon him, he should think thatthe
parent who publishes to the world the nnlmv Of bis
children is the most degraded of all human beings
1t is the conduct of bragadocia to boast Of
his success, but such boosting comes with bad grace
from the chief magistrate Of State.
Why does not Gov. Willard remain among his
friends in Indiana to receive their APPRECIATION Al ca
for his successful fight Why does he leave the
people who have chosen him to rule them and HE
himself away to Kentucky to receive their noisy plau
dts for his equivoca merits? Is he deserving honor
for the in which he conducted the late eanvass
Then let the people of Indiana honor y &c ~" ue
o.,...--4- ny does he seek the paudits of Ken
tuckians Is their praise value that the praise
of his people? Why is Kentucky preferred to H.
diana Here lies the secret. The Syn pathes of Gov
Willard with the pro slavery Democracy of en-
lucky Their sentiments his sentiments, ard he
looks up 10 them to possessing of the ele-
mens of greatness and superiority possessed
by the crowd" over which he deigns to rule. The
Democracy of Kentucky applaud him because he has
planted the Proslavery flag upon the capitol of free
State. The of his party III Indiana is the tr;-
umph of slavery free labor and free men, Hence
Kentucky calls him ''hero' and all together they
make merry the temporary defeat liberty low
ing people, and throw insults in their very teeth calling
them "Abolitionsts" and nigger stealeTs aud other
opprnbrous names. But yet, cannot Gov. Willard dis
cern the estimation in which he is held even among
those from whom he is receiving, amid much excite
ment, so many messy compliments. dog expects 10
be petted and caressed by his master after having per
formed that masters commauds. possible that the
instincts Of Gov. " Hard much akin to the in
ncts of the canine race that for this reason ex
hi bills himself at early period his in
Kentucky !? He can rest assured that all high-miuded
hentuckans appreciate h;m correctly and that ong
all kentuckys there be found u man so
lost to self respect and Stale PRIDE when elected
Governor of that State, any Office to forth with
repair TO Indiana to receive the pauds of our people
for defeating portion of his neutrality-suspicious.
thing is unknown in her hisory-sueh thing would not
be toL rated by Kentuekians for a moment ought
not to be here Amy Of Kentucky to his
duty; lost to shame, aud lnsensble The respect
due the State could in safety among his
people after having meanly disgraccu himself his
position and his Suite And yet Gov. Willard will re-
turn to Indiana with the evidence of his shame and
around him will revolve his satellites, whom will
relate the story of his degradaon the disgrace
upon the Sate and in their dastardy hearts they will
count it all honor. They will swallow the burning
nfamy unconscious of its moral degradat
If Indiana desires to of spirit ofnoble
sentmeHts-of Independent actioHs-bold and fearless
in the of right; who will guard the honor OF
State they would the virtue of their daughters
people must frown upon all attempts her public
place the State secondary inferior posi-
tion other States Courtesy is thing, and sgbser
viency is another Our public should learn that
their honor is intimately connected with the honor of
the Statehey should look for ovations among their
own people among strangers. The heroe, of Rome