Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1857-09-18

POLITICS IN ss7.

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A year ago the world Of politics Vas in =
state Of fearful agitation, but when the
crisis had passed. in November, the storm
lullcd away aud months Of calm came on,
such as we have not seen since 1855.
Within few weeks past In certain sections,
excitement has again arisen upon the same
questions which were the theme Of strife
from end to end Of the Union. In Vermont
the Republicans have recently elected their
Governor by their average majority, al
though but light vote was given. Free
dom is so safe in hor mountain home that
her enemies felt it useless TO attack her,
while her friends slept on their amor secure
that an easy victory would be won by the
vanguard Of their host In Massachusetts,
the contest for Governor now raging, is
more animated; triple battle is shaking
the old Bay State--between tho Republicans,
the Democrats, and the Americans But
the gallant Banks has the hearts Of the
people with him. The self-made, seIfpoised,
selfreliant factory boy Of Waltham, is the
fit champion for the fearless and free Re
publicans who were Graded on the coil OF
Bunker Hill and Lexington. Pennsylvania
is the theater Of mighty contest The
renowned David Wilmot, who is Ion alone,
is leading the Republicans we hope, TO
glorious triumph. But we fear that tho
men who should rally around Wilmot, the
Republican chief of that State, are asleep.
They should rouse from their slumbcrs and
rebukc the toadyism Of the the plant sub.
servient Pennsylvania, who disgraces his
free native State in the White House. Will
mot deserves success, and il mortal man
can achieve it, he is the one TO do it The
strokes Of his battle-axe welded by that
brawny arm have rung out from the glcns Of
her mountains and found an echo from the
ocean shore to the wilds of the Missouri
Ohio, with Chase, the intellectual and po-
litical genius, at the van Of the Republican
army-is safe. He will be reelected Gov.
ernor, if for nothing else, to guard the
Treasury from the old line plunderrrs who
have already pilfered her of hundreds Of
thousands.
Indiana has comparatively quiet year.
Here and there the enormous yillainy of old
lineism breaks out in a local ulcer and
becomes a running gangrened sore, as in
Hancock county. Occasionally rotten
limb drops of, as in the First District
while the Bright cancer is noiselessly gnaw.
ing at the old line virals. Let it gnaw on,
they are fit food for a cancer
In Iowa the recent adoption Of the Re.
publican Constitution by the people augurs
well for our success in the race for Cover
nor. Judge Lowe is said to be a powerful
man before the people, and one whose char
acter is Of the first order There, too, the
question is freedom or slavery in the terri
tories and new States Minnesota, hitherto
the stronghold Of Old Lineism in the North
West, is thoroughly Republican; while the
old political leaders, stung to madness BY
defeat, and hunger for the spoils, have SCI
up revolutionary Convention, although
but in small minority; and with the infa
nous German at their head, are attenptin.
to dictate to that beautiful land-the Scot
land of America, form of Government
A delightful work for clique of politica
gamblers But their day is over.
In Missouri thore has been furious con
test. There, freedom and slavery, like tw,
men of war, muzzle TO muzzle, grappled il
the death strife, have just emerged from
sea fight, their timbers shvered, their color
torn but both flying, each willing for tim
to cease from the contest, only to renew i
at some coming day The slave ship, to-
weak to seize her prize, glad to find herscl
aaoat, glad to make her way into friendl,
port TO refill her shattered hull The resul
at the next engagement willnot be doubtful
Ten thousand mon from tho North ar
rushing to the rescue, and Missouri will b
free. The land Of the Compromise shal
know IL no more forever
But tho focus Of the Sight Is In Kansas =
A corrupt Executive at Washington, a SUP
pie yiceroy as Governor Attained band o
conspirators. An empire for a prize.
game already more than half won None
and men concentrated for that purpose, an
IT harbored for years Jealousy, hate, prid,
lust Of gold lust Of flesh, lust Of power, al
like demons leading the van, are arrays
againstus While our party there are, 70
the most part poor mcr, laboring men, quI
ct men, with correct principles, order.lovine
law.ablding citizens, who seek home, NO
political power, Office, and pay. Our me-
arc patient and rcsoute, watchful and ton
perate, thrifty and cntcrprising They wi
yet ocn the best part of that country, m
are bound 10 rule II But Ii will DO made
Slave State, TO begin with, for so says Blu
hanan, so say the bogus laws, so will say
bogus Constitutional Convention, and 40 wi
say every old line bantling that can crow
lalsehood in the yllOsl doggery At the dirt
est cross roads in Indiana up to tho Exec,
tive bnckguard that wallows in the Cube
Material chair. But the Republicans "a
Kansas shaHye, be free. We say, amen.
Tux DECLINE IN SroARS-The paper
bring TO US the gratifying intelligence thu
tho sugar market which had already great
declined, is still falling, and that there IL
prospect Of still greater decline. The "a
from the highest point at which Speculation
had held Is full cents pound, and alread