The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1857-06-17
EVANSVILLE, IND.
Party TYRANNY.

Party Tyranny. 4
The Enquirer says Gov. Willard did right ;
in refusing commission to the gentleman, /.
who, having fulfilled the acquisitions of the ,
statute, applied to be appointed Notary
Public, because he was a "Know Nothing"
and because lie had the unparalleled ASST
rance once, as freeman, seeking the utter
ance of free thought, to oppose some party
measure in some packed caucus; and on an
other occasion had the hardihood to attempt
to reply to political speech of Gov. Wright.
These are indeed grave offences under rule
Of the demagogues, who have usurped the po-
litical power of the State. Free speech and
free thought are crimes as odious under the
despotism ofparty leaders as under the oppres-
siye rule of King Bomba in Naples. Cring-
ing, unresisting, slavish subserviency to these
petty party despots, is the only condition
upon which the smallest public Office is to be
obtained. They have by intrigue and politi-
cal legerdemain-which is their trade and vo-
cation-and by the accidents of popular con- |
vuisions-been elected to places by small cas-
ual popular majorities; and upon this circum- |
stance they usurp to themselves the whole
power of their party; assume to speak in its
name as its only oracles; and claim posses
sion of the whole government of the State
as their legitimate possession, to be used for
their personal advantage, as the rightful
spells of conquest, and doled out to their
most mercenary and INSCRIPTIONS adherents-
These men brought into place by party drill
and temporarypopular ebulition-every one
Of whom would be repudiated by the party
that elected them, after g second sober
thought has come with the political calm
assume to be the Democratic party, on whose
vitals they have fastened themselves like
leeches; and as the organs of that party and
of majority of the people, they insolently
prescribe and disfranchse one half of their
fellow citizens, for their opinions sake.
A moro incompetent, reckless, selfish crew
of demagogoues were never foisted into the
government of State, than those that now
afflict the State of Indiana. They have de-
throned the Constitution, set aside the law,
deranged all legitimate government, aud set
up their dietation for the rule of the people.
There is now no legitimate authority in the
State but that possessed by the municipal
corporations. Willard, an habitual inebri-
tie, an INSCRIPTIONS political trader, exer-
Uses uncontrolled power in Indiana. His re-
6eal to issue the commission alluded TO, is
.ut trihing instance of his usurpations; OF
he substitution of his own will for the law,
the degradation of his place to promote the
themes of his political junto, regardless OF
che wishes of the people or the interests OF
the State.
The statute providing for the appointment
of Notaries is plain and positive in its pro-
visions-it prescribes the mode and condition
of their appointment, and their numbers in
every community. II gives no discretion to
the Governor. and confers no authority on
him. Upon the compliance with its requ:si-
tons by the applicant, it is the duty of the
Governor to issue the commission. For him
to demand any condition, except those pre-
scribed by statute, is as much usurpaton
and an outrage, as if he required the appli-
cant to confess to the religious faith most
agreeable 70 his Excelency. This act-whici
is of very litsle consequence of itself, scarcely
worthy of the paragraph that recorded it-is
very significant proof OF the combination anC
alliance of the party demagogues among
themselves to effect their measures, and of tn,
arbitrary and proscriptive rule they are at
tempting, not only against the anti-demo
Gratis, but against the independent and hon
orable members of their own party. who vii
not submit to their domineering and degra
ding usurpations.
That Willard deems his own will the par
amount authority in tie State he gives dali.
proof. A few days ago rumseller, his per
sonal partisan, was convicted and fined 81
at Bedford;-th Governor, on his own mo
ton, undertook to remit the fine and milf,
the judgment of the Court. The Distric
Attorney had independence enough 70 de
clare the act of the Governor null and void
and proceeded to enforce the fine.
The Democratic party may continue to tri
umph and maintain its sway in the State
and we hope it may, under the lead of its in
telligent, honorable, and patriotic members
but its first effort must be to purge itself c
the unprincipled, mercenary cabal of huek
stering politicians-as incompetent as the
are base-that are now tilching the public, i
its name, and bringing odum on its princi
pies. By the developments recently mad
in their partition of the spells, they hav
proved to be even void of the honor that
presumed to prevail among common filcher'
The decline of party animosities, and til
union of moderate and honest men of a
parties is an alarming sign to this CLIQUE {
demagogues, and promise to good men {
their overthrow, and the inauguration of
higher tone of political sentiments.
PosEY CoUNTY.-The Mount Vernon Ad
vocate publishes the assessments III th
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