The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1858-05-08

The st. Louis Democrat contains the
following reflections upon the idiosyn-
cracies of the Indiana Democracy. We
copy it. that our Democrats may see
what is said Of their party abroad. How
ever just the comments may be upon the
Lecompton clique. who have temporarily
gained by fraud and chicanery, monop-
oily Of the Offices and honors in the State,
they are libel upon the character and
patriotism of the masses Of the Dsmoc-
racy in Indiana, who as unanimously
and indignantly condemn the fragrant
violation Of the principles Of their party.
as the people Of any Of the other free
States. In the Autumn election they
will vindicats their own consistency, by
condemning those who have grossly mis-.
represented their views and feelings.
The national Democrats party have certain
attributes, which, Irrational, are also cosmo-
politzn. Fraud, cunning and hypocrisy are
not limited by State lines, nor by isothermal,
or even chronological lines. These vices are
ansaeonistic to our national character; but to
whatever extent they prevail in this country.
they are freely and profusely represented by
the only national party as Il delights TO call
itself: But different division. Of i are char
Democracy cherish sbstrsctions |; the South
Carolina Democracy worship ut the altar Of
sovereign rights; the Missouri Democracy re-
vel in border rufiianism, Except when
Sharpe's rifles are seen in the distance), and
the Indiana Democracy are pre-cminent In
capacity for plots, treachcry and base intrigue.
English comes up to the level Of Bright; and
Niblaek is as impudent an imposter a. Fitch,
and later though q lesser renegade. The
representatives are not unequal to the unelect-
ed senator's. 1t was an Indiana Democrat
who was designated "a dirty dog and great
liar" Alas! the dogs are getting no cleaner,
and the liars have not ceased TO lie.
The EaglisA Bin 10 q true growth Of the
national democracy, and OF the Indiana "a
riety. 1t ia acombination Of casuistry and
| corruption-a compound Of dodge and a
bride. The Buchanan administration gov
ems BY the spoils. The national democratic
party is governed by the spoils. Votes are
| purchased by offices. Measures are carried
by large appointments of plumber. The
cabinet that disposed of the military reserva-
tons by stealthy sale, that gave out the Utah
commissariat contractssurreptitiously, might
we'll advise the engineers in Congress to try
the virtue Of land b,bein aid Of the Le-
compton constitution. Secretaries and sena-
tors, whose voracity for plumber had devour-
| ed the ground Of the United States, might
pardonably think that bribe Of four or five
million Of acres would prove irresistible u
the people of Kansas. The national demo
cratic party might also think that the mean.
by which they were themselves enslavec
| was after all the most effectual means Of en-
shaving the people Of Kansas. But they we
may well believe, who could not be intimi.
dated by terrorism, cannot be seduced by
corruption. Tried in the furnace, they hav,
acquired stern logic which no casuistry car
perplex, and virtue which no temptation
| within the power Of the Juggling fends o
| the government can shake. We are no
ignorant that there are few in Kansas, who
would seal their own shame, and sell the
cause by accepting the bribe. They styl'
themselves conservatives. Conservatism. Oh,
last alias of cowardice and corruption.
There il no doubt that the English bill i
inferior to the naked Lscompton constitution
by fifteen millions of acres. IL cannot b
imagined that the people OF Kansas woul,
accept, under the name Of the English bill
what they 80 stcadfastly opposed under tn
name of the Lecompton constitution, es
pecially rs the difference between the two ]
u all against Kansas. The adoption of tn
Lecompson constitution would have been 81
, outrage upon them, the acceptance Of tn
English bill would be Establishment.