Brookville American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1858-1861, 1858-11-05
For the Brookville American.

@~~ssRR
Never since my earliest
rftollcction were the locofocos in this
con1muuity moro silent than they are
mt the present time. Never did the yo-
taries ofniggerism feel more dishearteh-
edatsthc result, in tho Congressional
contest in Ohio, Pennsylvania and ln-
diaus.
STbey look sad and downcast, forthey
feeIahst they have started on journey
to the region at the head waters of
Salt River, "from whose bourne no lie
compton ID .mocrais are overtoroturn.'
Well, Mr.. Editor, | truly pity them;
but | console myself with the fact that
a political death in 1860, will put an
end 10 all OF their troubles, and in their
expiring moments they will exclaim in
their bitterness "Ahl wretchcd men
that we are who shall deliver US from
tue body of this DEATH
| am with the democracy in their
present defeat pretty much like the boy
was with the preacher. A good minis,
ter was endcavoring 20 explain TO u
young rrchin the miracle of our Savior
in casting tho devils out of Legion and
then entering into the swine, aud the
whole herd running beadIong into the
sea, and getting drowned.
Now, says lac, "my son, what do you
think of those evils spirits entering in
to the swine, and then pIunging into
the sea and drowning themselves
We'll, says Young America, III have
thought great deal about that and
from my heart always pitied them
poor devils SO il is with tue democ-
racy, they have made swine Of them.
selves by wallowing in the mre of
bred Scottish, Amalgamationism, Mig
gcrism and Lecomptonism, until their
iniquity has become so full, that the
whole herd, with some fow exceptions
have rushed headlong into tho sea Of
oblivion and their carcascs are now
buried so far beneath the tumbling
pillows of the main, that the hand of u
political resurrection will never roach
them.
Never, for many year has more
complete victory been achieved over
the enemies of tho Free North, than
has been won by the Republicans tho
past Congressional contest. Even dem.
ocratic Pennsylvania has been redeem
ed and her people have said by their
votes "wc will not have this man Blu
chanan to rule over u.s."
In 1856, the Republican party was
branded rs sectional party. Now the
loccfoco thdnder on that scors is lost,
and the pole is turned, and the demo.
cratic party is become thoroughly see.
tionalized only electing Congressman
from the Slave States ard some t,w
districts in the free States, where it was
said in SO some Of the people wcrc SC
ignorant that when they put in their
votes for Buchanan, they shouted hur.
rah for Jackson, thinking all tho time
that they were voting for Old Hickory
The Republican party is cow, as ev
CT, most emphatically national party
and the election Of 1850 will demon
strate that its principles are right; and
Scctionalsm, Dsunionism, bred Scott
ism, Slavery extcnsionism, IIumbug.
ism, Lecomptonism and Old Lineisn
will come in before the conqucring ant
victorious Republicans, and Slavery
cxtcnsionism and Old Lincism will b,
buried in ono common grave; and tC
their memory over their last resting
place will DO erected monument O
sand, having inscribed on II in glowing
characters
Sleep on twin brothers, sleep on
Thine everlasting race is run.
And the Republicans will joyously
shout n requiem to the unlamentcd dc
1parted and their language will be-
Thou art como to the grave, but W,
will not deplorc theel" Then an in
dignant, an outraged and deceived
people will rise in their might and OK
pei, by their votes, from the high pla
ccs in this confederacy, the corrupt
demagogues who control this govern
ment and they will place in their stead
men who will look o little to the inter
ests Of the millions OF laboring freemcr
which compose this Republic, instead
OF spending their time agitating thu
slavery question, and discussing the in
tcrcsts Of the three hundred and fifty
thousand slave holdcrs Of tho South
Then the glad news will be hcraldct
that this Republic is redeemed from the
despotism Of the slave. power, and this
glorious confederacy of States will b,
lighted up with enthusiasm "from Oar
to Becrsheba" And the united shouts
of the millions Of American frecmeI
will echo and re-echo and rebound
throughout the length and breadth o
this mighty Republic and their voices