The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-12-23
Commence the New Year Right,
BY SUBSCRIBING FOR
THE EVANSVILLE JOURNAL |

change has recently been made in the
proprietorship OF the above paper, which, we
hope, will commend it to the increased sup
port and confidence of the Opposition to the
present Administration in this part of the
country. For several years it has not occu-
pied very definite position in relation TO
political matters but, hereafter, it shall be
no fault of the new proprietors if its aid is
not counted on with certainty in opposition
to that great and alarming evil-Lecompton
Democracy--and all other malign influences
which seek TO undermine tho foundations of
the government, and cnsave a free people.
The course OF the present Administration
has been totally subversive of constitutional
liberty, and it is the sacred duty of every
patriot to aid in hanishiug it from the place
it dcsccratcs. In this holy crusade, we cx-
pcct to engage. and invite the cooperation
and encouragement OF every member Of the
Opposition to that Administration in this
region of country. 1t is obligatory on tho
citizens of this scction-it is for their best
intercsts-to aid in driving from power that
selfish aud rapacious Lccompton party, (mis-
named the " National Democracy which
paralyzcs our manufacturing and mcchani-
cal interests,-throws n withering blight
upon our agricultural capabilities, 10y making
them dependent upon IN uncertain foreign
market-neglects our River and HarbOr
| improvements, thus rendering navigation
| insecure and proGtable-cncourage for
eign imports by its " free trade ," policy, and
brings upon US n terrible and enduring f.
nancial rcvulsion, at time when our coun-
| try is at profound peace with the world
| irdulges in the most criminal prohigacy,
tanaticism, and extravaganza, thus belieing
its professions of economy, and throwing a
tremendous burden of debt upon people
who arc already oppressed to the last point
of endurance-eXercises n system of pro-
scription, terrorism espionage, and bribery,
that would disgrace an absolute despotism-
| opposes those two great measures, (a Pacific
Railroad and Homestead Law.) designed
for the best interests of the West, and the
! whole country-foments discord and hatred
between the North and South, and keeps in
n continual turmoil the people of each sec
ton, who ought to live together in harmo-
my in short, that party which takes par
ticular pains to do that which it ought not
TO do, and leaves undono that which it ought
to do VIII not the people of this region
arise, and assist in destroying this Pando.
ras box of MI evils?
The next year is to be season Of start
ling interest and significance in publ,
affairs. 4 new Administration is to be pu
in power; several important questions 0
} public policy are to be discussed and decid
ed; our State officers are to be changed;
new representative for this district in Con
grcSs is TO be elected II new Legislature
TO bo chosen, which will have to re-,stric
the State for Congressional purposes, elect
United States Senator, and do other high
important business; and it may be that th
= longer endurance of the Union, even, is (
be tested. On all these matters we expet
! TO speak freely our sentiments, taking til
! best interests of this people as guide i
I our efforts.