The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-04-21

power II fears or of whose ambition it has
cause to be jealous. Surely such county
is great enough aud good enough for all
the ends of honest ambition and virtuous
power.
II seems to me that an efficient home-lov-
ing government, moderate and economical
in its administration, peaceful in its objects,
and just to all nations, need have no fear of
invasion at home, or serious aggression
abroad. The nations of Europe have to
stand continually in defense of their exist
ence; but the conquest of our country by
foreign power is simply impossible, and no
nation is so absurd as to entertain the
thought We may conquer ourselves by To-
cal strifes and sectional animositles; and
when, by our folly and wickedness, we have
accomplished that great calamity, there viii
be none to pity us for the consequences of
so great a crime.
on THE PROPER DUTIES OF THE FEDERAL Gov
ERNMEST HE SAYS.
If the Government would devote all its
energies to the promotion of peace and
friendship with all foreign countries, the
advancement of Commerce, the increase of
Agriculture, the growth and stability of
Manufactures, and the cheapening, quicken
ing, and securing the Internal trade and
travel of our country in short, If it would
devote itself in earnest to the establishment
of wise and steady policy of internal gov
eminent, I think we should witness
growth and consolidation of wealth and
comfort and power for good, which cannot
be reasonably hoped for from fuctuating
policy, always watching for the turns of
good fortune, or from grasping ambition to
seize new territories, which are hard to get
and harder to govern.
The''present position of tine Administra-
ton is sorrowful commentary upon the
broad democracy of its professions. In the
DRY, the people have the right and ability TO
do anything; in practice, we are verging
rapidly to the One-Man power.
The President, the ostensible head Of the
National Democrats, is eagerly striving to
concentrate power in his own hands, and
thus to set aside both the People and their
Representatives in the actual affairs of gov
eminent. Having emptied the Treasury,
which he found full, and living precariously
upon borrowed money, he now demands of
Congress to entrust to his unchecked discre-
ton the War power, the Purse, and the
Sword.
allude to these facts with no malice
against Mr.. Buchanan, but as evidences Of
the dangerous change which is now sought
to be made in the practical working of the
Government-the concentration of power in
the hands of the President, and the danger
Gus policy, now almost established, of look
ing abroad for temporary aggrandizement and
glory, instead of looking at home, for all
purposes of good goyernment-peaceable,
moderate, economical, protecting all inter-
ests alike, and by fixed policy, calling into
safe exercise all the talents and industry of
our people, and thus steadily advancing our
country in everything which will make a
nation great, happy, and permanent.
As Mr.. Bates has been named in many
places as worthy candidate for the Presi-
dency, an interest was felt to know if he
was still loyal to his old Wing convictions.
His letter will fully satisfy the curiosity of
those who were anxious npon the shbject.