The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-06-29


/ lusts of foreign domain, as manifested in its
persistent efforts to seize upon tropical re-
gions, not because those countries and their
incongruous people are necessary, or even de-
sirable, to be incorporated into our nation,
but for the mere purpose of making slave
| States, in order to advance the political
4 power of the party in the Senate and in the
cnoce of the President so as etfectually to
! transfer the chief powers of the government
I from the many to the few; has In various
instances endangered the equality of the CO.
ordinate branches of the government, by
urgent efforts to enlarge the powers of the
executive at the expense of the legislative
department; has attempted to discredit and
degrade the Judiciary, by affecting to make
it, at first the arbiter of party quarrels, to
become soon and inevitably the passive re-
gistrar of party DEGREES.
In most, if not all these particulars I'M
derstand the Republican party Judging it
by its acts and by the known opinions of
many of its leading men) to be the exact
opposite of the Democratic party; and that
is the ground OF my preference of the one
party over the other. And that alone would
be sufficient reason, if had not other
good reasons, for supporting Mr. Lincoln
against any man who may be put forward
by the Democratic party as the exponent of
its principles, and the agent to work out in
practice its dangerous policies.
The third party, which by its very forma-
ton has destroyed the organizations of the
American and Wing parties, has nominated
two most excellent men. | know them
well, as sound statesmen and true patriots.
More than thirty years ago l served with
them both in Congress, and from that time
to this have always held them in respect
and honor. But what can the third party
do toward the election of even such worthy
men as these against the two great parties
which are now in actual contest for the pow
er to rule the nation? 1t is made up entire
ly of portions of the dsintegrated elements
of the late Wing and American parties
good materials in the main, | admit, but
quite too weak to elect any man or establish
any principle. The most it can do is, here
and there in particular localities, to make
diversion in favor of the Democrats. In
1856 the Wing and American parties mot
forming a nel0 party, but united as allies),
with entire unanimity and some zeal, sup
ported Mr.. Fillmore for the Presidency, and
with what results We made miserable
failure, carrying no State but gallant little
Maryland And surely the united Wings
and Americans of that day had far great
er show of strength and far better prospects
of success than any which belong to the
Constitutional Union party now. In fact,
see no possibility of success for the third
party, except in one contingency-the de-
struction of the Democratic party. That is
a contingency not likely to happen this year,
for, badly as l think of many Of the acts
and policies of that party, its cup is not yet
full-the day has not yet come when IL must
dissolve in its own corruptions. But the
day is coming and is not far off The party
has made itself entirely sectional; it has
concentrated its being into one single idea
negro slavery Las control ofall It's faculties,
and it can see and near nothing elSe-'E one
stern, tyrannic thought, that makes all other
thoughts its slaves -
But the Democratic party still lives, and
while it lives, it and the Republican party
are the only real antagonistc powers i'll
the nation, and for the present, l must
choose between them. | choose the latter as
wiser, purer, younger and less corrupted by
time and self-indulgence.
The candidates nominated ut Chicago are
both men who, as individuals and poitici-
ans, rank with the foremost Of the country
have heard no objection TO Mr.. Hamiin
personally, but only to his geographical po-
sition, which is thought by some to be too
far North and East to allow his personal
good qualities to exercise their proper in
lluence over the nation at large. But the
nomination for the Presidency is the great
controlling act. Mr.. Lincoln, his character,
talents, opinions and history will be criti-
cized by thousands while the candidate for
the Vice Presidency will be passed over in
comparative silence.
Mr.. Lincolns nomination took the public
by surprise, because, until just before the
event, it was unexpected. But really il
ought not to have excited any surprise, for
such unforeseen nominations are common
in our political history. Polk and Pierce
by the Democrats, and Harrison and Taylor
by the Wings, were all nominated in this
eXtemporaneous manner-all of them were
elected. l have known Mr.. Lincoln for
more than twenty years, and therefore have
right to speak of him with some conf
dence. AS an individual he has earned a
high reputation for truth, courage, candor,
morals and aniabillty, so that, as Il man.
he is most trustworthy. y Id in this par;c-
ular, he is more entitled to our esteem than
some other men, his equals, who lad far
better opportunities and aids in early life
His talents and the will to use them TO the
hest advantage, are unquestonable; and
the proof is found in the fact that, in every
position il life, from his humble beginning
to his present well-earned elevation, lie has
more than fulfilled the best hopes of his
friends. And now, i'll the full vigOr OF his
manhood and in the honest pride of having
made himself what he is, he is the peer of
the first men of the nation, well able to
sustain himself and advance his cause,
against any adversary, and in any field
where mind and knowledge are the weap-
ons used g.
In politics he has but acted out the prin-
ciples of his own moral and intellectual
character. Hehas not concealed his thoughts
nor hidden his light under q bushel With
the boldneSs of conscious recttude, and the
traukness of downright honesty, he has not
failed to ayow his opinions Of public affairs
upon all fitting occasions