The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-11-03
The Two RcvoImtIons-Omea at Home.

The whole nation is completely absorbed
in the interest of the pending Presidential
election. Men, and we might almost say
women and children, too, think oflittle else.
Politics parties-the crisis-slavery-
candidates-are the staple of current 6 n
versaton and of the writings for the press.
Orators are traversing the country promul-
eating the views of the various parties,
newspapers and pamphlets are scattered
broadcast over the land, filled With little
else than "politics," rs it is called. The
whole nation is waiting in anxious expec-
tation the result of the election of the 9th
of November. Little else is thought of but
the election, and little else will he thought
Of until it is over, and the public mind is
relieved of its anxious suspense.
The truth is, we are in the midst of
great political Revolution, which overshad-
ows in Importance to our people the great
social and political revolution transporting in
Southern Europe. In ordinary and quiet
times in this country, our people would be
anxiousIy watching and discussing the Ital-
ian Revolution and it's bearings on the fate
of Europe for it is really one of the might
lest events of the age; but instead of at
tending to the affairs OF other people afar
off, we have as mnch as we can do to attend
to our own interests. That which would,
otherwise, claim our most earnest attention,
now gets only our heartfelt sympathy for
,I,, Il hair
complete success in overthrowing their OPP
pressors.
The people OF Italy are fighting for their
natural liberties-for the right of free
thought, free action, free speech, and free
press. We are engaged in fierce battle OF
ideas and opinions, in order that we may re
establish a principle which once prevailed
in this Republic--that Freedom is national,
Slavery sectional Freedom the rule, Slavery
the exception and that we may restore,
for the government of the country, the
policy Of restriction of slavery TO where it
exists hy local laws, instead of its indefinite
extension all over the Union and its terrific
ries. We seek to RE establish the idea that
the Constitution which our fathers left us is
a Constitution for treemen. Our opponents
contend that is recognizes, patronizes, and
protects African slavery, regardless of the
interests of free white men.
Stripped of all electoneering clap trap, of
verbiage, and surpIusage, this is the ques-
ton, the only question, the whole question.
All who vote for the Republican candi-
dates vote for Free Constitution all who
vote against that party, vote for Slave
Constitution. All who are not for are
against our party and principles; and no
man can evade the issue and the RESPONSE
bility by taking II don't care, Janus-faced
course Bell men and Douglas men must
bear their share OF responsibility, sooner or
later.
Fifty ora hundred years hence, it will be
considered one Of the wonders of the present
time, that any citizen OF a Free State should |
have opposed the Republican party and |
their policy in 1860, just as it now seems I
strange that any permanent inhabitant of
the Colonies during our Revolution against .
Great Britain should have been tory.
And the day willscome within our own gen.
Grafton, when it will be considered an hon
or to have voted for Lincoln and Hamlin
in 1860
gE7y1 Look ont for one dollar bills on the
Bank of the State of Indiana, altered to
3s. Examine sill such closely, /