The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-09-15
Who are the Reuegades.

Who are the Renegades!
We place ourself great deal out of the
way to keep our neighbours nose at the grind
stone, but its ali in the way of business
We are determir ed he shall have his politi-
cal proboscis ground off by next October
He denies that the Democratic party have
been Inconsistent on the slavery question in
Indiana. He denies most emphatically that
his party here ever advocated the power of
Congress to legislate on the question OF
slavery in territories, but that this party has
ever been on the popular sovereignty side
In other words he insists that the present
position of the cold liners" or machine Dem
ocrats in Indiana, is precisely their old posi-
ton. In vain we have enumerated to him
the names of the leaders of the Democratic
party in Indiana, in 1889, and given him
letters from these gentlemen, extracts from
their speeches, &C., to convince him that
these leaders at that time occupied precisely
the position of the anti-Nebraska Democrats
and Wings of the State at this time. He
says those men were "bidding for free soil
votes''-in other words they were not ex-
pressing their nest and candid opinions,
nor the honest and candid opinions of their
party, but merely lying and deceiving to get
Free-soil votes. Well, we never expected
ANYTHING better from the leaders Of the party
in Indiana, but we certainly did not expect
such an admission 10 be made by, or kicked
out Of our neghbor. But what is strange,
the Democratic Legislature elected one of
these men u. S. Senator directly after he
had been "bidding for FIeesoi votes. -
What is still stranger, the Democratic State
Convention assembled at Indianapolis soon
after, bid for Free soil votes in the same
way, or else they were expressing their hon.
est sentiments in opposing the extension of
slavery.
| But here is something more to prove the
old position of the Democratic party in In
diana, and that SAID old position was directly
contrary to that assumed by those who pre-
tend to be the Democratic party still, but who
are the real renegades. At the session OF
the Democratic Legislature OF lS49-'50, the
following "jont resolution" was passed, en-
titled "a joint resolution on the sub ect OF
admitting Slave Territory" approred (by
Gov. WrighD Jan. 10, 1850:
| SEC /. Be il resolved by the General A S.
semby of the State OF Indiana, That our
Senators be instructed, and our Representa-.
tives in Congress, be requested, So to cas-,
their votes and extend their influence To have
lengraled on any law that may be passed for
the organization Of the Territory recently re-
quired from Mexico, provision, forever ex.
GLIDING from such territory, Slavery and in,
voluntary servitude, otherwise than in the
punishment of crimes, whereof the party la,
been duly convicted:
SEC. 9. Tha, the Governor be requested tC
forward to each of our Senators and Repre-
sentatives in Congress, copies OF this Join,
resolution at his earliest convenience.
All! How does our excellent neighbol
like that? 1t appears the Democrats of thi:
State thought then, that Congress had the
the Territories.
And how stands this precious Governor Of
ours, Wright! He signed the above resolu.
ton, yet in letter published by the Enqui.
rer few weeks ago, says: 1.-The principle
of popular sovereignty as Swallowed forth by
the Nebraska Kansas act, is the true princi.
pie of repubicanism, have never for mo-
ment doubted" This was desperate effort
to keep up with the sold liners" HI never
doubted the principle of popular sovereignty
but then while back he approved of bill
which was in fact sanction Of the Wilmol
Proviso so far as certain territory was con-
cerned, and which was directly in opposition
to popular sovereignty! Now is he rene
gade, or are those Democrats renegades who
adhere to their party's old position! The
sold liners" have obeyed the dictation OF the
Administration, and become renegades to
their own party.