The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-06-12
Mutiny among the Democracy-opPosi
tion TO Party Tyranny.


tion to Parry Tyranny.
Our dear and amiable friends, the Locofo-
90 leaders, have not yet been entirely sue
cessful whipping in the Democratic party
of Indiana on the Nebraska question. A
great many of these Democrats happen to
imagine they have sense enough to take care
of themselves, and to do their own thinking,
without asking or submitting to the dlcta-
ton of a party convention, headed by Sena-
tor Bright. and which spoke his sentiments
more than his party's feelings, through COM
mittees appointed by himself. We perceive
meetings have been held in various places in
the State, by Democrats in great part, to con-
denim the course Of this Democratic Conven-
ton in marking out policy for the party,
which is entirely inconsistent with their past
declarations and repugnant to the feelings of
oil who will not "got it blind " for their
party.
The first meeting was held at Lafayette,
and Hon. Dan'l Mace, Democratic Congress
man, was the principal speaker. Ii was
large meeting, and enthusiastic in its opposi.
ton TO the Nebraska law. This meeting,
composed almost entirely of Democrats,
passed strong resolutions against the course
Of the administration and Congress on the
Nebraska question, and thus concluded:
RESOLVED, That we utterly repudate. AMI
denounce the principles promulgated in the
resolutions upon the Nebraska bill adopted
by che SO called Democratic State COnven-
ton at Indianapolis on the Gath inst, over
which the Hon. Jesse ID. Bright presided,
and majority of which he evidently con.
troled, and that we sympathizs with the
large and resnectable minority who were
overruled and misre presented in that conven-
ton.
This resolution would find an endorsement
II they dared think or say contrary 10 what
they have been deceived into believing is
Democracy.
Another large Anti. Nebraska meeting was
held at Indianapolis, at which John P Chap
man, the cid rooster Of the Democratic party,
presided. This meeting also was larely DEM
ocra,ic. As an evidence OF the feeling mark
ing this meeting, we need only nuke this ex.
tract from the resolutions passed:
Resolved, That the Convention held at In
dianapolis on the Gath ult., in its action re-
garding the N braska bill, was MT true
exponent Of Democratic principles, out a wide
departure from the State and National Dem
ocratic Platforms OF lS49 and 1850. and that
by the unwise presentation Of new and odious
issues, it directly misrepresenied q large ma
jority Of the voters of the State.
A meeting exclusively of the Democracy
was held on the 81 inst. at Dayton, near L.
fayette. twas largely attended, and a nun
Der Of strong resolutions passed unanimously
from which we make the following extracts
ReSolusd, That we entirely disapprove an,
repudiate the sentiments Of the Resolution
on this subject, promul gated by the Demo
cratic Convention held at Indianapolis oil
May "a, 1854.
RssoIusd, That we disapprove of the actiol
OF the Administration aud its supporters il
bringing. uncalled for, this agitaiing subjec
before Congress, and that in doing theJ
have violated the platform on which the,
were elected
A meeting is to be held at Madison to-day
II IS expected 10 be large one and strongl
opposed to the Nebraska law. The Demo
cratic Courier Of that city, like the Demo
cratic Courier of Lafayette, is bitterly oppose
to its own party leaders (not to its own party
on this question, and thus opposes the n.
braska lnquity.
The Wabash Gazette contains call sign
eddy SIXTY fire Democrats for Democrat
meeting on the 10th of June in the town
Wabash, "to express their sentiments, indt
pendent of party dictation, and in such tern
that the wrong doors and enGorsers of the il
fanny of the Nebraska bill, may understan
and fear" These Democrats say further:
Let all come. The Democracy of Wabas
county knorc, and fear no pO,csr that m maI
them counlenance wrong, they ,rork iB
party traces under The lash, 'aEd sIoaii0i1 nc b.
ter pii' compounded by political quacks.
These extracts show most clearly that q
Democratic party ofindiana are by no meal
disposed to swallow the bitter pill" prese
ted to them BY the State Convention. Th'
exhibit in some places manly indepen
ence, which is the feeling of all others Il
party leaders most fear. We hope Dem
Gratis ot this region will also exhibit q iii.
of this independence, aud not acknowlsd
themselves slaves to the dictations OF Graz
med convention, which would lead them in
the grossest inconsistencies.
STEAMBOAT DISASTERS ON THE WEsrEl