The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-09-28
Y OF EVANSVILLE.
Who are the Abolitionistss---A Word to Demo-
Gratis.

ing their dirty game of last year, in which
they so signally failed to accomplish anything,
Of endeayoring to work prejudice against the
Republican and American parties, by calling
their members Abolitonists. 1t is natural for
these Old Line leaders, who have so distln-
guished themselves as traitors to the North
and as trucking cowardly doughfaces, and
who thus labor under an odium that must
sting to the heart if they have particle of
of sensitiveness left, to seek to throw odium
upon their opponents and bring about some
equality of position. But their ringing out the
cry of A5olitionism, neither worried their OPP
ponents nor helped themselves last year. The
election proved that if the Republicans and
Americans of this State are Abolitionists, then
the Abolitionists have fifteen thousand MAORI
ty in Indiana. This is certainly something re-
markable, when it was very we'll known, that
six months before there were not probably
five hundred Abolitionists in the State!
But why do these traitors and doughfaces
call their opponents Abolitionists? Why,
simply because the Republicans and Ameri-
cans in their respective Conventions adopted
as part Of their platform, resistance to the fur
Their extension Of slavery, and because they are
now upholding that principle-because, in
fact, these parties now occupy precisely the po-
sition occupied By the Democratic party in 184S
and 1849! If these parties are Abolitionists
no,0, the Democratic party were abolitionists
TO the hub then-and the late Democratic
Convention at Indianapolis declared the prin-
ciples of their party immaaaUe! Either that
party occupies precisely the position in this
State it did in 1849, or else instead of their
principles being 'immutable," they are exact
ly opposite now to what they were a few years
agol
At the Democratic State Convention held
ct indianapolis in 1849, the following resolu-
ton was engrafted in their platform:
Resolved That tho institution of slavery
ought not to be introduced into any territory wtere
It does not no,o erist That inasmuch as Cali
fornia and New Mexico are in force and in law
free territories, it is the duty of Congress to pre-
sent the introduction of slavery within their
limits"
And yet now, these same fellows, these same
political knaves without a principle except
love of spoils, are stigmatizing Republicans
and Americans as Abolitionists, because they
hold similar doctrine! Was there ever set
of more unprincipled and impudent scamps
than these Old Line leaders?
But here is more. In 1850 the Democratic
Legislature of this State, passed the following
joint resolution, which was approved and sign
ed by our present Democratic Governor Jos.
A. Wright who is now engaged in making
stump speeches against the "Know Nothings, y
and stigmatizing them as abolitionists:
"Be it resolved by the General Assembly,
That our Senators be instructed and our Rep
resentatives in Congress requested so to cast
their votes, and exert their influence to have
engrafted upon any law that may be passed for
the organization of any territories recently &C
quired from Mexico, provision excluding from
such territories staUerg and Involuntary servtude
otherwise than IN punishment of crimes ,0bereof
tbe party has been duly convicted"
Abolitionists, ha? Point out to us any
thing nearer abolitionism in the platform Of
any other party, in this State.
And here is what the Old Line organ the
State Sentinel, said about those times:
"In order that we may show that we have
no concealments of our political faith, we will
make distinct statement of our creed. We
condemn, reject, repudiate and anathematize
every doctrine, which, directly or indirectly,
authorizes Congress to interfere with the sub
ject of slavery III any of the territories and all
Conventions and Governors that ever proclaimed
different doctrine a0idely deviated from Demo
cratic faith"
And hay'nt Conventions and Governors of
the party been slightly devisting from the
Democratic faith since on this question?
AS Judge Law is well known hereabouts as
leading Old Liner and has actually been
quoted as leader who is not an office-seeker
Gust been, if not now, receiving So day in a
fat offce9 we will give what he said:
"Were lin the Congress of the United States,
should most assuredly give my vote and in
terest in favor of every proposition for exclu-
ding slavery from any territory acquired by
the United States | should deem any pros
pective action of Congress on the subject both
legal and constitutional"
If the Judge advocated that doctrine now,
he would be called an A5olitimist.
And here is what Billy Brown said in 1S49
Billy is the man who Shook his head" He
is now leader of the Old Liners in Indiana,
and an office-holder:
"0ne thing our southern Democratic friends
should remember-that in the North the SEN
timent against the extension of slavery is al
most universal and if we are required to be-
come the advocate of its extension, oue places
will be filled with Whigs.''
But we might nuota flanagan. Petit