The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-10-10

This gentleman having been ipyited to
address the Democracy of Vigo county, de-
clines to give them speech, bat sends them
a letter in which he says:
The unfortunate difficulties of last year
in the Democratic ranks have happily passed
away. Lecomptonism, with all its train OF
embttered feelings and inevitable disaters,
is deadind buried and if we ever permit
its poor and unhappy ghost TO haunt our
memories, in days TO come it should only
be as a warning to guide our footsteps, in
safety, away from the precipice OF ruin TO
which its baneful light has led us. And
now that the unclouded sun of Demo-
cratic principles has scattered the mists of
dissension and fraternal strife from our
ranks; now when the good old bark, which
has yietoriously carried her timbers though
many n trying peril, and many terrific
conflict, has been taken in hand by the un-
shaken and stalwart Democracy of the
North west, none can rejoice more than at
the brilliant prospect that lies before US, of
an unbroken, harmonious and united party,
in the coming struggle ct 1860.
One year ago, a victory was of doubtful
merit, liable 10 be claimed by those in pow
er, "a peculiarly an endorsement of them
selves; and as the triumph of treachery and
infdelity to the sworn pledges of our party
But now the organization goes hand in
hand, and keeps pace with our time honored
principles.
There is, perhaps, no State in all the
North, where the friends of Senator Doug
las, and the imperishable principles OF which
he is the unsubdued and unconquered advo-
cate, have passed through more desperate
and bitter struggle than in this, to make
our organization Democratic, not only in
name, but in fact. In other words, to make
it the representative and exponent of those
principles, and not the mere supple inStru,
ment to initiate the diminished Importance
and advance the corrupt and purely selfish
interests of small har room politicians and
gambling demagogues; a species of animal
of which Indiana is, and has been, remark
ably prolific ....
Why such a struggle ever became ncces-
sary it is needless to explain, the reasons
and the circumstances which forced il upon
US being well kaown'to all, suffice it to say
the people, the masses of the Democracy,
have triumphed, and the small politicians,
whose patriotism is bounded by the gilded
horizon of Federal patronage, have been
shamefnlly beaten The gallant Democracy
of the Hoosier State have told these gentle
men who glory in the possession of just seoe,l
| principles and no more, TO stand aside, al
least for while, and nor, our organization
presents as pure and bold front as that o.
our unterrifed and invincible brethren Oh
the other side OF the W abash. -i..s
Such being the case, the only course lef
/ open to those who have succeeded afte
many trials and tribulations, and in spite o
the most ferocious system of prosciptiv,
persecution, in wrestling the organization OF
our party from the hands Of a tyranica lane
unprincipled oligarchy, is evidently to al
in their power TO strengthen and animate
| it with new life and vigor. - "a.
In our opinion "the politicians who's
patriotism is bounded by the gilded horizo
of the Federal patronage" and the "gentle
men of seven principles were never NOR
in the ascendant in this State, than now
and they will yetconquer the +" rebel Ryan
aud mould him and all the anti Leeompton
ties to their purposes.