Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1859-05-18
NATIONAL POLITICS.
The Relations of Senator Douglas to
the Democratic Party.
Douglas Formally Expelled from the
Party fn Iifinois--- Manifesto Of the
State Central Comnsittee.


The National Democratic State Centrsl Com
miitee - Illinois submit 10 the Democracy o.
the Cnion the following review aud siusiica
tsou - th ps>i action aud present positions o
ih@ National Democracy Of ihis STATE
We submi, tiis because the principles b
which thar aciioh W.. de.rssnined and The
ps~-fioa. inv nvoiv~d ~ that de,erminatibn ars
iniiuai.ly conn, c ID. ~, oniy lth the Po~e'
and eiEerney bgt also with The ofsaai zAiio
and exlsfsnse of tle party.
Bv he term Nrianai pc'ri crAry We mean
hose wh, hel that the narsi.t.fr, II tn party
are b,c,,d % asQnls-cs-i1 ~hssster epsrse he
marty max deem prhpsr, Uatvr the guidapee oi
+ IL regufarlv constituted authorifies q pursue
uishoot ssyard 70 loc.d psejudice or personsi
capsies A. 80 one can hs a geo1 citires n bo
l.isobeys shc lsw aud resi>ls ~ offcsr-. - no
one ean - a good ID, uncrat Who opposes the
policy ~ rtb.l- sgaius' the usage Of The party
s ~ sell kh,vn thai THERE are two distinct
political oryrn.r,t,--- sn-thi> Stst~. which
thoVgh autagoni-tIe % sasi' 9th =. respectively
claim 10 he thr Democratic Party of Illinois
. Both ,.r~.nfxa,ions oppose the R~pas.lie n
! rsrtr but are divided npoS The called lie
4 ,n.g ton peliey sf she pge,e1s national Al.
nini~ffaisva. The or-an'S ,tion opposing the
Administrator beng kueau u the D,ggla>
, Or Atfi Iecotnrfon Democrats and 'h"-- who
support the A Administration being known a.
? Nafisnal Ds,noefats aud ach deuNing the is-
; sifimacv Il the oiher-it J. important o. know
~hich Of lhc-e tro ci4isants must he rcpc
nixed and sustained. anI which condemned
sad r,pad,atsi by the ID D,Beeracy Of tie I'm
ION To thus end We spbmit ihIs summary
statement of The csu.es aud c0u- qprncrs Of
/ The division
The Donglss D,necrsry defeated measure
an Canere.s. Wh,ch the Deniscfa ic party
\ sm.d essential - gh- peace aud the prosper
~ or the conufrv The name AMI character
II he measure dsfe.'ed ar uainoOr,ant O. The
,uera- II thc prs,ess discussion.
We peak ei tie Dem cratic party as one Of
he highest % l.ct> of p,iiticsl venerati0p ard
6l-lifv i that means by which the friend :
! II be H. public protect and p~rpc'us'e ii: b.
Inch IA y Pr,Hu'is IT. pio~pss.sy and ~ecnre
~ slvFy We l.old shst po,it cal Partir>--na-
2 fional lollficsl -rxsniz Z ttioLs--are ece>Saty
- he -. rily 80 th- uniry and The paiits
I srd p-rp.fnfy ~ h government and couhr
+ tho { a lo avow lhsm,, le-s dss,r.al~ Of break
~ pp pau, canru>s-. party conventions aud
party neuifntlon~. az oug he vnrwir- of the
+ K pa &c n needs 40 arsrs'icht to sAcv thai
unatl.i individual eH6tt ctnnof carry on
xfc-i i.-it,s.al n,. ,-nr.~ er thai unas>Istsi ~
dlv.Igal abllily aud vi, iem ou.i not - ~
lutfu-ffl a ili Va wri Are uf q gre y. opie
+ lluvsv .sc sia'r~mau my o.. H. nvrd- :
be e.iuu.e- II hi, re.rs T. gard H-ah-t er
f.f .owtv powctf, D he 'oay se. he reqairr-
f tne al q: ptfiy L. "a lila evcu The ui0-l
( lrA'-eutr hy II hi. mes-lres.
shoat a grest Na'lsta p ~. 6x'cniing
over The whs'c country unitihr ar"nnt its
standard "a. x-p- .a ~. ~ ) At. ~ the Urinn
I auI acting a. untt "a sdveceting 'sr "pp'-irg Z
4 nea~ure- a,d th. .xputett> lscal p.lit &
sdveniufer~ w.ui even wh.rs. intis'i 'i'e'n
-eivss auI ihe.r -chsme-. MT ai~rrll l"r lss
lprrper con. id,raiior an action ~ the copnlrx
bat 10 oppose AMI lie e .. whstsy.-r >hovll no
pres.i~s a. contribute - the ga ihc.tiOn o
their Int f,r sgIrand zenent aud power.
or al she sussrs " devised l.r the cor
rrciipn aru prcsen ion of .Deh evil. rollilca
rariie. sionr hsvc proved IN any materiil dr
rre, srcee.>ful Extending a. u will % ever,
rank - -se,e;v. .-iins nppn snl -u>ia''sd a
q mast =. B., IT, Cs.n'n"n People great po
fi icai patty p-,ivtt - It J. fat god. eau neec
b. a. de raaarv psrsffa f.r vii, However
- nnsv sometimes ~ Distracted ~ th, in'rig
uss sf pr.tei,is.l ii',hds. lowever ~ pup =
ma, At tiur. H. thWafted by rsb, liiou> frAe
fiuns ii must ~'il be cpntrollc mainly hy zoe.
.roifves AID ~ zone measure 70 re''dnce q
the welfare Of he peopls. or it v az crHmbl
inta decay ~ ~ own w~lght s"si want of VI
tality. Again and again hsse ''leppis t
E,nrl p.hlic., pafii-s without bs-i Of rea
merit wherron 70 build th,m proved a5
tive.
r ,un.,,l IN lhcv ~ iafancy Il lhe R.puh
lie. the National De n~ctaf!r psffs = establish
eI ursn ne gr.ai fundamental d"cfrine tha
n - me siaiv 81 ths tias. ts seek ~ a
thiny.. '.'h- greatest good II the CREATES, num
bsr Il ia. always hsd opposition. and ha
: .on,.times be,n If atrd but he ulun ph 9
, The even, has leea b1stly s'iTthntalle not =
much Ia tkr -tr.-vgth fn.a-urrs of the orpo
a. A
leading ,n~nsters Of IL o~n rgaD,zatioa-
: Prohiinx Is The .xperlence # the past. n
I I D.oocr.fic n.ffv -. in the most OK llted sen
, II - term progressive parry sasr,ng II
noi,es to tLe ~sut~ of the con iry. au,i gisin
prs.sminence 10 those measures shieh. al N
Time seemed mist essential 10 secure the = re.
purpose ~ The par,v-thr greste>t good of ~
s,.sis.t n~fuber ~ he People ~ the Who
pn,an-tt has ss.r held ti9s he wishes an
. ,nt. ret. of LOCAL constituencies mus yield
< such cour,e - the welfare Il he whole coaf
: Try might rsqnire.
The orsanizslion "a ihs D~m~crstic psrtv
. .spreisny wc'ths 4 Comm. .n.lat,aa A bss
= .tsiement II IL form and character ssem~ e
i, .enllai - The present porpese The Nation
!. Democratic parry = ergshir'i nPon the fui
asnent.l sl..ciriue that tfns Sovereignty
, properly exsrSissb.s y thc people tAroas
= Their representatives "a The scpsfaic and in i
. csaiest ieri laive executive and jilicial 4
, parfmsnis of gevvrnmert as d~6rc,i ~ =
Fsaessl sad STATE C.,n-iitatfs ~ Under ~
form 81 Government. the people DO nst ai'ui
ister the sovercign poser dlrvcily, nor hss
b..n eon.idereS saf- 10 intrnst the several 4
rsri meais II Savs netrutg 81 ths -sfne r~s,F
> scns ssisss 81 the people. Ne deny smphs
= alls ihst tbc Govrrnnsut ofthese I a. - - a
!. re-,s on ~ o'hsr ihsn this Pop la S3vefei =
!, " ~ Iae sd orl,r.
The organ ration cf Abe party eesnmeuc
: Nith The rswn-hip Cssrsniions. sh'ch =
"a ihs psanaArs ucsssssgs ef The Dsa@erscy-
y ihsse The Dvncrfals = - Township as>el
:. he "a Assss consult .oeeihsr. rominste g
didsics f,r Towush ? ofiice~. srpoin; CT
~ naisise- n tsaussst the usesss-rs party bai
y ses> u .hs rovn,h,p. apreist dciegses
.. C.unty Cenvtntion>. aoa provide Wy a
!. aetas ~ tsftyasx % tho party eamraigus.
Tee ~ ntv t.u~~~tse- = uext a. erde-.
~ Il - e..hsps>sd NJ dr.ezates frem The sew
Toen>h.g,~. sn4 "a ad4tisa !, noln,nals
coanty olfser>. e'vaiin com .oiiier<. d.. u :
a peints deircsis~ g. III The soperor Cehvr
fioa~ he'd uilhin and f,r he Stsss Tke L.
= sslsass. ssr sssrl-i. S.'eEFssstonal asd : .
H. CsuFen,i8as az Zach composed of dcicgsl
., cLosea by Tie Co.nis Conseniions Ih
csch perfsrsn the sane datfes vftkfn their
oe sFs<tssa spksn.s. a. The cosnfy Csarensiu
u. - wilma sseir o~n.. The STATE Csassnss
a. srnis deleEaiss % the Nslloaal Csoveatas
uhieh IL TIE ~ .,hest = h.lnsl knosn = the
gsus.ssion q ne party Zee Ss.ionAi g.
ca venison exercises souuellsug pevsE over
ne Democracy AZ The xhoie In,oo. nofnina
pa candidates fsr the Presidency ADD Wee Pre-
!. deney. snd settle. aaftofnAtivsiy ali qussti,
tpaehinE The organisation OF the reiicy q