Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1859-03-09
The Democratic Party.


There arc eyiden, signs Of an entire disor
gasi1a,ioa q the Democratic party, II is ap
parent. there 4. an ei,mesi at work IN ihi'
( party lha, Is guswiug at its very vtals. There
j. eveu nov Northern and southern De
mocracy The North being passive the South
aggressive. The uiiraisms ofpfo slavery pol.
itician. will eventually cause an avowal ol
dissoleiion-Rol dirsoi,tipn OF the Union,
bot dissol itisu OF something les, dreadful, r.
Nc dissolving cf the most corrup, party tha,
ha. evel cursed this commonwealth
A cardinal doctrine Of tie Democrat ia
party IL bas always advocated The non inter.
! & renee of Compress IN the legislation Of "a,
Territories Ia reialep t. this matter a.,
prominent feature Of their erred vas to let the
people II a Territory regulate their own al.
ians n their own way They pretended 20
be the siuccre sivocates ~ popular sovereign
liy Upon this issue they m,ds their great
6 ghi ~ is56 and upon this the Northeru Dem-
oerats had tu;lded their hopes for ls60. Now
however change has come over the spin, Of
the Southern Democracy are now clam
orors Tor Congressional Interference. Mo-
hat Congress shall legislste 70 protect the 10
,ercst aad promote the welfare of the white
man. but it must give projection to slave
property. The slaveholder must be protected
in the assertion Of bis pow. over human fesh
While in free Territory by Congress. but the
white man must look TO Territorial legisla
iion for hi- protection, or he can hav,
zone.
few DAYS ago sn important debate in re.
laiion 20 this matter came of in he Y : Sen
s'e and The correspondent OF the Cincn, al
Enquirer speaking of it. uses the following
language
! For some hours the Senate was obli,cus oI
fhe fact that il had any thing but negross "a
legi>late for. To the astonishment asd dis
gust of the Northern men. an 4 OF all well
~ishers Of the Democratic party. Senator
Rrowu. Of Mississippi. led of by coming out
falfcoted for Congressional Intervention ia
behalf II slavery ~ the territories. lie said
the CONSTRUCTION alone could not protect sla
yer, in the territories. and that legislation j.
necessary II the people Of the territory would
not protect it by spacial law, Congress must
DO H. He further said, that unless Congress
very IN the territories. the South must with
draw r, m the Union This audsrous speech
which completely rerudiatcd the Democratic
doctrine u uon intervention. was ably replied
10 hy S-na'crs Pugh. Douglas, and other Nor
fhern Demo ratio Senators They were di.
reotlv appealed to by Senator Brown to know
whether Northern Democracy would protect
slavery in tae territories by Coogressionf
legislation. Douglas and Pugh assured HIN
a. Il
ern Democracy would not. The Northern
Democracy would sgree that Congress should
rcither prohibit nor protect slavery ia the ter.
riforis-. BEYOND that they would never CO.
Nr Pugh was especially energetic and manly
a. hI- ti.isuse of the Democratic doctrine. h,
declared that Browns demand was nonsirou,
ard iusoiyed treaeh Of plightsd faith. !
ther~ any thing that the Democracy
Nosih aud South, have agreed upon. it a,
that Congress should DO nolhiug ia respect Il
slavery in the territories.
Senators Hunter, Jefferson Davis, Green anc
Mason took rart in the discussion. and all "a
sored Congressional protection 10 slavery II
he territories.
Here l. foreshado~ing. Hunter. Davis
Green aud Mason leading off in tie rro slave
" Issue. and Pugh and Douglas avouing IN
Northern Democracy sill meter follow il tia
wake. Douglas u ~ bc mistaken-lush wa,
be mistaken. The koOhesu ilesocfacy hav
bsen led. willingly led 30 long Ly The pro
slayery lies. that we have hui ltt K. doubt ia ,
Will continue b be thus dictated t. Bot thi
presents rather singular phase N Denocs al
ic poliey No legislation for the TeFri,ofie
Sy Congress has bees the pretended pol cy Q
a rl..I. - l..
t,en except itis for the protection ol nigEers
What viii be the next political mpnsirosis
this ever changing patty will inaugsrale Il !
impossible ~ gpcss, but. something we hsv
10 doubt. 10. aPPease soushern FIRE eaters 90
save The Union.