Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-07-25
wIscONslN CONTEMPORARIES.
WISCONSIN, July 16. 1860


Gratis TO spare down IN Hoosierdom2 They
are much wanted up this way to make up
a fight. The contest is now like moving
thin grass. our principles and arguments
are so ponderous they make our shoulders
ache for want of something to swing them
against. If you have any sham Democrats
there to spare, do send them along, by
"hatboat" or "rail, or foot, any way so
they get here.
There is good old man up here, nearly
ninety years old, who. for the last four
years, has inserted in ais morning and
evening deyotions, this petition, "oh
Lord ,confonnd the devices of slave holders
and oppressers." That prayer has been
literally answered. for who ever saw
more COMPOUNDED set Of fellows in any /
Ammo Domini, since that great Democratic
Convention was broken up. for the same |
reasons, on the plains of Shinar?
| feel a strange combination Of ludicrous
| and pitiful emotions as l look upon our |
Democratic brethren in their present
plight. 1t is one of those cases when you
want to look sober at corner of your
mouth, and grin at the other. But don't
know, really, as they are 10 be pltled, for
the conrre of their leaders, for the last eight
years, has been villainous, and they who
will follow bad leaders must expect to
bring up beyond the bounds of virtuous
sympathy.
The present condition of the Democratic
party. with its varied antecedents and i'm
pending destiny, rs an instructive lesson.
aud when Bancroft gets ready TO stuff its
skin. and hang it up to dry in history, it
will be found on that row of pegs that hold
up the worlds "awful warnings"
Your predecessor in the Express once
compared the party to big snake, with its
head in the South and its tail in the North.
But since that was written a new head has
grown on tie tail, and in its struggles to
crawl both ways it has cut itself in two on
the sharp line of Mason aud Dixon, and
we now behold it in the sad condition of
the Amphisb9na of Cotton Mather.
It is amusing to see the desperate efforts
at courage put forth by the Douglas men
hereabouts. Their utter ruin as a faction
is as plain as anything can be before it
actually happens; and yet. true to the tao
tics Of their leader, they persist in cover
ing up the barrenDess of their hopes by the
uost Elusive and grou ndless assertions.
Why is Douglas at the foot of the hill so
soon2 Why, because be turned ouer SO
rapidly Now tina. ne is forever at rest
then. let stick up board and chalk his
epitaPh:
Here lies Steve Douglas; let your tears be dried,
NO mortal lies so fast, or ever lied.
Most of the Democrats here are in pain.
fIl condition of suspense. Like the boys
: Gin swimming" with their clothes stolen
from the bank their attitude is a nervous.
ly amphibious one, ashamed to get out and
. can't stay in. They remind me of
flock of chickens the day after weaving
-. They look about anxious and hungry, but
none of the many eIueks they hear has the
old motherly sound.
A prominent and intelligent Democrat
here, one of the Buchanan electors of this
State in 1856. said TO me the other day, II
b my vote, sir, would elect any OF the gentle
J. men up for the Presidency, wouldn't
g walk to the Court House to drop it IN
; He spoke in hyperbole, no doubt. but the
remark indicates the state of discourage.
L ment among the intelligent and leading
o men Of the party; and right here will be
II found one OF the causes of the great vic
Is tory that awaits US, the lack OF stimulus
? and therefore the lack of effort, on the par
l. of the Democratic office seekers, who, by
centrifugal disruption of the party, hGU'
been thyO,OH beysnd the scent Of the pubti,
tr,IsuTy
The Republicans had a great rally il
:, Beloit, in this State, last Friday. UntolC
thousands congregated at the call, and thu
scene surpassed the great Taylor rally a
Fort Harrison IN 1913, in enthusiasm, i
not in numbers The Wide Awakes from
various cities in this State. and in North
ern Illinois, were on hand, and showed
: US where the young men are located il
this battle
Speeches from. Senator Doolittle ,Governo
!, Randall, and Carl Schurz, plOwed up tn,
: fresh earth. and did thorough subsoi
work By the way, hope you will max
an effort to get Mr.. Schurz TO visit Teri
Haute durind the campaign, though l be
: lieve pearly all the Germans of your local
: ity have discovered the humbug Of shan
a Democracy, and attached themselves to tn
truth. But a speech from that wonderful
}. boy philosopher and orator would do non
of you any harm. He takes up all the pc
i. liticsl sophistries of the day, and take
them apart, aud lays them aside. as skill
fully and coolly as Freeman does a watch
!. The gathering at Bel1i' more by tn
!. the speeches. left the impression on ever
:. mind that an Irresistible reacIIonary an,
reformatory tide had set in, in The publ
:. mind, which no Canu tie, nor Hardicanut
4
II, sble to stay. The fact is-to change tb
figure to one more appropriate-the oil,
rail splitter will be sent to Washington t
pick the flies out of the great molasses po
here, and yop shall see them next Spring
in all parts ofthe country. crawling up OF
n every stump and hillock. to dry their uast.
, selves.
1t lie remarkable how the popularity o
Lincoln penetrates society. Every lii
l. seems to be balancing his name. Hi
b nomination was one Of those happy event
which illustrate the effect of wi.dom CON
} bined with tact. An able, sound and hon
r est man, taken fires b from the hearth Of hi
r own quiet home, has attracted the attention
= of that part of the people who do the voi
q H. I.