Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-08-22
Prem fAs fiseisasfi Gsssffs
POLITICAL ISSUES OF THE DAY
Speech Of lion. K. ". ThOmp.
son Of Terre Ilanfe.
The Democracy Rcsponsible
for the Country's Wrong.
~. Lfosetu's tssgre.stssst Cour.s
Endorsed by nioa Men.

Endorsed by tnloa Msn.
he Honorable kiohafd " Thaup.or
u Tefre Haute addressed The people Il y ~
oanty Indiana. 90 SATURDAY evening lsst
The Cour' HORSE in The city u Terre Haufs
rhere va a very large number = person.
present. aud the most profound attention
~as paid - the eloquent gentieman's ~
mark, which occup ed four hoar. IN delly-
|rry. Our Phonographer furnished a. With
p verbatim report of the speech. bat wans d
room IA our columns eosnpelled "a to-.,n
dense i into The brief space sllo;fed % Il 70
tlay
Nr Thompson introduced his subject
lFith the remark. that IN the present exci-
I'd condition Il the country A. = the duty
pf every one % deliberate carefully upon the
|ourse he fursues IN the Presidential con
ct Ne believed thai The great body of the
beop'e desire TO do what they consider
Ugh: 70 advance the honor and the welfare
bf TIE country. iti- possible that under a
apprehension Of their duty. they
Fnay plunge the cOu.ifry into an emhssrl 49,
FBent still deeper He said be va satisfied
} bat ih-re a. nov A. work in this country
rome Of the most dangerous elements II .
|Iticsl csstruction. and 'hsf 4 the people 20
|bo, furnish some relief agains, h. m. the,
frill entail upon - more mischief than
(iany Of us imagine He bal not The slight
kst fear that the issue II th- Presidential
fontest. = hatever 81 may b. viii terminate
! be Union. or that the election II any can
|iiiate now in the field VII cause -ueh a
proposition 70 be seriously enfcrraiued ~
a!ny large number Of p ople
rBE DrE CRATIC PAsrr KrsroSisIr.
One Of the chief elements of mischief
p hieh ARE now AZ work IA The country said
fr. Thompson. j. disregard Of lava dis
\osiiion 10 SCI az defiance the constituted
1athorities 81 the couhfry-to make eyerv-
PIng yi~id 10 the behests 0f party hsuee
brang all this7 Tie denied that II 0FieinA
Il in 'he Wing party, which h~ consider
the purest party that ever * sfed The
rnocraiIc parry. BY IT, resistance 10 Whie
ea-ures. brought info existence he mi.-
iev0us tnstTumeutalIties hieh Il has
nee used 50 iulurionsly o the country aud
! fatally 70 it--lf Referring 10 thls he
id. | wish YOU 70 nstlee whaf | say lusl
RE. for | speak with d.. berstlon y hen /
y that 10 ihe Democratic party are wc IN
sted Tor all thenischiefn0w in lheconntrv
Applause They first 81 the exam L. of
srezsrd OF the Constitution and The laws
|d they have never f.iled 10 tranple both
pder their f-et whenever they stood IA
|eir path Beginning with the Dorr re-
(llion In Rhode Island. and coming down
ey have warred again and again upon
3ery department ef eftsoyefnmenf, both ma
pnal and State. ADD there - scarcel
onsti, luton 10 be found upon which they
I've no; laid their hands Look at our own
ate. Our first Constitution was one Of
le best In the country. IL was considered
model But thee political empvries were
OF satisfied With II. heeause II contained
tithln IL the conservatism Of old fashioned
{higgery and thy lore II into tatiers. and
at IN IT. place another. which = n m. r.
nndle Of blundcrs. and disgrace to the
Pate Ii looks 4 - sections had been
&ritiea by a number Of men, and stuck to-
sther by accident. Applause
rHE sJrEExk Court
The speaker next referred to the position
the Democratic party upon the Drea
roit decision lie said thar party Wa Inst
xty-two years old. aud u had spent sixty
these years IN warr,ng against the Su-
emo Court Of the United Slaies, and using
eir ever effort u bring il into coutsmpi'
pplause The Virginia resolution. Of ~
= curious productions. They we're made
poll icsl purpose. They were made
a class Of politicians who sought II sst
} IN this country code Of political rriuci- /.
- in direct antagonism 10 those II Wa h
gtons administration. which proceeded
on the Id a that the Government of the
liied States according to the Coustiluiioa
-sessed the power specifically granted T.
cerisin things. and bcy md that right 70 4
vhatever was necessary incidentally 70
~ out these general purpoS.s. The De T
cracy char. cd the inauguration of his
tenn upon Alexander Hamilton. To de-
this broad construction this Democratic
~. then call he republican party was
ned and the Virginia rcsolations of l79- 4
= adopted a the foundation stone upon
h Il could be built.
hese resolutions had but one single oh f
to-wst; TO deny 10 the supreme Court
right 10 decide any poiucal qae>tian
plausc He Nj i1enpson' would
to know what was meant hv saving
the Virgins resolutions were ongrsf,. j
ie too Democratic platforms aud vet
the Democracy requires obedience "a
ed'ets ef the supreme & urtf The
her referred % the passage ef the aliru
sediiion Laws. and said that the Repub
n "a Mr. Adams dsy We're unwilling
ibmit 20 the deciss n If the supreme
r. which said these sexs were constia.
al To u~~ the language Of Mr. ], tie
they pronounced the Judges o the Su.
ne Court the sappers and min.rs Of he
stitution. having the dangerous l,..wer
ecldc al questions according Ia her
particular views. The Nir. lnia rcSt,-
pms vere drafted % declare thar tn
e. themselves had right q decide thcse {
tIcl questions. Tor thrmS~lve> Mr.
Hison report accompanying the rcsola-
i also part II the Ds.moesaile plat
\. That report SAYS sherc j. no trlb usl
We the authority of the State. a, i TIA.
judiciary i tn lea-t -csort only in r.
\ on IN osher Departments Of tn. Govern
lt Judge E .rshali In ll1s. when
preventative from Virgins. ,xpfes- " de-
4 that the Constitution bad confcrre on
! judiciary sni political powers whsfsves.
sny power except wkeFe thtre vss a eass
4 the parties verv brought mo Cogrt -
sce~s. Mr. Caihoan IN 1891 declared
| n the Sapreme Court would not - safe
lbansl to exercise sBy such powers ~
Ivbody secoiiects IA ten. rai Jsckson and
friends abused the Srprem- Cosrt lor
! Gliding that The Ceiied States Rank ~as
nstltutioaEl. The concluding resnark- ~
y. Thempson upon this point wrrc. For
Nv pari ! should despair ol ever hoidinr
= Democratic party Il ~ o. Any ether
c,-ion thai dad not suit it T. whole
| Grsc has shown how easily Il coul1x4sc.
'm our 'asus~ eo-ok- sv-ry graf measure
time hadt ns Grated. - ira a. are
rked with rutn Applsase a. has
at remarkable faculty Tor pulling do
| { none for building up sr.in. 1ooS 70
plaifor.u. Il gives - abundant lnssan-
Of what Congress essssf Do. bat uone
shat Il csA do. Il has planted itself a.
+ sssgative policy. "a which it was sn
ant Il fact driven ~ - hatred u Mr
|ay
pxsoczArIc orro Irso~ 70 "a clAs.
I. Nr Thompson referred 70 The strong %
sition vifh which Mr. Claws measures
Il re met oy the The Democracy h Nj
Y ay, va reg .rded a. The great psr.sns!
rJ q General Jackson. and Densocrsetis
} sdsr- sav that he sapport n anv uiras-
e with which his nam, was iseutsfiess y o.ald
Concession on iheis p-Ft. that snsrhs r.
Il IN his sleei on. Therefore, wliheaf
1her snqusry. entirely recki.ss Of ccn.c-
enees, looking eniy - mere temporsrv
fty triumph. th4v oOpsued uh.t.t.f ~.