The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-08-02

How is it with the Democratic party p
They had the highest authority-that of a
National Conventiou-that it is broken and
demolished. It's platform for four years
las been Delphic Oracle, reading one way
in the North and another in the South
The attempt to cOnstrue it at Charleston and
Baltimore, opened wide radical differences
of opinion that they knew existed But
even now, the game of deception is con-
tinued. They have on the same ticket
Squatter Sovereignty and Slave Code for
the Territories-unfriendly legislation and
the bred Scott ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and
the African Slave trade-Douglas and john
son. Honest men are tired of this palter-
ing in double sense. They demand some
thing definite and speciic-something frank
bold and honest. They have been deceiv-
ed by two Democratic administrations
They are too much in earnest to be deceived
again.
How different is the position of the Re-
publican party. They present their princi.
pies in living letters of light upon the Re-
publican banner. They have chosen their
standard-bearers, and although other names
were presented, eminent for their services,
ability, and patriotism, yet all differences
about men we're buried in the wigwam of
the Convention at Chicago. We are all for
Lincoln and Hamlin, not because we like
them better than other Republicans, but
because they are the chosen representatives
of our principles, and in their own lives
furnish a striking example of the results of
free labor and free institutions. They in
tend to elect them. If they fall they will
submit to the will of the people. If they
succeed, they would see that the will of the
people is respected and obeyed
1t is now sixty years since the Republi-
can party, under the lead of Mr.. Jefferson.
made its first great struggle. Under the
same name-with the same principles-with
the same trust in the people-with an I'M
/ shaken faith in the doctrines of the Declar-
/ alton of Independence-we enter into this
! contest We believe that the results of a
| Republican victory Will dissipate the oppo-
! sition of all our adversaries, except those
/ who seek excuses to dissolve the Union, and
/ with these we have no compromise to make.
! 1t is high time that we ascertain their num-
Der and test their strength. We are all
tired, even our Douglas Democratic friends
are tired of this constant threatening and
whining about dissolving d Government
/ they have controlled SO long, and can con-
| troll no more. Let the Republican party
! assume the administration OF the Govern
ment with fixed resolve to obey the Con-
! stitution in all things-to give each State,
! and the people of each State, their full con-
/ stitutional rights, remembering, however,
/ that this Government was made for free
men and not for slaves-that freedom is
national and slavery sectional-that slaves
under State laws are persons under the
/ Constitution of the United States, and not
! horses, cattle, and wild beasts. Let it be
1 true to its name, its history and platform,
/ and you will find the day for dissolution
/ will be postponed awhi!e--then indefinitely,
and the most noisy about disunion will be
! begging office of ole he Lincoln.
/ In conclusion, he accepted their nomina-
tion and hoped to be able to meet them all
in their respective counties before the can
| Yass was over.