Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-05-09
The Democratic ship.

will be point in the history OF this GOV
The future historian will date
rom its action. the dismemberment Of the
Democratic party. The page recording
his, will read "The National Democratic
party which had controlled the affairs Of
The young Republic for series of years.
met in Convention in the month of April
1860. at the city of Charleston, South
Carolina, and there for the first time
discovered that there was no unity OF
= sentiment b.tween the different members Of |
he party, but that on the Issues Of
that day. arising out of humao slavery. the |
difference ofopinion was so grrsta and radi
cal, that the Convention adjourned with
out giving any expression OF their views.
and without selecting an exponent of their
opinions. The adjournment was to the
city Of Baltimore. but they were never able
again TO get together Convention 10
which was represented all the States of the
Union, and the party whose greatest boast
had heretofore been it's nationality became
at once sectIonslized, aud owing to the un
paralleled corruptions of its prominent
men, it rapidly became disorgsnized, aud
in the following November was overthrown
aud forever disbsnded."
We take the above from the history that
is to be written. Who the writer is to be,
our spiritual informant does not say-bu
il is 10 be thus ,oritten.
1t is rather a melancholy reflection to
witness this tumbling to pieces of great
party-s party that has numbered as it,
members many of the most distinguished
men this country has produced-s party
whose history dates back 10 an early period
in the political organizations of the govern
ment-a party that has ,lone some good
and much thasis bad-a party which has
undou btedly been more corrupt and mere
pre-eminently mercenary, than any other
organization that was ever formed in free
government. 1t was gigantic in its cor
ruptions, imperious in its exactions. arbi
trary in its demands and infamous in its
4 policy. 1t has enriched its leaders, placed
the most important positions 10 the general
government in the hands of inefficient
men, and made merchandise of positions
Of honor and profit.
/ Ii has, in the last few years deDoralized
! public sentiment, corrupted the young men
Of the country and made partisan zeal
alone, passport to Office. 1t has endeav-
ored to make political knavery respectable,
official peculation commendable and polit.
ical dishonesty desirable. 1t had, up to
its dissolution, absorbed all the corrup-
lions of the country, all the wickedness OF
every class and all the dissipation of every
section
Thus pas the Democratic party of hui
yesterday, and with such a weight of sin
upon il, no wonder it went to pieces. The
old Democratic ship that had weathered a
thousand storms and rode over many :
troubled sea-whose sails were kissed b,
the winds as they came laden with frag
rance from orange groves or were whiteneC
by the frosts Of Maine and Oregon, at las
found her bottom unsafe, her ribs Of oai
bending and her whole bulk unsesworthy
Every effort TO stop the leaks that possibly
was almost water logged, the top gallan
Strengthened in the breeze as though all a a
yet we'll. Her officers paced The deck il
sill the ponp and pride of safety. He
crew chung to the old craft with filial of
fiction. In days gone by che had beer
such glorious old ship, had ihundered S,
many brosdsides into the ranks Of the en-
-my. and had achieved 90 many victories
hat all aboard We're 10th to give her up
But the faes had decreed 1.-THE storm
would not hush, but howled Oh more terri
bic and more threatening. Southern light
ming met Northern thunder-the old shiy
careened, plunged. righted and plunged
again-held together and battled nobl,
with the b. eakers-trembled from stem I,
rudder. and then parted-parted 10 twain
chung to the separate fragments and strucs
out for different ports. One lot pushes 70
Southern, the other more Northern ha
ven, but in the disaster the compass fel
overheard and was lost--;he log book wa
claimed by both parties, and the char
which had so long guided the old Graf
into so many stormless ports. was blowr
far out upon the waters. and destroyed.
Such is the present condition of the olt
Democratic ship. She commands our re
spect for her past triumphs, her brillan
victories and her respectable antiquity. -
Out of her remains, We have no doubt, tw,
little jolly boats will be built. The on
will be a low rakish looking craft and vii
7 keep close to shore Upon its spanker
sheet will be inscribed SLAVERY ExrEN
sios-CoSeR EssroSALP PROTECTION AND SOUTH
ERs RIHHTs." The other will be more de
FAINT, less earnest in its action, but of NOR
slightly proportions Upon its flaming
pennant. in large gill letters will be writ
ten "Squatter Sovereignty" 1t will cut be
tween wind and water adroitly, and con
tinually FIRE broadsides to keep up tn,
courage ofits motley crew. Those two craft
will float quietly on, until the Great Rrpub
lican cruiser that 10 now being built nea
the Northern Lakes will be differed ane
we'll mannsd-wbose canvass will whittier
every sea-whose cannon will thunder il
every port-whose crew will be more gal
liant than any who ever before trod
deck-whose commander will be compe
tent to COMMUNICATIVE chart will be free
dom-whose compass will be freedom. and
upon whose every banner from main sail
to royal will be inscribed in letters Of liv
ing li.ht-"HoNEs FOR THE HOMELESS, FREI
Soil FOR FREE MES-FREE SPEECH AMI
FREE LABOR"
This noble old ship, like the great Ma
! gicisp's staff, will swallow up all opposi
ton, and safely moor in secure harbor
| Having sailed IN the very evs of the e.nrn,