Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-02-01

~ We Hdu the piedculc VI htHtiob W
a small portion Of Judge Laws speech o
Wednesday evening 80 far as We di
hear, however, it was characterized by hi
usual ability. The Judge is one of tn
very ablest men in his party in this Stat
"a genil eman Of the old school, and W
only wonder that such man can be
modern Democrat. He ought to be Re
publican. but we have some fears he neve
will. There is no guessing, however
what erroneous ideas, TN otherwise mos
excellent man, sometimes entertains OF
particular subjects. Drring the time W,
listened, Mr.. Law announced the follow
ing. as the leading doctrines in Democrat
ic faith :
lst, That The Shareholder, by pirtue Of IN
Federal Constitutisn, had he same right q
take his negroes info the Territories, as he hsa
10 take hts cattle. horses or mules" This, il
will be recollected, is the doctrine of the
present Administration, which Mr. Buch.
anan says, is forever settled by the su-
preme Court Of the United States.
Secondly: The Judge said, "That ia or.
der there misht6e no difficulty in the settlement
Of this question, The Democratic party rGs in
tacor Of letting the people ofa TERRITORY, deter
mine ror themselves, ioheahey uey trouId haze
slarery or not" This, il will be recollected
is the squatter sovereignty doctrine Of Mr.
Douglas. The President and the Little
GIANT took issue on this question, and di.
vided
We wish now TO put these plain ques
tions to the Judge. and they are such that
being good lawyer, he will understand
them at first blush. Take the witness
stand Tor moment. Judge, and we will
proceed with the exam mination.
Question 1st.-You say that slavehold-
er has right to take his slaves into any
Of the Territories belonging to this Fede-
raj Government
Answer-Yes sir, that's what say.
Question 2d-And you say. Judge, that
the Shareholder gets this right ty riytue Of
The Federal Constitution itseIf2
Auswer-That is the Democratic doc
trine, sir.
Question 3d-ADd 'yOu say, also, that
the people of a Territory have the right to
determine whether slavery shall exist in
that Territory, or not
Answer-Yes. say so. for that is the
squatter sovereignty doctrine Of Mr.. Doug.
las.
Question 4th-Then let me ask you,
Judge, how you escape this dilemma. II
the STAKEHOLDER has Constitutional right
10 take his slaves into the Territories, how
can the people of that Territory divest him
Of that rightG Can the people, by a leg
islative enactment, contrayene The Federal
Consultation
Answcr-Hem-ah-h will take
time to look into this. sir. There seems 10
be a little difficulty here.
Very good, Judge, take your time, but
we are rather of tho opinion that the more
you look into it, the more you will find in
extricsble difficulty.
"His remarks were eloquent and charac.
terized by great bitterness toward the Re
publican party!"--JOurRai. fel r
The above is iseomplimentaty OF Mr.. Voor
hees' speech, on Wednesday. and we are
happy in being able to announce that the
Republican party survived his eloquent
and bitter remarks. We did not hear this
"bitter" speech. but we heard Of it, and j;
is now in contemplation to get the elo-
quent speaker TO thus deliver himself on
stated occasions, from this on until the
Presidential election. 1t is thought the
Republican party can stand it about az
long as the disuniOn Democracy caR.
By the way, we understand Mr. Voor
hees announced It as his opinion that, il I
Republican is elected this Union is to b.
dissolved. Wonder where he got his in
formation-who told him SO 7-has he beer
plotting treason when he was down in tn
old Dominion if so he shonld share tb,
fate of Cook ard Brown. There can b'
but little doubt from recent demonstra
tions, that il the destinies of this countr,
are to be at the disposal Of this disunio'
Democratic party, they will at least max
an effort to shiver the U nion into fragments
What care they for the Union, If they ca
not get the spoils? There old leaders no'
avow traitorous sentiments at Washing
ton.
4 Yon think this Union will be dissolved
il a majority Of the American people cleo
President. do you. Mr.. Federal office
hoiderl Well, we think il won't-the Re
publicans can elect President, and ca
hang traitors also. @ -h raiov
u A correspondent Of the Journal sigI