Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-08-08
ALe,t.r from n pemocrat.

John Petit, felieitously called the ''ol'
brass piece, and one Of the most eloouen
Democrats amoDg the Indiana Democracy
in answer to an invitation to be present q
the Breckenridge Convention on the 81 :
ult. uses the following language. W,
commend this letter to every one, both Re
publicans aud honest Democrats Read il
It is from one of the clearest headed Dem
ocrsts, who ever acted with that party il
this State.
After excusing himself from being pres
ent. he says:
"The great disturbing question" never
ought tn have been such. for the right and
duty of the General Government to proiecr
the property Of all her citizens wherever
The power Of her Jurisdiction extend>
should never have been question worth,
of a mom-uts serious thought. What is a
government worth that il unable or unvil
ling to protect the persons and property Of
its subjects or citizens, both a; home and
abroad?
i fullv approve Of the purpose Of the
sound Democracy 10 put a Breckinridgr
and Lane electoral ticket in the field il
this State. My sympsthy and Judgment
are with them, and cannot but hope they
may succeed 1t is said that this is goiav
counter to and boiling the regular nomins.
tion. and that it will prevent Douglas get
ing the vote of this State. / denv both of
th"se propositions. II was not regular to
adjourn the Convention from Charleston tn
Baltimore. 1t was not regular to exclude.
at the latter city, duly appointed delegates
from their seats. IL was not regular IN
nominate candidates by one half Of the
members after the other hal hal with
drawn; nor is it true that running Breck-
lnridRe and Lane ticket will defeat Doug.
las IN this State. My observation satisfe-
me there are enough sound Democrats 10
the State who would not vote thu Douglas
ticket u no other ticket was 10 the field to
defeat him; but however this may be. il is
the right aud duty Of all men to vote for
such men as represent their principles -
The truth is, there is no regular nominee
OF the Democratic party in the field, and
every Democrat is at liberty TO vote for
whom hs phrases without violating party
usages or party faith. / prefer Breckin
ridge and Lane, because their political
fsi'h and platform are mine. IL 10 50 d
that this policy will elect Lincoln. Let i,
be so, rather than Douglas should sue.
ceed.
believe that Lincoln is a more conser
vative and sounder national man than
Douglas. and that less danger 10 the Uni
on, and To ITS parts, North and South, /. Ia
hr feared by the election of the former than
the latter. j do not desire the election Of n
man who says, rs Douglas does, at mat.
ters not what way the Supreme Court may
hereafter decide as to the abstract question
whether slavery NAV or may not 90 into q
territory under the Con.titution the pro
pie have the ialcfuI means to Introduce OF
exclude it. as tnty please" This shows
that he L. neither a iuri.t nor a statesman
for being either, he must know that III
judgment and drcrres of the Suprrm
Court, u1der our torn of G .vernm-nt, mus,
he obeyrd, though il should take he VIII" G
pos er Of The United States 10 pnforce them;
aud that there are no iap(ul mea.s TO pr.
vent or defeat their execution.
An appeal cannot be lawfully taken
from the judgement of the Supreme Cour,
popular meeting, This would be rev.
olution and anarchy, not within the Con-
stitutinn and laws Of the Union. As vel
may il be said that if the Supreme Cour
has decreed, in a proper case, that Mr.
/ Douglas is the owner OF a section OF land
in ansas. the people Of the Territory hav
the taicfDt means TO deprive him Of it,
This is monstrous jocInne, aud the au-
thor Of itcaDnot receive my countensnc,
for the Presidency. Mr.. Douglas ha,
proved false 10 the sound principles OF th'
Constitution and of his party and 1. no
worthy OF support. He has denied tn.
faith, and is worse than an infdel'" C@ "a
needed the imperial purple TO enable hin
TO pay his debts aud replenish his bank
rupt Golfers, exhausted by ex'ravaganc'
and an ambitious strife for power Hav,
We no ssar. in this respect. in thes,
dsysf
Respectfully. DC,
JOHN PETIT.