Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-01-18

IL To a careful observer of the pro-
-eeedings of the recent Democratic Conyen
ton, one thing is apparent-the moral
cowardice of the leaders. While they en-
tertain the bittsrest animosity towards
each other-while the Administration men
hate the Douglas men with a cordiality
hat is entirely reciprocal-while they diff
Ter radically upon one Of the cardinal doc
triues of their party. still for fear Of losing
the spoils, they say they are united, and
that they will remain so. The declaration
IS only from the lips out. for in the heart of
the leaders there still rankles feeling too
intense to be SO easily smothered. Lecomp-
.obism aud anti-Leeomptonism can never
come together-oil aud water may float
down the same channel. but they will not
mix. The Administration and Mr.. Doug
las are standing to-day at swords points.
They hate with an irreconcilable hatred
Douglas declares that the Charleston Con
vsntiou must build platform under him.
instead of placing him on one. and the Ad-
ministration leaders every where, aud at
all times declare their hostility TO his ad-
.rancement to the Presidency.
The friends of MIR. Douglas claim tri-
umph in the recent Convention at Indian
apOlis, still Administration men are its
nominees for all the fat offices. The Doug
las meu succeeded in getting passed
resolution. instructing the delegates
To the Charleston Convention 10 vote
a unit, aud yots too for Stephen A. Doug
las az long as he was candidate before
that Convention but yet Mr.. Develin of the
Fifth Congressional District, and Mr.. Tai
bolt OF the Sixth, told the Convention to
its teeth, that those districts would not
obey the instruction--that they had been
instructed by their respective constituents
TO vote otherwise, and when they got TO
Charleston they would not cast their votes
for Mr.. Douglas. They recognized the
right of each Congressional District to in
struct its delegates theirs had done SO,
and it was those instructions they would
obey. Another district was also known to
be much disafected towards Mr.. Douglas,
The light Of the State Convention to in
struct only the delegates at large, was rec
ognized by them. Under such state Of
circumstances, how can the Douglas men
claim a triumph in the recent Conventionf
and by what authority do they assert that
Indiana will cast her entire vote in the
Charleston Convention for the Senator
from Illinoisf She will do no such thing,
and those oyer-enthusiastic friends of the
Little Giant, will end. this out when per-
baps il is too late.
Jf Mr.. Douglas carries majority of the
delegates from this State, he may regard
himself a. peculiarly fortunate. We watch
ed the proceedings ofthe Democratic State
Convention with much interest, and if
there was one feature connected with it
more striking than an other, 1t was the de-
termination of the Administration men,
They seemed resolved to place the Doug
las men, at all tjses and on all occasions,
"on the record" SO that, when the time
comes they may punish them for their her
estes Mr.. Douglas is about as of
the united Democratic vote of the Indiana
delegation in the Charleston Convention.
as he lsof getting the nominate IN of that
convention-neither OF WHICH will he ever
get