Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-09-26
RepubIicanism VS.. Democracy.

| A'O party uaS ever presented more suO-
lime spectacle than does the Republican
this very hour. Relying on the right OF
the doctrines it maintains, its leaders and
its men everywhere turn neither to the
right nor the left, but march steadily on
ward, forward and compact. While both
wings of the Democracy are making all
possible combinations. forming all possible
coalitions, uniting with old enemies aud
purchased friends, sacrificing principle
here and manhood there, going into the
political market place and Offering to be
sold to day and bidding for those who de
sire to be bought to morrow. resorting to
| all manner of devices and tricks to keep at
their disposal the spoils of Office the Re-
publican party, young and incorruptible,
seeks no entangliug alliances, but placing
its principles before the whole people, in
earnest sincerity asks all to join them. 1t
can not make any compromises. for princ-
Piles can not be compromised. Itcan not
combine with any set of men who differ
with it on principle. for principle is i'm
mutable. and can not be half way advoca-
ted aud half way opposed.
The Democratic party, as a party, has
no exponent Of its principles, IF IL has
any principles. Mr.. Douglas appears to rep
resent au idea called Popular Sovereignty,
which every sensible man knows is gla-
ring humbug. while Mr.. Breckiuridge is
the exponent of doctrines which northern
Democrats say are not Democratic. 1t has
no principles advocated by it as party, and
no man for whom it votes because he is the
advocate OF principle. The Douglas men
vote for him, because he is S. A. Douglas
the little Giant. the discoverer Of "a CRU ate
principle. The Breckinridge men support
him, mostly because they do not like Doug.
las, and they will stick to him because the
Little Giant sticks TO himself tits very
difficult to tell why a man is Democrat,
unless it be, because he won't be Repub-
lican. Certainly there are no affirmative
doctrines a Democrat advocates, and hav
ing no object 10 viow which he desires to
accomp ish, his effort appears to be only
to keep the Republicans from doing some
good. Having abandoned all hope of cleo.
ting Mr.. Douglas or Breckinridge. the
greatest effort Of leading Democrats DOW
seems to be to keep the Republicans from
electing Lincoln. Fearing that the people
may elect their President. the Democracy
House, where few denagogues may say,
who shall be President ofthe United States.
Like the dog in the manger, they will not
eat themselves nor let any. one else eat
They snarl at everybody and everything
and seem determined TO be mad anyhow
The Republicans have their avowed
principles aud they will cast their votes
for man who is the full representative OF
those principles They have an exponent
OF their principles in the person Of Aora-
ham Lincoln that will admit of no misrepi
reseutstion They are opposed to the ex-
tension OF slavery--opposed TO interfering
with IT where it legally exists aud opposed
to the Democratic doctrine which says, The
Federal Constitution carries human slavery
all over our vast public domain. The Re
publican party is opposed to this and so
is Mr.. Lincoln. The Republican party is
in favor of retrenchment and reform 10 the
expenditures Of the general government,
and 90 is Mr. Lincoln. The Republican
party is in favor ofappointing TO places Of
trust and profit only men who ars honest,
aud no IL Nr. Lincoln. The Republican
party favors. In all its intentions and ~
forts the la5oring classes, and as Abraham
Lincoln has always been one Of this class,
he favors II also f1ff I