The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-08-03
Then and Now,

cnlIIS, III a lutte dlLdck we nave naQ OF
this provoking maladv, by glancing over
some old newspaper files. We have seen
much matter to amuse and instruct, and
some that has excited profound wonder.
The Democratic party, it Is we'll known,
was in 1889 very warmly disposed to-
ward the ultra Free Sellers In fact the
party was a free soil-an abolition party
then, if the Republican is now, as charged
by its opponents In looking over an old
file of the State Sentinel, the Democratic
State organ, conducted by the Chapmans.
we have been particularly struck and much
amused lin view of the charges of g aboli-
tionism preferred now by the Democracy
against the Republicans) at the open and
avowed sympathy and brotherhood between
the Democracy and Free Sellers Tor h" Abo-
iitionists ~. We here have specimen of
the frequent evidences of the cooperation
between the two parties, to be found in the
Democratic newspapers of that period.
Read the following official notice published
in the Democratic organ of August %, 1849:
d" CONVENTION. There will be a Conven-
tion of the Democratic and Free Soil parties
of Hamilton county, in Noblesvile, on Sat-
urday, the 8th day of September next, for
the purpose of forming more perfect union
of the two parties. All the Democrats and
Free Soilers of the county are requested to
attend.
MANY VoTERs OF BoTH PARTIES
August %, l849."
"For the purpose of forming a more per-
8 Al
enough for the Sentinel and its party to be
advocating the claims of James II. Cravens,
the Free Soil candidate for Governor; it was
not enough for the same paper and its party
! to recommend fusion of the Democrats and
! Free Sellers in the Richmond District for
the purpose of electing George W. Julian
to Congress over Sam'l. W. Parker, the
Whig candidate, which was done in that
manner-but the alliance must be cemented
/ by {" a more perfect union"
1t was about the same time that Salmon
p. Chase was elected to the United States
Senate by union in the Ohio Legislature
between the Democrats and Free Soiers;
and now these same democrats" are abus-
| ing Mr.. Chase and the party with which he
acts as "Abolitionists" Charles Sumner,
who has incurred and is now receiving on
! his devoted head the contents of the whole
! seven vials of wrath of the Locofoco
I party, was elected to the L. S. Senate
| through coalition OF Democrats and Free
Soilers, during the same period of co-opera-
ton.
/ Let us now see, as matter of curiosity, the
opinion of the Democratic Governor of our
| State (Whitcomb) on the subject of slave
ry and see how it tallies with modern De-
mocracy.
In his annual message to the Legislature,
in December, l848, Gov. w. says:
:" The acquisition of this Territory (that
acquired from Mexico has given rise to Il
question that is now occupying too large a
space in the public mind to be passed over
in silence. Its division into separate gov
ernmeutS and the establishment of the ne
cessary organic laws, must occupy the
early attention cf Congress, and the ques-
| ton is snail this Territory hereafter be free
or slave Territory?
{" This Territory has come TO US free-it
! is now free, and in my opinionit should re-
main free, and that every constitutional and
| legal means should be adopted. to continue
! it free"
The Legislature was largely Democratic.
In answer to the recommendation of the
/ Governor, the following joint resolution was
introduced in the House, hurried through
the several stages of legislation, and passed
by vote of 40 to 35. In the Senate it
passed to a third reading by vote of 20 to
8, and on its final passage, so nearly unani-
nous was that body, that the yeas and nays
were not ordered. The resolution was as
follows:
"Be 1t enacted by the General assembly
of the State Of Indiana, That our Sena-
tors be instructed, and our Representatives
in Congress be requested, so to cast their
votes and exert their influence, to have in
grated upon any law that may be passed
for the organization of the territory recent
ly acquired from Mexico a provision for
ever excluding from such territory slavery
| and involuntary servitude, otherwise than
in punishment of crimes whereof the party
has been duly convicted
Pending this question, Gov. Whitcomb
had been elected to the Z. S. Senate, and
the Lieutenant Governor, Paris G. Dun
ming, had succeeded to the executive chair.
Now this Paris C. Dunning is the individual
who is announced with great flourish of
trumpets to speak in this City and in Union
Township this week. He still pretends to
be g Democrat He, too, had his say on
the vexed question of slavery, and he " talk
ed 4ht out in meeting" like his " illus
trious predecessor" Tomorrow morning
We shall give our readers his opinions at
that eventful period.
"a" Judge Deana R. Eckles one of the
Breckenridge and Lane Electors at large,
has list of appointments published already.
They commence at Terre Haute on the the
10th. From there he goes to Carlisle, Vim