Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-09-19
From the Old Line Guard. (Dcm.)
Dougiasites afraid to Meet the

We .invite attention TO the following cor
respondence between the several candid
ates for Congress ia the Seventh (Terre .
Haute) district, in this State 1t will be I
seen, that the Douglas candidate for Con /
gress ID. W. Voorbees) has refused to di- 4
vide his time with the BREcKIERIDGE can
didate (Jsmes A. Scott) in the Joint discus /
sion now going on between the former gen.
ueman and the Republican, candidate IT.
h. Nelson) in that district. We could /
scarcely believe that Mr.. Voorhees, would
have been guilty of such selfish and con.
iracied conduct towards such an honorable
and gentlemanly opponent as Mr.. Scott, if
the evidence was not before us. He Ger
tainly would not have manifested such an
illiberal spirit six short months ago, when
he was acting cordially with TIVE true De
mocracy. But since he deserted his old
friends, and become a Douglas man, he
has strangely altered both politically and
personally. he, one OF the most eloquent
orators In the countr, capable of making
/ wrong TO appear right. and right TO seem
toToR9, IL any man can do it-even he j.
afraid To meet. face TO face. an advocate of
the true principles Of the Constitution.
before The People, or to encounter an adver-
sary who Is competent to show to them the
difference between Douglssism and sound
Democracy! What else hut fear-whsi else
but apprehension that ID ,uglasism can not
stand a comparison with the doctrines of
BRScEINRIDGE-could have Influenced Sir.
Voorhees, to refuse. to a friend of the great
Kentucky Statesman, boon which he
granted to an advocate of Republicani-mf
DIR. VOORHEES, gives as reason, for refu
sing to allow Mr.. Scntt chance TO be
heard, that the arrar gements made by him
and Mr.. Nelson have been published. How
easy was it for Mr.. Voorhees, To GO TO the
publishers Of the paper where resides
aud have the name Of Mr. Scott inserted
along with his name and Mr.. Nelson 81 -
How easy was II for his home paper to re-
c quest other journals in his district TO do
Ilkewisel IL was only the work of min.
ute. He very resdily agreed to divide his
time with the Republican candIdaie-be
cause he had nothing TO fear from him -
n But he was afraid if he divided his time
4 with the BREcKIsLIpGE candidate, that he
hOuse might be divided also He feared the
light " hich Mr.. Scott would throw out on
the question now at issue between him and
n his old political friends. He feared th.
/, .teef It would have on all true Democrats
/, at oil the meetings which he and Mr.
Scott might address. He feared that STAN
pedes " ould take place, at all OF them, anc
% Sh"s "Sf t'AS DOuBidss WOuiu soon De lei
q, alone in bis glory. And when such an or
, aior as VOOrhees-such an advocate 70
d "Squatter Sovereignty" as he nop is
d shakes 10 his knees, nho among the Doug.
lasites can long stand fru.l We dou'
wonder that smaller lights than Voorhee
Re have acted in the same way with tn
n BaEcKIsRIpeE speakers in other districts
when he trembles. 1t is almost impossible
Tor the friends Of the great Kentucky states
- man to get the Douglas orators to divid
e the time with them anywhere. They ar
1t all afraid "to face the music" which on
| speakers have in store for them. Douglas
: ties not only refuse to give them chsnc
n to be heard, but they pull down aud de
re stroy the bills announcing that our orator
10 are coming TO speak on their own hook i
behalf Of Constitutional sovereignty, Stat
'e equality, and the perpetuity OF the Uuior
N This has been done at Evansville, Madi
!, son, and other places, to prevent the PEG
pie from assembling 10 hear Bright, Fitcl
u Eckels and other true Democrats But th
truth toiH out, spite of all that can be don
to check its progress.