Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-08-15
Judge EckIcr Snecch.

We have waited until this morning
without saying anything in relation to the
speech that Judge Eckles made in this city,
last Friday. Judge Eckles has always been
one of the most active aud able Democrats
in this district, and we thought we would
remain silent and see what notice the Dem
ocratic paper at this point, would make
Of his effort. We waited, aud Mr Cookery
himself has not condescended TO even no.
tics that the Judge spoke at all. but the
local Of his paper gives the following no
tice of the speech:
"JuDsE EoKIEs' SPEECH Judge Eckles,
the Breckenridge elector, made speech at
the Court House in this city Ia a small as
sembly of citizens, composed of about
seventy five Republicans and fifteen Dem
Gratis III the prominent Republicans
were present, and they took good care 10
applaud the Judge on every possible occa-
sion. The Mormon Judge made no eou-
vsrts here, and Breckinridge's Democratic
strength stands, as formerly, at these fig
ures-000, 0O0"
There was IA studied and determined eff.
fort on part Of the Douglas leaders
in this city. to prevent the rank and file
Of The Democracy from hearing Judge
Eckles. They did all they could to keep
Democrats from going to the Court House
at the time be Was TO speak, still there
were a very respectable number present.
The leaders feared the damaging effect his
logical arguments would have upon the
baseless prospects of the Little Giant, and
the turn coat Voorhees,. What respect
should an intelligent man have for party
or faction of men who dare not meet in
open debate, an opponent. Truth fears
nothing from investigation, but error
shuns the light and shriuks from manly
discussion. What kind of men must these
Douglas Democrats be, who are so blinded
by party fealty that they shut their eyes
TO all the surroundings-shut their ears to
the true state of the case-refuse to hear
Observation-Disclosures speak-obey their
partisan leaders-close their eyes to polit
zeal daylight. and Ego il blind" what
kind OF men must they be?
Judge Eckles' audience on last Friday,
was respectable, both as to numbers aud |
meH. How many Republicsps and how
many Democrats were present we do not
know, but the Court room was about full. |
His speech was by far the ablest, the most
intellectual aud the most logical effort we
have heard from any Democrat during the
present campaIgo. He spoke from the
record, and took The very boots, coat and
hat off Of the pigmy form of Stephen A
dc held the Little Giant up ia his true
political colors. and said that If Mr.. Doug
as was the regular nominee of the Demo
.rstic party, be was regular in only one
hing. and that was regular raseality -
lie told the Douglasites that the friends of
3reekinridge and Lane were into this fight
o theend That Il was no child's play with
hem. and although you might now where
yer you could find patch Of dog fennel ,
md smart weed, shake from it Douglas {
Democrat, yet when the true Democracy ,
we're fully understood, the friends Of the 1
'igmy Giant would be much diminished.
dr Eckles spoke in high terms Of Mr..
as a Democrat, aud Joe Lane
: hero and On honest man. :
Although we have no sympathy with '
bis breckenridge movemet. still truth com.
els US to say, that were you to take all the :
Democratic speeches that have been made a
D this city during the last six months, and a
oil then down together, and they would J,
OF then make one possessing 1.-THE Of the o
oility which characterized the effort of n
1dge Eckles.
II matters to US but little how mauy
reckinridge ssd Joe Lane Democrats II