Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-08-08
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On the adoption Of the resolutions pro-
posing joint electoral ticket, DR.. Fitch
was called out. He said that be had been
informed that few days before he had
heen read out of the Democratic party ly
a young man Of more brogue than brains.
cloud laughter) He had travelled the old
Democratic road to long to need to hear
jackass bray by the wayside TO show it TO
him. daughter Without further pre-.
face he went into discussion OF the regu-
lariiy Of Douglass nomination. lie said
he wanted to lack little at that "rPgular-
ity" about which so much was said. The
New York delegation, about whose right
in the Convention there was much doubt.
ruled the whole body. Sometimes it knew
its own mind, and then the Convention
went on promptly. Sometimes it didn't,
and then the Convention halted. The del.
egation went out TO consult and drink,
Qaughter) and then they varied the per
formance by going out TO drink and con-
suit. Continued laughter )-Tbey were
such men as one would think could be
gathered at Sing Sing and Auburn, or JET
fersonville in our own State. They were
I olitical gamblers, Douglasism was their
faro, aud George Sanders their deater
daughter Their political feelings we're
| like q thermometer, and raised with the
spirits they had taken-Ifthey had swal
lowed enough to feel jolly, they stood fast
for Douglas. II they had sobered down
enough to appreciate their condition. they
be gan to show sigrs Of breaking their un'
holy pledges TO Douglas. Their devotion
to him kept exact pace with the color on
tie nose Of their leader, Peter Cagger
cloud laughter.) lfthst blnEed out strong
ly they we're warm for Douglas. II thai
faded they thought OF backing out. And
the Convention that nominated Donglai
was ruled by this vascillstiDg delegation
He then dssected the elements of the two
Conventions, and their action, showing
the Democratic preponderance in the States
represented in the Breckenridge Conven
tion, and the impossibilty of carrying any
of the States that voted for Douglas TO
him or any other Democrat. He declared
as did Mr. Bright, that neither nomination
was regular and Democrats were at liber
ty to support which ever they pleased. II,
said his hostility 10 Douglas was not
: personal one, though that gentleman haC
voted to exclude hin and his colleagu
from the Senate 10 favor OF one straigh
Republican and one polifieaf mule (lou'
r laugbter.) As to the Vice Presidency. b
said the Douglas Convention had nomins
! ted Mr.. Fitzpatrick, but that gentlemal
b would not have il, and would not supper
{ Douglas (cheers )-Then the Douglas Ma
tionsl Committee. dozen or so of joll
gentlemen, got together bottle 10 hand q
the National Hotel aud notified the publ
that there was Vice Presidential nomiu
alton lying about loose somewhere (laugh
er,) and they wanted somebody to take j
At last they pitched on Mr.. johnson {
;. Georgia, who had himself introduced rei
. olutiops in the Georgia State ConventiO
f. instructing against the very platform o
u which his nomin alton was placrd (cheer,
He next took up and reviewed Mr.. DouI
le lass record, and his association with R
lie publcans. aud made some most bitter al
~ savage thrus.s at the Little Giant" VIII
- he said, borrcwed-it wouldn't do for
At Senator to say Of brotbe- Senator that
u, stoie--hs popular sovereignty doctrine
!. was Cass's doctrine. and Douglas found
a full grown finely made man. but chan
h ed il to knock -kueed, club footed. hun
e, backed monster cloud lsughtsr) wss
:. . sorry We have not space to report more Fl
On " his remarks. He was vocifereusly q