Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-08-15
WHOLE NO. 935.


Democracy.
Four years ago the Denoeratie party
vent into the battle far the Presidency
upon the Ciscinsati platform That plat
form vas Of itself cheat anl swindle.
admitting and being interpreted differently
IN the t~o sections Of the country. The
party then unIted upon a eAesf aud acted
hsrmonisusly together. After President
Buchanan vu elected nd the policy Of hls
Administration .ss bsgioniag 70 assume
shape. Il vas discovered that Il would be
dihieolt TO meet The Interpretation given Of
the Cincinnati platform BY Southern. and
a. the same time sceonmodsle the views
entertained ofths, instrument. By Northern
Democrats. whea the leaders of the party
met st Wsshington add looked each other
full ia the face. they found. that. although
they had p sctieei fraud upon the people.
IL "a. more dinicnit for them 10 deceive
each other
10 relation 20 the aovsrnmsnt Of the
territories and the ~ xht OF the e-is.ehold~r-
TO take their slave. into the SANE. he
northsra ssd .osthsrn wing. ofthr Dsnoe-
rsey took issas The President vent wifh
the South. sud .Asd that slavery sxi-tsd -
Kansas and Nebraska ss perfectly s II
did ia Georgia Mr. Douglas pretended 10
battle this doetriss with his fiction II Pop
alAr Soveseixnty. and southern men rs.t-
tsd II Tkss divided in sentiment. the
Democrats party went into = astissal
Conseation, qasrrslsd. broke ssaEder. fsll
into frygmsnts and dissolved. never sgsin
70 be united. All over the coantry for The
last two three years rnsn had take"
sides. They were for the Admini.tration
or they vere Tor Mr.. pauglas- They we're
Popular Sovereignty Democrats or they
we're Administrator Democrats The line
vas distinctly drawn. Dcagla- sustained
the Supreme Court ia ia Dfed Scott dscs
sion. and Al the sane time advocated his
deetrins Of Popular aud sqastisr so"sr
sgnty. The one decided that The slave
holder had the constitutional right To take
HE slaves into the public domsin. and the
other declared that the people. IN their
legislative capacity. could take away
from an American eitirsn a risht gusraE-
lsed to him by the Federal Constitution -
Tbs hupbugry Of the positions assumed
BY Mr.. Do0glss therefore, became spps
rent and The supporters Of the Admins
tratioa became more jealous 10 their cause.
The Admipisustioa men were more con
sistsnt. more true TO themselves. more
logical aud more hosss. The Douglas
wing became at last. What II 70 nov. mere
man rshipper.-msgniheent admirers Of
nsa whose coat tail IL very close TO the
ground. They cling Practically TO the for
tunes Of dsmagogas ssd thsy are about
to receive msritsd reward.
No honest man could have been eonsei.
sntiossly an Administration Democrat
and then become a DougIasits. and no
sincere Douglas Democrat could ever be
come . supporter of tie Administration. =
Although the doctrine Of Popular Sover-
eighty when coupled with an aequisseeace
In the dictum snuneiatsd hy the Supreme
Court IN the Dred Scott case. is az unmanly
humbug. still. To say for ooe moment. that
the right OF the STAKEHOLDER 10 take hi.
slaves into free territory could IN any par
tieslsr be ,stsrfered with. vas so opposite
to the opinions entertained by Southern
pro-slsvery Democrats. that the gulf be-
tween them wss absolutely impas-able.
and none but an anserupulous political
vaultsr could ever leap ~. Hence the tvo
wings met NJ Charleston and Baltimore.
looked each other in the face. .narled aud
snapped. grovlsd and foughs aud divided
on Mason and Dixon's line. Administra-
tion Democrats and Adminisiration office
holders. Who were honest aud true to the
principles they had advocated. Who were
honest and true 10 the friendships they
had professed-~ho were honest and true
TO themselves aud those Who had been and
vere then their patrons although living IN
the North. elung honestly and tfaiy TO The
fortunes of the Administration Many whe
are moved without thought. act without
consideration or are impsllsd by motives
purely seI6sL followed the hufsa Of the
crowd and Mr.. Douglas. Many Who de-
slred place above all ihings else. len thu
Admin,stratios ranks. sacrificed thea
principles asd advocated a humbss. VIII
the prosouadsst sincerity they changes
FROM the sdvocscy Of that ell men -il
ever regard doetrsnai. to the ssPeassi o
What the laughing world vill alwsss de-
ssm,asts. 90 . eannsng aumhag-