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

nrnor. tho had carried the flag Of Free .
Kansas aud Protective Tariff in Pcan- 1
sylyanIa In sc. j. perfectly astounded Al
the presumption OF the squatt>r sovereigns.
in attempting 10 exercise such aneonstifu- 4
tional power. And now. after squatser
sovereignty has been exposed To b., a cheat
and fraud. and Was 50 intended from the
yet there are those. who clam
10 be Democrats par excellence. who profess
10 believe, that the frecmen Of this country
can be twice cheated and defrauded by the
same means. and twice laughed at, dcrided
aud censured by those who practiced the
deception upon them. Have not the pre-
dietions Of the Republicans in SO been
verifiedl Did we not warn you Of the dis
asirous consequences Of departing from the
faithr Did We not tell you thai squa;fer
sovereignty was mere temporary expedi-
ent 10 deiude, deceive and betray. and that
the leaders Of the Democracy, by the repeal
ofihc Missouri Compromise and the cxten-
sion of the constitution over the territory,
intended to follow il up by reaserting the
ultraisms Of John c. Calhoun. which Al the
time were spurncd by the senate and by
the American people a. monsrousl Look
for one moment 10 the creed Of Calhoun and
compare II with that of the Democracy 81
60 day. assert that the leader. of the
Democratic party are regularly following
Up, step by step, a the years roll on. the
pathway Of that great apostle Of slavery ex-
tension, as ever onward he -swept in his
coarse TO sectionalism and disunion. The
stages Of rest which be made, ihey make.
his points Of reckoning and depart ure they
faithfully note and follow. and the specious
and subtle arguments which were coined
by has fertile brain, IA support IL his radi-
cal and revolutionary schemes, become
from time 10 time, standard authority for
the Democracy, and are even adopted as
fundamental in their creed just note
them. On Friday. "hangman's day." the
18th Of Feb. ~ Mr.. Calhoun introduced
into the Senate Of the United States a series
Of resolutions 10 the effect that Congress had
no right 10 so legislaie a. To exclude slavery
from the territories. that such legislation
would be IN derogaiion Of the equality Of
the States and tend directly to subvert the
F Union.
These resolutions at the time were de
n0unced as "firebrand +" They were .ths
first OF their kind" in the history OF the
government, contrary TO ITS well settled
practice and characterized az nullifca.
ton. The Democracy were not ready Cor
that departure, not prepared TO say that
what the government had uniformly been
doing Tor sixty years. was in violation ol
the Constitution That would be To brand
a. "perlurers" all the earlier President.
aud members OF Congress, aud this they
dared not do. Mr.. Calhoun followed up
these resolutions with letter Which has
become part Of the history OF the country
IN which he declares his intention ito
iorce The issue on the North" Shortly az
Ter THIS he took an advance step. asserting
mat the Constitution with its overriding
control extended over the territories
overriding all the anti slavery laws which
u iound there aud planting the institution
there under It's own wing aud maintaining
~ beyond the power of eradication either
oy Congress or the people Of the territory.
"hiie his lips were quivering with hi.
last dogma. he departed from earth. The
flowers had not bloomed over his grave be
lore the Democracy marched up 10 the
hrebrand' resolutions. took their stand
upon them. but their heads grew giddy and
their countenances assumed the pallor o.
death a. they contemplated the fearful lear
To the next resting place. Time rolls on
the leaders are active in preparing the pub
lie mind for the grand CONTAMINATION o
the highest hopes OF the slave power. tot
the practical realization OF a theory inyen
ted by the feyered brain II a giant disuoi
oni.t, and To day we behold the Democratic
party not only fully up TO the last dogm,
Of the dying Calhoun, but far in adysnc,
Of him. claiming that II j. the duty Of ever,
department Of the government 10 activel,
engage IN the work Of protection And ~
the Democratic party proper. have thu,
planted themselves upon the most ultrl
ground ever assumed by Calhoun, the lead
ers OF the Douglas faction like camp fol
lowers, are scattered along between tn,
"hrebrand" resolutions and the established
party faith. some fully up TO IL, some hal
way, some for mon Intervention" becaus,
Is nullifies the law against the slave trad,
and gives them chance TO steal snigg.rs
from Africa, some for "sguatier sovereign
ty" because they weuld rather obtain vote,
10y cheating than fair means, some good
god. good devil according 10 the peculiar
surroundings Of the locality ia which It i,
their unfortunate condition 10 be, hut al
Ia the end ifthey hold out faithful destined
for the same disunion port. where the fierc.
howl OF sectlonsism aud the black flag O
slavery welcome their entrance. And how
piaus'b the argument used to quiet tn.
fears Of the people and lall them to repose
How insinusting its advocates while steal
ing away inch by inch their liberties and
binding them hand and foot TO be otfere,
} up a. sacrifice TO one OF the most despi
, cable aristocracies which ever m scd man
} kind All. lay they. with the bland smil,
OF the seducer. II - SIMPLY he doctrine o
the equality OF States. equality Of rights
which we ek 10 establish: surely YOU r.
gard your Southren br thren a. your ecu.
aud would not humliaie him by renderin.
him unequal TO you in the ENJOYMENT o
nights IN our common territories. purchased
by the common treasury Equality o
} Staiesi "Oh liberty what crimes are com
mItted IN thy namel" This very equslii,
u IN fact the most Illuminating inequality
and it, advocate Who iasidiou-ly appea
10 the ffeemen OF the free States To approy,
u. are asking them 10 submissively bow
their necks 10 the yoke. TO grant TO thei
Southern brethren rights which at one,
make the freemen Of the North unequa
aud which robs free labor Of its btrthrtrht
Not only this. they ask the freemen Of tn.
nation to repudiate the idea that slavery i,
purely the creature Of positive. local enact
ment, 10 treat slave property a horse prop
erty. notw outstanding our Fathers regarded
u a. 30 PECULIAR that IT required posiuvs
law TO maintain It's existence. Aud still
more. While by this very doctrine Of equal
ny they seek To propa ate aod extend sla
very aud for that purpose place the negro
upon the same footing with northern cattle
they hold on with b oks of steel 10 that
provision OF the constitution which counts
i've slaves equal to three freesnen ia repre-
sentative "a The National Congress. lfyou
should ask them 10 blot out that provision
aud let the negro stand upon the broad
platform ofequaliiy with the OK. and there
by silence their t~eniy -four slave repre-
sentation members IN Congress. they would
tell you never. All. he - mere property n
enslaying free territory and the multiplica.
ton II slave States. BAT for other purposes
po~et IA the national Congress. and thus
they would use the negro az mere OK prop
erty 20 help them % Increased political
power aud then WELD that power 10 the
detriment Of the very people they DOW ask
. 10 endorse their subtle scheme Of equality
by which IL = 10 be accomplished | say
70 my Southern brother 70 lnto our nation.
al territories. take With you every specie.
Of property which take or claim the right
10 take. 20 there IN fact my equal, 10 enjoy
all the rights which I claim TO enjoy and
ve~ill dsell together a. brethren. Bot
do MT rDe with rights additional and
superior, The right 20 axe With you 10 tbr
Common Territories The p~coitaf urooeffx