The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1861-04-29
''>orthern Democrats Standing by the
Southern People will not be held

s'>ortheFn Democrats Standing by the
Southern People will not be held
Responsible for f.incoiin's Acts.-
The above purports 10 be message from
Montgomery. Alabama, addressed TO the
Democratic party OF the North, Another
message, said 10 have emanated directly from
the head Of the new Confederacy. i 20 the
puu,ort thai. in the invasion of the North
which was speedily 10 follow. Northern Dem.
ocrats would be treated as friends and be
protected. These carnations. IL real show
how widespread the MISREPRESENTATION is
throughout the South OF the true feelings Of
that portion Of the people Of the North who
compose the Democratic party So FAR as our
knowledge extends in this State, there Is not
man who stood firm in the ranks of that
party during the last election who will fsltsr
moment Ia sustaining the integrity Of the
government, la maintaining the flag of the
Union at all hazards and undar all circum-
stances. If the Southern people lad proved
"a true to the North a. the Northern Demo
cracy have 10 them, instead of Mar and blood
shed and dcsolatio,. We should now have
peace aud harmony and good feeling throuh-
out the land IL i painful 10 be compelled
20 say that, whatever evils beiall the Southern
people, they must attribute them 10 the want
of good faith Oh the part of their Leaders 10
tie Democracy OF the North. Then leaders
not only deceived the masses TO the con
sequences which they intended should follow
from the disruption of the party at Charles
ton, but il would seem as though they still
kept up the deception by tiattering the people
the South that there we're thousands here
Who sanctioned the revolution winch has
been inaugurated for the purpose OF over
throwing the government Of the Union II i
passing strange that such delusi, ! should
exist anywhere Among any class out suol
opinions can not he honestly entertained bs
the leaders of the South
With al their eloquence-pith al the
patronage of Mr. BuchaRsns administration
--ihey induced less than a thousand 10 desert
from the ranks Of the party in this State out
I OF the ents thousand Democratic voters
+ Can they expect 10 induce more men TO be
tray their country than they could 20 desert
! the party. IL 50, the result will prove that
T they know nothing of the Democracy Of the
North. While the Northern Democracy
have ever stood, and will ever stand, as firm
+ ~ by and maintain the rights guaranteed 10
the Southern people by the Constitution as
they will those guaranteed TO themselves,
3 there i not. in opinion, one single true
Democrat in Michigan Who will not stand bv
the Union They believe il must be main
tanned, or that anarchy will reign throughout
the land
4 We are led to these remarks, because we
feel that il Is full time the seeded States
should not fall into the error fatal to them
solves that they have any supporters in the
Democratic party in the course they are now
pursuing. We have stood firmly for their
rights, and been stricken down ss patty a.
home, and then, while PROSTATE in the dust,
We have seen the south, for whom we have
suffered. desert MS, and Yet stand firm. and
ready as ever 90 miintain their rights under the
constitution. But while we say this. they should
understand that the whole North will stand
as one man against all attempts to overthrow
the Government, let those attempts come from
whatever quarter they may.-DefroI Free
Press