The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1861-11-21


IL New York they have What 70 called mo
"A baiy Regency" junto OF professional
politicians. o.U5E hclde4-. iobbyisfs. &c-. &c.
Who have for long series OF years attemp
I'D - rule the Democrats party Of that
STATE. whieh they generally did ill they sue
cesded 10 bringing il 20 ruin. AT times the |
Democracy would try 20 shake OF this incu- |
bus. which weighed down the energies OF the
party, but those who had ruled so long were
10th 70 give up their power. and generally
managed alter brie exile. 70 get back in
10 their old positions as managers and dicta-
| tors general. The Democracy OF New York
we're once proud and triumphant party. but
under the rule Of the central despotism. the
Albany Regency" the party has now
l,iwindled down 20 an Uncomfortable minority.
A lev weeks ago they met In Convention
| and nominated their candidates, who have
just been defeated. we are panied 70 say. by
a hundred thousand votes or more. This
antoward result has been brought about BY
the course Of the Albany Regency. who IL
sisted upon putting through the Convention
lot OF resolutions which lacked much OF
coming up 10 the standard OF patriotism de-
manced by the times. The candidates nomi-
mated were, We believe. entirely unobjecton-
/ | able. They were able. popular. and patrio-
| tic They at once saw the mistake commit
ted BIZ the Convention which nominated
I, them. and endeavored TO rectify il in an ad-
D dress over their own signatures repuciating Il
+. md avowing themselves in favor of yigor-
Qua war for the suppression OF the rebellion.
{ But IL MAS too late. The people held the
& innocent candidates responsible for the acts
4 of the guilty Regency" and the result has
!. teen As Ne have stated-their defeat by a
hundred thousand majority.
1.-THE Democracy OF Indiana would escape
Q the unhappy fate of their brethren Of New
!, York. they must avid their errors. II i
n 4 evident 10 the most clreiess observer thai
we allow a central despotism 90 lord ]
: over the Democratic party. that the masses
T. of the people will soon become tired snd dis
:. -usted. and careless about electi0nsl Th'
candidates nominated IN Convention may b'
4 entirely unobjectionable. but it will % iOuns
n impossible to disconnect them. in the mind
II Of the people. from the cliques who contro
the party machinery, and who. there Is reasJ'
T. 70 fear, will control them after their election
- In the matter OF State Convention. tn
I. wishes OF large majority OF the Democrats
q party Of Indiana have received no considera
ton whsteyer az the hands OF the Contra
c Committee. IL has been determined 20 rid
D. rough shod over thousands OF as good Demo
10 rats As there are within the State--to tore
\ them into Convention at an unpropition
= season, or else compel them TO go unrepre
III .ented For ourselves we have no more in
terest in the matter than the humblest Dem
a. .crat in Southern Indiana. We are conten
= 10 follow our calling without asking Office
But when we see pretended leaders pilotin
the old ship among the breakers we deem
&c our duty To speak out as from the masthead
even though we are but 4 common seaman !
he craft in which oil are embarked Ne
N Albany Ledger.