The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1861-07-18


al recollect how quickly and ssernly "Old
Hickory pat his foot upon this monster and
crushed the life out OF Il lie told South
Carolina that armed resistance 20 the Law
~ss freason. and acted accordingly. main
tanning the authority of the Government ia
spite Of her opposition. III South Carolina
isd then sncceeded. the Union would have
been AZ aR end, but having failed. ard sgll
cheriShine the design 10 destroy IL At some
subsequent time-some more favorable sea
son--she laid her plans adroitiy. at the very
momel. OF her apparent scquiescence. She
passed an act declaring that all her citizens
owed their nra allegiance 20 the State. and
requiring that all her officers should be 80
sworn. Tho evident purpose of this VAS 70
make the interests Of the Union subordinate
10 those Of the State-so as 20 encourage
dislike Of the Union. Such has been it, ef
fecs-fsr the people of south Carolina have
been educated to be disunonists.
When they failed In 1929 Ia dissolve
the Union. their great leader. Mr.. Calhoun
told them that they could not do 80 upon the
tariff question. because the sugar interest of
Louisiana would prevent the Southern States
from being united. They then dropped the
controversy about the tariff and prepared TO
make il upon another and new question-that
I of slarerg Mr. Calhoun theory was 10
/ '.loree" this question upon The North. A. he
himself declared The object Was 10 excite
an ant slavery feeling in the North-then 10
represent that il was dangerous TO slave
property. and thus consolidate the South, and
bring on. ultimately, Just what We see now.
collision between the sections or a peacea
bic dissolution of the Union. From that
time. the politicians who have acted in sym
pathy with this movement. have talked alto
ge,her about the rights Of the States and seem
To have supposed that there is no such thing
a. the rights Of N, Union.
AZ the time South Carolina began 10
force the slavery question upon the North.
We had. in this part of the country. no ex-
citement whatever about slavery. But her
plans were 50 cUnningly laid as 10 bring Va
all finally into the strife. She commenced
by arresting the colored seamen ON board OF
Yankee steamers and putting them in prison,
under pretence that ihev would induce her
slaves 60 run away. Massachusetts, com
planned of this. and sent an agent 10 South
Carolina merely 10 request that the constitu
tionality of her Law should be submitted 70
the courts But she refused. and drove the
agent of Massachusetts, out of the State-and
then insisted that the controversy she hac
thus begun Was between the Norfh and
South aud chat the North vas ell abolition
lied > IL il this false camor which has don,
the mischief, having been so long repeIte,
in the South that thousands Of honest people
there religiously believe il.
Throughout the subsequent mutations o
party. the South Carolina politicians have n
, ken care to act OF " With those who, for tn
, time being have given laid and comfort L
, theiT theory of government. They made tn
Democratic party subseryient u their end
upon the question of annexing Texas, an
the other questions growing out of it--and i
ls5G went into the National Democratic Con
vention. at Cincinnati, with power enough I
shape its platform they pleased. The
! got into il the Virginia and Kentucky resou
> tons of lsSS-not by publishing them ;
a that the people could read and understan
them. but simply nv general words OF reicl
ence. a. follows:
THAT tie Democratic party will faithful
abide by and uphold. the principles laid dow
in the kentucky and Virginia resolutions {
ls9~ and In the report OF Mr. Madison - Oh
4. Virginia legislature. in 1893: that il ADOPT
! those principles n constituting one of oh
main foundations OF it, political creed and
resolved 10 carry them cat in their obyiot
D meaning and import
: Now, how many are there. asked Col. /
: amongst all the Democrats in sullivan cour
3 ~ who have ever seen or read these keI
, lucky aud Virginia resolutions and Mr.. MAJ
I son's report He doubted very much whetl
, CT single cop, Of them could be found
the county and vet every Democrat IN Oh
country had pledged himself 10 stand by the
doctrine n the .-nain foundation" of d.
mocracy He had already explained wis
these resolutions were. and he knew the ID,
mocracy of sullivan well enough IN kno
: that ii there were any RHiltft1s amanr
2 them at all they were very few IA humble
The great body of them were Union men a.
cording-to the theor, of Jackson's proclaim.
: ton. Yet they had been duped and decei'
D ell BY this Cincinnati platform, and these VI
D GINA and Kentucky resolutions which ha
been put into il by tho politicians. 70 cate
4 the southern vote for Mr. buchanan Tn.
p cOnv ension had in It two hundred AMI thirt'
d i've Southern men. without the consent
whom no nomination could have been mad
4 Nearly all of them are now taking part in ii
= rebellion against the Government and il
very evident that their object was. in getiin
n the Northern Democracy committed 20 the
r States RiqhfS theory. To carry the party 90 j
destruction But tibet they cared nothin
about provided a. the same time, they coul
= destroy the Union Aud this sou VII 4
i. conclude. ii yon will read over their name
. and see "a their head = W. Pickens N
q present Governor Of the Kingdom ct soui
> Carolina. - j. b. FLOYD late Secresar, OF Wa
{ Jacob Thompson. late Secretary of the Int
: rior. anil divers other who sre les conSlsc'
Gus though equally Jealous IN the san
\ work.
: Col Thompson said he did not prefer
j that the Norsir ,sas altogether fanlfless ia a
! that had been drae while these things has
: been in progress. He had frequently foun
fault with the North as well a. the Sontl
r and had nothing Of what he had heretofor
> said on the suhiees a. recall. The gres
, fault Of the country hal been that ever
thing hail been given up 20 party. and part
> platforms were raised above the Constitution
, IL the country i Ia he saved. these platform
must be flung 70 the dog They ara. on
made 10 catch votes ami the man who cs
Z do that the best. i the most esteemed by h
| party. They are drawn NJ IN LAWYERS OF
, ces. Clerks offices, Auditors Offices and
: private roomS and the people know nothin
, Of them tili they are drawn cut OF some pol
r tician'- poke; in public meeting, read one
and ,as-ed without the slightest opportunit
n know what they mean. An instance
thi~ kinsl of practice occurred here. st TIN
very spot. only on Monday last 1T what
called Democratic meeting preamble an
> several resolutions offered and. On
report SAYS. unanimously adopted. EXPIRE.
sive Of the sense OF the people here in refer
. ence t. the present posture Of Affairs. Tn
r first resolution j. a. follows
Rssolred. That v lille We dis pprovc Of Oh
o actiou Of the seeded States in Withdraw in
from the 4 nio.. a. unwise iropolific and mr..