The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1864-08-15

Ing pay from the bnltcd rtatcs Government
for helping 70 kilI rebels, and members Of
the treaonable order OF the o. a. X. Who
ere sworn 10 help rebels ia arms AID assss-
sinase Union soldiers; black. white, and tan.
al ali jambIed IN the widest contradiction.
While a certain class Of Democratic leaders
arc shouting themselves red in the lace aud
hoarse IN the throat over their loyalty, and
their determination that the war shall 20 on
until the rebellion il crushed beyond the
possibility OF resusctation. the Yalandig-
hams. the Dan Voorheeses and others Of
Ike TX, arc secretly ia negotiation with the
rebel leaders. and openly engaged ia exhort-
ing their followers 70 stand firm and consent
70 nothing which does not involve tho abaa-
Comment OF tais accused war.
And these antipodes make up what s cell
ed "a party. A party is supposed to con-
sist OF body Of men who agree upon some
thing &C. together. But the men who call
themselves Democrats agree upon nothing.
II their words Indicate anything Of tho sen
timenta Of their hearts. they are a. vide
apart IS tho North i from the South. II
they are honest. they sught TO hate each
other not lie down g.. the .asac political bed
n uublushing cohahition II AZ wbo eall
themselves Democrats ever 10 unite upon
common platform and sinsIe ticket mir
aclo viii be performed. o. sono men will
prove lhemsels 10 be most auaul tnaYcs
anil hypocrites
IN Amusing illustration OF the conflict
which RACES within the bosom at the Demoe.
racy has La, been presented An asaem-
blaze. called a Democratic meeting. has
inst heen held ia tho city OF Peoria. ia Cur
neighboriag State Of Illinois ID 8 under
stood that the gathering WA little more than
an outdoor collection 81 knights OF tho
Golden Circle. now called American Knights
The resolutions adopted correspond T. their
origin. containing merely a half disguised
declaration IN favor Of the Southern Confcd-
eraey. SO manifest i the kernel Of treason
contained in this Democratic shell that even
OUT contemporary. the Missouri Republican. il
alarmed at the audacity and crimiuslity Of
the thing. Hence We find 4 thus denounc-
ing the whole movement
Those who looked upon tho movement as
a disorganiziDg one have net been disapoint-
ed b the result. The originators Of the
meeting have efleetually played the conf
dcnee game upon such 81 those who attended
4 49,. a..
% the object expressed IN the call
much Of this platform will be checrfully
endorsed b. the Democracy mixed
with the true, there IS an amount OF false
doctrine to which they can never assent"
Zone OF the Peoria resolutions. referring 70
the Administration, recited IL has denied
10 sovereign States all constitutional riehts.
and thereby absolned Them from al ALLEGIANCE
This Is most execrablc doctrine. and the por.
ton We have italicized IS alike monstrous
whether taken as an independent statement
or "a an inference from the proceeding branch
Of the sentence
The resolution We have quoted will be
Interpreted "a a virtual recognition OF the Ia.
| depcndenc Of the Southern Conderacy, or
what amounts 20 the same, az an acknOwl-
edgment oIthe Acknowledgement OF the Union
We feei right sure that the Illinois Democ-
afcy are not prepared 70 acqu.esce IN this
any more than they are prepared % unquali-
hcdly denouucc a war IN which nearly every
family H. or has been. represented by the
brave aud gallant soldiers from that State
Conscientious Union men, no matter how
much they may deplore the grave offences OF
the Washington Government viii trample
such resolves under their feet aud all plat
forms made up of the like"
Thus spcakesh tho organ Of Democracy in
Missouri Now read what the leading or
gan Of the Illinois Democracy. the SPRING.
field STATE Register, SAYS on the same sub
sohiect
The Abolition prcss Is profoundly disap-
pointed over the action OF the Democratic
mass meeting at Peoria They had expect.
Cd. and confidently predicted. that the meet
INK would take ultra and radical grounds on
the issue OF peace that unconditional
peace" would be Internationally declared
Tor, aud that the speeches and resolutions
would prove Of character that they could
con>true into advocating disunion. aud en-.
dorsiog the right OF secession. Nothing Of
the kind will be found IN the resolutions,
whch We print IN iull elsewhere
The Peoria resolutions. contrary 10 the
fond expectations OF our abolition opponents.
throw no apple Of discord Into the ranks OF
tie Democracy Every patriot AMI lover Of
his country eau unite in approving and sus-
tanning them"
Again says the Rsoisisy ia speaking Of tho
resolutions
IAsrs IS Hoi . llas n Asn % lfksfi asa
pfiaeeraf Ca fskf sFefyflan
Nov when Democratic doctors thus fear
fully Disagree The Q1cslio., - which side Is
gone 20 give IN. knock under. ani swallow
ifs oun voria-Sf Iesis Dfmoersf