The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1864-08-18

wEcalIed attention yesterday TO resoin-
ton adopted al a peace meeting IA Dayton
Wenow lay before our readers another, from
the same batch, which, it viii be seen, y
the necessary sequence Of the hrst. IL = 10
these words.
"Resolred. That States hace fhf Tish 70
withdraw their consent 90 the Union. and re
sume their Independence, by repeating TIER
ordinances 90 accession and passing ord'-
names Of seeessioH.
The unanimity with which this exlfaoFdi-
nary resolution was adopted by the "Bailer
county Democracy" and the fact that VAL
1ASDIenA4 was the tntelary genius who d.
rected IT, deliberation, give h an importance
which, under ordinary circumstances. might
not attach toh. Ifitwcre only the u,tefance
Of few excited partisans. il might be pass
Ell by a. cxprcsive Of a sentiment which
would disgust the great mass Of all parties
and Prove entirely harmless. But such y
not its character There are 40 many '"di-
cations. OF almost daily occurrence ten.'ihg
70 -how tina, u i designed to furnish the
principal plank IN the peace platform, that
Ne canrot shut our eyes TO the probable
consequences ofitpassare. NALLANpicHaA
understands perfectly well what he i about
lie knows the material out OF which u y
proposed 70 construct thai party at Chicago,
and, IN order 20 prepare for tho work, this
sesolotion is designed a. a rallying point for
hia followers. Il i not likely that he would
make so bold a venture without consuiia
ton and understanding amongst bis partizans,
and. a. he Is the Acknowledged leader Of the
peace party, i. Is proper 70 attach the highest
significance 70 this resolution
We AK our rcadcrs-cspecially such a.
havo belonged 10 the Democratic party--to
soad Il carefully over, and then, upon their
honest conscience. 10 condemn Il a. bold
and trailorous attcmp, 70 break up tho Union
INTO unnnmbcrod fragments. Who would
have supposed, at any Time heretofore that
tho sigkf Of sseession would have been th"'
avowedg And ctthcae men call themselves
l.nocyafsl Does D'nocraey teach seefs
sson1 We deny Il. la AL it, past creed u
has rrolessed 81 follow the teachings Oi
JAsKsox, who held hib hand upon the hiit OF
his sword ready 10 draw J, against South
Carolina, IL she had dared any further N de-
~ tho FEDERAL authority. Here q what he
said IN reference 10 the execution of the
lava Of the United States within all The
states: "Thcy know that forcibIe oppoF-
unity could alone prevent their execution OF
tho laws, and thcy know that such opposi
ton must a. repelied. Their object h dis
union. but be not deceived by names. dis
union by armed force n treason Have
thesa teachings been iosgeIteng Have We
fallen upon such times a. shat secession
plank - % find place IN n Democratic plat
forrng II may DO 30. bat We 10 not believe
Il. Tit does, The great body Of tho Deuce
rscy heSeahoafs are bouad Ia honor 20 rcpa-
date and disavow Is. They have condemned
q already. IN innumerable instances. and. Il
they remain true 60 themselves, will do u
again While these things are going on IN
their party. however. and these sentiments
are anblushingly avcwsd by their leading
men. Il will be we'll for them to take care
that they DO not become entanglcd Va the
mcshes Of net from which they may not
easily escape. Tho web Is nov being woven
around them. and q they are not upon tho
alert. they may find themselves too feeble to
break iis eorls.
tint JAcKsoS condemned tho hcresy Of
secession In even stronger language than We
have quoted above. Ia his proclamation
sgains, South Carolina. he said ITO say
that any State may a, pleasure -seeds from
the union. Is 90 say that the United States
not nation. because Il would be sole
eism 10 contend That any part Of nation
might dissolve 81 connection with the othe,
parts. 60 their injury or runs. without com-
hitting any offence. Secession. like any
other revolutionary act, may be morally JUS
thel BY the extremity OF oppresioa. bat 10
call tia eensfifsfioHsi risbf. a. confounding
the meaning OF terms, and can oaly be donc
through gross error. OF 10 deceive those Who
are willing 60 assert right ia, would panse
before they made revelation. OF incur the
penalties consequent upon failure"
rhis was Democracy IN the days OF jack
soN. NAllANrgcn.u aud his followers now
repudiAle and spit upon Il. IL will not be
loag before We shall lind out which of the
two The peace party VII iollOw-JAoSsoN
or VktIsSmoHsw' n = impossible 90 fol-
low both. ios they lead in opposite directions
the former 80 peace and union-the lat
ter to civil war aud disunion.