Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1856-09-10

and pnpre.snding Mr.. Davis: ce man ~ho
made sush able and eloquent arguments.
Who wrote speh splendid editorials. (cf hin
self and soeh sssisas poetry sbesi "0snerai
Cas- and Joseph Iane." esiipsisg the ancient
dis,ieh. where
..rh- klAs n Fssre~, -ilA sixty ;heas.nd nsa
Akfeht % hiil, aud tket-marehd do~nsC-in-'
Bic defsnse i. Jas, about as great an achieve
msni - that Of the French Monarch. and nit
docs not ,ake bic name down 70 posier.iy, II
will bs solely for want Of some great poetic
genius like himself to enbaln u 10 immortal
vs.se.
charged him with having been opposed 20
tho Introduction d slavery Into any Of the
Territories which We acquired from Me1ieo.-
Does be dare deny that MOI Ito does
no. allods 10 ., ~ all. Do any Of you doubt
IL Go and examine The proceedings Of s,h
Js1asry Com sntioa Of les9. where. as mem
Der Of the COMMITTEE be endorsed Il as fol
lows:
"Rsselred That tho Institution Of slavery
ought not 10 be introduced into any Territory
where % does not now exist.
Res lrsa. That inasmueh a. New Mexico
ard California are in fact and IN Law. free Ter
ritories, IL - the duty Of Congress 10 prevent
The introduction Of slavery within ihelr lin
its"
charged him with opposition to the Fngi.
tive Slate Law. and quoted bis own letter Of
Ma, ooh. ie5l 10 prove il. Has he invaiida.
ted that testimony Ne, Al all.
Suppose he did say. after thar IN egfsid 70
eslifsss. that he would have voted for hat las
had be been IN Congress. when 1t passed -
What does that show Only this that be
Was playing double game. tia, he Vas pros
,ilaling himself for votes
charged him with being AT heart sesiasi
me Nebrs'ls tiR," with expressing an "sn-
willingness 10 crouch 70 A< sisre yosrsr." he
say:
4 could rots fsr he proJo.sfiea 70 iesre t.s qaes
fOn Of s1arsy 70 De deeided BY The people rhen fiss
form a STATE Cossifsfioa. as in The es.s Of t'tsA
and Nerr Ms-ieO; fhsf Is fAs Compromise Of ESQ
but 10 81 far beycnd that. and r,pca! BY direei
iegisfafion The Aissouri Compromise. Is bitter
pIl, and az al prs.ni sdriad. don't feel incl
we'd 10 DO N He wanted to know n the pro
gIs rr0uld sustain him i he rofsd against fhc on
he advised the Journal NOT 70 es-ssii its,if 70,
Douglas BIN.
On The 18th February. 1854. his great heart
was full. and his pen traced these memorable
words on Congressional gilt edged paper n
Z go for IL. sf may def,sf Hre--y sgsisa H. il ma,
do "A, same. WAsssrer course may fnady take
\ must Of course BE- pr,rore5 10 d,lssd." Shade.
Of departed Statesmen And whs, does hs
answer to all this after half months co:ita
ton : Why. Badgers amendment What
small hold for 50 Distinguished : rcrsonag,
10 crawl through And this i,all the defenc,
he makes to the main part Of the indictment
upon which lie he's been arrsigusd before ID,
country.
/ All the rest i mere bagatelle. Aud here
might safely pause. mul,iplisiiy Of woids. on
/ ly weaken ideas This political swindler. at
ter having been detected. and exposed 20 th'
just scorn and indignation Of a constituency
whom he had betrayed. DOW seeks - hid,
himsel from the consequences OF his own in
fanny. by charging me with perhdy; because
striped the lions skin from his limbs Had
he not had The bras en- efI-oaiery to force him
self fsvfs time before an unwilling people
by the force Of money and party management
/ | should never have used his letters; bot as
said in my FIRST publication. his conduct to
wards me had released me from all oblgation
Of that kind. and felt inpelied BY a sense
duty in this hour Of public peril TO contrlbst,
whatever might be in my power to defeat tn,
men whose infamous policy has brought tn,
+ County 10 the verge Of disunion and ciyi
war.
lie is pretty man 10 pirate about violstin.
the sanctity Of private correspondence. Prsl
tell Is sir. what was the origin of your letter'
TO me Of May 18th aud June l7th. 1853. where
10 you say: II have Patterson In my power
and can crush him whenever IL becomes ne
eessary." Again: learn that Patterson look,
dreadfGlly bad. aud hasn't the courage to looI
a nan 10 the face. Newt Igof Alr bsd1'
Did draw those Letters out Of you. sirl vii
tell you how they originated. While you wa,
in Washington. Mr.. Patterson wrote you
pirate aud eoafseatisI letter. and when yot
returned to Terre Hsute. you made its con
tents public. by telling thsm to various per
sous. among others to myself; and il is that
10 which you sllude in your letters to me o.
May 18th. and June i7th. 1859. DO you wan
any further testimony on that point' You shal
have a from your own mouth. On 9TH June
you wrote TO me as follows, from Rockville
"Cornuell called on me just before ieavins
your place. Tuesday evening. He see,
plainly that Patterson A Co, we're no. Al
friends" How did he see IL. You told hin
tho contents OF Mr.. Patterson pr,rsis and en-
6Geaf.s! letter. and be communicated the fac
TO Mr.. Patterson. aud Mr.. Patterson will 20
deny IL. Do you want more testimony, Yos
called upon \. T. Cunningham. then Treas
urer ofthe County. at his Office. and proposec
to show him the letter OF Mr.. Patterson, mark
ed rrsrsis and essflssf,si slr. Cunningham
replied that Patterson Was bis friend. and h.
did not want to read his letter Mr.. Coming
ham viii not deny this. The contests oftha
letter we're notorious. both here and ., Rock
vile made public by you. This is case o
peculiar hardship. Mr.. Patterson vss youn,
man. born and raised in your Own town, sns
had gro~nup under your eye. For once il
his life he placed confidence in you, and va
betrayed Let Us hear no more shou, the vio
is'ioa Of eonhdenee. Your ~hole eondue
towards ne has been one Of perfdy and base
ness scarcely pAr,ileicd. whss yos frss 81
out IN your Congressional aspirations IN lssf