Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1856-09-03

STANTON. lLts., Aug a. isoo-
pa o. W Fgeukf-Dser Sirs
II there ever was a time e shudSer at the
thseairsed danger ef The American covers.
rnent. surely THE IL the tsae-and aPpre-
herd that IL there u = preponderAnce o. viz
tue ia the roverHrnsnt. the God Of Israel win
overturn the wicked devices Of men. and save
the Union. And n not DOR onee glorious fab
ric. % equal rights. must falll A wicked. cor
rupt political party destroyed The government
Of Egypt Greece and Rome, and The expert
cnee ~ all the ancient nations. shows that
pow e. fonsipued IN the hands 81 any party,
too long. viii corrupt and destroy il. Our
OLD lice party once sought the glory Of lie
American flag and the good Of the people
Bot look Al it now--fhe srologisi for every
vice and the open opposer Of every virtue
Under the pieiexs q liberty and The con.'itu.
fion--liberiy to DO wreng-liberty to tfample
under foot. one Of the first laws Of humanity,
fenslasiag a man Liberty 70 brutalize, dis
grace impoverish and cruelty siarve and Kill
Individuals. families aud whole communities.
BY iegaizing traffic ia alcohol. which always
has. aud always will produce such results
Christian blackstone lays down the doctrine.
iha, no human law which conflicts with the
Divine Law j. salid-as much a. to Say. that
no Legislature has legal right to authorize
any aet which i forbidden by the law Of God
Bot the Democrats claim the right, not only
to makc.sueh Laws. in relation TO liquc,, sla-
a - l.. Ill
Of law and order. AID honest. faithful minis.
ters 81 Jesus Christ. a. itinerant vagabouds,
and as malign spirits. Although these mia.
.ters are required by their high calling, to
oppose all those vices, by crying aloud against
them and sparing not
Such j.. aud has been the guilt Of he dem.
oeratic party. until l fear. their crimes have
gone Up TO heaven. / have seen their retro.
grading course for several years. until was
obliged to leave them for the following rea
sons.
At the commencement OF the war with Mex.
ieo. my oldest son enlisted under Capt Simon.
son. Of Chsrlestown, Ind. for term OF hve
years. as a mounted riieman to Oregon, to
protect emigrants through. To this, gave
my written consent. my son being under age.
He was then taken to jefferson Barracks. aud
from there. marched on foo. to Vera Cruz aud
put under Gen. Scott en- route for the city Of
Mexico. contrary 20 my contract with the gov.
eminent. To this / had objections: but he
was marched away through a scene Of dan
gerous bloody battles. l expected my son to
but cut down and die in his sins. But had
only one hope to sustain mel knew that the
Constitution had wisely provided for The APP
poininent OF two piOus ministers Of the Cos
pei to act as ChaPlains to the Americsn army,
aud on this appointment hung all my hopes for
the salvation Of ny poor boy-that when he
FL bleeding. one Of these holy men might be
present to direct and instruct him how to give
his heart TO God. That. like the dying thief.
my poor suffering son. James Parsley. might
ind salvation in bis last expiring hour And
oh with what interest and deep anxiety did
listen. inquire and read the papers, TO see
what holy man Of God would receive that ap
pointmeut | thought Of many ministers
some Presbyterian. some Methodist, some Bap
tist. and others-vhat an exciting subject p
Whom would chose TO Offer the la.t prayer,
to pronounce the last benedietion a de
parting child. Great Deliverer what an I'M
portant point A father contemplating the
farewell scene Of frst born child, SON
how he loves him-how 10th to give him up
= aad the last charge is committed 10 our
spiritual instructor, our fsvorite minister
Aud now behold the appointment is made !
come Protestant fathers, and hear tho was ap-
pointed to hold the last conference with your
dying sons. OH what attention-vhat lis
tening. from ten thousand sympaihising ia
thers-exclaming vhof Who is it, Who
are they that are to hand over our dear absent
sons TO death. and introduce them TO their oft
offended Maker Here they are, Both Ro
man Catholic Priests oh, most disconsolate
fathers weeping heart broken mothers. Oh.
David. King Of Israel how we sympaihisc
with you. Absalom Absalom Absalom /,
might be heard pulssting from thousand ia.
Tiers aud mothers hearts. oh. treacherous,
treacheroas President, Is this Democracy p
Can you barter Oft the souls OF our sons to that
Baby lonisn demsgogue the Catholic church,
Herr. Bro. Fuguay. my Democracy received
IL first shock-sueh diabolical alliance be.
.xeen my party aud the Catholics.
But again About the time the war ter.
minated they introduced bill into the Legis.
lsture. making Bishop Hughes sole agent or
lawful owner Of all the Catholic property in
Indiana. This measure, although most IA.
GRAVITY Unconstitutional. was strongly advo-
Gated BY majority II that Democratic Legs
lature. But for minority report b. a few
Wing members showing the absolute uncon.
siltutionallty ard utter impossibility Of bring.
ing such lsw 10 bear under our constitution
the bill was reluctantly dismissed. Tbi.
measure esteemed a another omen Of evil and
proof u alliance. And hnally. when uni
ted effort ! being made in almost all the e.rth
10 restrain drunkenness. here are the Demo.
Gratis TO oppose and am OF.
ours very sincerely.
T.. n PARSLEY.
kausas Meeting an - Iouts