New-York daily tribune., 1856-08-04
THE CANTASS IN INDIANA.

Gtre Y<soeoce OF lb6 NJ l. InOohe'
WABASH, Ind, Tuesday, July 90, 1856.
In one Of your estimates OH the final result Of
this interesting campaign see that you place In
diana in the list of "very doubtful States.' This
should not be-place her in the column for Ere
mont, and you will be right. l will not trespass
upon your crowded columns by giving my reasons
for this opinion in full but will content myself by
submitting few in brief
First: For Governor, the Republicans have
made a strong nomination in the person of Oliver
p Morton, man of education, of fine personal
appearance, in the prime of life, and possessing
the physical powers necessary for the labor of a
warm campaign. He is an orator, gentleman,
and an honest politician. His antecedent are dem
Ocratic and some estimate of his popularity may
be made from the fact that his own County always
gave him handsome majority, although it is the
strongest Wbig County in the State. He talks
right home to the people, while he is unspsring in
his satire and invective against the leaders
of the Douglas party. He forms happy
contrast with Willard, his Old-Line opponent, who
is man of some ability, and an orator OF the
Spread Eagle school. Willard, you may recollect
gave public pledge to his party that he would
drink no intoxicating liquors, pr0rlded they would
give him the nomination. They took HIN up and
for time he observed thepledge; but now, Judge,
he has given up all hopes of success, as he certain
" has repudiated his pledge. lie deserves bet
ter fate for this if nothing more. On the STUMP
he boldly breaches the blessings OF African Slavery,
that Slavery by bringing the negro into contact
with the AnglO.Sax0n, does more to elevate him In
the scale Of civilized humanity than all the mission
aries and colonization societies in the world, DC.
Second: The Republican party will poll quadru.
pie any foreign vote heretofore given to the old
Whig party. This will more than balance the
vote Of Mr.. Fillmore throughout the State.
Third 1t will not do to predicate Buchanans
vote upon the Election for County Officers last
wear. 1t is true in that election the Douglas
party succeeded in electing some of their men,
when contrary result was looked for by our
friends without the State; and who were not
posted as to the true state of our political position.
First, tho poll was not al average one as to
numbers Second, the unsu ccessful Old-Llne can.
didates were generally men who had long held
Office; and the people, with that singular apathy
and Indifference which fails to question the claims
of man who has always held office, let the cleo
tiOn 90 by default. For instance, in this county
(Wabash), our present Recorder, an OldLiner,
was elected over all competitors, when the county
will undoubtedly give Fremont 200 majority III
the coming election.
But the chief reason of our partial defeat is the
fact that there was no principle involved IN the
contest Yet the Douglas party draw largely on
this election for aid aud comfort in the coming
contest.
Along the Wabash you find the post masters on
one side and the people on the other. As write,
a iail-bird, in the e1uberance of his spirits, is
making the midnight air hdeOus with maudlin
shouts for Jeems Buchanan-the only exhibition OF
enthusiasm for the plant candidate of the Cincin-
matt Convention that g been heard within our
village since the campaign opened. P.