Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1856-07-23
The Josrnal aad nr. Usher.


Indians IN is5o-ai wherein Le j. charged
viii having given Abolition VOTES
The charges are. that Mr Usher opposed The /.
c'mpromi-e measures Of 1850. and voted a
salust tho repeal 81 the resolutions Of lns.rue.
lion 20 cur SENATORS IN Congress 70 votc fsr the
wilmo, proviso; and thus according 10 the
JsaFasl be manifested '-unsauivocal ard an
impcaehable evidence to the fact Of b;s AhoI,
ton proelivilies" which. it j. alle.irei. had
great deal to DO with his obtaining tho Bomi
nalien q Tie Abolition party fas Congress ?"
In he irsi place. : e desire 10 say. that Mr.
tsher has not .'slained. nor IA, he received
he nomination OF any Abolition patty Tor
.r~sress aud the charge As lie Journal well
knows. j. w.ifally and msisnantly false.
male against party and body Of me0, WHO
placed Mr.. Usher il nomination. any ono OF
ahom would spit 10 the face of IT. Journal
eiilors. II they should venture T. charge him
personally with being an Abolitionist.
Now a. 10 the charges made against Mr.
Csher The Compromises measures II 1850
bad passed lAc Congress II tie United States.
befor the session Of the Legislature. ~ which
4 ailcdscd that the votes were given. and he
voted against them. for the reason. that the
Compromise measures bad already passed -
The resolutions were not resolutions of in
ssruetion to our senators and Representatives
N Congress. bat simply resolutions Of appro
val Of the acts Of Congress, and such resolu
tons wero without precedent ia Legislative
bodies.
The resolutions having originated in. AMI
passed the House Of which Mr. Usher was n
member, were sent TO the Senate for concur.
reace and their fate in that body determines
Watcher he was right Ia the votes lac gave Up.
on them. The resolutions were laid on the
table in he Senate by vote OF II to lG-
Those voting in the affirmative. were. Mcssrs.
Dawson. Day. Defrces, Deleviu. Dale, Dunn.
EDDY, Ellis. Carver. Hamrick, Harvey, Iiollo.
way, Hunt knowlton. Marshall. McCarty.
Msklc, Millikin. Montgomery, Odell, Porter,
Read. rcgarden and winstandly nine Of
whom were democrats, Eddy has since been
democratic member Of Congress, and Gar
veiis. at this time, the democratic candidate
IN 'ne Of the upper Congressional District.
Among the wings. were Joseph G Marshall
Nicholas McCaIty and George G. Dunn, then
themost distinguished men in the Legislature
Mc-ariy, since that time has been the wbig
candidate for Governor. aud no doubt receis-
ed he votes Of two Of the three editors Of the
Journal, for they were then wings
Vow as to the charge Of Mr. Usher's hay-
ingvoted against the repeal of the resolutions
Of Instruction to our Senators and Rrepreseu-
,atiFes in Congress respecting the Wilnot
prosiso: that resolution was passed by dem
ocrstic Legislature ia 1919. Gov. Whitcomb,
had embodied in his message, in strong terms,
the same sentiments. Mcssrs. Whitcomb,
Law, flanagan, Owen and Chamberlain, all
democratic candidates for the United States
Senate, acknow lodged the Constitutional pow
er of Congress 70 adopt, aud the necessity Of
~a~s''''s ~ wiimet proyiso. which excluded
whissSd tlstr State Convention had declared
for The Frosiso in equally strong terms. The
resolutions were drawn and presented -oy Co,
Thomas Bowling, then a whig. and are as f.l.
low:
hes0ired, That the Wing Party OF Indiana
mere rem esented ia Convention. would calmly
nHi iEm!y express the conviction that the e1
tension oi slavery over the newly ACQUIRED
territories Of New Mexico and Calaf,r,;.
ought 10 be prohibited by law-tbat !, !. or
settled opinion that Congress. as Tho rn,r.l,.
an OF our infant Territories possesses th,,
iisnt-ihat its exercise would he promof;v,
% iasiinh good 10 the people who shall IN.
haoit The country included Ia the lste ,r..,v
with AeAco--and further that ID j. the ,r,;,,;os,
OF THIS Convention. that il is expedi.nt to ex.
e e,' ms power at the present session Of
Resoirsd. That the acon;.,,;o, ~ r...;.
Florida aud Texas where domestic sl.sa-.,
existed, and their Incorporation INFO he ss,a'
iy o. American States gave high guarantees II
"e compromising spirit of The $ ates asn,,n
mated free. aud exhibited 20 TIA. ,eorf1 .h,se
o''s t"''iFes 81 patriotism, which an an pron
= occasions has sIgnallzed The acani,ition -
'en isuiiory TO the American Union.
"s'o'eef' 70 ihis Convention In tho sn;r,,
= H"aeihaI regard. would invoke for these
f'@lohs the cons Iteration Of ali connected in
-! a. "i.a ine institution 81 slavery under
ne hfn conviction. that. n these PROVINCES
Ane TO n Tree, they should b. permitted ~
'n'a1H SO. thereby adding new evidences az
"'ti"tic compromise. which on so many &c.
0nofaole occasions. has DISTINGUISHED ~
isiofy 81 our beloved country
htsoired. That while We are onnose1 o., -
Aieneion OF slavery IA the Territory recently
14'"eu ana desire 10 see their infant GOV. !
Thinehts founded upon the basis Of frecdom
utterly aoJure any right 10 interfere with :
~ or compact -
he'ctcea That tho spirit ofthe are and ,ls
oefal an enlightened philanthropy which 3
,tinSnishes its progress requires sacrifice Of
Aai opinion % The great cause Of human
eeu"ih-lhai TINS spirit shorld be shared bv !
70 government and the governed that Man =
every condition. should be fe.iuyestci with 4,
= rights 81 life. liberty. aud The pnrsrit Of
'PP"uss anu that it - the anxious desire OF
e people here represented. that Oh cousfitu. b
paAl and proper means should De- cssploved e
lfse ~ National Capital from the last fes.
e o. human bondage
These resolutions. unanimously adopted bv .
e Nhig Convention. were never repadia,ea =
that party 10 Convention. and remained - =
a. 6 known, he lat ,cia and fesfurn,nf os >
e vhig party Of Indiana upon that subject u
r. Usher was Wig ia the s,fictcst sense :
"a voted viii a large majority against n re =
al Of the resolutions Of the Legislature !.
doing which aud Tor voing ia accordance
"a the resolution. Of the vlig party. drawn =
Col. Do"i'ng. the candid public can Judge !,
"a what justice Col Dowling inflicted the :
'nga1ion referred 10 In the Journal 10
nut th's - act all. CO.. the sth Of January -
a. The Democrats State Convention met a, "a
iianaPoiis. Tor the purpose Of nominating o'
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