Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1856-08-06
John II Howe declines the Fillmore
Nomination.
LIMA Julv Q1i IQrG

John ID Howe declines the Fillmore
Nomination.
LIMA. July 81, 1856.
Mn. EDITOR: uniformed that have
been placed on the Fillmore Electoral tick
ct. This honor am compelled 10 decline.
With many others. hoped. even after
the passage Of the Kansas Nebraska act.
that there was vitality enough in the old
Wing party TO make one earnest appeal to
the country. and one united elfor; TO res
tore the compromise. or At least 10 see ii.
that the territories had fair play. But
this hope has vanished. National par
ties. alas are virtually dead. Their re-
qulem Wa chanted in the exul,aiions NJ
the repeal Of the Compromise. The two
great parties departed tosether. The ex-
istence of one implies The existence of the
other. and the death Of one the death Of
the other. unless there is legitimate sue
cessor; and where. | ask. Is fhe successor
OF the Wing parlyl The South has its
honor; the North has us honor; but wherc
is the National honorl
Behold our condi,ionl In the princi-
pal city OF our Pacific coast. luxury. cor
rurlion, bribery add high crime reigned
supreme. until bys spasmodic effort al
most as fatal. il mar be, as the palsy IL
self. society has again taken an IN
terest in its own affairs The land of
gold is not the land Of liberty regulated by
law. At the south. we perceive the cause
Of the Union daily losing ground. We
have seen the pretended successor Of the
grva. Democratic party taking new ground
a. Cincinnati upon the subject OF slavery
in the territories. and nominating man.
, whose opinions, under his own hand, IN
, the Ostend manifesto disgrace TO
him in the judgement Of the civilized
world. Luxury and corruption are IN
creasing. and demagogues have bad a
A better chance of success than Statements
+. In the late European contest. many an
this country sympalhised with The great
est despofism on earth, rather than with
+ that country where life, Liberty and prop.
: erty are better protected than anywhere
!. else. We live bv extremes, and BY ex-
I tremes we may yet die. Why SIR. IN the
Constitutional Convention, l offered sec.
n ton DISTINGUISHING al those citizens Of this
: State. who should engage in any unsu-
thorlzed enterprise against a foreign pow
!. er-because II was notorious. that the Gen
5 eral Government bad never obtained a
e conviction; and yet my proposition was
a met, had almost, said. with Kisses and
groans, aud | got only one or two friend
e ly votes As to the remarkable clause, al
II owing foreigners 10 vote after SIX months
:, residence, each party seemed to vie with
. the other. in its adulalion. The true friend
e OF the country and the foreigner. was the
d man, who was in favor of allowing the
Is laws 10 remain Just as they were Quioa
= non n,orere.
In the midst Of all these and other ex-
d IRENE views. the slavery party has cast
TO its slough Of mastery inactivity and
- become an actirx power. II embraced the
offer made it. To repeal the Compromise;
that offer made. not IN the spirit of a
>. Statesman. but as desperate bid for the
id Presidency. The VERY time. when the
:, Compromise was most needed, and was
v about to perform lis last and most impor-
I. tan, Office. and all danger was about To
b. depart. by the admission not far distant
sc OF Kansas and Nebraska Is free States.
N some fend enjoying the happiness in
prospect. insligaied repeal. The oppon-
b. ents OF that repeal are not agi,ators or
ID parlisan.. They exclaim against the au
n thors OF that measure. as the inmates OF q.
70 noble pile against the ncendiary who has
OF laid IL ruins Al good men. all Stales-
AS men deplore the act. It's authors. 60 par
a ~ the obloquy. abuse the original Com.
~ promise-a noble deed-and when done
ne twas well it had remained so. Our I'm
ion can never exist day without compro-
Sc mise. The Anglo-Saxon is race found.
he ed on compromise. The British Consli-
n tuition is the result. aud the living eyI-
~ dence OF continual compromise.
~ II appears 10 me then. that every true
Of patriot is in false position who does not
OF condemn the destruction Of the Compro-
. mise and who is not determined 10 see thai
ne the people Of Kansas. who have lost thal
al guaranty of peace and freedom. shall al
least have fair opportunity. unawed by
"e ruffians. OF determining upon the charac
ire ter of their Institutions There is bat one
he chance Of avoiding the breakers-to Grove
IN. all sail and let her drive. But II The
en- North and the South are placed in conflict
"a who struck the FIRST blow. The North Is onll
in acting on the defensive. IL is now mere
nd ly defending the right Of free emigration
or into the territories. aud demanding th'
~, =" protection there OF life, liberty and prop
on erty. Can hesitate one moment abou
TO- acting with that party which demand
the protection and yindication OF those
a rightsi
Very truly yours.
~ Tou~ " 1fowx