Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1856-08-20

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In The Tsrre Hauie Journal offriesy. July
Ia. 1854. and a. q leading sdiisrssi article 10
shat paper. aPp~srs one headed "HoN JOHN 4
q. DAyIS.'
When We fret san that a.ticle. we thought
il strangely singular, that any one could be 40
foolish as 10 write an such salogi~sie tersas.ef !
our then diaiaqaisked Representative We
knew that John G Davis was a very common I
man and that ri. friends % regarded him. aud
We were. therefore. little surprised when we
rad What an exalted opinion our friend VIM.
4 Mclean had If him.
Those having file- Of the Journal ~ the
above date. will please turn 10 this as'iele. and
those who have not. will recolleet tina, the fol
lowing are exact paEts Of il. beginning IN large
letters.
"HoS JcHx @ DAvs"--and continuing a.
follows-' We hare net been inafteafsre OF
,srr,r Of his Congressional carer, ns'fAsr haze
.re been piikoat fke means Of teeomiss familiar
.eifl H. and re arc !. e 'ossy that Il meets r'h
oar eafi,e approval and IRE hsDe Good rsssoss 70
beFsos fAsi Is csasliisents are Of The ssBs ess.
praendiag m4 nnsrs, STRONG pvaeiiesl sen'e. and
Aisk bssiness qualifications. hare gieen him 20
siioa cslcsiaied 10 reflect erelH MON kiusrif and
his constituents" I'VE will cher.
! FLY support the nominee % the Bowling
Green Convention with what ability we may
possess. at the same time looking 10 the sue
cess ofthe party, aud to the interest Of the
people OF the District say eandidiy that
we prefer Ma DAVIS as our candidate in the
approaching Congressional contest"
These are some extracts from this article.
and when we regarded a only a. the offs pring
Of VIM. L. McLean's brain. rs eloquent praise
could be attributed 10 the editors zeal for his
friend. and while we might even then laugh
al It's sbsurdiiy. we could find an excuse. on
tho ground Of per sonal friendship.
But VIA, are the facts Of this case. and who
j. the author Of this article. fauniingly
headed Hon. JouS G. DAvis"g We have the
original manuscripts before Us. and every par
agraph--every sco,ence-every period-every
word, aud every letter il In the hand writing
Of the hon John davis. Just imagine the
HONORABLE Representative Of the Seventh
Congressional District Of the State Of Indiana.
in Lis seat at washisg,on, surrounded by
men Of honor and manly pride. rresuming to
represent the interest. the character aud the
exalted feeling Of men who would scorn to do
a mean act-imagine we say. this man wri.
ting home 70 the paper in his district. eulo.
CYSTIC and egoiistcal articles Of himself
We must not. however. treat this matter sc.
riously The buffoon who would be guilty OF
such thing. is unworthy Of serious thought
Contempt stops in her downward flight. and
fails TO reach him-iufamy approaches. and
ouiy touc hes him with the poin, Of ten too
pole, and disgust aud adherence point ,heir
whitening fingers At him he rapidly de
seends beyond the view Of all honorable men
But let as hold the HONORABLE GKSrLrxAs
z up Cor few moments. and look a, him How
q glorious he must have felt--what peculia
sensation must have sprung up in his brain
= and tickled down to his fingers ends, wbe'
: he wro,e-"We are free TO say that his Con
gressional career meets with our entire aP
provai and have good reasons 10 believ'
that his constituents are Of the same opinion
} What happy thought that was. and n,
person else would say So or write so. Of cours'
il was the duty of the Hon Representative L
. think so and write so himself.
This however. was not the acme Of the fe
lieiious feeling he experienced IN writing hi
/ article. ii,s wnois soul mus, have swelle,
: and beat about IN his BOSOM. like small in
sect confined in cage Of bolched workman
: ship. His eye must have flashed in wons.'
!. Gus delight. and his entire physical fran
tremble with intense emotion. when John G
Davis wrote as follows. about one John G Da
vi-. "His good habits plain. nnpretendia9 man
ners. aroag practical sense and high outlines
Qualifications. hare gicen him HIGH position
Washington. calculated 70 reflect evedu on hir
sei( aud Ais constituents /" OH dear. the extac
Of that moment mus, still lingrr in the men
DRY Of the rcdoubtabIe auiobiographer. As m
pleasant memories Of childhood nnger in N
recollection Of age. His GOOD HABITS !
e All that was right. John-spcak we'll Of n,
81. i almost a scripiufal Injunction. vi
"sTRcNu PRACTICAL SENSE" - VII
y would douhtit, coming from such high au
,hcrit,. IN, HIGH BUSINESS oUAliFl
: CATIONS "'-iust such men as we ought 4
always have in Congress; and then his "HIGI
Q POSITION AT wAsHINGToNf'-and VIII
" had better right to know all about hi exa
ted position, than the sgotistical Represents
p" tive himself But this was not all: there ",
&c another qualification Mr.. Davis Possessed
y and II was his right. and his duty TO speak ,
y il also. His PLAIN. UNPRETENDIN,
MASNERsf' Angels and ministers ,
grsec defend us r'-" p r-e-t-e adj n
= manners - Take that back. John. We ca
u forgive you al the rest. bat for our individa,
D ceonfsrt. do IN the next editorial Won VIZ,
. for the Journal. leave the word sunp,c,en,
~ ing" ou..
II is strange how he ever got his con.en.
support the nominee Of the Bowling Gree
Convention: but IL strikes "a as being gre,
= sacrifice q Individual preference. for our re.
= srssis Representative in Congress ia 1854.
y prefer Ma. DAvIsss oar candidate 4. fs> a
= preseaias csagrssssossi eonf,sf" This Mr.. ID,
: sis must have been a very great man. In a
," estimation 81 the Hoe John G. Davis L
must have had extraordinary strong prae,
70 raj sense and high business qualifications. f"
induce the Homemade member 10 be willing