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


heu. y q. Davis shewn In his true
Chsrecser.
We give bslov full hjslory Al the afIhir be
tween Mr.. usAer and NJ. Davis. q il occur.
I'D ct ciisssn.. The names 10 the commnniea-
.ioas are men Of respeesabiliy and moral
vorsh. and VI have not tho lsas, desbt but
that each and every allegation Is true 10 the
letter. what HAD az man 70 this John G.
Davis. Who. while he Is covered all over with
ivt>spy BY TIC exposition a. hr Jsspe-. still
adds to his degradation. by asserting. that
which he Knows is false. IN order that he may
further deceive ths people. rtf.ff .EEf
We subjois the sfid4sits Of eiiisens Of Yer
million county. showing that. although Mr..
Davis dessed treating many Of the employees
Of the Wabash aud Erie Canal. ia isis. To
whisky. yet he rss. guilty of that offence
That he is guilty Of such thing is mean
enough. but that he should now deny il. is al
most isexplcable. What can the hon. gen
tleman mean. by such courses Must he not
know. that the people Of this District have
their eyes now opened 10 his true character
and that he can expect nothing from them. but
strict scrutiny into his reputation for truth
and veracityf How eau he extricate himself
nom the fal.hood. fastened upon him by the
sworn afidavits Of MesSs. Casey. Smith and
Livingood.
But it appears that Mr.. Davis's memory il
treacherous. not even allowing him to tel
the trath in the short distance between tn,
town Of Manhattan, In Putnam county. anc
the town of Clinton. in yermillion County,
When it was charged upon him at Clinton b,
Mr.. Usher. that he told his friends at Nauhat
tan TO leave the house as soon as he shout.
close his speaking. he denied il. and said Mr.
Usher was q willful aud malicious liar.
We subioin the evidence Of sish respectfully
citizens Of Putnam county, who sustain tn
allegation Of Mr. Usher. and fasten the false
hood. clearly and unequiyocally. upon tn
honorable John c. Davis.
We now ask the intelligent voters of thi
Congressional District. to examine this matte
closely. not for the magnitude of the issue
embraced in il, bat simply to show, that tbi
q
this people in the councils of the nation, ha'
at different times, misrepresenied facts. an
told that which was not true. This being tn
case, is be such a man as should represent
free and intelligent people in any caPacit
whatever.
The following is communication signe
by the gentlemen whose names are alike
thereto, and sent to us from Clinton:
CLINTON. Aug. 90. 1856
Mesvs. Editors: The day above named, wa
appointed by John G.. Davis aud John p. ISL
or, our candidates for Congress. in this Il
District. to discuss the political issues bctwee
them at this place. They met at the stan
erected for the purpose. in a grove nearb,
when it was announced by Mr.. Usher, that
would proceed to address the audience a
hour and half, and Mr.. Davis would folio
in speech Of the same length, after which
would speak half an hour, and that Mr.. Day
would close the speaking by a half hour repl
Mr.. Usher, in his hour and half, made a
able speech. combining himself to the issu,
between himself and Mr.. Davis, and betwee
the Republican and Democratic parties; b,
in order to prove that the Missouri -estrictic
was regarded as Constitutional compact, b
all parties, and by eminent statesmen Of a
parties; he referred to Mr.. Davis opinion
it while the Kansas and Nebraska act WI
pending in Congress. as found in these wore
in his letters recently published by Mr.. Jcne
Il could vote for the proposition to leave Il
question Of slavery to be decided by the Pc
pie when they form State Constitution, as
the case Of Utah and New Mexico, that is IL
Compromise of 1850, but to go far beyond thi
I. and repeal. by direct legislation. the Nilsson
/ Compromise, is bitter pill and as at presel
: advised. ]. don't feel inclined TO do it," Th
is the only reference made to the Jones letter
and by far the most disrespecful allusis
made to Mr.. Davis by Mr.. Usher in his ho
and q half speech.
, Mr.. Davis took the stand At the expiratic
Of Mr.. Ushcr's speech. and commenced s
we're attack upon Ear. Usher's private characts
calling on the audience TO look at him. that
could not face an honest man. and that he wi
wonderful patriotic man--that be wss sacs
Acing his pecuniary interest for principle
that he could make more money ct his profe
sion than by going to Congress. aud that
4 had no doubt but what the people. next Oct
!, Der, would decide in favor Of his pecunis
: interests-that John p. Usher was courtil
+, the votes Of church members, and advocati'
the claims Of the clergy, and the religio
y opinions of this John p. Usher. were know
TO all, and it was not necessary Tor him to d
e cant on them: but il he did no, make a chr
\ tian Of him before this campaign was over.
would be because he was too hard nut
him 20 crack. And in this insinuating Al
ssusive manner, he continued full half ho'
q aud at no time in his speech. meeting fair Al
: square. the argument advanced by Mr.. Ush
y The speech might be called compound
abuse aud evasion, without doing much init
tice 10 Mr.. Davis. OF coarse, such TRADE
y abuse on the part Of Mr.. Davis, without I
c least Justification, Was unpleasant to the aus
S ence aud open the door for a sharp retort
4 Mr. Usher
Mr. Usher then took the stand 10 speak
: last half hour. and he followed the example
q his competitor, in not eonfning himself 4
) discussion OF the issues; but he did conf
himself 10 the position 10 make John @ = q
turn every color. aai perhaps never was ths
a candidate got sceh adecent skianing fr'
!, the-stump in this county OF district. as he
/. on that occasion. and that too. in a geullemI
= ly manner. without once giving the lie or