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


The result IN the recent elections IN the
slavehoiding States. ha. very much opened
the eyes Of the Fillmore men in this section Of
the State Most singularIy bad they hugged
The s-.sef,ag unctioa % their souls. that
seethsrn democrats would desert ftsir party
AID evsuicaliy unite y i,h the soathsrn Amer
i,-os They faneied that Mr. Fillmore's
strength was almost omnipoiens in the South.
and Nith thc assistance Of few Northern
States. he would certainly succeed Franklin
Pierce In ths Presidential chair How ua
founded i tha; fancy. let facts determine.
The State Of kentucky held her State elee
tion. and the democratic gaia over the former
American msiorify. Is mere than 1000. Ia
speaking Of this fact The Louisville Courier
uses the following language:
The his,ory of parties in Kentucky scarcely
records a defeat - complete aud mortifyin z
a. that experienced BY the Know Nothings Of
this State oa Monday last The issue ~a-
fairly presented n almost every district, and
the result Is such n 10 demon strntr the fact
beyond lac possibility of doubt that the
people. heafily disguised with he miserable
ificksr "a abosninablc prescription Of the
quasi t'aerican party are determined TO stand
~ p Institution. and preserve Immufable
- sacred provision respecting the rights Of
religion aud speech Kentucky has been
thoroughly redeemed. and that her vote " III
be cast for Buchanan and Breckenridge IN No
verher. no sane man able 70 make a sensible
deduction. viii Tor inomeut doubt.
This indicates pretty plAialy whai southern
democrats thins about uniting with the Amer
lean party.
Missouri has had her elections and The uni
ted vote of Benton and Polk j. an overwhelm
ing majority against the Americans. and in
fact the the Repatilcaa says that "a large nun
her 81 shose who voted for ar Benton on
on Monday are Fremont mep. and # FIRE.
mont iieket j. presented IN IN. State they will
vote Tor Il /"
North Carolina has held her elections. aud
the result shows democratic gain Of over
5.oos aud they have also gained twenty dem.
ocratic members u he Legislature
This i proof conclusive A. to the course in
tended t. b- pursued ~ the ssashera demo
crets. They have 40 sympathy with Nj Fill.
iaore or the doctrines advocated by the Amer
lean party In the language Of the Richmond
va Enquirer the Soat;, has resolved tha,
the institution Il slavery shall b. extended
INTO territory where u ,los- not. nor never Ia.
existed !" This i he enc grea; leading idea
of Son'hern voters The South - 2ts ~ia
very. and they vii iay s>iIe every other con
sidrraiion to extend tAi>. their peculiar in>ti
fnfion. II the Fillmore men ever relied upon
Southern votes. We are now iucllued TO think
that reliance has vanished in,o thin air
The South i true 10 herself. 70 her Institu
Ions aud 10 her interests. and the sooner the
North finds il out. the sooner viii doughface-
cease to exist North Of Mason and Dsx-ou's
line.
The State elections have come of in Iowa
ard free territory has trinmphed by from II
to 10000 Thus it now stands The grca
and only question before the American peopl.
-. shall slavery be extended into free terri
tory" The Plaiforin upon which Mr. Buch
anan stands. says II sksA. the one on which
Mr.. Fremont rests SAYS il shall nst. Can
Northern free State man longer determine
what course 10 pursue Cannot the friend.
Of Mr.. FILLMORE see. and see plainly. tha
there - no possible hope tor him in the South
and he uercst tyro IN politics knows he can
not muster seorporal's guard IN the Sorths
What then i The duty Of the anti SLAYER,
men Of the North certainly to vcte for JoLi
G. Fremont