Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1858-10-06
To the Voters OF Yiso County.


derived their authority % act. vas composed
Of The opponents Of the Lecomplon Coustlta.
tioD. who IN view Of The condition into which
the country has been brought by Democratic
rnisyuis. have declared their purpose 10 unite
their energies in the present County eanv@s-.
and have presented for all the offices Z, be
filled gentlemen of anqaestioued competency
and of The most tried integrity. IL The rsso.
latiors adopted BY the Convention The basis
Of this union vas dis;iActly announced and
while We occasionally hear The ra.rilr cry
tha, each party has coll eat - the oiher they
tion that Their accusers have yet bsen unable
TO hnd out which i the purchasing parry
The plain and simple truth j.. that the Demo.
cratic party leaders have besn 80 long aeeus
toned 10 fraud aud deception. they are always
the hr-t to start that outery against others.
upon the same principle precisely a. the per
petrator 4 midnight larceny j. often the first
TO cry oft stop hief" They are bold opera
tors in q party war. because they sre utterly
reckless Of the means they employ. To day
they denounee man or party with almost
fsndish maievoience to morrow they will
unite with him or il TO secure a temporary tri
umph Who does not know with What bit.
terness they have denounced kaor NoftiAgs
-as men Lost TO all he holy and noble i'm
pulses of liberty. aud a. laboring 10 establish
= despotisn over the conseienees Of al who
happen TO be born abroad ? Yet in Two Con.
"a. Il.
election. the whole party voted for two u these
political monsters, who are still members Of
the dark lautsrn lodges. still bogud by
those horid oaths at which these hsyocfiies
have sLrunk back as ii they we're worse than
blasphemy-aad here IN this COcnty. a. Well
a. elsew here. their election - claisasd as
Democratic triumph .-last because they agreed
with Mr. Buchanan aud tho Democratic party
IN trying to force the Lecompton Constitution
aud slavery npoa the people Of Kansas against
their consent. And coming nearer home for
more practical illustration the organ OF
.he party IN this county sdltsd by
man who, from extraordinary proficiency IN
the ..bIsek art of kaolc NsfAssgssns at the
time OF It's greatest triumphs. Va- specially
sslcctei for the high official position of In
struetor in the grips. signs aud pass words Of
the order And most admirably aud sa'is
faetorily did he di-chs~ge the duty. His ca
bali-tic teachings exhibited such peculiar TT
ness for the task. aud hss willing psrsrii ol
then such apparent and resela,e hatred OF
everything forssgn hat W w0u d scarcely have
Supposed that he was then fitting himself o.
take casrge of the eli osisl department 81 a
Democratic uew-raper. Yet - II -. either
that the inuoceat are er.rappea. or the guilty
exposed.
Those who a'e represented by this com nj.
Tee have formed 90 such unieu A. that s Liei.
D,mocrsi;c leaders are now lsharng 70 e-,ab.
lish between Lecsnnvfsa and anti lee .r1p-oa
Democrats When Mr. Bschaesn. backed :,
the grea, body II his party IA and o.s of Con
gre~-. va employing The authority and pat
rOnage u his efise - force the Ieeompto,
Con,ttution sad siarsry upon the people o
Kansas. the Democracy oftLi, county v hs OF
posed it deuouncei him IN erreasursd term,
aud declared that the whole thing was a freud
cheat. ssiadie and even worse than that. !
possible And yet now for 10 other oblec
than keeping the party together tba; fis,
may CT the Offices Of these same mef
are urging the people to eor~r ~ ihi- fraud
eiest and sriadie. by aesaieseing IN II al NJ
Buchanan and those Democrats v no 90 viii
him,-a great majority Of the party,-hav
.hown 30 signs Of repentance lie add lhe,
still persist 10 deuoaheing all aWt. Lsea~pfo
Democrats as renegades. lacilonis,s. traitor
aud aboIsf.onists. and yet the Who az
thus denounced arecoanselled by these elGes
ssafrrs TO lay down their arms of resistance
WELD to the lashings Of the Executive whir
and lie down. with spar iel-like humility =
the feet of the Preside~lt They tell them tn
they mrs, 1aise with Nr. buchanan and l.
him do a. he pleases-tho1gh what he doe.
they shall. in their con<ciepcrs think 70 D
JyarS ehsafias and -s-ia3ips.-an because IN
party must be kept together and fss elSe,s "a,
Vet BE- giren up Save from all soeh snio
ss this. or from any union which has Tor il
basis acq4sesreses ia frsad. etesfiss ssd sseias
ling. We will unite with no party or =,
men uho require such sacrifice of eos
science. We can pay no such price as tAsf 4
success
Il y This mi~eroble cry Of k<ssiss The par
foseikr that aAs hfoaght the D~meersisc part
- its present divided aud denoralired eond
tion. Under the pretenes that Il had e.rtAi
~.fioasl principles which no other party 20
sessed and which were. therefore. neccss sar
u TIE Jaioa. II las pt it-elf - long n pa,
that +. has got Al la>i u suppose that 4 cam
be over.hrown. notwi.h>tanding The vserni
Of - conduct. Is leaders are nov scskiag
establish he crovning principle of their the
-. that a. Prssidesf esa da srysse. Which
ts~y sucesed they intend shsll stsrd for q
rePressnsatsve of tha, principle Of he q
world that "fks ksxa Ca 90 no ssrspc" Tb,
arc kght.ag most Desperately for lbis aehses
nfcut. and their success. while IL Vii extsi
and perpetaai~ their d~ssorsi.zaiis will ~
The chains With which they are nov bindi
the country. ~ means Of tAs force aad pr
ige Q, party.
Their rssIsaai principles Indeed Tn
have pore.-unless il bs found IN The CO
b.ne,l ersr;s of s,gh. teaihs Of the parry 70 .
tend slavery into ksnsa- by frssd ss-s'iag a
,.rss4is9, But that j. uot natisnal :-it
sectional. In What. then, consists the boas,
sailoaalify Of the Democratic pauys Let
zee. Ia the North At - Tor protection IA
South for ffestrsds. Al one place Il Is