Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1858-09-29


! Exrr~s-. - tickling The fancy Of iis readers ty
Gazing our county candidates LecompieQ
. Democrats. A the people Of tbs county arr
competent . iadgr ~ themselves. they wili
~oos brand this fai~ehooi on the trout OF the
naa wso uliers u ,-Jssra4l.
w have no doab, n afF,rd- the onaactors
Of tbe Journal much pleasure 10 csllthe Ex.
press thorou,h going Abolition -heet. . FOR
NE have long since observed that they are
norr agreenhly moved by telling f4lsehood.
<hsn by giving currency to the truth A delt.
no. having brains sufficient to discuss prinei
pie. resort. to calling names. Just as does a
ifeols,h boy, Who, beiaS too eowardly u 6ghi.
gets At reasonable distance. and makes ugly
tmevths. The Journal complains that We cal
rs county ticket. Lseamsior tieket- l, il
nsta Lecompton tsckstG Let Us take Ie-
view Of how ths, ticket was brought into the
field. aud a. Mr. Cookerly-is'it mouth piece
we will iilaarzrs thts .suatier. by a r,i,r
ence to a few nosihs OF his past political
liifr r sssslf s.If s..e,s.. be. ~
When the pemocratic State Convention. met
II IndIauspolls ON the s.h day OF Japnary.
snd b, it, action endorsed the Lecompton pol
Icy of the Presid,ut Cod Covkerly then and
there. denounced the platinum Of that eouyen,
ton. AID sts nominees. lie came home a aud
! for months declared his hsstlity tn what he
termed '.thsi Lscsnipson 0onvcntiou. AMI the
Leeomp,sn State tiekes." Voorhees, and Dow,
I ling aud Hanna aenouneed Cookery aud
Cookery deuoanced thern. They We're avowed
Lscompten u'en. and Grafton was usa. anti
Lecompion. The s3d Of February Convention
met and coskerly was in favor Of putting in
uofniuatisn an autiLeconpton Democratic
State ticket, He declared he would never
support the Ircompton State ticket Of the 9Th
Of January The recompton men cf this city
fshowered their wrath on hrs devoted head.
and he. for time. showed true pluck IN his
ldefvnce. But percsp,Ables change began to
f, come over the convictions Of Mr. Cookerly =
Slowly sod gradually he hsis,ed at the he ad
of hir paper the Lscompion State TIC ket.
which buts fsw days before, he had 50 Int
tt.rly denounced. Bowling aud Hanna aud
VOORHEES, who w.rs from the beginning L.,
compton men. began 10 take the Cslonel by
the hand. and pat HIM on the cheek. They
promised, IL be would turn traitor to has
principles. snd gradually hoodwiak the anti
1 L~eompton Democrats the office II County
Trea-ur~r shonld be hi- Ce.okerly bit at she
4 bait. but hv held on. with show Of consist
ency for long time. to his devoted friend
John G. Davis He DECLARED that. though al
he world might ke him. hewoul not
Tie District Convention assemblies seri,
y ior Davis---he den,suuess Seerest. aus de
clarss that Davis IS ,be rtsas true exponent %
the anti Lerempion seRtmeu of this county
The osnventis1 a.ljcurus--Secrest ~ it, nom
nee and Il rsfuses plsu to erdorss The anu,L-
: etna pton sours. oG Mrssr- D"s xlasi aud Davis
). toe kerry has another conversation with th
L.eompton Radsr-. and be abant,,us his oil,
friend. aud places ths name OF Henry Ssere-
at the head el ,he Tere IIsufv Journal. II
g does not stop here. bah With the enthcsiasr
] % a new convert. commences asy~tem Of vir
: dietive abuse Of Mr. Davis The rownshi
! Conventions assemble. and Ceokerly j. zee
working Ia the ranks Of the Lecomptonte,.
?. The County Conveulien meeu--lhe Lecoml
!. tsnae> To a man are for Grafton. aud he ,el
% the nomination for Treasurer Tie true ant
. Lsconap,on d. ri.cratS Opposed his nosn,n'
lion. but Ne trlgge were set, and the Co
oael succeeds s9eist
= Now We a~k--tite above being true h'stor
I land Graftouf Cookerly being Fair repr
,sssstsse ef he D.sr.acratic county tiokt,
= stno, aIecoo,riun ttcketf That he ia j
'' as~- faced Lecouptonite. no ono who b.
: watched his workings Tor the last two month
: Wall deny. Are no, rv-ry adminisiration ma
's enry FEDERAL oficsholder, and every g~nui
!" l..comptonite loud in their praises u Coo
= sfly. a,d the ticket on which he is running Z
~ Ifhe j. no, secretly pledged 10 them, Why u
!" saddcn chang in his fasor' Why Is he No
NJ he bosom friend Of the Lecompton men VI
but few days ago. we're bf~ Interest enems
" why--ve shall give the farshrr reasons ia
~ few days asa .
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