Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1859-08-10


with pleasure--bsesuse theY possessed those
old fashioned qualifications which were ap-
preeis,ed in the less selfish days Of the Repub-
lie. lie did not care whether they agreed
With him or not upon all questions. There
were very few Who did 40. since he had learn
ed to act as party by himself; nobody being
responsible for him aud he for nobody. After
other preliminary remarks. be proceeded 10
show that the democratic party ought 10 be
held responsible for the presen, condition OF
the country that IL had no Affirmative meas
urss Of policy TO give relief or quiet any ap
prehensions as to the future that lie platforms
were filed with mere negatives. sbounding in
eloquent language to tell what Cosgress could
not do. but containing not one word showing
what II could do that by its former attacks
upon the Supreme Court Of the United States
Il had set the example Of impsiring the indie
pendenee Of the Judiciary and weakening the
public confidence in It's integrity that II had
intsrfered with Constitutions and laws until
they had been made 10 subserye mere party
ends that il had tempered with the currency
almost every bank note in circulation received
it's credit more from the person who passed il
than from the bank by which it was issued !:
that II had destroyed the system Of protection
under which our trade aud industry had pros
pered, aud had forced ftee trade tariff upon
he country which did not produce -cvenue
enough to support the Government. aud per-
sisted in il while the expenditures were neces.
ssrily increasing that il had squandered i'm
men-e quantities Of the public lands upon
private railroad corporations : that it had
soandoued all the conservative measures which
were established aud sanctioned by the icon.
script fathers" of the Republic and hat it's
whole course Of policy was ruiuous and de-
structive-msintsined and persevered an by
he reduction Of the Government TO a mere
party machine. exercising powers but those
necessary to collect and pay 90, the public
revenue.
tie then referred to the Siarsry question. and
the excitement existing IN the country 10 ref
ence to it. which be greatly deplored As being
calculated to do nobody any good and very
sowu the seed Of discord all over the land. d
the effect was seen in the fact that each Of the
great Sections Of the Union was gradually be
coming aiiensted from the other. These con
sequences were now 90 Immediately before Us
that it vas impossible for any man to shut his
eyes TO them. and the issue thus made had to
be raet and decided The excuses Of party
and sectional strife, which had produced them,
must either continue and make the breach be.
tween the north aud the south still wider aud
rice up. composed Of good men. Of 81 the ex.
/ isting parties. aud pour the oil of peace aud
Cancellation upon the troubled aud agitsied
sea lie hoped for the latter. and was ready
to occupy an humble position in such party
because he believed its formation to be ALSO
luiely necessary to the peace aud harmony OF
the Union lie considered the Democratic
party as responsible for the slavery agitation
+ II had commenced it in 1896, with no hi her
view than to give NJ. Van Bs:scn popularity in
the south, where be had none To effect this
they insisted that the Wing party. with Clay
and Webster to lead it. was an Abolition party
aud that # the south did not form itself into a
SECTIONAL party, it would be overrun 10y the
Goths and Vandels Of tho north, who would
set all their Negroes free. They were sdmon-
shed that this course would have the effect
consolidate the south. aud thereby furnish an
apology for an antagonistical consol dalton OF
the north. aud that thus there was danger Of
an open rupture between the two sections.-
I But they paid heed TO this adloonstiou.-
They went on insisting still more and more,
+ hat the whole north was becoming abolition
ired--,hai the Democratic party was the only
party that the south could trust. until al last
by the repeal of the Missouri Compromise.
they succeeded in pursusding the south 10 be.
leive that slavery might be extended above ~
we'll a. below the old compromise line. and
tha, there danger that property in slaves
within the States would be interfered With -
This resulted. as was foressen. in consolidat
Jog the entire sou'h--except a single State
into a sect oRsiised democracy. And this grea,
southern alliance. they made subservient to
the ends OF the democratic party as becoming
more ar 4 more excited every dsy. by the reit
crate clanors al these came partisan leaders.
who snuff danger IN every orthern breeze. a.
The war horse snufs II upon the battle field
This excitement 10 kept Up.by ,hs cid cry that
all Who are not democrats arc Aboli' ;snists, -
that Seward. Chase and Giddiugs are the only
generals Of the great Northern army. And
thus thousands Of Southern people. who have
no means IL arriving at the truth. arc pur-
sv&isd TO Lsliere th4t slavery IN the States is
really az more danger nov han -svsr before.
Jps, as the Wings fore,old. The scattered
elements OF sntsgonlsm IA The North begun to
De consolidated in resistance 10 this movement
Of the southern democrats, aud the sgitsiors
here taking advantage Of This condition 81
AFFAIR.". ard keeping before the public mind
the idea that tie South was becoming section
alfred. Al last succeeded ~ obtaining power
enough 10 brinr the ,~o sections face 10 face
With each other. in N sngry spd most threat
ening atitHde. Like means produce like re.
suits ia each sselion Of the Cnion ADD A. this
moment the whole country is perpl-xed 10
know VIA. is test 10 be done lie hsd though
much aud suxiously on this subject. and had
made up his mind that there was bu, oas
remedy. aud hat very plain and simple one
tie sss satisfied thai The great BODY Of the
people Of the North. aud OF the Seth, sere
conservative and we're deeply attached 10 he