Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1859-09-14

-. l...p .rt. ia. recently held Coan-
~ Convention. - notninate candidates TOT ne
81 .l.ctiah, ou xhleh occasion, ccu Steele.
s.aaa.silI. CON aud other prominent lead.
ar. Of thr parry, took OCCASION 70 blos Oh an
exessdlagly long and "a Intensely Abolition
platform r. 4 III Journal
We published "a SATURDAY last. the plat
forsn a1opssd - the Opposition parry OF fArks
county. bat Tor he purpose Of -ho~'ug our
reader. what kind ol doctrines the Journal
.,.enat1e a. Intensely Abolition" ~s will
reproduce a. We AK a careful examination
Of III. platform Of principles. aud especially
DO wsinsils tie attention of our foreign born
e,s,x-n. - a careful psrv-Al of them. The
r..olatsons smbodled IA thls platform contain
doesf,pe.. Inc organ II lne LseomPton party
IN I'm. Cousres.iooa. Distnct characterised ss
radical Black Republican aud intensely
Abolition" That they are truly Republican,
there can be- no doubt, aud u they are "in-
,s..slv Abolition" the Journal will find. be
fore the expiration Of 1861, that the great una
,ors, Of III. people are Intensely Abolition
Ized.
Here i. the hrst plank n this intensely
Abolition" platform:
.Rssolusd. That A. patriots and friends OF our
common country +. earnestly DESTROYS Of promo
uny hsr best intefesls and msistalnins hsr
goad name among The enlightened nations
- l,..,t chrsstsndom. issl aud declare
:, la br The duty ~ ali mea opposed 10 the
,,t,. = The eofrupti0us, aud the extravagaDce
- a.. A.tfnant.tr4tIons OF buchanan aod VII
lard. 10 uugte In a cosnunVu Effort 10 expel Ihsm
and their party from power aud place
OF eours- thls a. radical Black RePubicaa-
,.mpl Opposition to The Lecompton policy
of s.chanan, aud The reckless extravsgsnce and
dissipation Of Willard, Is. We have 40 doubt,
N IN. ewes OF the lnongreI editor Of the jour
nal Intensely Abolition.
The second plank IA this platform "a as fol
lows:
sR.solUsd. That We diselaIm all right. all IN
tsntiou aud ali desife, 10 Interfere, OF NEEDLE
81 az. institution ct slavery, where II law
f,,ttv .x,-tr under the shield OF STATE sover
s,getv and that We wiipgnly leave such
stat4. t. manage u IA their own way aud TO
d,.p.n-e Nth IL In their Own good tune but
". to..-t aud maintaln that II Gao exist only
in STATE. under such local law, the detam OF
Of the Supreme Court 10 the contrary not~Ith'
st.ndtag aud that slaves, taken into The Ter
r,tar,r. by their masters, are, IA law and Of
risht. sntstlsd 10 thelr freedom
Ihls resolution suusciates great principle
principle At war with nothing but subli-
mated Lecomptooism. Yet The Journal says
that the doctrines therein contained are "in
tsns.ly Abolition" The irst part asserts ths
the Opposition party does not desire TO inter
far. With SLAYER, an the States where IL exist,
and this i called 'safeass Abolfsoaism.' Thu,
embraces the great doctrine Of Popu lar sover
e,vntv congended for oy the Anti Lecom ptoI
Democrat. throu ghoat the the eountry-leav
ing the PEOPLE 10 manage the question OF sla
very ia their own way-and this Is character
ned as ..lafsase aboialonssm," by the Demo
cratic organ IA this District The third par
snuncaates the principle that Freedom Is ma
t,onAl aud slavery sectional. aud that by viz
tue Of the Federal Constitution. human servi
tude exist. nowhere. That slavery eau alou
.x,-t .n those states where there - positiv
law recognizing shs relatson OF master an
slave. Tha, me people. aud the people alon.
In their sovereign capacity. nave the night {
determining the character of their domestl IN
stataoous.
This doctrine 40 clearly set forth VA this res
olotion. i denounced a. .'iafeass sbsia'oH's'n
by the rsrre Haats JssRsI. It's Leeompto
proclivste- have triumphei over its diser'
ton.
The third plank IA this platform reads:
Resolved. That We believe that labor IL con
ratlhle wlth rue dlenuy. and that the pro
p~ritv Of = STATE depends upoo the protsetlo
OF free Oh,,s labor from he degrading comps
titlon II slavs labor. aud that - believing. v
are opposed 70 the extension Of slavery int
Tree territory. aud IA favor 81 using all ls~fl
and constitutional remedies 10 prev-st !
whether b, Congressional OF Territorial legi'
ialon"
..TAsf labor = esuspsf,bis r,ss true d,gnity."
denounced a. radical Black Republ,oanism
and thar The prosperity Al State depsnds sp'
"A. profecslea Of fre, GALE istsr fron tAs dssr
gsas esmssf.f,aa a. slsps labor" i stigmAtir'
tv this Democratic journal a. "infsassiy Abe
fsoa The right Of the peopls 70 use all is'
f.I and eoRsffafeasl means 70 prevent the c
tension of slavery. J. also anathema,sred
this Lecoapsoo organ.
But 10 the fourth resolve. which i denou
eed =. radical Black RepublicNni-m." =
particularly invite the attentlon Of our ioreig
horn fellow eitrens- Here Il -, and IL j. =
rnirsd 70 be '.Blaex RePablieaaism," aud
ncuoced a. .,sfsas,ls 4bolafsoa':
..R>salp>d. That Ne are IN favor Of equal Ira
ehis~s aud protsstlou. without distinction
tween native born and natcrsllEed citizen
and that We ar therefore siike opposed q {
ps,ac,ple u the amenduseot 20 the Nsssseh
ss,ss Consultation requiring nstorslired q
x@ns u reside i've year IN the oouotry eefc
p.rmitting them 10 vste. aud u the monstrO
aoetriue 81 Secretary Case leCsrrc and To
Letters Which denies natnraiEed citizens Z
projection of thi- Government from the nnlI
and oppressive demands q their native q.
pot,e countries 10 doom such ssturslis>d ei
r.ns 70 slsvsry aid death. on the pretext Of
ind.fsasable elegance doctrine revolt
TO iu-tsce ard reason. sod vhsch sf once
nuls and MAKES taeekery of the avs Of y at
rslizstlon.
This rssolutioa which embraces almost
cry doctrine contepdei Cor BY cur adopted
rssn.. - opposed by The gssraai. snd dsnOv
eed as radical Black R<psbiiesaisr." We
NIT 1t l. RspuhlieAnism-she doctrine ma
t.iasd by The Opposition party throughout
North. and opposed by LseOmP'On iourn
everywhere. The Jourasi also says. I'm.
-intsnse sbofitivei<m.~ Ifthls =. sbolitioni-
Ne ere inclined % the belief that all Of I
adopted citizens are. IN truth and 10 fact. 4
eiaioaisfs-
We ssk or readers 70 examine esrsfally
above resolutions. aud zee shat are The d
times that LeeomPton journals call "tsfs
sSolassa.sm.'