Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1859-06-01

IL is now bat little over four months unit
The October election will take place ia thi'
county. Already candidates are in the field
and public interest is being sxcltees Tws
important office. that Of County Auditor and
Recorder. are 10 he filled. aud two Comm
sioners are 10 be elected So far then As Nigf
county Is concerned. the coming election i'
one II much Importance important in proca
ring good ofiicers. and ia the effect IL will
have 90 coming campaigns.
What j. 10 bs the line Of p.licy pursued by
those opposed 10 the Democratic party. is q
consideration Of much interest
Nothing is more apparent than that the in.
terests Of Nigo county have very materially
suffered sinee its important official positions
have been under The control of Democrats
Encouragement has been given TO a reckless
expenditure Of the peoples money. aud vice
and immortality have received helping hand
whenever 1t would advance partisan interests.
Dissipation has run riot, aud neu have been
Influenced to cast their votes with that party,
because 1t encouraged the sale OF intoxicating z
drinks, and winked al at unlswfa. desecra
ton of the Sabbath.
Iodeieat this party there must be union OF
ell opposed to lis wekedness aud its eorrap.
ticns-a u nited stand against everything cor
rupt IN politics and wrong 10 morals. Let u
make a bold. independent war neither turl i.
ing TO the right 10 catch few votes here, nor
TO the l.f, TO pander TO any class there Le,
us enter this campaign as men, having no in
lerests TO subserve but the public good-uo
enemies 70 punish, but those who are opposed
To our institutions our principles. and who oper
ate against the test interests OF society. Let us
be independent men. enunciate our principles
and our policy. and then ask all who believe
we are nigh, 10 come and go with US, but find
no fault with those who. thinking differently.
go Ia an opposite direction. Let Us say in
this Campaign. that free soil is the heritage
oaly Of free men-that honest labor is as re.
spcctable a. TO sway a scepter-,hat the labor
ing white man ought rot aud shall not be re
duced to level with the negro slave-thai
the negro is not the equal Of the white man
and never should be his peer in the hsrves,
field or the mechanic shop-tbat the advance
Of slavery into free territory, thereby bringing
The free labor Of the white man, down to an
equality with that Of the Logro. j. wrong and
shonld be resisted by all constitutional means
that intempcrancc should be checked-Yo
iltieal corruption stransled. and the education
Of the youth ef the State encouraged Tha,
This country, while she crens her doors to tl,
oppressed ofevrry cline. aud will give pro
lection to her citiz ms, whether nainralized OF
native born, Will. under all circumstances
make her own laws, and 4 en- enforce them
that when strangers come into our house. they
must conform to our rules, obey our domestic
regulations. acGuiesee in our government. O.
take up their beds and walk
Can any one dispute the correctness II ;hes,
doctrines; il he can. let him 10 before the pec
pie of this county aud do it. Can any on,
-ss these positions are no, r.sht aud viii no
address themselves warmly to the popula
heart; II 20. 1t the issue be made
We ak fur bold, fsarless fight on prirci
PIE aud ncn-one and to,h Eseyihitg hk
aiime-serving policy We throw TO the wind,
anj willingl, cnter The coming couies'. will
a rcsolute determination to advocate all ihzt j
light. aud oppose ~l,h r,hem,nee ,hat vhisl
IS ~rots.