Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-10-03

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the first speech. aud started off by saying
that the question of slavery in the Terrific
ries was none Of the business Of this peo-
pie. From the very start. it was evident
his programme was to play upon the pref
udices of his hearers. and instead Of EN-
tightening them. 10 blind them as much as
possible. His first proposition. that the
people of this Congressional District have
nothing to do with, whether our vast pub
lie domain is to be Slave or Free-that it
| is no business Of theirs. whether Slavery
is forced into free Territories or not, is
absolutely too demagogical to merit a re-
ply. He, in the most pompous and self
complacieut manner ignored the great
question now before The American people
the very question that has shivered the
| Democratic party to pieces, and built up
the Republican party to its present proud
and glorious position-by telling his hear
ers that it was "none of their business"
His next proposition was eve give his
exact lapguage) chat the Southern and
Northern men go into the Territories on
termes Of perfect equality, and they hold
their property after they get there subject
to Territorial Legislation" From this he
argued that the STAKEHOLDER had the right
to take his negroes, as property, into
the public domain. subject to Legislation
after he gets them there. Was there ever
a more silly proposition than this ? IL the
Southern man has the right to take his
slaves into the territories. it is a right Civ
eu to him by the Federal Constitution and
how can Territorial legislature. take
from an American citizen. a constitutional
rightf No well informed man pretends
that it can. and gone but a Demogouge
would assert that it could.
After this Mr.. Voorhees, speech was a
disconnected and di.jointed barrangue
against Abolitionist, N. p. Banks, John
Sherman, Helper. the New York Tribune
and Republicans generally. His effort
certainly failed to convince any one that
he was right and only had tendency the
more perfectly to confirm those who are
opposed 20 him, in their opposition 1t
was evident to all, that Mr.. Voorhees, had
not thought it advisable to understand
himself the great issues that are now thrill
ing the public heart, aud was impressed
with the ridiculous idea. that the electors
in the 7th congressional district, could be
entertained by unfounded assertions and
ridiculous political blunders.
Mr.. Nelson followed in clear and com
prehensive exposition of the doctrins oi
the Republican party. Every one under
stood kim-every one knew PRECISELY
where he stood every one was told what
he was in favor of and what he opposed
and every one must have been impressed
with his unquestionable superiority over
: his opponent. BE did not evsde or en-
dsavor to shurk any one Of the doctrine:
contained IN the Chicago platform, but
r maintained the principles Of the Republi
: can party in every particular. What they
arc, was part Of his speech. After Mr.
e Nelson had thus defined his position and
that of the Republican party. he turned
upon the man of straw which Mr.. Voor-
' bees had built. and with one buff and q
= few kicks the ungainly thing stood in all
: its naked deformity before the audience
He run his keen Damascus blade into Mr.
: VS. huge balloon, and il collapsed at once
\ Dismissed Of its gaseous properties snC
the speech was shown to be Rothing-lers
than nothing-all gas The vast audi
ence sympathizing in the triumphant eff
81 fort Of Mr. Nelson followed him all along
;, with bursts of hearty applause.
u In every particular. as a speaker. an ora
G tor, Gcbater. scholar and politician
Mr.. Nelson showed himself to be greatly
superior to his opponent. His friends
" were delighted with him, aud will exer
: all their influence to secure his election.
= One thing was strikiDgly evident in tbs
A debate between those two gentlemen. Mr.
Voorhees, has made the campaign upon q
humbug, a deception. mere bubble. he
has presumed too much upon the ignoraDc,
Of his hearers. He has been cajoled into
Il the belief, that it is as proper to exasper-
n ate the prejudices as TO convince the judg
meut He has forgotten the true dignity ol
the political debster, and in his eagerness
b 10 succeed has resorted to the stupid
e tricks of the charlatan. He socks tc
prove that the Republicans are Abolition
itsts-a proposition which he knows il
not susceptible Of the least shadow o.
i proof He essays to show that The Re
d publican party endorses the sentiment,
n contained In Helpers Impending Crisis
proposition he. as well all intelligent men
knows is false. bis cuuiDg has told him
u upon what people predicate their pre-
r JUDGES again, Repu and his
whole effort is TO inaame those prejudices
In no single case. did Mr. Voorhees,. in
either Of his speeches, attempt to reach the
. understanding OF his hearers. Denuncia.
. ton, misrepresentation aud defamation
= was his whole stock in trade. This, as
= the readers of the Express know, from the
numerous correspondence have lain
i before them from the different por-
! tions Of the District where he has spoken
has been the character Of his speeches from
The start. No wonder he has ceased to
a make friends from the day he first took the
stump until the present, and il his defeat
should be overwhelming. he must attri-
D butte it 10 the fact. that it 10 the fate of
one. who might be conistent politician
and al upright Gehater, but who chooses
to be an empire and demagogue. II " i'll
r teach him lesson which evidently he has
5 not yet learned. that all over this county. in
. every portion Of this Congressional Dis
trict, there are men. whu undsrsl and
thoroughly and lruly the great Issues now
} before the people, aud that they will de-
tect, come from whatever source it may,
, the twistiDgs and turnings Of the sdroit
time-aerver 1t would have been better,