Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-03-21

disturbed in relation TO the expressions
of the North upon the South. In his over
weening zeal for Southern institutions, be
almost forgets there is North, or that she
has any interests to be subserved. His pa
triotism is of that peculiar kind which en-
ables him to "eat dirt" with a peculiar
gusto, and indeed the more he consumes /
the more he appears to relish it. The last /
terrible wrong the North has committed |
upon the South, in the estimation of the |
editor OF the Journal, is, that Governor |
Dennison, of Ohio, refused to surrender to
the Governor of Virginia tive men for whom
a requisition had been made by that Off
cial.
The refusing to surrender these men by
the Governor of Ohio into the custody of
the Governor of Virginia, is characterized
by the editor Of the journal as "cool
piece of Abolition treason" Our neigh
Dor also in his anger calls the Governor of
Ohio "Black Republican Governor, who
ignores his oath, and sneakingly protects
Abolition culprits and confederates from
the penalty of their crimes"
This is pretty strong, but the editor of
the Journal would not use such language
unless he thought II was true. being one
of the most sincere of men, he is exceed
ingly cautious what he says and whereof
he writes. How he knows that these "cul
prits" are "Abolitionists" we are not pre-
pared to say, but We are now satisfied they
are, for Col. Cookery never called any one
an "Abolitionist" unless he knew him to
be go he is remarkably particular on this
point, and when he says a man is an Abo.
lItionist, why it must be regarded as true.
The editor concludes his article on this
subject with the following sympathetic ap.
peal +:
LET conservative men seriously ask
themselves, how losg this Union can be
preserved if the Black Republicans are
allowed to violate all the compacts upon
which that Union was established %
What answer the conservative men will
make TO this question they are requested
TO task themselves" we are not prepared
to say. If it is the desire Of eur neighbor
that the time shall be permanently fixed
when the Union is to "fall apart" we hope
it will be Indefinitely postponed for a few
days, in order that necessary preparations
may be made. Being rather a conserva-
tive man ourself, we will undertake to an
sver the question, ''5 the Black Republi-
cans are allowed TO violate all the compacts
upon which this Union is established, how
long will il be preserved ?" We think it
will be preserved jgst as long as is requir-
ed to teach disunion Democrat to tell the
truth. So you need not be trembling,
neighbor, the Union will last for centuries
But the editor of the Journal has dis
played great want of knowledge in his
abuse OF Governor Dennisou. 10 this par
ticular. Cookerly's memory is short, or
rather he has the peculiar faculty Of re-
membering some things and forgetting
others. His memory is conveniently weak
sometimes, add wonderfully tenacious at
others. He forgets splendidly and remem-
bers promiscuously. HIS mind seems TO
be like pot of boiling water-when ex-
cited all that is impure comes up to the
surface and bubbles and foams most &C
lively, while that which is pure remains
forever concealed. Does not the editor of
the Journal know that Gov. Wright, The
Democratic GO1eTnOr Of the State Of indiana,
while acting as such Governor, refused to
surrenderto The Governor Of another State
on his requisition "fugitives from justice"
who had been guilty of crime 10 the other
State, and were arrested in this7 Does
not the editor of the Journal know. too.
that one Of these cases occurred in relation
to an individual who was arrested in the
city Of Terre Hsute And does he not
further know that the majority of the legal
profession (sf which the editor of the Jour-
nal was then a bright and shining light
in the State sustained the Democratic Co |
vernon.
At the time Gov. Wright did this. il was |
not discovered that it was Abolition frea
son" or that it endangered the Union. It
was then thought to be an individual mat
ter-s simple construction Of the Constitu
ton and laws, upon which men might diff
Ter aud nothing serious follow. As this
too, occurred between Governors Of FIRE.
States, IL mattsred but little, but when an
Executive Of slave State is one Of the
parties. theu all the sympathy of our
ssighbof for the peculiar institution is
aToused--:he pot boils--and his hostility
10 the free States Of the North is plainly
visible. or course that is Abolition trea-
son" in Republican Governor, which is
pure Democracy 10 Democratic Governor.