Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-08-15

To Abrshs sm LINE oin, Esq-
DFAk sra You doubtless have Just nov
DO lack Of ffieods-ihe most Of them in
eers aud worthy bot some. II may be,
otherwise. clam \ place ~ith the ma
jorrty and therefore will no, annoy yoo IN
person. but will print. and YOU esa Rad OF
not
Voc are now occupying position ~hieh
fe~ men have the experience % appreciate
Among many millions II can beexperieneed
bv only score of men 10 generation. -
The distinction Of being selected as eho.
.en chief by the spon tsueous acclsmations
Of % many intelligent. sovereign States. is
a very great one-and to you II - dorbly
great. because ussought-
The gem. which attach to the hereditary
disden Of the Prinse Of Wales are far less
/ lustross than those which are beginning to
crystalline aronE,. your name. he was born
Ia his honors yours you have earned. IT,
walks To a throne 10 golden slippers snd
Ia path made smooth by many royal foot-
s.sps you have made your own way IN
+ brogans. 10 a seat above hun. lie IS made
king by statute you. more than a king
by personal merit lie - chosen by Law
you. by love. HIS crown was made by the
job IN some old. lsryotten goldsmith's
shop The laureIs Of yours are fresh-
~resthsd by myr,ads of living hand-. he
i 20 be ~ os~r al empire because he was
born - = pa'aes you, because you are the
friend Of righteousness and truth Abra
ham Lincoln. veil done no wonder your
position i the admiration Of the good. and
theenvy OF the bad
Twas locker on al the Chicago Conven-
ton. aud amid 81. wild -xultstion Of the
thousands ths, greeted the fnal act. my
emotions OF the sublime constrained me TO
silence My mind dsrted aeros. the Great
Prairie 10 you add thought Of the torrent
Of com Gated influences and Responsible
ties about TO be poured upon your head.
said to my self. Wll he stand up against nj
o. will he. like 30 many of his predece ssors
, bend from his rectltude. aud add another
example u the mel aDehely illustrations #
human weakoe-s in high plscesf That
: suddes bursting for h Of the pent-up de-
aires Of a whole ratioL. upon one quiet
man. seemed f~sful. / could hardly sym
+ palhixs with the excited gentleman at my
side. Who with a stamp of MS foot exclsim
EDO. how | wish / was Abraham Lin
coin tonight !"
The Presidency is sn object Of ambition
TO many men. aud IL Is an honorable smbi-
ton. But there are 30 few who can reach
IL. that throog Of hungry demagogues
! like the dragon Ht the garden gate Of the
Hesperides. have sneamped on rhe thre.h-
old Of the White House. exacting tribute
Of pledges from every man Who succeeds
in passing and thus it has happened that
whsnever the Great Door Of Office has been
opened to a Chief Magistrate, he has been
compelled to scatter the keys OF all the
email doors among these Presidential par
asite.. W no enter, and remain to plague his
friendship. and vex him out of all hs vir
tues
But the people are bearing you to Office
above the reach of this hundred hesdrd
monster. aud 10 a way intended to leave
YOU untrammeled aud uncontsminated by
his touch. Yet It is not 10 be supposed
that you. being hamsn. are possessed Of all
the virtues in all their excellence. You
are therefore open To advice. The object
Of this letter - TO suggest that az soon as
you are elected you will seire the frat of
hce.eeker that approaches your door and
hang Airs on the pest thereof-there to dan
gle n an awful warning to the whole ban
ditti. OF course speak in figure
Your advent to power will be hailed by
all The 40 ID aud patriotic a. the coming OF
a reiormsr. The lgsss Stables are be
fore yoa believe there 10 but one way
in which you can reach the psstilsnt root
from which has sprung the evsrshadowing q
corruption that has msred our national
fame and veil nigh ruined the public NOR
ais, aud that IL by insugurstiag a sosses
fiaf shall treat erery tasfsses Of sppliesfssa .
foy sHe, 90 sonelssivs sridsaes IN fs spplicsn'
sfspffsess 10 s<rss.
You sill thus be able 10 secure your owr
tranquility. and maintain your eognomsr
Hooss,. but which. | assure you. you cat
: 9sver do. though pure .. pre- serpsntin'
I Adam. IL YOU once parIey With office seek
: ere. You will thus be able to fll you
Offices 9th worthy men: men sho go 10
run unssnt: men esIisd. lite yourself. ans
for the same reason: aud BY sxierminaun. a.
E. sfoek = hunsn eormorasts. more vora
eioa. than s,ymphsliss vul,arss. you wi
gsir 70 yourself gs.s,er than HsreulesI
fssss
An epporssni,y 10 no~ within your Fsss'
: of acquiring more lasting and brilliaa
renown than - often perssit,sd TO any NOR
Q tai nan. Msy yea 80 'mProvs u, by ms
o king burnt sacrifice Of every osfec .eeke'
, that heaceiorth. eeeisr. az sell a. ssere
: history. shall have The blessed example q
10 faithful Abraham
. Yours. rsspeesfslly.