Wabash express., 1860-05-30

0 Ltaeeis, and . Wore se 7hira Part.
(, Mem
Prom every quarter our exchanges brinI
tid,ngs OF great Joy at the action OF In
Chicago Convention. Since the days o
ie40. no convention Of the people has don,
work 90 univsrsally popular. judging
from the tone Of the public press the nom
/ iuasion Of Lincole is received by Rspub-
lieass With enthusiasm everywhere. and
thousands. who. in ! $50. gave their sup
port TO Mr. Fillmore. nov warmly favor
the nomination Of Honest Abe We
have not yet seen one single paper in In
dina having the name Of Bell aud Everetl
hying Al its mast head. and here ia the
city Of Terre Haute. many who were the
srdenl supporters Of Amsricanism. are now
as earnestly IN favor Of Lineeln and Ham
lin. With the action Of the Chicago Con.
vsniion before the people. the Constits-
tienal Unlon movement hads but few
friends. Some. whose associations aud
predictions favor the advancement of the
pro slavery Democratic party, and Others
Who llindly follow their leaders, talk IN
favor ofshe party without principles.
Every man Of ordinary foresight. every
one ~hs Is not blinded by love for the
name Democracy. and all vho are honest
IA thsir hearts aud independent enough To
speak as they believe. must see that the
platform Of principles adopted At Chicago
u correct. and that the stern. honest In
lsgt'ty Of Abraham Lincoln. peculiarly
poi1l him out the inaa for the limss.-
IL the Democratic party Is to be beaten iE
The comiag Presidential contest. II has 10
he done with the nominee of the Chicago
one moment, 10 succeed against the in.
diyiduAl who will be endors ed mt Balti-
more
Mr.. Bell may possibly carry some
Southern States. but there is not the 70.
motest probability that he can carry one
State north Of Mason b Dixon's line. The
votes. therefore. cast for Bell 4 Everett in
the Northern States. while they do not. in
the least. advance their prospects of elec
ton. increase, IN great degree, the pros
poets OF the Democratic candidates In
some Of the Southern States. where there
may be prospect Of carrying State for
The Constitutional Union candidates, those
who vote that ticket do not thereby indi.
rectly advance the interests of the party
they arc opposing. But in the north the
effect of voting the Constitutional Union
ticket, is almost directly increasing the
prospects of the Democratic candidates.
Suppose Bell aud Everett receive 5000
votes in the State OF Indiana, (more, we
have every reason 10 believe, than they
will receive.) will that have the least ten
dency in making the one Presiden. and
The other Vice President Of the United
Staiesl Ii is true itm may prevent the State
from going for the Republican ticket. but
1t certainly csnuot give any additional sup
port TO Bell ard Everett in the electoral
college Instead of having the vote cast
for Lincoln and Hamlin. il might give it to
the disupion Democracy. Do the Consti-
tutional Union pen desire thisl Some
may. but we are impressed with the belief
that majority do not.
Toaw Western man the ticket made at Chi
cago is peculiarly acceptable. No West
ern man has ever been chosen rs the stan
dsrd bearer OF the Opposition to the De-
mocraey who can 50 perfectly symPathize
with the masses. Mr.. Lincoln knows the
Wesl and lis waits. lie knows all the
surroundings OF the man who labers. Tor
he has iabored all his life. He knows how
70 respect honest toll. and he will do every
thing legislation can do 10 make the bur
den light. He knows the difficulties poor
men have TO encounter In procuring homes.
and he will favor giving homes TO them
out Of our vast public domain. He is all
that a Western man. be he American. Con.
stiiutionsI Union. or Republican. can ask
for. he does suit. aud will sun. all but
the pro slavery. disuuion Demoera ats; they {.
poor fellows. do not particularly like an
honest man