Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-11-07
WHOLE NO. 947.



go unhung an officer. occupying high off
cisi position, who had expressed his dete
mination TO plot treason against that go,
ernment. No government can long nor
to have the respect OF other goverrment
orof it's own people, that will not suppre.
treason wherever it NAV be found and a
Administration in the American Republic
that will remain silent, and permit one
ats highest functionaries to plot Treason
should be strangled ont of life by til
strong hand Of the people.
Howell Cobb, the Secretary of the Uni
ted States Treasury, few days ago wa
in the city Of New York While there h
avowed his disloyalty TO the Union an,
his intention. in common with the South
TO, under certain contingencies, destro,
this Union Of States. Those sentiments
entertained by one of his Cabinet officers
are known TO Mr.. Buchanan. and still tn
traitor remains in the Cabinet "Gan sucl
things be and not overcome us like
on Of ouys ? How can We hope to TRANSMIT
to our children and to our childreu's child
rem, this glorious heritage that'has beef
given to Us BY our fathers, when, in th
very heart of the Republic, treason il
hatched and fostered Can it be tru'
that this. the only free government OF
ha 1n1u
on earth where equal privileges, equa
prospects, equal inducements and equa
rights are guaranteed to all its citizens, j.
to be forever destroyed to crafty the mer
cenary motives and ambitious hopes of q
few menf Is this our destiny and our fu
ture this Is the President Of the United
States, in conjunction with the Treasurer
nursing in their corrupt hearts, our destruc
tien and our final overthrow Z Is it the
end and aim of this Democratic party. to
pull down, over its colossal remains, this
fair fabric, that has cost so much toll, so
much treasure and so much blood to erect?
If So, let the truth be known and let every
man turn Brutus and every Brutus seek
to be a Casca.
We ask the reader to look around him
aud see what is presented to the VISION
The Democratic party. under whose con
troll has been the affairs of this government
for years. has turned disunion party
All through the South and all over the
North its leaders avow disunion senti-
men's-thresten TO yield obedience to the
will of the majority, only by making sure
destruction of this Federal government
In no other party can there be
ound one of those ipcipient traitors
Treason is nowhere onthe continent
6xf among Democrats. Noman can be
q traitor but q modern Democrat, and
no man plots treason unless he be-
longs to the Democratic party. The Bell
love the Union of these States-they cling
with parental fondness to the Union Of
these States, and they will resist, with all
the heroism of true patriotism, the dissolu-
tion OF L . e states.
Howell Cobb, the present Secretary oi
the United States Treasury, has been in
Ne~ York plotting treason. Can the party
whose treasurer he is. any Longer. have the
confidence Of the American people? Why
does he desire a dissolution of this Unioni
For no other assignable reason, than the
American people. or a majority of them
are about TO elect the man of their choics
ss President of the United States. Is no
this gosernment one of majorities ? Is
minority-s wicked. disloyal minority Il
force the majority Of this people to acqui
esce in lite desires
We do believe, and all the surrounding,
are daily teaching rs, that the salvation
of this government. its future and its glory
depends wholly and entirely upon the Re
publican party. If it does not succeed il
the great contest to be determined On mex
Tuesday. the very blood will curdle in ou
veins when we think of the gloomy pros
poets before the patriot. Should the dis
uion Democracy succeed, treason will b
encouraged at Washington and traitor
will throng the Federal Capital as birds o
carrion cover the remains of a dead lion
Let the Republicans be triumphant ant
treason will be strangled and traitors hung
Howell Cobb will be dismissed frsm tn,
Treasury and hissed into retirement Sc
eessionists and disunionists will be triec
under the Constitution, and If found gnilt
OF plotting treason against the Common
wealth, will be executed. Traitors vii
never more receive the applause of Demo
cratic audiences, nor treason be proclaim
cd as q Democratic necessity. If the Re
publicans are victorious, an honest ma
will walk into the White House and turn
reckless old dotard out. An honest ma
viii take charge Of the National Treasur
and turn bold and daring traitor out
Honest men will have control of all tn
Departments of State SO recently unde
The control of dishonest partisans. A
through the General Government-ram
uents, will honest men alone be entruste
20 manage our affairs. A policy will be
once inaugurated that will promote the il
tsrests Of the massss-enhance the happl
ness Of the peopIe-administer exact ju
tiee to every section of the country, at
advance. in every serse. the general go'
and promote the individual prosperity
every citizen.
III The Indiana papers bear honorab
and united testimony to the efficient a
rendered by the Germans in the revoluti'
in that State. The same class of freedc
loving citizens contributed in degree
swell the Republican majorities in Pen
sylvania. All honor to the Germans.-1
ledo Blade.
The universal recognition OF the pow
of the Germans in aid of the cause of Fir
labor in the late elections, is fact wort
Of record. There has been no stiuted
partial admission Of the influence Of u
vast vote. Republicans are proud aud 81