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

Our fellow citizen r. W.Thompson adj
dressed an immense audience at the Court
House. in this city. on Saturday evening.
We have never listened 10 a more thrilling |
" eloquent aud mastery conclusive
speech. II was one OF Mr. Thompson's
great speeches. He reviewed the political
history Of the different parties from their
first organization to the present moment,
throwing at all times, and upon every
question n food Of light. He showed that
the Democratic party had, as a party, al
most from the beginning disregarded the
decisions Of tho Supreme Court He was
severe upon 10th wings of this party giving
il as his settled opinion that Stephen A..
Douglas would get just one State less IN
1860 than did Mr.. Fillmore in 1856 He
spoke eloquently of John Bell aud in
glowing terms Of Abraham Lincoln. He
said Mr. Lincoln was an honest and an
able man that he knew hifn we'll. having
served in Congress with him in s47. He
said that everything now favored the 'lec'
ton Of Mr. Lincoln by the people. and he
did not desire TO see the election thrown
into the House. de reviewed the present
political condition OF the House Of Repre-
sentatives. and showed thatif Mr.. Lincoln
was not elected by the popular vote, the
House would never elect, and the Senate
would select President from the candi'
dates for the Vice Presidency, and he
would probably be Joe Lane. He asked
the people whether they would prefer Sc
Letting their own President. or have the
Senate of the United States do il for them
He said that he had no fears Of dissolu
ton Of thisU nion-that was the demagogut
cry to brighten timid men. He said thu
election of Abraham Lincoln to the PresI
dency would not dissolve the Union
it would still he preserved, but the cry o
disuniou would be raised on every Presi
deptial contest for years to come.
Mr. Thou pson said he was Union man
that as a member Of the Baltimore Conven
ton which nominated Mr.. Bell he had de
termincd to vote for him, but he was no
in the market TO be bought or sold-h'
was not to be transferred at the will ant
wish Of scheming politicians-he did no
wish to buy any person, nor did he wisl
to be sold. If the Bell men in Kentucky
or any other State desired to make comb
nations with the Douglas or Breckinridg,
wing, he should wash his hsnds of it, 70
between Mr. Douglas and Brecklnridg'
and Mr.. Lincoln, he preferred the latter
He had no combinations to make will
Democrats, he had taught item durinl
his whole political life and he intended to
continue fighting them. Mr.. Thompson
said that he regarded Mr.. Lincoln as tn
representative Of the conservative element
in the Republican party. That he was
consistent conservative man and if elected
President would, he had no doubt, d.
equal and exact justice to every section o
the country.
We will not attempt further sy nopsi
Of this great speech-perhaps the ables
Of Mr.. Thompson's life II was bold, elo
quent, statesman like. independent, mas
terly. AS il was taken complete by pro
fcient photographer, We hope to be abb
in few days to give the entire speech u
our readers We expect TO be able to give
the words; but the eloquent action, tn
exact pronunciation, the thrilling accent
aud the clear, ringing, swelling, enchant
ing voice of the matches speaker, we can
not put on paper. To feel Che full powe
of Mr.. TbompsOn's eloquence, you mus
both see and hear him.