Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-06-06

seem to US he will not tell the truth II by
any possibility be can avoid it.
A few days ago the following appeared
Is leading article in the Journal. We
copy il that cur readers may see the char.
acter of the attacks made by the Demo
cratic press, upon the nominee Of the Chi
eago Convention. Here it is:
IAN ORTHODOX ABoLIrIoSIsr.-The first
Black Republican Convention which as
sembled in Illinois was convened at
Springfield, 10 that State, on the fifth day
OF October, 1854. 1t was called for the
purpose of reorgs mixing Q new party, and
repudiating all former attachments, and
pledged to accomplish certain purpose OF
reform. Messrs. Abraham Lincoln, J. r.
Farusworth and Ichabod Cadding. were
appointed committee to draft resolutions
and report the following amongst others,
which we're unap imously adopt:
Resolved, That the times imperatively
demand the reorganization Of parties, and
repudiating all previous party attachments.
names and predictions, we unite our
selves together in defense OF the liberty
and constitution Of the country. and will
hereafter cooperate as the Republican par
ty. pledged to the accomplishment OF the
following purposes. To bring the sd min
istration of the government back to the con-
troll Of first principles; to restore Nebraska
and Kansas TO the position Of free Terri
tories; that a. the constitution of the Uni
ted States vests in the States, and not 10
Congress. the power to legislate for the ex-
tradition Of fugisives from labor, TO RE-
PEAL AND ENTIRELY ABR0GATE
THE FUGITIVE SLAVE LAW; to re-
strict slavery to those States in which it
exists: TO PROHIBIT THE ADMIS
SION OF ANY MORE SLAVE STATES
INTO THE UNION; to obolish slavery in
the District Of Columbia; to exclude slavery
from little Territories suey tchieh the general
government has exclusive jurisdiet;on; and
arrest the requirement Of any mere Territorie,
unless The practice Of slavery therein foreues
shall hape been prohibited.
These were the sentiments of Mr.. Abra
ham Lincoln (the Black Republican can.
didate for the Presidency in 1854, and il
he has ever changed or modified them, the
fact has not been made public by him."
It seems little strange that Mr.. Cook
erly, or any one else who is sitting on thu
tripod. should make a charge Of this kline
against Mr.. Lincoln when there 10 no trutl
in it. in no ous single particular. so far al
Mr.. l.. 10 concerned.
Our neigbor says that in this Convention
OF 1854 Mr.. Lincoln was one of The com
mittee who drafted the above resoluti on
that he has never changed or modified hi,
sentiments in relation to them, or if h,
has. he has never done 90 publicly.
This charge was made against Mr.. Lin.
coin by Mr.. Douglas during his memorable,
campaign Of 1858, and We find that Mr.
Lincoln then replied to it in the following
language:
"When q man hears himself somewhs
misrepresented. it provokes him-at least
I find it so with myself; but when misrep
reseutation becomes very gross and pslpa
bic, it 10 more apt to amuse him. The frs
thing see fit to notice, is the fact tba
Judge Douglas alleges, after running
through the history Of the old Democratic
and the old Wing parties, that Judg'
Trumbull and myself made an arrange
ment in 1854. by which was to have tn,
place of Gen. Shields in the U. 8. Senate
and Judge Trumbull was to have the plac,
of Judge Douglas. Now. all I have te
say upon that subject is, that think n,
msn-not even Judge Douglas-csn prov,
it, because IL 10 not true. have ne doub
be is 'eonseientious' in saying it. As Il
those resolutions that he took such length
of time to read. ss being the platform o
the Republican party in 1854. say new
er had anything to do with them. and
think Trubull never had. Judge Dougla
cannot show that either of Nc ever did hav,
anything 10 do with them. l believe hi
true about those resolutions: There was
call for Convention to form Q Republi
can party al Springfield, and ] think tina
my friend, Mr.. Lovejoy, Who is here upor
this stand, had hand in it. think ihi
10 true, and think If he will remsmbe
accurately, he will be able to recollect tha
he tried to get me into it, and would no
90 in. believe it 10 also true that wen
away from Springfield when the Couven
ton vas in session, to attend court il
Tazwell county. 1t 10 turus they did plac
my name, though without authority, upoI
the committee, and afterward wrote me h
attend the meeting Of the committee, bu
refused to do so. and I never had any
thing to do with that organisation. Tha
is the plain truth about all that matter O
the resolutions"
This then resolves itself into question
Of veracity between Grafton r. Cookerl,
and Abraham Lincoln. The one says Mr
Lincoln was one Of the drafters ofthe reso
luton. while the other says he was not
member of the Convention that adoptet
the resolution, nor was he in Springfield
at the time the Convention vas in session
The one says that Mr.. Lincoln never pub
Iiely changed or modified the sentiment
contained 10 that resolve. while there j.
now before us the printed speech of Mr.
Lincoln, made two years ago. in which b.
says he never had anything whatever to d.
with the resolution.
1t is . question Of veracity etwesr
Honest Abe Lincoln"--a man who's
whole life has been one Of truth 10 al
things. and @. r. Cookery. editor Of tn
Terrs. Hsuts Journal.
Will tho world be long in coming to
conclusion, which to believed
The HoMEsrxAp BILL.-Ths House order
ed COMMITTEES OF Conference 90 the Home
stead bill The practical points Of differ
ence between the House and the Senst.
LII.