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

Exposure OF n Dfshonest ssMsdfum.. :.
The spiritualisis of Milford have
been considerably excited during the
past week, by the exposure of "test
medium. who had been performing
wonderful feats in that town. The
circle was held at the house of Mr..
John G. Gilbert, and large number
of his friends were present by inv ta-
tlon-all of them being spirituaIists
but one. 1t appears that the medium
had not been entirely above suspicion.
and Mr.. and Mrs. z. NJ. Marshall went
prepared to put her honesty to strict
and infalliable test. The room was
thoroughly darkened. the imposition
of hands upon the tables was made in
the usual manner, and the visitors
were properly cautioned against break
ing the circle by the removal of hands
or otherwise. In due season the spirit
of "Red Jacket" made his appear.
ance aud commenced playing upon
the guitar. the drum, and such insiru.
ments as had been provided.
In the midst OF this mysterious mu.
sic, Mrs. Marshall lighted her fluid
lamp, when TO the astonishment of
most of those present, the guitar was
discovered in the hands of the medi-
um, who had risen from her seat and
wss reaching down the tatle to the fu
extent of her right arm, for the pur-
pose OF giving some especial mystery
10 her performance. The illumination
was a thunderbolt thrown among them.
The medium exclaimed, 80, that
light" threw the instrument wildly
over her head, and fell into the arms
of her neighbor. Fierce discuss ion at
once arose In the circle. in the course
Of which this deceitful girl quietly left
the company. Mr.. Marshall publish.
es somewhat emphatic stat. ment of
the impUsture. trusting 1t may serve
the eau oftruth and good mo. ais
dorchester Spy
Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-08-15
Wide Awakes I'm Marshali.

Clark County came nobly 10 our assist
ance when we met to do honor to the gal
liant Clay Of Kentucky; Vigo returned the
compliment on Wednesday many were
ind uced to 90 to hear and see Owen Love
10Y the man who dared to stand up before
an armed mob Of pro.slavery fanatics 10
the Hall of The House of Representatives,
and hurl back into their faces, some Of the
bitterness with which they had been revi.
ling Republicans for weeks, and when
threatened with personal violence, instead
of retreating, advanced into the open space
in front Of the Speakers chair, and told
them With flashing eye. while his whole
frame quivsred with smotion-"Yon mur.
dered my brother twenty years ago ct Al
.cn .or his opinions, aud now you shall
hear me-" Some went there to hear the
next Governor Of Illinois, the Hon. Rich ard
Yates but many more atte for the
purpose Of swelling the numbers Of what
we expected would be a moderately numer
ous gathering Of Republicans in the hith.
erto Democratic county OF CLARK what was
our surprise when we reached Livingston
our proposed place OF rendezvous, to 6nd
IS many already collected there. as we ha
expected TO see al Marshall this was bs
a foretaste Of the mighty crowd. concsutra
ting two miles beyond. Volunteer Wild,
Awakes from the three Terre Hsuts com
paniss, aud Capt. Webb. ossto's mpan,
Of Sugar Greek Wide Awskss, and severa
Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-08-15
The Days Of 40 Come again. Enlarged and
Improved Upon!
THE LAST Wall OF DoUGLAsIsM

Expectation has for some days been on
tip-tOe, in regard to the demonstration at
Nation yesterday.
An extra train left Terre-Haute at 6:35,
composed of Is cars. Abont lsO persons
went from Terre- Haute, and at every sta
ton large additions were made TO the
numbers.
At Paris more than 400 were taken up.
Over 100 at Grandview; 300 at Kansas;
240 at Ashmore, among whom were 60
young ladies dressed ip white, with neat
white caps with red, white and blue trim
mings-a most lovely corps of friends of
Honest Old Abe.
The number who went from Charleston
We could not definitely ascertain, but an
estimate of the entire number can be
made when it is understood that the two
excursion trains contained II cars crowd
ed to their utmost capacity inside, with
all on the tops of the cars who could find
space to occupy.
We arrived at Mattoon at IL o'clock,
where we found the whole earth literally
covered with people.
The trains on the Central road had slso
brought large numbers, but the immense
multitude which no man could number,
came from the rural districts in wagons
and on horseback The Sullivan delega-
ton alone numbered 1900. Five hundred
came in wagons and buggies from Okaw
Station.
Immediately on The arrival Of the ira n
from Terre Haute the procession comm-,,-
ced moving, aud as We write, ! 10 P. NJ,
the procession is still passing.
Thousands came in during the nigh,
and the whole prairie around We are tolt
vas lit up with the camp fires of the friends
of Freedom
We witnessed many of the most elaborate
demonstrations of 1910. but the gorgeou.
display Of this demonstration | No per
or pencil can do tithe Of justice to it,
The preparations were on the most lib.
eral and extensive scale.
At the head of the procession was large
double decked wagon most incomparably
decorated, carrying 67 ladies arrayed in
white, with a single exception. On the
upper deck at the aft. was one lady beau
tiful as the Houris of Paradise. dressed in
deep mourning representing that victim of
Democratic outrage-Ksnsas.
Next came spyranid composed Of young
ladies and little girls. at the apex of which
'E.Miss Nora Strickland, aged ~ years,
sweet as an angel from the third circle Of
the spirit world. Following these were
other wagons most graRdly decorated, with
large crowds of gaily dressed ladies, fol-
lowed in turn by an almost interminable
procession composed of Wide Awskes on
foot and on horseback. Then came the
wagons representing the mechanical arts.
Shoelng horses aud splitting rails. ect. ect u,
with flags, banners. DC. &c with all man :
uer of devices
The train whistles and close to resume
/ tomorrow
Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-08-15
A Vote fIr Douglas is Vote for
Rrecklnrldg or Lane.

The STAMPEDE COMMENCED. The
evidence of determination ON the part
i the Douslls men to vote for L nco.
-. and thus Kill two birds with one
lone. are multiplying On every hand.
This is the case here and all over the
-ountry. Scores of men who have
for years acted with the Demo;rxlic
party, are rarging themselves un-
der the banner of Lincoln and Hamlin,
determined to crush out the southern
Disunionists and the Northern Trait
ors who fraternize with:them. It is
conceded, and justly too. thar every
vote cast for Douglas in the Free
States is a vote for Breckenridge or
old Joe Lane, just in the proportion
that 1t is effective in earring the elec-
tion of Lincoln to that of either Breck
inridge or old Joe Lane. This is the
first bird to be killed. by all manner
of means. On the other hand. large
number of them are burning with the
desire to gave blow to the South in
return for the treatment they have re.
ceived during the past three years,
and particularly the Chalston aud
Baltimore Conventions. They see no
other way half so effectual in accom-
plish their revenge, as voting Lin
coin into the White House. The
country is swarming with this class
of Douglas men, and among them may
be counted some of the most efficient
politicians of that pursursion.-[Ps.
Telegraph.
Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-08-15
Marshall and Lincoln

Humphrey Marshall. an old and
leading politician of Kentucky, made
Breckenridge speech at Covington
the other day, in which he spoke as
follows of Mr.. Lincoln;
"There are four Presidential candid
ates in the field. They are important
only as the representatives of ideas.
Mr.. Lincoln, he was told, is an able
iawyer. a very intelligent man, and a
clever felto,O. He is native of Ken
teucky, and connected by marriage
with some of our best families. He
believed him to be perfect gentleman.
He did not deal with him as man,
but as an expo lent of IDEAS"
On the subject of the dissolution Of
the Union in case 70 Mr.. LINcoLN's
election, Mr. MARSHALL said:
"We are asked, If Lincoln succeeds
do you propose disunion9 IwouId
answer emphatically, no! Itis RENE.
dy for no evil under heaven. 1t would
be political suicide, and Kentucky
would be the very last State to Civ.
up the Union, The Breckinridgt
party don't mean it, and he did no
believe the man himself Breckenridge,
ever entertained disunion sentiment
There was no such calculation aheaC
when he was nominated. But the part,
did and does intend to fight for il
rights inside of The Union. { Cheers.
Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-08-15

U If anybody ought to understand the
position of Mr. Douglas on the Slavery
question. it is Mr. II. V. johnson, the dis
tinguished candidate for Vice President
on the same ticket. In long speech at
Savannah on 30th ult., he stated the mat
ter as follows:
Judge Douglas had been misrepresent-
ed and understood at the South He as.
serted positively that Judge d. was not in
favor of Squatter Sovereignty. aud in proof
read from his speech in February. 1859,
where he took the ground that the Terrific
ries derived all their powers ON the Con.
stitution, under their organic acts. He
read from the same speech that Slavery in
the Territories stands precisely on the
same footing with all other property, and
the people have the same right TO legislate
upon it that they have to legIslate upon
other property, no more and no less"
Is this the view of the Douglas men of
the Free Statesf Are they too against
Squatter Sovereignty and do they regard
Slave property 1t seems to US that Mr.
Douglas doctrines have both Northern
and Southern aspect, aud that the two are
not merely inconsistent but totally con.
Trajectory.
Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-08-15

DEMOCRATIC Foop FOR Poor DEMO-
cRArs.-Senator Wigfall thinks poor
man a criminal. Hammond calls him
a mud sill; Greene denounces him as
one of the lazzarona; Johnson thinks
he ought TO be a slave; and Delusiou
Smith, Oregon. Joe Lanes late part
ner in the United States Senate. in q
recent public speech in Oregon City
said. Hehod rather be decent mans
Niger at tho South, han poor ,ohite
I 6orer at the North"
Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-08-15

@A correspondent writes us that
the statement contained in the speech
Of Hon. w. A. Richardson of Illinois,
(Which was delivered at Burlington,
Nj, and reported in the Press) that
Mr.. Lincoln had voted on the Sd of
January, l84o, in Congress, for res
olution introduced by Mr.. Hudson.
directing the withdrawal of the Amer
ican armies from Mexico, is incorrect,
and that Mr. Lincoln, instead of voting
for that resolution, in reality voted
AGAINST it. On an examination ofthe
record we find our correspondent is
right Forneys Press.
Now will the Douglas editors in Ill
inoIs correct Col. Richardson's SIAN
der as readily as Col. Forney has done
IL?
Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-08-15
BraR 10 q Good Dog.

Our neigh Dor over the Post Office has
adopted most stupsndeus system OF fbrag-
ging. he does brsg most magnihcentiy.-
IL there is a Democratic meeting and three
or Ave thousand people assembled, be de-
elafss there were from 90 to IS thousand
Democrats in council. His disposition to
gas has become excessive. Speaking Of
the fattering prospects Of Mr.. Voorhees, he
saws, "Hs will sweep the District
by such q majority as it was never carried
before" We reeollect that two years ago
the Col spoke just as enthusiastically oi
the success Of Henry Secrest. He declared
that seerest would carry "old Sullivan by
1000 usiority"-Davis beat him in that
county "a votes. he now says "Sullivssi
will give at least 1000 majority for Voor-
hses." Look out that The result Is not like
that two years ago.
Our neigbor says:
"The district is in a slszs for VOORHEES,
Who so nobIy bears the flag OF the NatIona
Democracy Of the gallant Seventh Con-
grsssional District"
Does he really bear the flag Of the ma
tional Desnoeyaey7" When did he CON-
msnesi How long has be been one OF you
kind of National Democrats" Colonel =
When did he turn his coat and what noun
tain 10 Virginia is to be the celebrated
spot where his metsmorphoss took place
Is the district really in blsrei Perhap
some Of the iIlumination will be ehecke
when Mr.. ]. A. Scott commences the can
x..s. and Col. Nelson throws q bucket o
water on The blaze. We would not be sur
prissd IL that "blazs" went out altogether
But our magnsnimous neighbor doe
himself the great justice TO ssy'in relation
TO the eompstitor Of Mr.. Voorhees,,
"Col. Nelson, his opponent. geutlema
for whom we have the utmost personal re
spscs and regard. and against whom "
could not be induced to utter an unkin
word, will be badly besten-this is newt
able"
Did it ever occur To the editor Of th
Journal, that the only reason why b
Aeould not be induced to utter an unkin
word sasinst Col. Eslsoa 10, the fact. th'
Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-08-15

lJ- In his reception speech at Chicago.
July 9Th. 1855, Douglas, speaking of his
opponent, Lincoln. said;
Il take pleasure In saying have known
him personally and intimately. for about a
quarter Of century, the worthy gentle
man who has been nominated in my place.
and will say that regard him as a kind.
amisble and intelligent gentleman, good
citizen. aud an honorable opponent"
II shall have 10 controversies of a per
sonal character with Mr.. Lincoln. | have
known him we'll for quarter Of century
I have knov q him as you all know him. as q
kind hearted, smiable gentleman, q right
good fellow, q worthy citiasn, Of sminen
sbiify as q lapyer, aud, | have no doubt
sufficient ability to make q good Senator.
-DossisI spsseh at Bloomiasios, Illinois
July, 1858.
Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-08-15

gThe dispositions of many old
Wings and Americans in the South 10
leave Bell and Everett, for Breckin-
ridge and Douglas is not very cordi-
ally responded to By others of their
number. The Cumberland { Nd. Tel.
egraph says for lnsts hce:
ave prefer MIR. Lincoln before eith-
er of the Democratic nominees, and If
driven from our support of Mr.. Bell by
the treachery of our leading men-if
our party is 20 be sold out to either
wing of the Democracy-then we are
for Lincoln. with tens of thousands Of
others in good old Msrylsn l."
Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-08-15

A Southern paper expresses the
confident belief, that, in the event Of
Mr.. Lincoln's election, no man will
dare TO accept office under him in any
slaveholding State.
eve should regret exceedingly"
says the Louisiana Journal, "to see
Lincoln elected; but sooner than let all
the offices in Louisiana remain vacant,
we would take few of them ourselves
If only to show we we're not afraid. /"
The seventh of November will find
great many other persons at the
South, Of precisely the same way oI
thinking.
Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-08-15

The candidates for the various county
offices, irrespective Of party, will meet and
address their fellow citixexs OF yigo coun.
.y, at the following times and places, to-
wit;
Riley Township. at Lockport. on Satur.
day. August 1lth, at p. m.
Person Township, at George Taylor's,
on Wednesday, Aug. 18th, at pm.
Linton Township. at Hartford. on Sat-
urday, Aug. 18th, at p. 10.
Prairie Greek Township. at MiddIetown,
on Wednesday, Aug. 22d, at pm.
Prairieton Township al Prairieton. or
Saturday. Aug. 25th, at l p. m.
Nevins Township, at Brooks Mills. on
Wednesday, Aug. 29th, at pm.
Fayette Township, at New Goshen, on
Saturday. Sept. lst. at pm.
Fayette Township, at New Market, on
Wednesday, Sept. 5th. at pm
Otter Creek Township. at Anthony
Creal's on Saturday, Sept. sth. at p. IN.
Lost Greek Township. at the Township
House. on Wednesday. Sept 18th. at p. M
Sugar Greek Township. at the Tow n
ship House. on Saturday,. Sept 18th, at
p. m.
Honey Creek Township. at the Town
ship House, On Wednesday,. Sept. 18Th. Al
! p. m.
Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-08-15
Keen il Before the People.

To show how thoroughly Mr.. Doug
las is committed against the decision
of the Supreme Court, on the question
involving the powers of a Territorial
Legislature, we publish below, their
views on this subject;
"The right of property in slave is
distinctly and expressly affirmed in
the Constitution" and that "no tribu-
nal acting under the authority of the
United States, whether it be legisla.
tive, executive, or judicial, has right
to draw a distinction or to deny to il
the benefit ofthe provisions and guar.
antees, which have been provided for
the protection of private property
"And if Congress itseIfcsnnot do this
If it is beyond the power conferred
on the Federal Government-u could
not authorize Territorial Government
to exercise them. II could confer no poaO-
er on any local Government, established
5y It's authority, 10 violate the principles
of the Consolation. TIE only posOer
conferred is the PosCer coupled ,Uim the
duty of guarding and protection the orOa-
sr in his right." - supreme Court, U.
5.
"The people Of Territory can, by
lawful means. exclude slavery before it
comes in as State; and "no matter
.ule I may be the decision of the Sapreme
Court on that abstract ques ion, still
the right of the people of the Territor-
les to m Ike slave Territory or a free
Territory. is perfect and complete. -
rs. A. Douglas.
Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-08-15

ETh "Old Line Guard of last
week authorilativ ly announces james
A. Scott, Esq, Of Greencastle. MS the
Brecklnrilge candidate for Congress
in this District. Mr.. Scott. we learn
will at once enter upon the canvass
and will make vigorous AMI energetic
race. He it was who at Rainbridge,
Ind. first exposed the . manner in
which Mr.. Douglas obiained his nom
ination, showing conclusively that
according to democratic usages nc
mcmber Of the party was bound tc
support him.-lGreen county Ban
ner.
Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-08-15
The Electoral Vote.
The several States are entitled TO cleo
toral votes in 1860, as follows:

A clear majority is l52. We believe
every one of those printed in the first col.
umn will go for Lincoln aud Hamlin, Civ
them l79 voves, or q more than g ma
iority
Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-08-15

Speaker Orr in a letter dated July,
93l. 1869. says:
Lincoln and Himlin, the Black
Republican nominees, will be elected
in November next. AMI the South wi
then decided the great question whelh-
er they will submit To ,he domination
of Back Republic u rule.
Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-08-15

sIndipendent," the Washington cor
respondent Of the PhilsdelphIa North
American says that by the time Mr.. Buch-
anon retires from Office and his legacies
are paid, the public dept will have increa-
sed to about $50. 900 900, exclusive of thu
900 .000 900 which Con. Pierce turned over
to bim on the 9Th Of March 1857.
Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-08-15

Douglas at twenty-an example
for young mem Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
Douglss at fifty-s warning for
oupg msn'
Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-08-15

Few, at the South, deny the power
of Congress to pass laws for the pro-
lection of slave property in the Terri
tories-I certainly do rot Hershsi
Y Johnson.
Will our Douglas Non Intervention
friend please put this in their pipes
and smoke il?
Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-08-15

The real Democratic territorial pol.
icy is put the supreme Court fret,
the Prerident next, Congress next,
and the People last in their Govern
ment.
Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-08-15

BE IT REMEMBERED.-That Thomas
A. Hendricks, the present Democrat
ic candidate for Governor, voted for
the measure introduced by Stephen
A. Douglas) repeating the Missouri
Compromise, and re-opening the sla-
very troubles which now rack the
country from center to circumference.
Yes, the country was at peace on New
Year day,-l85l, but such demagogues
as Douglas and Hendricks could not be
content until they acted the incendiary
and set fire to the governmental sdi-
6es.--E. Joss.
Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-08-15
ANN AnsoR, Aug 8

ANN AReohi Aug =.
George V N Lathrop was nominated to-
day by Democrats Of FIRST District. for
Congress.
Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-08-15

Ma. DoULAs. in recent speech at
Burlington, made a casual allusion to
the privations and labors ofa settler in
new country-one who has to make
his own fences and "split his own
rails The Burlington Free Press
says
"This incidental application brought
out hearty and general round of ac-
clamation from all over the house,
which told the speaker at once where
he was. and that his assembly in the
main had their hearts on Abraham
Lincoln not on Stephen A. Douglas. u
Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-08-15

wAsrED-Two good girls; one dining
room girl aud one to do ironing. Enquire
at the Clark House Immediately.
Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-08-15
Orestcs A. Brownson against Doug


o. A Brownson, the leading Catholic
writer Of the country. in the current nun
Der Of his Review, has the following in
regard to political parties:
The republicans generally hold that
Congress. in organizing the Territories,
may either permit or forbid slavery till the
Territory becomes a State. Mr.. Douglas
is understood TO deny this power to Con-
gress, aud to asert il for the people of a
Territory, under the head of what is called
"Squatter Sovereignty" we know nothing
more discreditable to a man who has the
honor to be judge even in an inferior court.
The people of a Territory have
no powers except such as are conferred by
Congress in the organic act, and Congress
can confer no power which it does not it,
self posses. Memo dat QuOd non habet. SQUAT
ter Sovereignty is a fiction, and fiction OF
that ultra Democratic school which justifi
es John Browns raid into Virginia.
Congress cannot authorize another to
do what il has no right to do itself, and
Mr.. Douglas' doctrine. il conceded, sup
poses Congres has th- power to permit or
prohibit slavery in the Territorie
principle the doctrine Of the Republican
psrty--or else that the psople are sovpr-
eign without reference to legal organiEa-
tion-rhat We call John Brownism. Ii We
believed Congress had the power, We
should, of Course, demand its exercise to
prevent the further extension of slavery,
for claim - he. heart and soul. an anti
slavery man. But not believing it has lnv
power, ~- deny the right OF any class oi
American citizen TO form political party
for the express purpose of exercising It
through Congress.
so far we go with the Democratic par
ty South. and dissent from both Republi-
cans and Douglas Democrats. The Re-
pubicans on this point. we believe, are
wrong, but they are ineligible, logical,
and are sustained by the almost universal
practice of Congress, every since WE hadl
a Congress.
The Douglas Democrats are neither one
thing nor another, neither fish nor flesh
nor yet good herring. 1t iinvslves the er
ror Of b lIbu>t-risin, and If analysed aud
reduced on some degree Of consistency, il
will be found To be john Brounism"
Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-08-15
ANOTHER BOOST FOR
Honest Old Abe
THE sovERElGNs AT MATTOoNl

ii Cars Loaded sciM Lire Republicans
from the East