Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-12-26
The Tcrre Haute Journal I'm favor
of Diau N ION


Since the election Of Mr.. Lincoln to the
Presidescy by majority vote Of the Amer
lean people. the editor of the Terre Haute
journal, and the scribblers for that paper,
have evidenced the bittersst hostility to
the policy which he will unqusstionably
inaugurate. Since di.loyality to the Con.
stitutiou has become common in South Car
olina and treason against the Federal Gov.
srnment has been concocted at Washing
ton, and is nov 10 open and dehant rebel
loo Ia the Southern State. the Terre Hauis
Journal hss sympathir.d with the traitors
and defended the treason. While patriots
sverywhe both in the South aud the
North. condemn the hot haste aud unpstrl'
otic action OF the reble State Of South
Carolina, the Terrs Haute Journal, aided
by distinguished scribblers, encourages
rebellion aud winks at treason.
The man who will not defend his coup-
try against the attacks of foes without and
traitors within, is either, but partisan pa
u
gro free soil will not defend the institutions
which protect his Preside aud his home. l.
feeble imitation Of man. He who, be-
ing an American citizen, can remain sui
and witness few hot heads endesvsr To-
pull down this fair temple Of freedom, is 8
chicken hearted paltroon. and be who en-
eourages it by his pen, his tongue or his
acts, is a suborned traitor.
The positions assumed by the editor Of
the Terre Haute Jouroal, in regard TO the
STEERING circumstances which at this time
surround the American public, are more
distinctly set forth in two column article
which appeared in his paper on Friday
an article which be fathers, but Hhieh he did
not scrae. That article is one, attacking
the position which Judge Morton assumed
in his speech made at Indianapolis few
weeksfgo. A position now assumed by
the most distinguished statesman ofall pe-
liticsl parties, throu ghout both the North
and the South. A position which all pa
triots, all true lovers of this Federal Un-
ion win soon heartily endorsed.
The author Of this leader in the Journal
a fiippant writer, a very superficial think
er, co.cested fiunky and bitter parti.
san. could not join issue with Judge Morton
without indulging in personal abuse. he
thinks Judge Morton deserves considers
ton at his hands, only because Of the "sO
sfion" he occupies, and yet he has not The
manly courage to put his name to the ar
tiele IN which houses uugentIenanly abuse
of one of the very first men in the State-s
man who has forgotten more than the con-
cealed writer Of that editorial ever knew.
Not only does this wri'sr, and the editor
Of Journal, favor the dissolution Of this Un
ion by those Southern fire eaters, but il
his partisan malacs he call those who are
endeavoring to save the Usion and prevent
dissolution Northern. Abolitionisi
and Northern nullifers." Could South
ern fre-eater and disunionist say more sI
Northern freemeni Is it poss ibls that any
man, living ost side of South Carslins
can be SO ignorant of the patriotism which
mpells the stern resistance OF the Nsrth
to the rebellion in some portions of the
South, as to attribute it to "Northern Abo-
litionism and Northern Dullihcstionf II
he is honest in this declaration, he is Q
fool,-if not. he is tory aud toady,-we
don't care which, nor are We much coz
cerned if there is a mixture of both in him
Whoever the writer Of the leading ar
ticle in the Journal of Friday may be
(that it was not written by Mr.. Cookery
We know We wager there il more toryism
than patriotism in his heart-more disso
luton than Union in all his hopes. Parti
san phelm blinds his eyes-partisan hate
obscures his judgment, and an immense
cake Of dough makes up the contour OF
his face