Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-07-18

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for Dougias-His Conversion and
Blundersf
Having quite curiosity to learn how
Buchanan Office holder who had recently
been converted to Douelasism would talk.
we attended the Democratic meeting last
evening and heard D. W Voorhees, make
q speech. The last time we heard him
was 10 Democratic Convention when
resolution WINS offered complimentary of
Mr.. Douglas, and he then, 10 his opPosi- |
ton 10 the resolution said. IL might be we'll |
perhaps to occasionally say something |
about the Little Giant, $50 that The iDOrId
might kHop he pas still alive" Now. how
ever, be is of the opinion that Douglas is
not only the lirea man 10 the world, but
especially and particularly deputed by
Providence to save the Union. A wonder.
full change has been wrought upon the con.
victions of Mr.. Voorhees,.
But the manner OF Mr.. Voorhees, con
ssrsioR to Popular Sovereignty is no less
remarkable than was it sudden. He said
he was travelling in a stage coach 10 Vir-
ginis, passing along one of those deep
gorges hemmed ia 90 either side by lofty
mountains o. whose tops screamed the
eagle and ia whose csverns growled the
wolf. That here, amid the awful snblimi-
ty Of Nature. aud in the very heart of the
| Old Dominion. he first received intelligence
Of the action OF the Baltimore Convention.
Quick as ightnlug's fash. his 'nind
was made up. He saw at glance which
was The regular Democratic nominee-em-
braced non observation-disclosures Douglas.
lied, and his conversion was from that
moment. most complete
Perhaps since Paul, on his way TO Da-
mascus, "ssw a light from Heaven, above
the brightness of the sun, shining round
about him, there has not been so remar-
ksble and 30 sudden conversion. be saw
at a glance that Douglas was the regular
Democratic nominee" and his principles
changed instantaneOusly. twas the most
miraculous exhibition of ground and lofty
tumbling perhaps on record-a most won
derful instance of political vaulting-Prin
ciples changed in accordance with the &C
ton of Convention what was before
right, now became wrong, and what was
! wrong before, In a moment tbecame right
: IL is another instance, of how hard it n
ITO kick against the pricks."
| Mr.. Voorhees, wanted it distinctly un.
derstood that be did not charge Mr.. Lin
E coin with voting against the Mexican war
or for the supplies for that war. Oil no
not he i-he would not misrepresent his
tory, but be charged furiously and terribly
}. that Mr.. Lincoln said the war was uDne
E cessary, unconstitutional aud unjust, anC
how could a man vote to assist in carryi ng
/, on an unconstitutional and unjust war ?
e speaker seemed to be delighted at the hi
J he had made. He could not discriminat,
Z how Mr.. Lincoln, entertaining the opin
ion with Mr.. CLAY aud MIR. Webster, tina
the war with Mexico was demonstrations
and unjust, could possess patriotism
enough to vote the necessary supplies Il
keep the oldiers. who had been ordered I,
the field rom starving. He thought tina
he who would vote to feed and clothe th
sol ier who was engaged in an unconstitu
iional war, was perjured villain-whicl
We suppose is rare specimen of Demo
cratic patriotism.
> But all the power of MIR. Voorhees, ful
l charged battery was turned against Mr.
Lincoln because he. in ais great speech a
Springfield had said. that "house divi
ded against itself cannot stand" Thi
house, said the speaker, "whose founda
. tons were lain on Bunker Hill. who's
: walls were erected by Washington, and
Henry and Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln
. says, cannot stand No more treason
able sentiment was ever uttered. Arnold
when be went aboard the Vulture, wa
. no uo more traitor than the Republican
candidate for the Presidency"
Well. it is pretty had to say such thing
about Honest Old Abe" but the bloc,
was feverish, the eloquent period had tC
: be finished, and what difference did j
make what was said, so that it was trel
said.
We propose now-for the especial edit
cation Of Mr.. Voorhees,, and so that he vii
not again grow 40 furiously eloquent
about 8 matter, concerning which h
knows so little-to here give him just wha
. Mr.. Lincoln did say, and what others, o
the fathers. hsve said on that same subject
We do this in the greatest kindness to
Z wards Mr. V, for IL he continues calm.
Mr.. Lincoln a traitor, he will only b,
4 laughed at by all intelligent men. Her
is Nj. Lincoln's languages;
r ''Iu my opinion the slavery agitation W I'll
not cease until a crisis all have been reach
ed and passed "A house divided against
itself cannot stand believe this govern
ment cannot endure permanently half sIav,
and halffree. | do not expect the Union I,
be dissolved-I do not expect the house Il
fall, but do expect in will cease to be di
vided. 1t will become all one thing, or al
the other Either the opponents Of sla
very will arrest the further spread of it,
PtoCe Wnere the puOilc mino snail rest ~
}. the belief that il is ia The course Of ultimat,
e extinction; or its advocates will push i
. ! forward, Till it shall become alike law fu
in all the States, old as we'll as new
:, North as we'll as South. +"
IL there anything traitorous IN this Z l,
there anything calculated to alarm any bu
old women. unread boys and imrulsiv,
oratorsf-we think not. The leading ides
is. that the time will come when this gov
eminent will become ali free. That a
some period in The future, human servitud,
Nill not exist any where il this Fedora
government That it will become all on,
, thing, or all the other" No one ever fol
moment supposed that Mr.. Lincoln oil
auy one else thought the Negro popu
lation of this country would ever be abb.
to triumph over the whites. That African
blood would ever become superior to An
glo Saxon. And we suppose that no intel
ligent man believes. that the time viii