Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-05-30


1851, and voted against the Mexican
war; came home from Washington and |
was beaten into fits for that uote by the |
gallant Thos. l.. Harris. lately deceased
lie bargained with the Abolitonists OF II
linois. 10 break down and disband the old
Wing party, in 1854, on The condition that
he should be sent to the United States
Senate.-JourRal.
The above is part one Of the first, IL not
the very first article our neighbOr has writ
ten in relation to Mr.. Lincoln. We sup.
posed everything that could be said
against the nominee Of the Chicago Con-
vention. would be said. and we were fully
convinced that the Terre Haule Journal
would be the medium through which this
community would be put IN possession Of
untold falsehoods in relation to our candi.
date. As the campaign is just opening We
take this early occasion Of suggesting TO
our neighbor the propriety Of combining
himself strictly to the truth. for IL he does
not, we shall make il our special business
to expose him. The coming contest must
be fought on facts. not falsehoods.
Mr.. Cookery says that Abraham Lin
coin l1as sent TO Congress, IN 1867 and 90
ted against the Meriean Var" This is a
serious charge and II true would be caleu
lated to do some damage. 1t is a serious
charge, and no editor, speaker or dema
gogue. who has the least respect for him.
SELF or the truth, would make il, unless IL
is true.
II so happens that MFR. Lincoln was not
in Congress when war was declared against
Mexico. and consequently could not have
voted against it. He was only elected
about the close Of that war. aud when be
took his seat in Congress, Gen. Scott had
marched triumphanlly from Vera Cruz,
and was in possession Of the city Of Mex.
leo. The war was virtually ended before
Mr.. Lincoln had ever cast one vote in Con-
gress as a representative from Illinois,
But what is further, after Mr.. Lincoln did
take his seat in Congress. he voted fol
every bill that came before the House te
raise supplies for the army in Mexico. On
no one single occasion did he withhold
the asked for assistance to meet the neces
sites Of the gallant soldier, and make his
condition comfortable. The truth is, 4
was the Hon. John Henry Of Morgan Co
Illinois, then a member In Congress, anC
now rabid pro slavery Democrat. VIII
did give the votes falsely attributed to Nj
Lincoln.
This same charge y as made against Mr.
Lincoln during his memorable campaigl
Of SO, and when he spoke at Charleston
he introduced on the stand with him, Oh
Hon. o. b. Ficklin. his Democratic col
league in Congress, and Mr.. F. there pro
bounced the charge false in every particu
lar. The Nation Gazette, then a zeelou
Douglas organ, being satisfied that tn
charge against Mr. Lincoln was false, pub
lished the following article
'1n the article that was published in Tn
Gazette, in June, in relation 10 the mex
canvass. we took occasion To call the al
tention of the public to the Cosgressiona
record of Mr.. Lincoln.
We used the following anguage toward
him in that article:
while in Congress, when our brave sol
diers were fighting the battles of the coun
try, and imploring supplies from the Gov
eminent, he voted against granting them
leaving them at the mercy Of a foreign enc
my
We made the charge against him, in re
lation 10 voting against supplies, upon III
information Of an intelligent gentleman
who assured us that the record stoo'
against him. Having heard it before. W
doubted il not, when assured positively b.
gentleman of intelligence such as our in
formaut The political friends OF Mr. Lin
coin called our attention 10 the record, an
upon examination. zee find that instead Of M,
Lineola IL i0as JoHs HESRY Of Morgan. uh
, tDas his immediate predecessor, uhO gaze N
uste II affords US unieigncd pleasure L
be able to say, upon examination. that on
former fellow citizen gave no such vote
aud further that his record iciH pass muster
tcih the best men Of any party duringh his Con
qressiORal term We do this in no mincinI
way we want it fully understood that W
iulend the plaster 10 be fully as broad a
the wound, and that so far as we hav
been instrumental in doing injustice to Mr.
Lincoln. tce make the Tetyaefion fully"
In relation to the war with Mexico MI
Lincoln entertained the same views as di'
the Wing party. His opinions were tn
opinions of Clay. Webster and Crittendeu
and for proof of this we give an extrac
in another column. from one Of his speeches
on that subject.
Will Mr.. Cookery have the manliness u
make aretrsxit in this particular, and d
justice, and tell the truth in relation to
man whose whole life remains untarnshe
by one act OF injustice or by one false
: hood