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

By agreement Of a majority Of the coun
tee, composing this Congressional district
RRsrrL iaa been selected a. The place aDd
Wednesday. tho ash of Jaly. lsCQ. az ihs
time for holding Convention for the pur
pose ol nominating k.pubiican candi
dste for Congress the Tth Disirict. The
delegates in thessseral counties composing
the District will please take notice and
govern themselves accordingly II any 81
the c7uuties 10 the District have not 40.
pointed dsl,gais- % the Convention. l-'
the matter be stlcUded 10 ~ once. Rrpub.
iican paper. ihtoughout the District will
please note this. - hat every county Ia
The Distinct may ~ fslly aud fairly repre-
>rni.d - CresAcasiis Banner.
rbs editor Of The Banner must have felt
a degree " self eonsplAs~ncy truly woodeI
III when be penued the above. Whether
he IA. read the ~ish Of the Recobli
cans oi this Congressional District. a. ex-
pressed through the public press .-whethsr
he iniends % have tie Convection al bra
AL although IL may not meet the apprVba
ton oi but two countie- ia the District. OF
whether be - laboi,ng under the ridIeu
loas halluciustisn. that ihe sth Con res
sioLal District tsioags 10 h,m. ws are somr-
what al ls-r 10 kuew But.n .ither eass
he assumes 20 hip>eli I. aegree of imper'-
Gus dlctat1on 1hat a. inagoincent. for 20
small n man he ~ nlalaken when he
says tbsl majority oi The counties CON
posing this cvngtes,IoAsi District are IA
favor of holding th. CeHsentlsu AT Brazil. :"
On the contrary ia. euuuil.s Of Parke.
Vsrmillion. lige aud SsinvAn are opposed
to il. AID favor holding shc .alne at Terre
Hauie. and GrTcb County sxpfessss 10
choice. lhe counties OF ruinsm and Clay
are the only ones ia the Disuiet that have
expressed a preference foT Brazil. 20 far a.
We have sesu
Why the editor of the Putnam Banner
should pressure a,sde1 fhsss Circumstances,
to ssy TO the balance OF lhr counties, that
Brazil has ben. -electsd - that the del
egatss iB thr ssvrrai euusaes composing
the Disuict will pleass TAX. uotice aud
govern Themselves accordingly and IL
auy OF the eouIties IA he District have
not appointed delegates h Toe Convention
lei the mafier be attended 10 at esee." aud
requesting the Repuhiican Pspefs through
out the District to give "oiice OF the Jsei
we say, Why oee EDITOR -hould be thus
dictatorial. surpasseih onr understanding.
Either il must hss- an exhilNrst.rg infiu-
ence upon individual Importance TO reside
90 close to the shadow OF College or the
soil OF old Putnam. must. Just At this time,
be prolific of very consequential men, aud
il is difficult for w To tell which
But we venture tie prediction that a ma.
loriiy ot The Republicans OF Patuam eoun
~ prefer holding the District Convention
at Ferre Haute rather than At Brazil. an
W. have every reason Tor saying that Joar
oi 90. other counties in the Dis;rlct have
already expressed heir preference Tor this
point The Hotel accom- modali9u. At bra.
III are not sufficlenlly ample TO accommo
date the delegates who may attend. aud u
lhe tvuftH'oh rooNit "eff'1 ~ - -
session more than Que day the delegates
would have ID come TO Irrle Haute TO gei
lodging place. Brazil - a very nice lit
tie town. but it is no place % hold a Con.
gressional Convention.
The d tiicnlty about thi, whole matter Is
that we have no Congressional Disiric
Committee, whose business II would be tc
nix the place oi holding the Convention
and hence We are compelled to designst,
the point by general consent II The Con
vention l. held a; Brszil tue dele ates irou
Pmke vermilion. Sullivan 4 Gree'
will have to first come 90 This CITY an,
then take he railroad aud 20 out spmo II
miles Why not stop ia his city. while
they ar, herei We feel convinced that lh'
meeting Of the Convention n Terre Hsute
will give more satisfaction lhs creates
number. thai this point - more convent
ent for the great majority oi tbe delegates
and that the accommodations are sltogeth
er Superior here to Brazil Under all Ties
circuosianees We are % he opinion tha
the Delegates Go the CongressiSnal Con
sentiou. will decide to meet IN this city o.
The 25th inst. rather than 20 10 Bfarll.