Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-02-29
"rhs Constitutional Union Party


"The Constitutional Union Party"
Anew party organization has recently
been inaugurated at Washington. 1t is
called The Constitutional Union Party. %
and the leading object as indicated in their
call, is. to save the Union. IL the Union
was the least in danger. there might be
much propristy in this movement, but as
no persons, but nervous old women are now
excited Oh that question, it is somewhat
difficult TO divine the object Of this orgsni-
| cation.
The address is signed by twenty nine
fossils-old disappointed Wings, who have
fallen so far behind the times that they
have become lost in the dim distance, and
uneasy Americans who are nov willing 10
abandon that party. and sssist in the or
gaBization Of another. The address TO
the People Of the United States" is sign
ed by John j. Crittendep, ChsiSmsR, and
Francis Granger, Chairman Nat Whie Ez
seutipe Committee. and Jacob Broome, Chair
man Nat. American Executive Commit.
tee, and in the address they say they ex
pect to have a large increase to the propo
sed organisation. from the American party
| II will be therefore seen that the American
organization 10 to be sban1o aud the
| leaders will make an effort 10 absorb II in
to this new party Whether those men
who have for years conseientiously acted
with the American party. can be thus trans
ferrsd at the bid Of few politicians, re-
shadows Of ether men, we have no doubt
will follow wherever they 90, but those
who think for themselves, act for them
selves and do Is they please. will not be
SO easily led.
The address recommends the following
programme
We propose that a convention be imne
diately held 10 each State, which shall as
sumo the duty ofembodying the whole con-
sentative strength Of each in such form as
shall make IL most effective.
That each of these conventions shall
the Presidency. (omitting 10 nominate a
Vice Presidentl. to be selected from those
most eminent and approved 10 public es
shall be citizen Of some other State than
that in which he IS nominated.
That these two candidates from each
State shall be SUBMITTED 10 the considera
ton OF q General Convention, TO be assem-.
bled at Baltimore, at time that shall be
designa'ed by the National Executive.
CoIDmillee, which General Convention
shall be empowered 10 select from the
whole number Of the nominations trans.
mitted to il, a candidate for President and
Vice President. AZ the candidates OF the
constitutional Union party.
That this General Convention shall con-
sist Of q representation from each State.
composed oil the same number Of members
a. its representation 10 the two Houses Of
Congress.
1t is difficult 10 understand Why they
are to select iiro candidates for the Presi-
dency and none for the Vice Presidency;
but it seems that the State Conventions are
to select only candidates for the Presiden
cy, and then the National Convention will
taxa one of them to preside over the U. 3
Senate.
The name Of our fellow. eiiisen. r. W.
Thompson. sppesrs to this address Why
the Colonel hss thus abandoned the Amer.
lean party. We are somewhat st loss to de
isrpjps Certainly so jealous 40 advocate
Of AmerissoisW, y9yla NOT ssvsr at one