Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-12-19

the duties OF the South. because It is m
practice to preach wholly to my own col
gregations, not to th0sc Of others.
l. IL we wish TO preserve our country "
must recognize the fundamental law of IN
sovereignty of the States in respect to the
State Constitutions and governments. :
; However much we may regret slavery
the slave States. we are distinctly to ur
derstand that we are in nowise respons
ble for the institutions of our sister State
and have no right to interfere with ther
III L were speaking 10 different congrega
t'on might speak more at length upo
this point--but as am sure there are non
OF us who desire 10 interfere with the 10
stitutions and governments Of other States
will only illustrate my meaning and pas
on. may see my neighbor guilty Of man
ifsst injustice in the administration of his
family affairs, yet although we are neigh.
ors aud live under one city and State gov
ernment have no right to interfere In hi,
family affairs. nor he in mine. may ar,
que aud entreat. but here my right ends. -
We, sister States under one confederacy
have no right to interfere with each others
family affairs, and the fact that we are
neighbors, living under ono national gov.
erument, makes no difference in this re.
gard.
III. We faithfully and honestly 10 full
fill the obligations imposed on US by the
Constitution. II we desire TO hold our
Southern brethren to the performance OF
their Constitutional duties and to the rec
ognition Of our Constitutional rights, we
also must perform our duties and recog .
nize their rights under the Constitution.
We are DO nd faithfully to perform our
share of the compact if we desire to hold
them TO the performance of their agree
ments. We have no right to live under tb c
Constitution, reaping its fruits and extol.
ling its character, as we do, aud then re-
fuse to comply with its requsitions. We
are not only TO do this but to do it without
grumbling-ceasing to talk about unfair rep
resentation or about any real or imaginary
inequalities. Fully, fairly, honorably and
cheerfully VIC ara to stand by all of its pro.
visions.
III. While we are rot to yield the right
TO free speech, and the consequent right
to discuss the slavery question, in the pull.
Il nj fhQ nd -, -
lie press, we are TO govern ourselves in the
exercise of this right with discretion and
Christian love- We are to remember
Paul's exhortation: "Let all your thing:
be done with charity" We should avoid
ourselves, and should discounienance and
condemn in others. all opprobious epi-
thets, all personal invective against slave
holders. all indiscriminate attack upon thu
South, as though its platforms and princi
Piles were those of the Southern secession
lists. we should avoid all invidious tauut-
ting, scornful, comparisons, in word
while we are to be honest and truthful tc
our convictions, while we are TO be unswer
ing in our maintenance Of the right Of fire.,
thought and free speech, We are to use thos'
seft answers which turn away wrath and
are to avoid those grevious words which
stir up anger. iao
Especially do those who control thepub
lie press stand In a position of the creates
resPonsio''i1y al the present CRISIS. 70
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the pubic nina IL ~ lever heignt' AL INA
exc'tes ana arouses IT. '1'runs after and pay
good prices LOT, altnouo ? ltoeprecacates tn
publication. For have noticed at suct
''"e' '''''' '"'0"''s'e"'y III ''e puoi,'
which generally rates most souhd diy tn
Puo,'ca''on o' 'noSe articles "nicn IL o.'e'
nanAe's 'o' 'ne 'nO'' '"u "a'0" o.'" a''
.ne reaoies. ana largest 'naine'' TOT o''e
nave no.'cea '"a' '"e' VIII Turn up 'ne'
eyes In noly norror AZ 'ne puo'oa'icn
some scanda al ana cry cut ABOUT panderinI
VICIOUS anu oePfa's'u 's''e' ana 'ne
step round the corner and buy tae pape
which has the FULLEST oettiis' IL devolve
upon the proprie'ors Oh puoilc press In I'd
present crisis TO stem the current OF excite
ment, not only sending forth no inhama
tory appealc or articles themselves but re
rusing to publish any come from whs
source they mr..
OF course It 6evclyes uDcn us utterly
dissavos rnd disccuutensncc that sma
band Of aoolitian extremists Who have bee
engaged for msnv wears ipr vordy W,
against the South. Who boldly prociai
D themselves haters Of the Union and desp;s
{ ers OF tae Constitution. vino as neral r,
sorners proposes 10 kin tho patient in O
a.,so .rrs tho s;sosso ,,as;r n,tsron.s. n,
~ ;,.vo found favor with tbs Nor,be-n "a,
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I the North. e. nsourcdly tnoz dc not, let
n do co. Isclieye tao public proaa in 4
!. North, at lesst no nlGii part Of it, has do
r its duty fairly In siis regard, nnd th
n soulrern orst re- rnd politicians asd prt
SEES in cons.sntlv representing ise Mort
crn peoo le A engaged, in fellowship wi