Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-03-28
Editorial Correspondence.
PLANTERS HOUSE,, ST. LOUISE
Saturday, Msrch "a, so.

Saturday, March "a, so.
Starting from Terre Haute at III A. NJ, '
the traveller finds himself in this city at !
P. N. The ride is not an unpleasant one.
and il is wonderful how the T. II d Alton
Railroad has improved under the manage
meot of w. ID. Griswold, Esq. II is now,
with the exception Of few miles, in the
most perfect condition, and indeed the ride
over il is very pleasant one. We under
stand for the last several months the time
of the trains have been certain to within a
few minutes. The road is now one Of the
best, most certain, entirely safe, and with
the courteous and gentlemanly attentions
always bestowed upon the traveller by
Capt. Sherwood, trip over the Terre
Haute d Alton is one to be coveted.
st. Louis to day is that active, busting,
go ahead city we left it five months ago.
Life, energy, determination is every where.
It's Railroad system, which now threads
every principal street, carries the pedes
trian from point to point quickly, safely
and cheaply. You have but to stand at a
crossing for a few moments, and along
comes car to take you any direction
From daylight until ii P. NJ, these moving
houses dash up and down the streets. All
over the city, in every direction, are evil
dencss Improvement. Innumerable hou
ses. both large and small. are in course of
erection. Large hotels are "going up"
and palatial residences just receiving the
finishing touch. There are to-day, in our
Judgment, more Of the substantial eviden-
ces Of continued prosperity about st. Louis
than any other Western city. Amid all
the financial embarrassments Of the last
few years she has advanced steadily
building some twenty seven hundred hou-
ses last year, and bidding fair to excel that
number this.
The celebrated "breach of marriage"
case of Carstang VS.. Shaw is still progress
sing. We visited the Court House yester
day to take look. There were the twelve
Jury men, who had been there about twelve
days, listening to the prosy evidence OF
the case. The defendant we did not see,-
didn't want to see him-but the plaintiff
was there, thinking earnestly, of course
about the 500 900 which she has not yet
got. She was dressed in black silk, mourn
ing we supposed about the vanity of all
earthly things generally, and matrimonial
engagements in particular. Whether she
] e nj for INN Of ra-
BILE veil shuts out the eight of her eye"
from the vulgar gaze. Owing to this fact
we came to The conclusion that she was
not handsome, for no woman, who is bles-
sed with a pretty face, was ever known to
hide it, No heathenish veil ever covers
| features that are handsome. Taking for
granted that Miss Carstang is not hand
some, we can easily understand the Gun.
ming of her attornies in covering up her
features, for what jury would for one mo
ment think of forcing one of the stronger
sex" to tie himself TO ugliness, or making
him pay for refusing compliance with mere
matrimonial contracts. The whole case,
of course, onght to turn right here. If Miss
c. is pretty, Shaw ought to marry her. or be
compelled to pay for being such Ounce a.
to let the bird go but If she is ugly. then
she has no rights (which a man is bound
to respect" This every one will acknow-
ledge as religiously, philosophically and
morally correct. There is no excuse fol
women being ugly, but it is a terrible mis-
fortune.
There is not as much said here about
Mr.. Bates, as We had expected to hear. He
seems to be popular with all classes aud
his most bitter partisan enemies can say
no. one word against his ability as a
statesman. or his purity as a private citi
zen. Indeed he seems to be model man
in all the varied walks of life.
II is thought by his friends here, that il
nominated by the Chicago Convention, he
E will carry this State. Whether this be
? true or not, one thing is certain, he will gel
D large vote in Missouri. We suppose hi;
{ recent letter will drive the Baltimore Con
vention from him almost en- masse. The
North Americans will still be his friends
e but the South Americans. equally as pro
slavery as the Democrats. will drop him
He is too near right for them. This, however
will not in the least weaken, but rather
e strengthen him at Chicago, and the iHdi'
: vidual Who is to beat the nominee Of the
: Charleston Convention, must be he who
r succeeds at Chicago. The Baltimore Con
+, venton is regarded of but little conse
I quence with the earnest prominent men o.
this city They look upon it as the as
sembling of few fossils, whose pride
prompts them to ruin, if they could, tina
which they cannet rule. While they have
j Jagged, the world has moved on-the hu
j man mind has progressed-grea princi
pies have been studied aud embraced, and
: the true doctrines of the Federal Constitu
ton are being espoused by the majority o
= the American people. Gray hairs canno
$ stop this progress, nor individual stubborn
e ness turn it aside.
$ We zee but little evidences Of the curse
of the peculiar institution" here. st
n Louis is emiDently Free State" city
= No man could be arrested and abused 70
speaking his sentiments here. The men o
the city, entertain sentiments inimical t.
!. slavery, aud zsalously in favor of freedom
. If the progress on the question of human
bondage goes on, as il has for few year
!, past, the light of ten years will see Mis-
q souri, Free State. II.
n Opposition Meeting I'm Sugar CreeL
Township.
The Opposition of Sugar Creek Town