Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-08-22
SECTIONAL CANDIDATES.

| have shown you that Mr.. Douglas is a
sectional candidate Mr.. Breckinridge j.
equally a sectional candidate, for the rea-
son that there were no Northern States rep
resented in the Convention that nomina-
ted him. There were a few Northern men.
but there was not single Northern State
ysDresented. Therefore it was exclusively
a Southern Convention. Mr.. Breckenridge
was nominated in two Conventions-one
at Baltimore and the other at Richmond.
Some of his friends are now warmly advo-
eating his cause for the very reason that
be was nominated a. an exclusively sec
tional candidate at Richmond. They in
sist, and they have 80 hesitsncy in pro
claiming il either that ii Mr.. Lincoln Is
elected President of the United States. that
shall he a cause Of dissolution of the
Union. Thus, You see. we have Demo
cratic candidate for the North, aid Dem.
oerztic candidate for the South.
Wehave MIR. Lincoln representing the
Republican party. Applause The Con-
vention from which he received his nOni.
nation bad an entire representation from
the Northern States and some representa-.
tion from the Southern States, being still
a sectional party The Convention which
met st Baltimore and nominated John
Bell had representatives, from every Stale
in the Union and was more national than
either of the other IL was the only Ma
tional Convention. As to the platforms
adopted IN the respective Conventions, |
will simply say that have a contempt foi
all platforms, and believe they are gencr
ally written by politicians. with mer,
/ view of catching votes, and don amount
| In much after this end is accomplished A
yery talented friend of mine, looking will
/ a peculiar face at Mr.. Seward, when he
\ was making a speech about the different
nlatforms. said that "when the cars are u
motion, passengers are requested To stanC
off the platform" Laughter. So ~ !
when the political machinery gets started
the platforms are not used at all. 1hel
are only steps upon which politician
mount TO get into the car OF state Laugh
t-r1 They are mere machines for the pur
; pose Of securing the election OF some pan
ticular man. just here let me remark Will
speaking Of the personnel OF these COnyeu
r tions, that believe in the main, that tli
gentlemen who composed them all wer'
for politicians, average honest and non
r OF them very bad Laughter. No on
, If them that can recoilect could properl
T be called corrupt in the ordinary sense
e that term. There may have been some
? them, Who would not stand iied-wl
e would slip the bride. 0s was said OF VI
}. Van Buren. Laughter OF all the CO.
a yentionH that met, have no idea that the
were so many cunning ones as were ~ q
o Douglas Democratic gathering. They kne
how TO fling dust in the popular ey
c about as we'll as any set Of men that ev
saw. They were busIly engaged ln hx,n
n up their platforms IN such manner as
r. get the disbursement OF that little bill
ssO. 900 900, which is annually expend'
by the Government.
TnE RtPUBLIcAs coSvESrIoS-rRiuMPH
CONSERVATISM.
# Those who met at Chicago, ] thin
i were about like the rest OF US. They W.
!. composed Of two classes. One class c.
"A sisted Of those who informally organic
/. hat party, aud laid down the foundaii
n Of ITS policy. They were ultra ~ th
: views on the Slavery question. The otl
" class were the conservative Republicans
~ have often told you, and believe
- that there IL not n more conservative 81
Il IN the whole United States than cone
> which We live. | have told Southern q
"a resentatives that there could not be fou
l. more conservative people 10 the wo
N than ours. or people more prepared
= recognize the rights Of the North aud
"A south under the Constitution TO every p
m sible extent