Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-05-30
Lincoln, and q Word to Third Party

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Men.
From every quarter our exchanges brin
tldings of great joy at the action of II
Chicago Convention. Since the days {
ls40, no convention Of the people has don
a work so universally popular. Judgin
from the tone of the public press the nom
ination Of Lincoln is received by Repub
licans with enthusiasm everywhere, an,
thousands, who. in $50, gave their sup
port to Mr.. Fillmore, now warmly favo
the nomination Of "Honest Abe" w
have not yet seen one single paper in In
diana having the name of Bell aud Everett
| flying at its mast head, aud here in tn,
city of Terre Haute. many who were tn,
ardent supporters of Americanism, are now
as earnestly in favor Of Lincoln and Ham
lin. With the action of the Chicago Con
vsntion before the people. the Constitu
tienal Union movement finds but few
friends. Some, whose associations and
predictions favor the advancement of the
pro slavery Democratic party, and others
who blindIy follow their leaders, talk in
favor ofthe party without principles.
Every man Of ordinary foresight, every
one whe is not blinded by love for the
name Democracy, and all who are honest
in their hearts and independent enough to
speak as they believe, must see that the
platform Of principles adopted at Chicago
is correct, and that the stern, honest in
tegrity Of Abraham Lincoln, peculiarly
point him out a. the man for the times
Ii the Democratic party is to be beaten in
the coming Presidential contest. il has to
be done with the nominee of the Chicago
Convention. No other man can hope, for
one moment, TO succeed against the in
dividual who will be endors ed at Balti.
more.
Mr.. Bell may possibly carry some
Southern States, but there Is not the re.
motest probability that he can carry one
State north OF Mason d Dixou's line. The
votes, therefore, cast for Bell Il Everett in
the Northern States, while they do not, in
the least, advance their prospects OF elec.
ton. increase. in great degree, the pros
poets Of the Democratic candidates. In
some of the Southern States. where there
may be prospect Of carrying a State for
the Constitutional Union candidates, those
who vote that ticket do not thereby indi.
rectly advance the interests of the party
they are opposing. But in tho north the
effect of voting the Constitutional Union
ticket, is almost directly increasing the
prospects Of the Democratic candidates.
Suppose Bell aud Everett receive 5000
votes in the State Of Indiana, (more, we
have every reason 10 believe, than they
will receive,) will that have the least ten
dency in making the one President and
the other Vice President of the United
States2 II is true IL may prevent the State
from going for the Republican ticket, but
it certainly cannot give any additional sup
port to Bell and Everett in the electoral
college. Instead Of having the vote cast
for Lincoln and Hamlin. it might give II TO
the disuDion Democracy. DO the Consti.
tutionsl Union men desire this2 Some
may, but we are impressed with the belief
that majority do not.
To a Western man the ticket made at Chi.
cago is peculiarly acceptable. No West
ern man has ever been chosen as the stan
dard bearer of the Opposition to the De-
mocracy who can SO perfectly sympathize
with the ma asses. Mr.. Lincoln knows the
West and its wants. He knows all the
Surroundings Of the nan who labors, for
he has labored all his life. He knows how
TO respect honest toll. and he will do every
thing Legislation can do TO make the bur
den light. He knows the difficulties poor
men have to encounter in procuring homes.
add he will favor giving homes to them
out Of our vast public domain. Ho Is oil
that Western man, be he American, Con.
stitutional Union. or Republican. can ask
for. He does suit, and will suit, all but
the pro slavery. disunion Democrats; they.
poor fellows. do not particularly like an
honest man