Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-08-01


Indiana aud Illinois would make a mani.
Te-tation respectable al all events. IN re-
sponse to the efforts 10 get up large meet
ing The length Of time II had been adser
Used, the number Of speakers To be ia al
terdsucs ald the report that Mr.. Douglas
himself ~as te be here. had supposed
su.lieient 10 attract an inmense throng /
aud obsiste the necessity Of hiring recruits
meeting was not near what had right |
to expect from hesrssy Of the mighty gath
eFing II hosts that would come off that day
and make the wslkin ring for Douglas and
johnson. know have always been told
that great allowance must be made when
Democracy speaks. that there Is generally
large margin Ia come aud 90 upon. and
to not he too creduloas ia believing every
thing Democracy says, unless you have
some reliable means 81 knowing its truth
but somehow, ail h<li~se there would DE
a multitude here on Saturday. aud II | had
not been here % see. would have taken II
as a matter II course that there was
ooe thing appeared to me very certain.
that thsrr 49, going To be Democratic
gathering from the extensive ros Of ~hisky
crih- at he speaking ground.
OF the long list OF speakers advertised,
but one appeared. Gov. Hammond There
vas nothing ia his speech worth noticing.
a. il vas IA the style II great many
Democratic speeches We hear nov days.
good deal spoken bu, not much ,aid. !
believe he did say something about our
having gone up from IL 10 80 States. the
"Star Spsngled Banner aud '.Ds.noersey."
The only point he dwelt upon wa. that
the election of Bright and Fitch wa right.
At this stage OF the proceedings enthu
sia-m was at avery .o~ ebb not~ lthstand-
ing there was a portrait Of Douglas in full
view. and IL was announced that some
drums that had been in Mexico during the
war were present. and perhaps Democrats
would like To hear drums that were ia
Mexico when members OF Congress were
voting against the soldiers. Thus was at
tempted to be renewed the well proven lie
that Mr.. Lincoln voted against supplies TO
the soldiers in Mexico a charge that is
we'll known 10 be false by the record, and
was proven lie by Democratic witness
10 Mr.. Douglas presence at Charleston in
1858.
In accordance with this exhllsranng in
vltation up came four drums aud The
drummers close behind them, upon the
stand. Nov Mr.. Editor, it is not worth
while for me TO say any more. for you can
well imagine the effect of such a position
upon rural drummers. and you may conf
IDENTIFY rely upon ii that IL sheepskin never
did before, IL did upon that occasion get
! Hail Columbia
Perhaps it was appropriate music for th e
crowd. Perhaps the instruments were
we'll chosen having been in the Mexican
war they were suitable 10 remind US that
while the gallant Gen Scott was sighting
for the honor and glory OF his country
upon the fields of Mexico. and triumphing
over the enemy, IN every contest, he was
courtmartaled upon a drum head by
Democratic partisans, for nothing under
the sun but 10 tarnish his lanrels and ie-
grade him before the nation and after
wards to show their further hatred of the
noble old chief and his forty years victo.
rious services to his country upon the bat
tie field. the Democracy elected over him
for President the faiutng Pierce.
The next speaker was Nr. Beach, of In-
dianapois, who endorsed the repeal of the
Missouri Compromise. The consequences
Of that repeal we're not worthy of a remark
By way of illustrating the hypocrisy OF
Democracy he said much in favor of the
people settling questions touching slavery
to suit themselves but said never word
about Democratic Governors in Nebraska
and Kansas having vetoed, by Democratic
orders, the will Of the people "a expressed
by their Legislatures prohibiting slavery
IN those Territories. he did not say II
once that Democracy is now keeping Kan
sas out Of the Union because her people
have settled the question against slavery
and Democracy has shut the door Of tn,
Union upon her because she asks To come
in "a free State. Neither did he say on,
word about the designs Of Democracy Il
thwart the will Of the people of Kansas by
copying names from Cincinnati Business
: Directory, and attempting TO pass thea
off a. toe names Of legitimate voters il
Kansas, so IS TO fssten slavery upon tn,
> people Of that Territory He was remark
ably quiet upon these points when speak
ing Of the right OF the people TO settle sucl
matters
he ". equally az silent in referesee Il
the non.trous doctrine Of Herschel V
johnson. the Douglas cand date FOR Vic,
President. who avows the sentiment tina
"CAPIrAI SHOULD OWN II. LaroK." thu
making the bones and sinews Of the labor
ing man the property ofthe msn u capital
This principle Of tho Douglas candidst
FOR Wee President. IN conjunction With III,
fact that Democratic PAGER. in the South
sre advocating the enslsvrmeut Of WHITES
makes Il too important matter Ia be over
looked accidentally but policy may for
I'D their saying anything upon /, at pre-
sent. The la5oring men OF the country
should be "sids awake" upon this sublec,
for Democracy mssrs just What il say
when II Gala them "nud sills. greasy
mechanics" "6lihy opefslises. and ma
tetisl 70 make slaves
Mr.. Beach furnished as With the bril-.
liant idea that the proposition thai AL
men ate created free aud equal d. yer,
Objectionable since u tecsmr psrl of the
Rspubl,esn platform. aud thu, ~ mean.
the political equality u the blacks 9th
the whites. presume u means no more
10 the platform shsn u does IN The ID, clara.
ton Of Independence. where u bs. qrir,
~ fepo.ed for eighty four yesf. aud
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