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

enemy am sure Indiana is not BlacI
Republican at heart. and that my ole
friends, with whom have fought side by
side SO many battles for constitutions
rights, will rally at the present important
crisis in our political affairs to the support
Of the Constitution and the Union, which
are now placed in peril by q powerful
Northern sectional party. Though ! can
not be with yoa and nv friends in Injiana
at present. my heart and warn est wishes
are = ilh you and the good cause for which
you are all fighting.
am happy to inform you that in this
State. and as far as | can learn. in other
Southern States. the Democratic party teel
sanguine of success. There are many nc
sesssions from the party heretofore opposed
to Democracy. and have reason tn hope
and believe that bv November all The
Southern States will be united in support
of the Breckenridge ticket.
With much resrect,
Your friend and obrdient servant.
JOSEPH LANE.
To W. II. TALBOT. Indianapolis.
COMPROMISE PRoPosED-cLosE VOTE ON 1T.
Dr. sherrod offered the following propo-
sition for joint electoral ticket
Resolped. That whilst we disspprove Of
the platform of principles on which Mr..
Douglas is now a candidate, we still re-
gard il az less objectionable than that on
which Mr. Lincoln is placed; therefore.
Resslpsd, That the Dem Dcrstic Central
Committee this day appointed. be author
,z"d and requested to confer with the Cen
lral Committee appointed on the llth day
Of January last, with the view to organic
ing and running of one and joint elrcto.
ral ticket. on the following basis, to-wit !:
If the person that may be jointly agreed
upon for electors shall be elected. they
shall cast the vote of this State for that
one Of the two candidates for President
and Vice Pre- -Breckinridge and
Lane, or Douglas and Johnson-whom IL
shall be found. after the election, i certain
to ieceivc the highest number OF votes from
other States.
That said committee be authorized, in
their discrstIou, to agree upon The adoption
Of al entirely new electoral ticket, or the
running Of either Of the present electoral
tickets, or Of ticket composed Of parts OF
the present tickets. as may be thought most
expedieul. The electors who may be then
agreed upon to pledge themselves in wri.
ting to cast the vote OF the State (if elected)
lu dCCOIuhuCC WIN huts it5bAAiiOus
This proposition - substantially the
same as that made in Pennsylvania and
New Jersey. and rejected by the Douglas
men. What will be its fate we cannot say :,
but the general impression of the COnven. g.
tion seemed o be that it would be rejected
Indeed the speakers who alluded to il did
so in g manner so indifferent that no one
could suppose they thought 1t matter OF
any consequence at all, or one likely to al
feet in the least the course they had taken.
DR.. Sherrod. who made little speech in
its favor, seemed to regsrd it rather az a
precautionary ~ p that should be taken to
avert unjsst impuiations, than as a sub
staniisl measure. looking to actual results.
The vote was TAKEN, and il was utterly in
possible to say which aide carried il by
the sound The "noes" were quite as
strong as the ayes" showing q decided
disposition on The part of many not 10 Offer
even 20 slender and lesfess an olive branch
to the Douglasites.