Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-04-11
, For the Express.


After battle has been fought, and vic
tory won, il may not be amiss to review
some of the incidents preceding the cor
test.
Our adversaries, were confident of sue
cess. They had representative men in the
field worthy leaders. of such cause
their courage hal been screwed up to the
sticking point by dint Of persistent whis-
ting little men and big men spouted
aud splurged, and the Platform was freely
imtibed /; but it was all Gloves labor LOST;
they were routed horse, foot and Dragons ;
Peppeysd to their hearts content. Two hun
dred majority in Harrison Township. is
glory enough for one day Friday evening
preceding the election, the Buccaneers
made their last grand rally; the old Court
House shook from turret to foundation
stone. beneath the fiery eloquence of Bay
less Hanna, the ods,iferous flashes in the
pan Of Hos ford. aud the sledge hammer
arguments of Col. Cookery; the faithful
were called upon to approach the polls
with their eyes shut. SO they could not fail
to vote the straight out Dimacratic ticket;
kinky head, abolition. Helpers Crisis and
John Brown, were run over as a good
Catholic runs over his beads-first one way
aud then another then from the middle
outward and backward, but it all was OF no
avail the hand writing was upon the wall;
weighed in the balance, and found
wanting"
Saturday evening the Republican oppo-
sition held their meeting there was about
double the number present there had been
at the meeting of the Buccaneers this
was significant fact to bsgin with, and a
pretty good index of the result the follow
ing Monday. Col. Thomas II. Nelson
made Que of his very best speeches every
one was gratifed, delighted the wavering
were strengthened. aud the firm rendered
more firm he was istened to with marked
attention, notwithstanding the noise made
by the Third party meeting up stairs 10 the
Grand Jury room this was a significant
fact, and worthy to be remembered usu-
ally such hubbub over their heads would
have disconnected an audei ce but every
man kept his seat ; every couutenance re
fected the iustness of our cause, and the
determination to sustain it, not only
against the assaults of open enemies, but
against the machinations of secret foes -
Every one felt that a movement commen-
eng in disregard of the courtesies of life,
indicated bad faith towards those with
whom they professed to be cooperating,
aud would rot be sustained by any consid-
erable number of the voters of Vigo county.
Col. Nelson made straight out Republi
can speech eminently national, conserva-
tive and patriotic a speech worthy of the
cause, and worthy Of q man who, rising su-
perior to the prejudices of early education
and association, boldly proclaims the su.
periority of free institutions over slave in
sttutions offree territory, over slave ter
ritory grasps and unfolds the principles
that underlie all free governments free
thought, free speech, free press. and free
homes for free meu.
Where such speeches are listened to by
the people there is poor encouragement for
"7hird Party" No candid man can now
fail to perceive that Third Party" means
simply this--A cunning device, the more ef-
fectualiy to play into the hands of the Buecan-
neers.