Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-10-17
A Look after the Battle.

The last two weeks has ade decioed |
change in public opinion as to who is to
be the successor Of James Buchanan. No
of Abraham Lincoln By an unprecedented |
majority Mr.. Doaglas must be regarded 1
BY all men Of thought, as entirely out OF
the race. he is distanced on the first heat
and his friends should now withdraw him,
aud save what little reputation he has left.
No one State in the Union will cast it,
electoral vote for him In Indiana he will
carry but one Congressional district.
If the Democratic party is to be regarded
as the strong opponent of RePubliesnism.
then most certainly is Mr. Breckinridgr
the only competitor of Mr. Lincoln worth
considering. He undoubtedly will receive
the vote Of some of thu electoral colleges,
and in all probability will carry from Mr..
Bell most Of the Southern States
should the election by any casualty be
thrown into the House, the contest will be
between Lincoln and Hreekinrldge. Doug
Bell will rma ain in the veslibule. No event
in the transactions of men, however. Is
more certain than that the election will
never 90 to the House The people will
elect their own President and not intrust
so important matter to the politicians
who assemble at the Federal capital.
No State north Of the lire which divides
freedom from slavery, was so uncertain Tor
the Republicans as the State Of Indiana -
She had been Democratic so long, It wa
thought one of the impossibilities TO wheel
her into line with Republican States Her
Governors, her State officers and her Leg
islature had been Democratic for years and
years back The Democracy OF the whole
country looked to Indiana with much con-
fdence. So firmly were they impressed
with the beliefthat it would go Democratic
that they hazgrded the assertion, Gas goes
Indiana, SO goes the Union" Indiana has
gone Republican aud the majority of the
Union will follow in her wake.
The triumph in this State is not 10 be
considered only as regards the effect il
will have upon the Presidential election
1t is a ProvidentiaI triumph to citi
gems of Indiana. Corrupt and unscrupu-
lous men had crawled. serpent like, into
the highest places of trust and profit
Every department from the Executive
down was reeking in the very slime and
n,,r ~
State had become bszaars Of speculation
The salaries of the incumbent were regard
ed as nothing compared to the advantages
of peculation Official thieving and indi-
vidual stealing vas mental reservation,
whenever a Democrat accepted Office. -
Every department of the State government
had become in fected with this Democratic
mania. The peoples taxes became heavier
about in the same ratio that leading Dem
ocrats wanted money To enrich few
the entire Swamp Laud iund was exhaust
ed To support half dozen broken down
partisan fayorites, new offices have been
created and new leaks made in the public
Treasury. Instead of our Safe debt being
reduced. it has been largely increased, and
the semi-annual interest which this people
is compelled to pay, has steadily become
greater and greater. Under such clrcum-
stances the people became aroused to the
surroundings, and going to the ballot box
have hurled from power the corrupt men
who have so long abused the trusts con f.
ded in them. 1t is an oppoFtune triumph
for Indiana Had not change taken
place the prosperity OF this young State
would have been CHECKED, her citizens
been dishearteued. aud their taxes unpaid.
AwOrd TO our Foreign born Citizens
and particularly irishmen.
IL has been matter Of much surprise
that the Irishmen Of Thu city, as general
thing, vote the Drmocratic ticket. Per
hsps MAE out Of every ten vote with the
Democracy, aud sill the Democracy never
give them any favors. and advocate not one
principle calculated TO better their condi-
ton. The lrishmen however say that the
Democrats are friends TO foreigners aud
Republicans are their enemies. Fortunate
" We have nov at our command some good
material TO illustrate tho Democracy . love
for the foreigner and th- Rspubli cans hate
for him
Upon the Republican State and ConotY
Tickets there were some three of Tor ign
birth running fore ifFereut offices each one Of
whom received the full average Republi-
can vote. Albert Lauge. German, - elected
20 one Of IN. most important Office in The
State--he received the full R~ruslie u
vo,e. W. T. hendricks, A German. can
didate for Prosecutor. lacked bot few of
receiving a may woes a did Henry
Lane. 10 fact he Republicans msdr 40
distinction ia voting for these who hap
pened TO te born on foreign soii, and thosg
who were 10 The manor born"
Upon the Democrats County Ticket
there was Patrick Shannon. an Iri-hnsn
of foreign birth aud he received more than
tsoo huudrsd rofes LESS tksa the Damoeroiie
strength ia fGis county. Why thi-. il The
Democracy are such friends to those born
on koreigD soil.
We ask the Irishnen Of this city - lock
back and sec when the Democratic party
bestowed favors on any Of them. Look
back aud see when the Democratic party
advocated aay measure calculated TO bene
ct them. They are but the "hewers of wood
and drawers Of water" to the party. and !
when any Of their men ask for place, they
are invariably tomahswked. Is not this
trueI Look at it you who have been thus
for years. Look At it. you may
gain wisdom by retrospection.
Why is it, that over two hundred Demo
crats refused to vote for Mr.. Shannon. while
The IIishmsn, almost to man. supported
the Democratic ticket7 Why. because this
IL the peculiar way the Democracy hsvsof
their love for the foreigner. They
want all Of foreign birth to vote for them,
but they withhold their support from him.