Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-09-05

IL Frank p. Blair addressed the people
Of Ibis county. Il she Court House 10 this
city. on satard.y. The house WAS crow
ded 10 overnowioe and hundred were com
PEELED to 20 away withou, having the
privilege OF hearing him. The speech Of
course an able cne aud We think did !
much good.
IL was free from all clap traps. aud was
plain candid matter Of fact speech. show
ing the fatal effects Of Slavery upon the
enterprise. wealth and social well being Of
the States where il exists-the oppression
aud injustice !, brought upon the non
Slave holder. the inequality IL produced
between the Slave holding aud the non
Slave holding citizen. and deprecating tn
extension Of an institution which is at
tended by 60 many evils.
Al night the Wide Awakes assembled al
Head Quarters. 10 escort ". Blair TO the
Republican pole raised in the 3rd Ward
Upon inspection il was found that great
havock had been made among the lamps
by Grand Torch light processios at Iadi-
snapolis. aud OWNS To the short notice
given Of this meeting. there had been no
time for repairs. Nevertheless. the lamps
1T for duty were mustered to the number Of
seventy hne or eighty. and the companies
proceeded to the Terre- Hante House. and
after giving three rousing cheers and huge
tiger. for Frank Blair. proceeded TO escort
him To The corner Of 2nd aud - streets
where the Republicans OF the Bird Ward
had erected large. tall. straight ash pole,
around which they had built rAil-pen and
prepared 4 platform from which Mr.. BlaiI
proceeded To address more than 300 meu
and women, Who had assembled 10 heaI
him. The speech was a uas,eriy one. ad-
dre- sed particularly to the Mechanics, win
dicating the dignity of free white labor
aed depecating the attempts Of the DE
mocrsiic party falsely so called-to degrade
free white labor by bringing it in competi-
ton with Slave labor in the territories
, The speech made powerful iupres slot
on the minds of the large nurabsr Of Me.
: chsnics present, and Vas heartily applau
: ded throughout.
4 After Mr.. Blair had spoken an hour Col
Nelson was loudly called for. but excuse
himself from making a speech in the nigh
: air. as his health would not permit IL. Joh
P. Usher was then called out ard pFcceede
G to address the crowd in cue Of the raost 81
oquent logical and sound argum atativ
q speeches We ever heard from that gentle
h man. He hurled a whole shower Of sh,
into the camp Of the Democracy-snd ever
shot was a sixty -four FOUNDER. Mr. Usher
speech ELECTED the most enthusiastic ap
y plause. After three hearty cheers aud
,, tiger for each Of the speakers. three for th
+. honest patriotic Mechanics and Republi
1 cans of the Bird Ward, and three for glo
o ioas old Abe. the crowd dispersed. an
the Wide Aw axes marched back to Hea
Quarters aud were dismissed.
d This was the most delightful meeting "
d have witnessed during the Campaign. an
the return from the Ord Ward 10 0ctob,
d" and November will show for it rich ha
8 vest Of good fruits.
U' We gave the Negroes the right
vote in Maines-Erprsss
Well who disputes that fact7 We kno
you did. and We believe you will do u
s same thing here il you ever get the powe
n Journal.
.s The above appears in the Journal
TO Friday last. aud serves to show the disho'
ID esty Of the Local Of that paper.
BY reference to Fridays Express IL wi
/, be seen that the sentence quoted abo'
ends with an Interrogation mark. and au
4 one not natural fool would see at on
4 tn 1T was a question asked. and that Il
, word zoe was simply typographical erro
= In the manuscript IL was written" w
gave the Negroes the right to vote
Maine?"
- The compositor ch anged the word ~ho
:, ,oe, and other duties requiring our attic
- ton tina, night. we did not see the proc
T" In quoting. the Editor Of the Journ
:. leaves out the Interrogation point. which
once shows his dishonesty
Our private opinion is that the edit
who would resort to such a dishonest tri,
:, merits and will receive the contempt of q
honest and fair minded men.
But the editor says "W know you did
!, II BY this The writer means 10 say that
:, knows that the Republican party gave n
:, the negroes the right to vote in Maine, "
have amply to say that he knows he Lee
a This right. as every school boy ought
know. was given To the negroes Of MAR
long years before the Republican parry ha
an existance, and At . time w hen the Deu
e cratic party had an over~ helming msiorii
i in the State OF Maine.
!, This is the truth OF history and the Loo
= Of the Journal is either excessively dishoi
|. est or excessively ignorant thus To fAlsiI
!, it,
- But the Local Of that truthful sheet CO,
= tinass. and We believe you will do the san
|. thing here il you ever get the power"
: Jeems.you don't beiisue any such thin,
" We have much charity in our eompes
ton. but We have not . sufficient quaniil
: TO believe that the local OF the Journal is
n neutral. The utmos: we can do 10 to sup
= pose that zeal for HE party ovsrcomss hi
:, love for truth.
~ Indiana he Rea ee ~ ea
y We clip the following from the Indian,
n polls Journal.
}. The eyes Of the lovers Of Reform ell ov,
n the Union are upon our State The rssu