Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-05-30

press Is making on Mr.. Lincoln. In their
anxious endeavors TO find something
against him. they build an imaginary man
and then fight heroicnlly for his destruc-
ton. Our peighbOr is quite an adept in
this kind OF warfare, and to use his own
classic language, he "bloviates" splendidly
on such occasions. He seems determined
To find some fault with Mr.. Lincoln, aud il
he can find no real objection, why Of course
he must get up an imaginary one. In fact
his imaginary objections TO Mr.. L. are
quite more agreeable to him, than any real
one be might discover. But he must say
something against the nominee of the Chi. |
cago Convention, and as the purity OF his
character is too far above the reach Of the
editors pcp, he is driven to find fault with
some political sentiment Mr.. Lincoln has
uttered, which when rightly examined,
there can be 40 objection to. One Of the
most remarkable instances Of this kind is
found in the Journal Of Monday. The ed
itor copies the following paragraph, which
he says IN from one of Mr.. Lincoln's
speeches made In 1858:
I'll have always hated slavery, and al.
ways believed IL in course Of ultimate ex
llnction. III were in Congress, and vote
should come up on a question, whether
slavery should be prohibited in a new ter
ritory, In spite Of the bred Scott decision
by the Supreme Court Of the u. States
WOULD VOTE THAT IT SHoULD"
The uttering Of this sentiment, is, in the
estimation Of Mr.. Cookery a very serious
objection to Mr.. Lincoln. and in fact it is
the most Objectionable thing he has yet
been able to ind against him. He says il
shows that Mr.. Lincoln is just the kind of
a man wanted by Giddipgs. Julian and the
disunion Abolition crew who have been
for years aiming to strike down the Con
stitution aud the laws" He says Nv. II.
Seward has never said so tad thing. nor
would he for thousand Offices" He says
| at takes old Alb G. 10 set ut defiance
| all the guarantees OF the Constitution, all
the rights OF the States, and all the priv.
leges Of the people. He hates slavery, would
vote for Congressional Intervention, aud
not allow the people 10 choose for them.
selves Here We have the old contests Of
1856 forced upon us, and by the originator
OF the 'irrepressible conflict
Democrats aud People Of Indiana, you
beat these Black Republicans upwards OF
"a 900 votes in 1856. aud they are not sat
isfed to give up their treason against the
Constitution The put forward man 10
1860 who says he will not obey the deci
sions Of the Supreme Court, the require
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made in obedience thereto"
"What very conservative aud nation.
al man these Black Republican politicians
have forced upon the country as one Of its
candidates The record Of this man is
blacker, darker, and more bloody than
even Giddings himself"
This is pretty strong language. but it Is
only foretaste Of the tpctics the disunion
Democracy intend to adopt for the coming
campaign. What is there in this extract
from Mr.. Lincoln's speech, that justifes
the editor of the Terre Haute Journal in
saying, he "sets at defiance all the guar.
antees OF the Constitution, all the rights OF
the States, and all the privileges of the
people" 10 thsre anything that justifies
~ certainly not. All there Is in the
paragraph, is, that Mr.. Lincoln said "were
he in Congress and vote should come up
on the question whether slavery should be
prohibited 10 new territory, In spite OF
the bred Scott decision, ho would say that
il should" Why should he not thus voter
Does the editor Of the Journal pretend TO
say. that the bred Scott decision. fixes sla
very forever in the Territories Is this
the reason why Mr.. Lincoln "sets at def
ance the Constitution" IL by the bred
Scott lecision, slavery is established in
the Territories, what becomes Of the doc
trine Of Popular Sovereignty as advocated
by Mr.. Douglas
But we opine that the horror which has
seized hold Of our neighbor in relation 10
this matter, is because Mr.. Lincoln said
that he would vote that slavery should be
prohibited in the territories, Gin spite of
the bred Scott decision" 1t is treason in
the eyes Of the editor OF the Journal for
any one to entertain opinions different from
those espoused by the Supreme Court. aud
he who says he would vote in accordance
with the dictates ef his own reason, Of his
own Judgment, is characterized as "man
blacker, darker, and more bloody than ev-
er Giddings himself" How "bloody" Mr..
Giddings has ever been, the editor does
not tell us and we do not know. but evil
IDENTIFY he intendend TO convey the thought
that he who would thus think contrary to
the Judges of the Supreme Court. was
very black. very dark and very bloody
Well, let US soc if those epithets will
not apply in all their force to the illustri
Gus apostle Of modern Democracy. Stephen
A. Doaglas himself The Little Giant, in
one Of his speeches in his Illinois cam
paign, used the following language.
ut matters not what way the Supreme
Court may hereafter decide as TO the alb
stract question whether slavery may or may
not 90 into Territory under the Oonstitu.
ton, the people have the lawful means to
introduce 1t or exclude 1t as they please,
for the reason that slavery cannot exist
day or an hour anywhere unless it is sup
ported by local police regulations"
Hence no matter what the decision Of
the Supreme Court may be on that abstract
aneslion, still the right Of the people 10
make slave Territory or n free Territory
is perfect and complete under the Nebras
ka bill.
Mo matter what the decision Of the Su.
prems Court may be !" Why the Little
Giant is "blacker. and darker, aud more
bloody than Giddiugs himself" HE sets
at defiance all the guarantees OF the Cen
stitution. all the rights of the States and
all the privileges Of the people" What
will you do with him. Nr. Cookery 7 You
certainly will not support him one moment
longer.
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CoscoRDiA FxsTivAL.-We had promised
ourselves the pleasure Of attending the
Festival given on Saturday night by the
young ladies Of the Coneordia Society, but
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