Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-09-19
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For ihe Express.
Debate befyyeen n els On and yoOrhe es
at Perrysvtile, ON the 9th on sept
1850.
DAN COULDN'T COME TO TIMK." "

1850.
DAN COULDN'T COME TO TIME."
The most complete triumph we have eve
seen achieved in any public discussion
was gained by Tom Nelson. over D. "
Voorhees, on Thursday last at Perrysvills
Daniel was completely vanquished, an
he knew il and felt it. and the bands q
imported Douglssites. who hal been col
lected by strenuous exertious from ever
point of the compass, 1" witness the diS
comfiLure OF the Republicaa candidate
went away with heads sovn, com pletely
crest-fallen, defeated and humbled. for th'
Golish of Democracy was slam, wiped out
demolished and annihiIated Numbers o
Democrats in this locality, admit Dan was
completely slaughtered.
On Thursday morning. the crowds o
Douglasites from Illinois, whom the De-
mocracy of this place had been drumming
up for more than two weeks, began IL come
in they were filled with high hope. for
they anticipated an easy and complete vic
tory for their champion. but We're sadly
disappointed. The contrast betSeen their
demeanor on coming in. in the morning
and retiring in the evening to their homes
in Illinois, was painful To all l-even III .
Republicans felt for Daniel in the extrem-
ity of his woe. In the morning their faces
were suffused with smiles and as broad
and as round as full moons 10 the eve
ming the elongated visages of the unterri-
fed showed plainly that the appellation
could no longer be applied to them. for
"terror had seized upon them and weak
ness was in all their bones," they felt and
showed plainly that they had received a
stunning blow.
Voorhees,. in his opening speech, devo-
ted the most of his time to the task of
showing that the Republicans were Aboii
tionists. were in favor of negro equality,
and other stale ISLANDERS against the Re-
publicans, which are uttered and re uttered
at every cross road in the country. by low
blackguard. pettifogging. one horse politi-
clans. One of his arguments was this ::
"You Black Republicans endorse the Dec
larstion of Independence, the Declaration
asserts that 'aIl mea are created equal and
are endowed with certain inalienabe
rights, amoHg which are life, liberty and
the pursuit of happiness Cow this senti-
ment from the Declaration is embodied in
your Republican platform. and therefore
you are in favor of negro equality"
So it seems that Dan repudiates the Dec
laration of Independence, to sustain which
our fathers pledged, "their lives, their for
tunes and their sacred honor" and holds
with John Petit that "the Declaration is
a self evident lie" All the arguments
brought forward to prove his positions.
were hurled back at him by Nelson. with
deadly effect. and Dan covered and quailed
beneath the very train of argument, which
he himself had attempted to use against
the Republicans.
The remainder of his opening speech
was taken up. in making remarks upon
Nelson's personal appearance, and in
adroit efforts to make political speech
without committing himself to any politi-
cal doctrine or point, which Nelson could
take hold of, in lis reply.
When Dan had concluded his monde
script harangue. Nelson arose and said that
the issues involved in this campaign were
of too momentous and weighty a charac-
ter, and were fraught with too much of
veal or of woe to our country to be dis
cussed ia so light and so frivolous a man.
ner as that in which Mr.. Voorhees, had in
dulged. He Thea stated the issues between
the two parties fairly and vindicated the
principles of Republic ,nism in a most
mastery manner. He then read and an
swered a series of interrogat;yes, which
had been propounded to him by Mr.. Voor-
hees. in writing. He read from speech OF
Daniels. in which he expressed his unal
compton policy of the "0ld Public Func-
tionary" j. b., and in which be eulogized
the acts of his administration and endors-
ed all of the corruptions which have dis
graced this foulest of foul administrations.
Nelson then dared and defed Daniel to
answer, either on the stand or in the news
papers of the District, series of questions
which he in turn propounded to voor-
hees.
When Voorhees, arose to reply, it was
evident that he felt himself defeated; he
arose IN wrath and glared around in rage;
he did not, and would not attempt to an
swer the interrogatives of Nelson. His
grimsces aud contortions were absolutely
frightfal; he seemed to be in severe bodily
pain; he foamed and frothed a, the mouth
and spit upon every one within his reach
he writhed aud raved, and stamped, and
jumped and tore around the platform with
all the violence Of rsving maniac; he ap
peared to be determined to make up il
sound what he lacked in sense and argu
ment. Collecting himself little, he ap
peareJ to realize the righteousness of hi
situation and feeling that he ought to b
very angry with some one; he said. tha
the people of the District were persecu
ting him; he pitched into the citizens o
Perrysville. individually and collectively
and said they were disturbing him Will
speaking. though every one was keepin
the most perfect order, except an Irishma
who was applauding him, and who ha
been imported from Illinois for. that ex
press purpose. He then pitched into quie
private individuals who sat respectful
listening to him; but il was no go, th
persons attacked would not be thrown o
their balance by him; then castin
his eyes over the assembled multitude, B
chsnced to spy the blue shirted Dough
RANGERS, who had been imported from III
nois to grace his triumph; mistaking then
the unfortunate DougIasites. for Wide
Awskes, as they chanced to be making
little noise, he scored them unmercifuli,
calling them "blab-mouthed Repub icar