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

everything ~ the history aud character
Mr.. Lincoln To invite them TO his sr.ppol
, Let them look at him as he is--follow hi
IN his caiecr slorn poverty stricken you
TO his present exalted position, aud tn
lee them tell me If they can find il IN tht
! hearts u do SO, { at he does DOT cl,allen.
the admiration of his cOuntryinen, az
commend himself 90 their admiration an
suppost.
| Who is Abraham Lincoln1 need n
travel the regions Of fancy to portray IA
character TO you. A plain, uuvernishe
statement Of his origin, rise and prcrres
affords more glowing and Inspiring eulo
gium than the most eloquent tongue caul
bestov upon him. Rising from the hun
bicst position in life, direct from amsng tn
toiliug millions or the land. unaided b
wealth aat unsustsined by family infiuene
and power. struggling against all the ad
| verse circumstances which surrounded ear
lyi orphansge, reliant wholly upon his owi
native intellect and energy, we have, il
his person. candidate for the Presidency
who affords most happy aud perfeci illus
tration OF the benign operations OF our fres
institutions. Nothing but intellect and
courage OF his her order, aided and con
trelIed by the most indomitahle will, iht
strIetest sobriety aud the most unswervine
integrity. could have achieved all that has
been accomplished by him in his own per-
sou. All he is he has made himself
Of him IL may be endhatically said that
he is self made man, who, by honest in.
dustry. hard study, aud close observation.
has prepared himself for the high destiny
which awaits him. Coming thus before e
the public, possessing, in a very large de.
gree, all the elements which constitute true
greatness. and give assurance OF those
qualities of the head and heart which are
essential To great craftsmanship, whose
heart can be so sluggish as no. TO ell with
admiration of his character, and leap with
JOY to his support Viewed in any and
every respect, he cannot be regarded other
wise than as the very embodiment of the
views and feelings, wishes aud sentiments,
habits and interests Of the great mass Of the
American people. A working man himself,
he cannot be otherwise than the working
mars friend. A man Of the people, he
knows their wants. understands their wish
es. sympathises with them in their feelings.
and is a safe depository of their interests
Truly may he be called fle People's caadi-
date.
Nor is this all which CONNIE uds him to
the support of his countryrnen as pre- em.
comes before with the good name of an
honest man, az able statesman, aud fear
less patriot, who is free from cliques aud
factions, and has the independents to re-
main So Though / am not one Of those
who believe ambition to be an unehristian
passion. and therefore nndeserYiug of re-
spect, regard it yet as a source of grati-
hcation that he received his nominstiOn
without any agency of his own. Ii was
bestowed upon him as free i'll Offering
without any solicitation OD his part, On
trammeled by any ignoble conditions or
degrading pledges. He holds it by not
intrigue, and is under no other obligations
than such as sense Of honor and Of dusy
may impose upon him.
with such candidate for our support,
who that IS opposed to the mis- called De
can hesitate to rally to his stan |
dard who that cherishes virtues, which 4
make human nature shine aud afford the i
best guarantee for an honest administra- /
ton, can Withhold his support from hIm?-
There is but one way in which the power !
Of the public will can be effectively ap.
piled to the prohigate party now in power
and lat by directly voting against it at
the ballot box. To this resort We are sum
mOned by every consideration Of policy as
well as by every fear aud every hope
which eau affect the minds of freemen. If
We would effectually overwhelm it with
defeat, we must so exercise our elective /
rights as To accomplish the result. All of
rs who are opposed to it. be our minor
differences what they NAV. should feel it .
a duty devolving on Us, IN Pennsylvania,
TO unite in support Of the man with whom /
we can carry the State. That man is Abra-
ham Lincoln. He. and he only, can and
will carry us in triumph through the con-
test. Let Us, then, one aud all. now aud
meet aud act in the bonds of a
uuioi, and let those bonds be
linked together by common brotherhood
" spirit and effort.-Let US make common
cause against a common foe, aud let US be
al animated by one and the same spirit,
Ill desirous TO obtain one and the same
End.
Ii forms no part of my purpose, on the
present occasion, 10 discuss State politics.
Like yourselves, / long 20 see our good
bid Commonwealth restored 10 the position
,f influence and power IN the Federal Un-
on to which her geographical position, her
ooundless resources, and her teeming po
pulation Justly entitle her. During late
years she has played but n sorry figure in
luls RlOIlOuN SielcInOOu " obdNtSs duQ IL
must be confessed there have been but too
many events within her own borders
W hich are not in character with her early
history, nor her true position. / rejoice 10
believe, however, that a new era is about
iawhing upon her, and that soon the good
sense aud patriotic spirit Of her honest
yeomnnry will be reused into full action,
and once more restore her 10 her proper 20
sition TO make her influence feel, and her
voice be listened To a. Washington The
omens of such a revolution are all around
and about us They are visible every.
" here throughout the State. ia that exhi-
bition sense OF duly with which true
men, honest aud patriotic IN their pur-
poses, enlightened az their understandings
aud earnest and determined in their re
solves, prepare themselves for the proper
performance of those high functions,
which belong To them as freemeu.
Pennsylvania is in this contest. az abe
has been ia every other since the esiab.
lishment of the Federal Constitusion, the /
battle ground Of the Union. Let credu- 4
lous men make their calculations 10 the
contrary depend upon il. that Pennsyl- !
vania will decide this Presidential contest. |
Let her cast her vote for Mr. lincoln, and !
his election TO the Chief Magistracy Of the !
Union may be regarded a fixed fact. /
Let her fslter, and the scheme of South !
ern secessionites. whereby Gen. Lane.
their plant tool, is TO be elected by the
Senate, may prove successful. "As Penn
sylvania goes, 80 goes The Union" ~
maxim which the experience Of the past
has so often verified, tha, II may now be
as trneism.
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