Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-08-22
TERRE-HAUTE, INDIANA. AUGUST %. 1860.

The question which arose when tha
Republican party met, was: Which of the
classes which composed it, should prevail
Mr. Seward was understood TO be the ad
vocate of the higher law He had pro
claimed the doctrine that slavery could no
exist anywhere-that it was illegal ever
in the States, aud could be abolished
where IL now exists, by the recommends
tion of SpOoner's book, which is far NOR,
dangerous than Helpers because il denie,
that there Is any legal Slavery anywhere
in the United States. This book insist,
that Slavery being against the Law Of ma
ture, the States have no right to enslavt
any body that every negro is by birth and
by nature free usn Mr.. Seward indor
sed that book-it was a dangerous doc
trine. He was strongly pressed in tie
Convention, eut a majority Of those compo
sing it, being conservative men were not
willing to nomin te him. They took Nh
Lincoln because he did not and never had
subscribed to the doctrine that all Slavery
was illegal. He holds that Slavery in the
States in which it now exists is leys, and
that the people of the Slave States have
the right to tAe protection of their Slave
property the Congress of the United
States has no right to abolish Slavery in
the District of Columbia without the con
sent of the holders of the Slaves. He holds
hat although he insisted that Congress
should pass the Wilmot Proviso-yet when
the people came to form their State Consti.
tuition, if they decided to have slaves, .hey
were legitimately entitled to admission as
Slave States into the Union. Therefore
Mr. lincoln, being more conservative than
Mr. Seward, was nominated, and believe,
from what can learn on the subject, that
he Is chiefly indebted for his nomination
20 the conservatism of Indiana Repubi
having been always regard
ed one of the most conservative States
ia tie Union. Mr. Lincoln vas nomi n ated
as | have before SAID. upon the ground of
his being more conservative than Mr. Sew
ard. Hence we may conclude that the
Southern people out 20 have been gratihed
with the success of conservatism thus far
| frankly concede to you that was graft
fed. and whether | vote for Mr.. Lincoln
or no, has nothIng do with IT.. But
has triumphed thus far over
u .traism, and the party has demonstrated
to the country, that the great body of the
are conservative, when they
could be aroused to the Necessity of taking
the policy of the party into their o"
hands. But the Southern disuni0ni.ts
were mortified at the nomination of Mr.
Lincoln. because they did not want to See
Northern sectionalism giving way to con-
servative sentiment They did not want
To see conservatism IN ;he North. They
wanted to see in the Republican COnven-
tiOn at Chicago the nomination of a man
who would refuse to execute the Fugitive
Slave Law. because they desired to say
that " hat they had been telling the people
down South was all true. This being the
case, they were mortified because Mr. Sew
ard was not nominated.
THE UNION CONVENTION
Mr.. Bell was nominated by Convention
of delegates from all the States.
| clam for the. Convention that nominated
him no superiority over the other Conven-
yentions, but this | will say, that be-
lieye there never assembled in the United
States a BODY Of men who for wisdom,
calmness, disinterestedness and sincerity
their superors, unless it was some of those
early assemblies of our forefathere, VIII -
were. without equals. Applause They
met for the purpose ofnominating, proceed
ing upon the idea that the two other par
ties were sectional Now, in that COnven-
ton 1 first voted, and so did all the dele
yates from this State, for Judge Mclean.
was exceedingly anxious for his nomina-
tion. He had decided hat the Fugitive
Slave Law was constitutional aud ought
to be executed He had given general sat.
isfactIon as a judicial officer to the North
and To the South. He was an old Wing, a
conservative man, popular with the whole
country-a man of tried character and iu-
tegrity; and, therefore, my anxiety for his
nomination | supported him Tor the other
reason, too, that he would be a fair man
for the Republicans to unite upon, IN the
nomination which they would make at
Chicago. This being done, hoped we
could bring the American aud Wing par
ties on the one side and the Republican
party OF the other all upon common con
servative platform, and that we would pre-
sent to the country so much strength, that
no party power could be arrayed against
u with success. / avowed that as my OBJ
iect To accomplish this end, / had befo re
been willing to Ounite on Mr.. Bates; but iol
some reason he was not acceptable TO a
portion Ofthose composing the Uuion Con
ventiOn, nor was he so acceptable as Judge
Mclean to the Republicans | have said
| was prepa, ed to unite all the elements
Of opposition 10 the Democracy for the pur
pose of electing a President. We could
not nominate Judge Mclean. but nomina
ted Mr. Bell, who is knaWn 10 the country
as a conservative, upright and honest man
and an eminent statesman, aud who. al
though living in the South and identified
with It's interests, had courage enough L
resist the repeal of the Missouri Compro
mise. We nominated him because he had
been tried aud found true aud faithful -
Although did aot believe he would b,
nominated by the Republicans at Chicago
| still had strong hopes that he would be
THE -FOUR OANDIDATEs--Two EXTRAS.
Thus there are four candidates in tn
field. Houston is running in Texas o
his own hook: Gerret Smith is the AbOll
tiou candidate in the extreme Eat, | be
lieve But leave these two gentlemen L
settle their controversy in their own way
/ rApplause.l The four candidates hav
/ Isrn nominated iu the manner have sta
ted Nov. wish that all the people !
/ the North. aud the Uaion men ofthe s utf
could look upon this thing as do, an
see the necessity Of uniting upon SON
man for President. who. like Mr. Bell
stands upon platform not sectional an
not ultra, and who would do his dut
with an eye single to tn welfare and hot
or Of the whole nation. [Applause V
candor compels me to say that ! Go n'
believe that ,here is much prospect OF nj
Bells being elected by the Electoral Co
leges--ihat is do not think there Al
men enough in the country who look
this thing lust a do, 20 vote for him an
elect hiru by the Colleges. l regret il b
cannot help it. am not responsible {
the consequence. | am like the doct
who gives medicine, but cannat insure q
eradication of the disease do not b
Iieve anybody can be elected by the O,
leges, unless IL be Mr.. Lincoln. [Cheer'
am dealing In matters OF fact.
I do not believe Mr Breckinridge can
, elected by the people; aud as for Dougla
: am candid and honest when tell you
: aud mean no dIsrespect to him at all, io
= hold him ia high personal regard thu
!. he will lack just one State Of getting
many as Mr. Fillmore got IN 1856 Lo
. continued cheers aud laughter.l IL he y
= an Electoral vote at all, really do .
: know where IL will come from ! will I
: say il with any degree of certainty. /
!, vet II il possible that Mr Lincoln will
|, elected by the people fremendc
? cheers think Mr. Lincoln chances
= ! l. 4.