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

% az alao,i unrlsaird Ereainess hll al
this made 10 difference a. the political "a
defs 4 that day, - ha. iof the puusass Il
securing he spoils Il ofilce. ~affsd upon fhs
Wing syaem. which ST. Clay supported
aed were enabled ia the end o had enough
IT their puhlic men ready 90 siak The .islss
meu into the mere politician. "a drslfo,
every measure With which his uAias va.
identified
Na LlsaoIx % ina QUESTION
Having dwet A. length upon the Whla
and Democratic policies. Mf Thompson ga
tered inia zdiseussion Of tbs pfopfisiy of The
war With Mexico. While GA that topic -
sald. .os IL objected 10 Mr.. Lluooln. that
when Ia Cen 4r,.-s ia is. he voted that tie
var VA unnecessarily and uncopststution-
ally begun. and thu IL assigned a. = rea-ou
WY b. should noi be trusted. To ey mind
-vhAievef ! may think 81 -ome oi hls .th-
- opinios,-ihai vote should commend Il
.elf 70 ;hs respect u sll of -. tie gave Il
as Wig and every Whig n Congress 70
ted The same way including several disiing-
uf-hed gentlemen who are nov leaders ia
both Wings Of he Democratic zfmy Ap-
p.ause 20 voted. with A. conscious = con
yiction ~ night a. ! ever felt. and subse-
qsent events have only confirmed me n he
bc.ief then ent. rtained. if bad 4 vote
sgain . night upon he proposition should
vote the same. The war resulted a. wa
designed ~ ~ aufhor--in the acqulsi ion
II extensive territory from Mexic,. A few
of a. made an efFsrt 10 arrest this before i
was eonsummaied. but We did not succeed
Missouri COMPTON,
Speaking Of the compromise measures Of
l-5O ord the repeal of the Nis.our Com
prosi-e Mr. Thompson said Th4 bsnisn
trfuerce % the Con prouis~ - 1850 NJ
soon irlt throughout al parts Of fte cow
try ! verify b~i-v- that bat fsr th- -
reduction - the measure 70 repeal the
Missouri Compromise the whole prnr'.
woald hsv- fuallv scqai@-ce8 in ~ Whon
thr Two parties ~ 1852 snoouncrt fheir
eandlj<,es for The Pfe.tlenrr scott snd
Ps-rce-fh~y placed them both upon plat
fern. which pledged them % ahid~ bY nj.
Cenprofnis- a. settling The whole Slavers
Question Nr. Pierce wa- elected becsu~e
the power Of the Democratic party bad no.
been broken After hts election. however
aod thr difficulty presented itself 10 the
settl~ment of the question oi the adsDi.-
sion of Slavery into Kansas instead of
settling u according % the past policy Of
The Govern ment. they disturbed The Com.
promise Of $50. snd the siiIl further one
OF $40. by th. repesi Of The Missouri res
triction That vas exclusively Demo +
cratic fneasgfs-re-oivsd upon ~ Demo.
cfatic eauca.ss. and passed by Democratic
VOTES through hoiL Houses Of Con gress -
" ho did that ? Mr. Douglas did a. H
introduced bill % repeal the Missouri
Comfromiss. add IN is place established
thu other propo-itIon that : avery should
not BE- legislaied into ror excluded from a
Territory. bat that the people thereof
should be ieit perfectly free 70 form and
regulate their domestic institutions ~ their
own way. subject only TO the Consultation .
Ct The United States
rHE LEcoAFToS c0SrRovERsY-fBK DINO
CRATIC FLArzoENs.
When the Lecompton controversy afo.c.
u was natural that the Republicans. wings
and Americans -hould unite % oppose The
views OF the Administration. sothas when
he question wss fairly presented 81 them.
thoy came together aud were eaab.e L.
beat down the Lecompton project Of the
President All this tina there va one
thing about which the Americans and Re-
publiean- agreed. and that was that the
Democratic platform wss tW0-faced
thing. that Il had been gotten up a. cheat
ADD fraud. snd was intended - read oue
way for the North and one way for the
south The truth OF that ls abaudantly
demonstrated now. because Mr. Douglss
says iheplatform means one thing and NJ.
Brec kinridge declares IL mean quite anOth-
er thing Mr.. Bfecklnrldgs says u means
ct exactly what We foressw Il would
mean. sDd that j.. that the STAKEHOLDER has
a ight 70 carry hi- slave property into the
7 srFitories. and that there = 20 power
either IN Congress or the Territorial Leg
islaturs e. forbid n Mr.. Douglss says a
Territorial Legislature has more power
than Congress. and can leglslsle Slavery
out Of the Territories.