Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-06-27


formstion, has destroyed the organisation
Of the American and whig parties. b,
nominated tva most excellent mea.
know them ~sll a. sound statesmen an
true patriots. More thsn thirty years az
! served with them both in congress. an
from that time 10 this have always bel
them 10 respect aud honor, But what ca
the third party do towards the eleetion Q
even such worthy men a. these against IN
t-o great parties which are nov in aetua
contest for the power TO rule the naiionf
- made up entirely Of portions Of the dis
integrsted elements OF the late Wing an,
American psrties-good material. in III
main. ! admit. but quite too weak to slec
any mar or establish any principle. Th
most Il csE do ia. here aud there 10 parlic
ulsr localities. to make q diversion IA IA
vor Of the Demoefsts. ia 1856. the Whil
aud American parties. (not forming a asu
parry. bot united AZ allies.l ~iih eatlr.
nnaoimiiy aud some zeal. supported Nr
FILLMORE for the Presidency aud With vi a
resultsi We made miserable failure. car
rying no State but gallant Iistle Maryland
Add surely. the united Wings and Amer.
cans Of that day had far greater .ho~ OF
ssrer 9Th aud far better prospects Of sue.
cess than any which belong 10 tn.
Constitutional Union parry now. In fact
i .
third party. except IN onr contingency
the destruction Of the Democratic party -
That i contingency rot likely TO happen
this year. for. badly as think Of many Of
the acts aud policies OF that party. ns cup
- not yet full--tbs day has net yet come
vhsn At must dissolve in IL own corrup-
tons
But the day is coming. aud - rot far of
The party has made itself entirely section.
al: IL has concentrated its very being into
one single idea. negro slavery has control
Of sll ~ faculties. and IL eau see and hear
nothing else-"one sterp. tyrannic thoughr
that makes sll other thoughts its slavesi'
But the Democratic party still lives. and
while II lives. Il aud the Repablscao party
are the only real splagonisuc power. in
the nation. and for the present / must
choose betseen them. choose ths latter
as wiser. parer. younger and less corrupt.
ed by time aud selfindulgence.
The candidates dominated at Chicago
are both men who, ss individuals and poll.
tieiaus. rank with the foremost in the
eouatry l have heard no objection to Mr.
Hamlis personally. bit only To his geo
graphical position. which 10 thought by
some 10 be too far North aud East To- allow
HE personal good qualities TO exercise
their proper iDiiusnee over the nation al
large But The noasin.Iion for the Presi-
jeUey is the great controlling act. Mr.
LIneolo. his character. talents. opinions
and history vail be eri,ixed by thousands.
While the candidate for the Vice Presidsn-
ey will be passed over in comparative si.
lence.
ar. Lincoln's nomination took the coun.
try by surprise. because. until Just before
the event. It was unexpected. But really
Il ought not 10 have excited any surprise,
for such unforseen nominations are common
20 ocr political history. Polk asd Pierce
by the Democrats. and Harrison and Tay-
lor by the Wings. were all nominated IN
this exismporaneous manner-sll Of them
we're elected. have known Mr.. Lincoln
tor more than twenty years. aud therefore
have a right TO speak Of him with some
con fdence. Assn Individual he has earned
a high reputation for truth. courage, can
dor. morals and amisbility. 80 that. as a
man, he is most trustworthy Aud in
this particular he j. more entitled To our
esteem than some other men. bis equals.
~ho bad far better opportunities aud aids
in early life. His talents aud the will to
use them to the best advantage, are un
questionable. and the proof is found in the
fact that. in every position in life, from his
hamble beginning to his present we'll
earned elevation. he has more than ful
hllsd the best hopes Of bis friend- Aud
nov. Ia the full vigoT of hi. manhood and
in the honest pride OF having made him
self What he -, he - the peer OF the frst
men Of the nation. veil abe To sustain him.
self aud advance his cause. against any
adversary. and in any field where mind
and knovledge are the Weapons used.
10 politics he has but sctsd out the prin
e;ples Of bis own moral aud Intellectual
character. he hss not concealed has
thoughts nor hidden his light under
bushel. With the boldne.s Of conscious
rsetitade aud the irsnknsss Of down right
honesty he has not failed to avou his opin
ions Of pablie affairs upon all fitting oeca
sions.
This | sno~ may sublee. him TO the car
ping esnssv Of that class Of politicians
vho mistake eunning for wisdom aud false
hood for ingenuity. but such men as Lis.
colo must act in kespiag With their own
character. and hope for success only by
advancing shs truth Prudeo,ly aud main
sAioing IL bra.sly All his old political
are. IN my Judgment. sraetiy
right. being square aP 70 the old wAis
standard, And a. To his views sboa, the
pes,ilenl negro question" | am 40, aware
that be has gous oos step bsyond the doc
'rine publicly and habitusliy asoved by
the great lights Of The whix party. Clay.
Webster. asd their fellows. aud indeed sus
lained aud carried cut ~ the Democrats
themselves. "a their wiser aud better days.
The following. ! sOppese. are 10 srisi
his oPiaions upon that subject: ! sls.
very Is q domestic institsiisn vs,hiu The
sts'es which choose TO have Il. and i ex.
's,s within those States beyond the eoa,rsl
Of Congress. 9 Congress h. sgprems
Legislative power over ali be Territories.
and nay. at iss discretion. ALLOW o. forbid
he exissenee Of slavery within theua =
oosgress. in wisdom and soand policy.
s-shs 40, - % exercise i,s po-er. directly
~ isdire>iiy. . % Plsnt ard establish
slavery IN any Tsrrstor, therssefors free q