Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-02-29

ted this In bis recent message TO Congress.
he believed the Constitution carried slave
ry nowhere. but protects where it is
He said be had nothing to do with John
Brown or his raid into Virginia. He be-
lieved be was a murderer and felon and he
had met a murderer's AMI a felon's fate. He
was no defender of Brown and in no wise re-
sponsible for his acts. nor was the Republic
can party responsible for them. and when it
was charged that he or it vas. he had but
one answer and that he would give in broad
English-i Is false.
Col. Lane said that the present Admins
trstion had contracted debt Of $50 ,00o.-
600, indeed it had done but little else but
borrow money and squander IL. without
reasonable prospect Of ever paying. A part
ofthis very money had been expended in
Kansas to pay the expenses Of 5000 U. D.
troops sent there to enforce the doctrines
| Of popular soversignty-naks the people
do. as the people pleased. Utah had cost
about S.. 900 900. Troops had been march
ed there in the winter season to put dswn
l a rebellion, aud after this was dons-this
heavy expense Incurred, commissioners
were sent 10 see il rebellion did actually
exist, but finding none, the whole matter
was peaceably adjusted one morning be
fore breakfsst-sll owing however to the
Democracy. He referred to the millions
squandered in the Paraguay expedition
in the printing contracts at Washington
and to carry the election.
He said the Republican party had nevsl
given birth to disunionist-all were trus
TO the Union and the Constitution, and h
had only the remedy of Old Hickory To-
disunionists--hsss them. He loved thu
Union and he would forever stand by it,
he was opposed to opening the African
slave trade.
As regards the proper msA TO run for tn
Presidency Mr.. Lane said he had no con
cealmsnt-he would state frankly who b
was for-he " as for that able, conservative
peerless statesman and true Republican
who-toould reeeius Ae aoRiRatisn Of th
Chicago Conpestiop.
He gave Is his opiinsn that the Repub
, licaps could carry Indiana against tn
E Democratic party under any and all Gil
cumstanees. That better Aght could b
made against Douglas than any other mar
Ter he was the only one that could stan
up long enough to be thrashed. He sal
. he intended to 60 into the coming fgt
. early aud remain until the last battle or
echoed over the field. BE would fgt
upon the principles that he would discuss
and the balance would be found in hi
i Inauqural address. He thought that hl
Democratic friends should have much il
terest in his election. for they should reco
:. lect that when Governor. be had the pa
: donins poaoer.
}, He said that his competitor, Mr.. Her
II bricks. was pleasant gentleman, and
g a social point Of view he liked him uucl
n but his political record was mout horrbl
e he voted for the repeal Of the Nilsson
t Compromise, and is friend to the polio
Q Of James Buchanan. He said the Dem'
}, Gratis had threatened to dissolve this Unio
d If Republican Speaker was elected, b'
i there was no danger of it-they would NJ
8 dissolve this Union for it feeds them. an
II if a Republican 10 elected President,
;. will not let them do it. There had new
sr been any danger Of dissolution of tn
p Uniou-it was only calculated 10 frighte
Y old women and cowardly men. BE Sal
4 he had enlisted during the war and woul
le not be discharged until Indiana was 7
e, deemed from Democratic misrule by at lea
i. 900 majority.
he Throughout this entire speech. the Ell
al quent orator was listened 10 with profour
q interest by the large assembly Presef
r and when he had concluded. every Of
t, seemed satisfied with our candidate 4
ID Governor, With the whole ticket. wi
lie our platform OF principles and our pre-
ID poets of success.