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

{ ~nemy- I am sure Indiana - not Blac
: llspublicsn ~ heart. aud that toy oil
friends. with whom have fought side b.
side 90 many battles for CONSTITUTIONS
, rights. will rally at th. present imporsa
crisis IN 0ar political affairs 10 the snppor
af the Constitution AMI the UnioE whiel
are nov placed in peril hy poweria
Northern sectional party. Though | ran
not be ~ilh voc and nv friends ~ Inuisn'
1t present. my heart AID wsra rsl vI.hei
are ith you and the good cause for -hiet
you are all hghtiug.
am hsppy TO inform you that in hi,
State. and as far a. I eau learn. an ottr1
southern S,sles. the Democratic party feel
sanguine of success There are many &c
ss~~-ion- from The party heretofore opposed
10 Democracy. and | have reason to hop,
.nd believe that nv November all the
Southern States VIII be united in support
Of The Breekinridge ticket.
with much respect.
Your friend and obedisnt servant
JOSEPH LANE
To W Ii. TsLborr. lsdiseapoli-.
cosrRosIss rRorosTD-oLosE voTE os II.
d. Sherrod offered the following propo
silion foT Joint electoral ticket
Rssolsed. That ~h,l.t We disspprov. II
he platform II principles on winch Mr.
Dcngls. !. now = candidate. We It'll re-.
g-'d ~ a. les objectionable than that on
which Mr Lincoln Il placed; therefore,
Res.lr,d. That the Dem ,crstic Central
Committee this day appointed. be author
lfsd and requested n confer With The Cen
trsl Committee appointed on the lllh day
81 January last. With the view to organiG.
ing and running OF one anu iolnl slfelo
raj ticket the following basis. to.wit
II The person that msy be ieintly agreed
upon i'r electors shall be- sleeled. they
shall cast the vote 81 thi- State Cor that
Que OF the two candidates f,f President
Rui Vice nsid'nt- lireclinrldge aud
Lane. OF Douglss and johnson HON u
shsl be fnund. after The election, 1. certain
60 ,eeslve the highest numher of votes from
etArr STATES.
That said committee be authorized, ia
their disefsuon. Ia ,gfer upon he adoption
81 en- entirely new ei,ciofal ticket. or the
running Of either OF The present electoral
tickets, OF of ticket composed Of parts OF
tho present tickets. a. may be- thought mosl
.apedient The sl.etnfs Who may b. then
sgfesd upon To pledge ,h~m-.lse- "a NJ,
tieg TO casl the yulr OF he STATE lifslscled)
Ia accordance with thi. fssolulioa.
The proposition I. Substantially the
same a. ,ha, made ~ Pennsylvania aud |
Nv J.rsry. aud rejected by the Douglas
men. What will be a.. fate we cannot say
su, the general impression of the conv.u
lion seemed / o be that IL would be rejected
lnd..d ,hs speakers ~ho alluded TO u did
40 IN manner 40 indifferent that no one
could suppose they thought il a matter OF
any consequence At all. OF one likely 10 sf
feet IN the least The course they had taken.
DR. SherFod Who made a it'll. speech IN
IT. favor. SEEMED TO regard Il rather ~
precautionary It. p that should be taken Ia
avert uniSs' imputstion-, thsn asa sub
-tsniial measure. looking to actual results
The vote was taken. aud IL was utterly im
possible TO say which aide carried il by
the sound The "uoes we're quite a.
strong - the ayes" sho~ing decided
disposition on he part II many not 10 Offer
even 20 slender aud lsafe-s an olive branch
To the Douglasltes.