Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-09-05

NE yssluEs TWO EDITIONS OF HIS
UNIVERSITY SPEECH
one fer the south and One for she
SGvfhs!

I
A few days ago, we made some extracts
rom a speech recently delivered by NJ.
Voorhees, before the Literary Societies Of
he University Of Virginia. The object OF
hose extracts, vas, not 10 eritieise the pro-
but To show how sycophantic
\ orthern man can become when standing
bsfore a Southern audience how ering-
.ngiy SIR. Voorhees, bowed before the pre-
udice OF Seuthern shareholders. and IN OF.
der that he might the more perfectly win
heir favor. misrepresenlsd Nesthern men
and Northern seatiment--how. on that oc-
cssion. he advocated doctrines which he
dare not advocate before this people to-
day. and 10 gaia the appreciation Of Vir-
xiuiaBs abused the land Of his birth and /
the people with whom he had been raised. .
Tbs, speech was requested. by the Uni
vcrsity of Virginia for publication. and /
Mr.. voorhees,, Of course, granted the re-
quest. The manuscript was brought Ia
this city. the speech was published here.
aud IL now appears that two editions Of 4;
have already been issued from the press
one We suppose for Southern consumption.
the other for Northern. But be- that n it
may. Mr.. VOORHEES, "Vvgiais" speech
which he aud his friends are circulating IN
this Congressional District. - NOT the
speech which he delivered before the Uni
vsrsity Of Virginia. or as IL was FIRST ISSUED
from the press OF this city. This Is a pref.
ty serious charge and should open the eyes
Of the electors Of the 7th Congressional
District 20 the kind Of man who is as
piring to hd the most important position
in their gin. II this individual. while
standing before an audience Of slavehold-
ere. did 10 pander to that power as we will
now show. 10 he 6t to represent Northern
frecmepf II not osly this--if not only
betraying Northern Sentiment while on
Southern soil. but coming home, he seeks
TO practice fraud upon his Northern
friends, is he worthy. or ought he to have
their suffrsgesi Although Mr.. Voorhees,
had just that kind Of courage which per-
mitled him TO make his Virginia speech
before Virginia audience. yet he lacked
the true courage TO circulate that identical
speech at his Northern home. Hence he
has two editions published. The first as
he delivered 1.-THE second as he would
! have it for Northern consumption.
LIST us now to the facts. On page SO OF
the edition which Mr.. Voorhees, is circu
lsting in It's city. there occurs the follow
ing period: Ill the American Union shall
be preserved. its wisest statesmen will be
the first TO look steadily TO these facts. and
to shape the policy of the nation towards
its lawful aud inevitable expansion
Here The period ends In the copy before us,
but in the mrs; edition Of the speech. and
as Il was delivered before the University
of Virginia. and before a slave holding au
diencs. THE period is continued as follows;
"And u instead this Union shall be torn ia
f'esia. yet IL riH be ief, perhaps. for a ner
eontedeyaey Of American States. 10 adDanee
the Star Of Empuefs fhe regions ef the Equa-
tor. and sosksa THEM 10 life and beauty BY
the presence Of American Institutions"
The sentiment contained in this period
IL evidently one looking TO dissolution.
and toe formation OF new coniedeacy
out Of the southern aud Mexican States
We do not say that Mr.. VOORHEES, is dis.
but here. 10 pander TO this ultra pro slave
ry sents'nent-a ssntinent that rs treason
able in It's conception and Infamous in its
utterance-he suggests To a Southern au-
dience the formation of new confederacy
out OF the regions Of the Equator" II he
thought such doctrine right in Virginia,
Why did he not have the nanliness to adj.
vocate IL In Indiana Why assert it then
and there strike tfrom The speech he puts
IN circulation heTe7 Thy! let Mr.. voor-
bees answer TO the pc pie whose votes hs
is now seeking.
We admire brave man. We even have
respect for the disunionist yancy. for he
proclsims on Northers soil the same sen
timents he utters IN his Southern home
But the man who will preach doctrine in
one locality and suppress 1t in another. is
"Ft for treason. stratagem aud speils. "
We ask NJ Voorhees, to tell this people
Why be did not print bis Virginia Uuiver
sity speech As he spoke it before South
ern audiencef Why is the above period
left out in the edition ru; in circulation ia
this District, and contained ia ths frs
editionf Dad be Intend 10 deceive the Vir.
ginians or the people hersy Why is this
Daniel. aud how eau you sxpsct the sup
port Of Northern men, when you have ad.
dsd ss>snssss to the most eringing. pan
deripg. unnanly fsadyismf Come, sir, as
you are aspiring 10 the first position IN the
eif, Of the people Of this Congressional
District. tell us. II you please. how all TIN.
happens The North. IN all her positive.
ness, her earnestness. her sincerity aud her
jastuess will not be sold in this wise. BE
one thing or the othsr-hawk 90 buzrard
man or mouse.
III The Democracy have been resorting