The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1861-07-16

The War.
Eniroks ExPRRss:-ln reading the rerOrt
of the Hon John q DAVIS speech Ia y0ur
issue Of the 18th inst. | NJ led 81 = few
reflections. which. Il deemed OF ar value,
YOU are az liberty to publish.
] 10 not intend to follow that wogshs(D
gentleman through his partizan harancue. but
e. speak OF his avowed antagouisri - the
present war for the fsasion Of our Con
stitalion aud Laws: under the protection of
which the blessings Of liberty are better 80
cured 20 IL subjects then bs any other form
of government upon the face of the vide
earth Under it, influence. agriculture. man
ufactuTes. commerce. and the sciences, have
prosp~red and hoari-hrd to degree anparall
cled in the history of the world: our Wild
lands have steadily been converted into well
cultivated farms. and Villages and cities have
sprung into existanee bs the energy of a free
and happy people. Railroads have formed
complete net ~Ork over the States. bringing
us. a. il were. into one well governed neigh
borhood. telegraphs convey intelligence Ia
and FROM every portion Of the land N'th
| lightning speed. civilization has marched
steadily Onward with peaceful tread. covering
one vast TERRITORY. a II moves forward, with
Villages. cites lhuft. christianity and happi
nese. Ne have arisen. since IL Inauguration,
from petty confe'leracs. struggling for a
doubtful existence Of 1000 200. IA a power
ful nation II O.00a go. our territorial
limits embrace = 600 90 square miles. while
The hum OF industry and the mnsir II pros
/ perify arse from every hilltop aud valley
| from the pinerie- of Maine aud tile everglades
Of FLORIDA 10 the golden sloqes of the Pacific
| To this has there been but one impeachment.
and bat foul bio. upon our his;ory's page;
this = b he found in the enslasement at the
coiored rsce-the peculiar institution. -
/ All true patriots. from Washington down 90
the present crisis. have viewed this a. a great
evil e1tailes! upon us by mother country
and the prospect AS that. b coafnsng il 20
proper limits. gradual decline and peaceful
diving out would Ice the result. Bat few
bat wicked leaders in the South. swear 10
overthrow our osernment-erash out our
growing prospesity unless ne smother con
science. mnzzle the pres- stife freedom Of
speech and extend this hlighfin. curse over
the shole face Of our faif domain. Acting
under a rash impulse. aud believing that
thousand--yea. hundreds Of thousands in the
Worth would sympathise with them in their
Wild schemes. they have seized the Fort and
other Government property within tie secc,i
+. ing >tafes-maltreatcd and numbered North
ern men. anil driven out Union resident. Tor
free thought AMI spcecl. With the avowed pug-
Pose Of breaking down our free institutions.
and bringing into disgrace ~ the ewes of
all civilized nations The Government has
been slow Ia take up arm "a defence of the
Union. bat nov that Il y about 20 assert iu
supremacy. nov that Northern men after
exhaust n every honorable mean= and srra
meut have united o. defend their right aud
F propefts John q Davis AMI leN oflike stripe
aad thank Good il = oul fen are promnigst
az Their secession doctrines ttsronrh the com
I Try Ia long winded spceehe. snl ior pariy's
=ske shed croco-iiie tears over tie evil. Of
frsirsridal Tgr. and advise men b. stand pas
-iveiy ~ while an in-ensste few sweep away
the foundations 81 onr domestic happiness
anil national prosperity. thu. aiding and
abetting our eoemies a. afeefuallv - Il they
we're secretly Furnishing them eth prosn
ions. money and arm
Whist d. these f.ise l.t~tss@isss fsi>s hs
eanse II their ptetssce 70 BE losal while a
the same time thet sc Tresridnr Urea son 70
The peopie-proposc TO do rhss have no
definite hlea 81 their o~n upon thai subject
Al them the question AM foa gei foe an
answer the cd song--csnsgress,is 10 fb<a
slsne. - eoerc,sn. ss..sssy#g~fsen
What = the effect ~ tlsss ~ aless docgrl.e,
several State ~ ~e ell ruin lhe eos
eminent that has proieesed a. from sersle
in.arf~etion steal The forts erected Cor oar
defense. snl shs uoney i has Deposited 9Th
-. ~e I'll refuse - r~s al debt due the
North. and hiring di-Eface upon Cur l'ros~,tof~
Al shis az uiil d. i tie Narth refuse 10 ~
- "a persFiaating raf-e = hieh = c..il-tsnt's
eadsngering eur lives. snd must stentasfe
IA = uhelesale slaughter - esther tie e,s4e.
49, - ,ie epfre.sed The Is shat he,
slfsAslls as and all afx,snens al. g. een
sisses tisen 81 the wiek~.ins.s ~ ihesr .air,
al eour-e kni 80 mast aloe lhcss a. ruin /
- - ~ei1e our suofds IL ali defsure The
latter - ctnnei h. ho~e ever fsr-nosia. = See
stursia fefr ifh tfetspn - ..ar riall. ~ 4
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shrvakh ush = knlfs shsls ~ A,sl.es me
hsp.ing iosel - seas slss..s... ~ aflss
th.- ~ aisious ~ slavery 80 o. extend
her hsielai insiisatiea esef tie free state
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lle Graves permit sbem - destro, osH
prosperity. ss,i i.aFy fse< .ss@tis.stsss. -
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tie eys q ever llasslsf u lie >outh
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not a~-eft ne fikht of Ntats - secsls ffesn
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ss~sex..~l iss as,ls li.s Seath enlli her sets
hste setssicre.i "a lenxss sirta~ lies
stifeef 80 f'nui ~ ofea fsiseiiiaa aralne
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