The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1861-07-12

BY our SIDE. NO d--n YOU. you we're the
Republicans member Of Congress. -kEr-,)
and profess ~ know something of this mat
ter. and IL l fAlsifs the record. brand me a.
infamous Those who have brought this
lung about should h. held responsible
foo'sc opinion will rou>e and bury them
WIN such deep political damnafion. that the
naha OF resurrection all never reach them.
nut no" they say Ne must not stop 10 inquire
INTO 'h'- thing-thst IL y nov too late That
60 discover who applied the torch Rsfore
the IRE i pat oai l sill stop 10 find ou, ubo
set i on hre. lest they run away
These men az the South j. wholly to
blame -as lhes are mach % blame. hut
not all. Northern Abolitionists are res,.on.
+ -ihie for Il all. The South were rash They
should have waited little longer They
should have exhausted every means % oh
tanning peaceable redress l am 10 advo.
cate OF Jeh Davis. | never did agree with
f the ultra men OF the South or the Abolition
! ist- Of the North The North has agitafed
the slavery question for the last twenty Eve
years. Had not the South right 20 com
/ plain ct that = The Constitution guaranteed
slavery 20 the people Of the South Modern
. politicians say that Washington and Jeffer
son snd Madison were old dotarsis. aud that
nes Interpretation mus, be put ON the Con
stitution- Lincoln was elected President
aVowing the doctrine that house divided
I against itself cannot stand. That this gov.
eminent must become al slave or all free
/ The irrepFessble conflict l. upon us. and the
slaves are 10 he made ell free by forre. Had
! not the South right 10 complain of that :
l.neoln's platform said OF meant that there
should be no more slave States. Had not
the South a right 90 complain OF THAR Then
there was John Browns raid. the rescuing of
4 fugitive slaves. aud the personal liberty bills
/ passed by Northern States. Had not the
South a right 10 complain of these but
they -ay they never intended TO interfere
with slavery IN the States. Now lcg us zee
Two wears ago Blake. an Abolitionist of
Ohio. offered a resolution in~tructing the Ju
dietary Committee TO inquire into the expe
diency Of giving freedom 10 all men, and in
tersiicting slavery wherever Congress has
4 the power The resolution did intend 10
clothe Congress with the power 10 abolish
slavery. and this l. To carry out that
view. Hal not the South right ca com
! plain cf this
The honorable gentleman again reverted
70 the compromises offered and gave the sey.
/ eral votes ON the various propositions All
were rejected by the Republicans. There
had been moro wrorg on the part of the Alb
oiitioni-ts Republicans than on the part at
ths Southern traitors and | say il regardless
OF consequences. Next be alluded 90 the
appointments OF the Executive. Il told
you, he said. "that if Lincoln Wa elected.
he would be ruled by Abolitionists. They
denied Il. was right. and they were wrong.
Seward. the author al the irrcpressble doc
trine j. second i'm the Government. Chase.
an Abolitionist. j. Secretary OF the Treasury
Giddngs. the high priest Of Abolitionism.
holds highly important position. lie has
been sent to Canada Ia the head of under
ground X. X. navigation. Then there - Blair
"A man Of whom no one ON Gods earth ever
heard. until he wa appointed Postmaster
General really believe ! was the only
man outside of Maryland. who ever heard OF
Blair. before he went into the Cabinet. and
the way came IL hear Of him. had a seven
dollar note against man. which ! gave 90
Blair to collect for me. which he did. and
paid over. lie had only the merit OF being
an Abolitionist. Then there Is Burlingame
An out and out Abotionist who said We
must have an anti slavery constitution. AN
tislavery Bible, and an anti slavery God. Hs
has received an important foreign mission
Cassius VI. CLAY, who said the Union must bs
ceivcd a foreign appointment The South
had right 90 complain Of this. And yet
when these men asked for peace. the Repub
leans with an oath on their lips refused e
compromise. They said IL the South want Z,
60 out of the Union. let her 90. and we viii
make a breakfast spell of whipping her back
Then they threatened to send an army Of ole
women with broomsticks to subdue them.
When the rebellion broke out. and the,
were beating up for volunteer. they said
they would only have 10 40 TO Washington
live fne at biz hotels and have good time
There would be no fighting 70 do ttss th.
war would be ended in three weeks. WOW
two months have elapsed. and thes have on
" advanced nine miles into Virginia. ans
have been whipped every time thsy have
met the Confederate troops. Southern mem
herr II Congress said. I'VE cant live ia
peace. Let u divide fairly and separat,
pesccably." The Republicans said they die
not want peace. They wanted war
Mr. Crittenden. one of the purest Of pstsi
ots introduced plan for compromise. The
Republicans rejected IL. The only an
swer the, would give VAS. I'VE wan
war. the end OF which will be the extinc
ton of slavery. Not single Republi
can voted for the Crttesden amcndmen,
Every Democrat voted for IL. Could the Re
pubiicans be freed from the responsible il,
Of the war There will be an awak ening o
pablo sentiment which will bring them 4
judgment A Judgment day will come Il
this world. which will overwhelm them =
They we're afraid Ia trus, Won to vote 70
peace.
Adams and Etheridge presented compro
mise resolutions. and TIE Republicans refuses
10 vote for them The propositions of th'
Peace Conference we're si-o voted down. A
body ofihe beat talent OF the nation. includ
ing grave Senators and ex Presidents :
There was something singular too. in the ap
pointment Of delegates 20 that Convention
bv the Governor Of this State He appoint
ell five delegates and every one of them Oh.
most radical Republicans. men who he kne.
would Oppose all compromise. Yes, gentle
men. you were against all compromise. he
cause Won desired war and a. | verify be
lese. fcr the purpose Of setting the nigger
free
Lincoln -ays there are many Union men IL
the South. Virginia voted last fall 10 sta,
in the Union. hut recently driven by Lin
coins usurzfions ;hev voted 90 70 out b.
one hundred and thirty thousand majority
Tennessee. which "a lat Gall sirongls foi
the Union. has Just given sisty seven thou
sand majority Tor separation. This y ius
what the Republicans wanted. They hsy,
been warned | have ever been a lover o
the people and a friend of peace. The
peac, maker. IL + said. shall see God. bu
those who oppose peace. never shall. oh
they sa,. ~s must fight Cor the STAR ans
ssri,pe-. for the rel ~hie and blue This !
the hvuocritical cry Of those. who only fou