The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1861-07-12
speech OF Joha g.. DAVIS Al sullivan.
Iadiana.

"a Dasis EXPIRE ..ed his ggalifcatiOn as the
evident desire 20 hear him speak manifested
b. the large audience present. and then pro
cee,lcl Ia tic most emphatic term, to declare
a. pafpase - speak fearle-sl, his mind. de
g'ic q al threats and intimidatlons. lie
ieell .p earnestly aud emphaticall, Oh this
iHint. and enforced il by 80 many familiar IL
lusiraiion-. that Ne really supposed that
threats bad hcen made or intmidations Of
Tered. Ne were assured there had been mel
fhcf
rhs.e. he -aisl. y 40 were most noisy against
him now were great friends ca the liberty OF
.pcech during he Mexican var Those men
hal denounced the Mexican war. a war
asa,g.f = fore GA nation. which had made an
unpfu. okci var upon u>-had invaded our
.a. aul mlricrcd cur citizens.
4 need onl, refer yoa 70 Abraham Liza
coin. unfortunately the President of the Uni
iei State tie denounced the war as unholy.
nn.a-i. sisi ango'ils Nobody talked OF mob.
til- snn.
plnt Tom Corwm ssy II he vas Mexi.
can--ie "a black enough 10 be two Mexicans
shat &c soul Welcome our brave soldiers
n.'h hloo,l, haml- @ hospltable graves "A
voice. "tHf- the talk III stick a. this
Kind or IL ! lie hs r. ! hid rather die
iA defense %, the Constitution and the laws
than 10 20 doau South 10 hgh, against ms
brethren
Nbon Tom Cofwin thus denounced the
Mexican War--a VA declatei by an almost
unan.fnon. vote of Cpngrcss--nobody talked
Of mohbing him Why don't these men who
are threasonine % hang rs who oppose the
present unnatural war. catch AMI hang him
iOr past oileucesY Where u he nowr Sent
a. Minister to Mexico WHERE. | suppose, he
woaid welcome me With bloody hands.
NoN because sou think this war should
have hccn avoided the, talk of taking YOU
out AMI hanging Won They can't 40 it,
They have been talking for weeks. but they
hsyc hlrt NJ one yet II u time for patriots
ID sneii ott anil am determined they shall
heir b. hli rather lie than quit speaking
mV mint These men denounced the Nesi-
can aAf ~ a var for siavery--a~ the Demo
erals var Ne! NeGaughe, denounced IL
q. unhOl, and refused o. vote supplies for
the brave ssiler. ia Nexioo Dick Thomp
son ciutas-ej the State on lhl. issue against
Joe Wright
rhrs rrinted documents l-nouncing the
war. and sent them into Mexico 20 he scat
tered broadcast among our enemies. and thus
pcntrielri the war. No Democrat talked of
hanging them Now those same men snifiie
anl cav you must not ssy word against this
them hang anl be- - They praied OF the
exa.nse OF the Mexican var Now YOU must
not talk 81 4 TN 10 Il 10 their hearss con
tent
VII, .ion't they come a., ani discuss the
war; They threaten instead of Discuss
They as | am a disunionist Why shoald !
be- II = not -. and they know IL. but 10
if o. atnal discussion | am tor the Union
and the Star ~pangicd Runner with thirty
four siar-. not sixteen. such as ne saw them
marching under four years ago. The speak
CO grew eloquent on shis stale AMI long since
exploded SANDER on the Republican party.)
The nion cannot he sasci ly var bur by
peace and compromise. The men Who
brough; on the war ara NJ the bottom Of the
,li-union mos emcnt
lie then quoted seward "she great apostle
OF Republicans a. ami Greeley. the great
apostle 81 kepublcanism. the Stat, JosrRei
and lastly. Senator Douglas. 20 show that
thes haa all agreed With him that var was
,lisunian
Pour mcnihs ago seward said pence was
Mon and Nar disnniOu. Greeley said ANY
attempts a. compel the Cotton states Ia s;ay
Ia ihe jnion Would be contrary Ia the Con.
si.iutiou. Why not hang him. He owned
fbc Republican farsy. Yet he would have
suffered tAc-e States 10 20 out pesccably.-
Nou fhcf SAY We must compel them 10 stay
lu seward uas opposed - war. but when
Lincoln -sd var. Sewarsl said war. senator
Douglas. IA lsis last speech in the Sens te said
HAT wv was disnnion Mr.. Davis read ex.
lnois from Mr. Doncias' speech. ai-o from
tbc Tr,bsns Nsase JoarHai. &c. lie SAID il
sny man knew Senator Daaelas, he did. Ne
hsi hec,i ~ political guide and be bad fol
lauej hm = Tie enl - H. political life.
The Republican. hal denounced him =
tfunkaui. dcmsgogne. ant iosfer: nov
thai be sas dead they shcd crocOtile tear
- e. h'ni. aAl quoted him in sspy.n 81 this
'wiusi snd unnatural var. Then they burnt
lsm 'n eiigs uoe thes ~ over the country
a. prise him Whv al they not vote for
h'n instead Ct a .eetiaasi maa whose elee
,oa iaey knee ~onia Dissolve the Union and
nsio. cisl var. Thcsc In~n could then ssy
that var ea- desa,son hat nov shes threaten
20 4snS mc il oppose tic var. ifthey hang
me I &aoe ! have aaay fieusss who would
afcazc nay death We must advocate pesce
AMI COMPROMISED. I hese soo much re-pcct fer
ans MA ui'h sufficient intelligence % be elect.
"a foA -.at ia the I,ite,l safes Senate. a. &c
hcsr De- nouId advocate var a. a means ol
nIot lle Who Nlsacsies war "a D.~nn
ni.ast ~ - 1hcrc are tNo classes Of Dis
nnt,a'-f.. The alirs >eaihcrner. Who opra
!. advocates .fssoirif,n. anil the Northern
flel ~ cas- ost e. AR These. iea
nlsA sel. we're fa.s l,ssce. now thrs are
e. var ttul nnw where si..sl thea.- -
,ie- ~ ihr>c Republicans "a ever, mea
suss etiealaiei - secure pea~- Nss they
dcnnancf me a traitor ..t hs that doe.
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