The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1861-08-29
John G.. Davis-A Traitor aud
Disuniourst...

EDIoR ExrRKss: Mr. Davis answers nv
communication. charging him with being
sccessionist, and doing the work of tory
and a spy. BY calling me liar. scoundrel.
coward and pusllanimous puppy. The an
swer is certainly brief and very pointed
Just sach language As most naturally proceeds
from heart and mind long disciplined in the
school Of demagogueism, tratorism and ny
pocrasy Such language could not issue from
| heart pure and honest in it, purposes. and
cherishing peace and good will 10 mankind.
| Words like those. indicate n state OF feeling
bordering on insanity and would, in any but
a notoriorsiy wicked man. call for the exer
else Of charity and State guardianship. How
much more dignifed. gentlemanly and salts
factory wsuld il have been TO the friends of
Mr.. Davis. had he replied by endeavoring to
explain bis position, and convincing the pub
lie that he is an honest man : and then show
ING, by his acts. loyal and patriotic heart
With Mr.. Davis a. private citizen. have
no " animadversions to make. But with
Nr. Davis A. politician-i,inera ant preacher.
trickster and demagogue. teaching political
heresy, seccssionism and rebellion-I have
and that, too, in behalf of my country and its
future welfare have kaown him long Asa
citizen and voter of the eth Congressional
District, Of Indiana. have had good reason
to know him. The first act OF his betrayal
Of the high irus. imposed in him. known to
the writer. Was hts vote to destroy that sacred
Compromise. known a. the Missouri Com.
promise. That was traitorism. from which
have flown events more disastrous than that
Of Benedict Arnold. Failing. in 1855. to get
the nomination Of the Democratic party. for
q seat in Congress. he haseiy sctei the trai-
tor to that party. and came Out an indepen-
dent candidate. relying on Republican votes
Tor his success. He css snccessfnl-but
'rsfhoaf the vote ofthe writer. who had lost
all confidence In him. nv his course on the
Missouri Compromise. AMI other acts. TAX
i,g bis seat in Congress. in the fall Of 1853.
hesgsin most shsmefalIy. baseIy and pusa-
lanimously proved srescherous and di.lovai
void even. OF that gratitude common to some
OF The sors, characters. BY voting steadily.
tor tso months. against Republican speaker
and Keeping the House disorranired. during
that length Of time. at an expense of half a
million o. dollars. The Republican nartv.
and a large portion Of the Democratic party.
have ever since. looked upon him as man Of
no stability Of character. ard na-orshy their
confidence
Conscious. perhaps. afier all sach mean
nee and betrayal Of 6dcli'y 70 his constisu.
ans, 'he Democratic party. and his country.
that his political glory has departed. he
now seeks 70 crown all by assisting 10 pull
down lie most fnishei temple Of civil and
religious liberty the world ever as. Since
the commencement Of this writing. I have
learned that nearly one whole company raised
m Parke county. and accepted. has been
broken u? by the influence Of his political
harangaes IN that county o. ho~ much
better. isosxhs I. 90 the Saturday he spoke
here, would Il be n ell his talent and seal
's~ sspsaasd 10 visd'essisg The honor ssa