The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1862-10-24


The rebel leaders are using very srea. ex-
sssions to induce the Western States and
territories to adopt the doctrine OF secession,
and break loose from the power OF the Fed
sral Government and organize Govern
nent OF their own. On condition that they
win DO 90. they are promised an alliance with
the Government Of JEFFERSON DAVIS. The
leaders Of the rebel power have for many
months been laboring to induce the States
% TIE Mississippi Valley that secession
from the East would be wise policy for
them to adopt. Bot their bribes and induce
nonts have failed 20 have the desired effect
The Northwestern States are loyal With the
exception Of few politicians. who are en-
asayoring 20 serve JKFsrnsos DAVIS by adj
yocating the connection 81 such States with
tho DAVIS Government. With their present
experience oft workings OF practical se
cession they prefer TO remain In the Union
They do not desire 10 90 out of the Union
for their rights, rs did Virginia. only TO be-
come desolated by tho whiriwind Of war
And TO 20 out without any other motive than
40 destroy the Federal Government and
form an alliance with a usurpation miscalled
Government. and ruled by men not higher in
the elements of political and moral integrity
than the ycriest barbarians Of the world, is
something to which the loyal West will never
submit. The Western States will have tie
free navigation of tic Mississippi river with
out asking that privilege Of JEFszRsoS DAVIS
ard his associates IN treason and crime
The latest offers of the rebels on this
matter is still more ridiculous than the for
mer ones They propose to consider Cali
fornia and the Western Territories as nen-
trails in this struggle. and on condition OF
their secession and the formation of an indie
pendent Government, the rebel Government
will enter into a league offensive and delen.
awe with them. These new offers and 10
trigues show how utterly diabolical are the
efforts of the rebel Government to break W
and destroy the Union because they could
not rule H. IL is not content In employing
the savages OF the West in its armies. t
scalp aud murder its enemies. in violation o
the rules OF civilized war. but it, emissarie
finally succeeded in arousing the sayages o
the North into an indiscriminatc slaughte
of both sexes and all ages. IL brought int
az alliance with Southern chivalry a fo'
which in it's warfare spared neither the in
nocence of infants, the weakness Of tho oihe
se,, nor the imbeciliiy Of old age. But thi
action on the part of the rebel Government
Il only cqusllcd by .its general deeds OF bar
barism and crime The rebel leaders call ]
eAscairv. and invite the Northwest into
league offensive aud defensive with IN
power which has resorted 70 such wsrtar
asains, the best Government which God. Il
his providence. ever permitted man .
establish. But 1t is the sAieai,y OF the as
ssssin. murderer. robber. and pirate. Tn
western people viii have no connection wit
such q Government. controlled BY sue
leaders. bu: will. on the contrary. war upo
Il until IL IL utterly destroyed and the leader
Who organised !, destroyed with IL. Tb
rebel leaders have put the machinery in mo
t.os To accomplish those results. and n
efforts will be spared to achieve succcsa.-
Their plans are being slowly unloldej. an
are beginaing to be adv ocated by q few poll
ticians of the Wcst in an indrec, manner =
Tsos A Hk~peicEs dimIy dofine. the doc
trine Of the rebel Government on thi. sub
ject ia his speech in the sth of lamar
Convention. lie il candidate for the
y. Senate. and will cherish ond perhap. ad
yocatc such doctrine there by indircct,on-
The plan 10. bret. TO embtter the Yves
against tho East. Hence We hear VOORHEES,
hppEIcSs. VAlIAsDIouAs. BRIoHr. an,
some Others contiauslly denouncing th
Eastern States in the bittsrest and moe, urr
Jass manner The people Oft = 81 shouI,
watch their movements. and stand by IN,
Federal Union a. the onl, means Of thei
prosperity and peace