The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1862-11-17

tai, VIII % OF very ex2Aoroinary charac-
ter. Within the balls Of Congress. the storm
viii rage with - much bitterness sad dread.
a. nov threatens 10 rage the storm Of battle.
Everything points 70 an exhibition OF
partisan msligniry a. ferocious and uneon-
qaerabls. - any which has ever characterized
our legislation. II viii spring out ofshs same
old question. - TO whether. the white man
from the foot Of the Caucasus. or the black
man from the banks Of the Calsbar shall |
impress his character moss indsbibly upon |
our national destiny. IL viii DO con-
t.nuation Of the old conflict between freedom
and slavery. The question 10 struggling for
fnai determination. II Is vain TO suppose
that the public conscience win be qriet upon
this question. Gentlemen may cry. peace;
peace; bet there viii be no peace. until either
freedom or slavery acquires vast prspon-
deranee. The conflict Ia irrspressibls, Call
IL "sbolition," or negro equaiity, or oy
any other name for the purpose OF odium
and ealumny. but the conflict Is irrepressble
still. Long years ago the sentiment hostile
70 slavery va: called abolition, and Was
of very little consequence or power, but the
encroachments and aggressiors OF the Pc
culiar institution, forced the public senn-
rasus Of the country into hostilitiss against IL.
and IL mas nov invited a conflict OF arms TOR
ia preservation aud extension or destruction.
And With ell ,as history Of the past before
VI. there ~ill be 10 The coming congress,
nea whose highes. ambition 10 TO labor
% make The institution the dominant pc!isi-
cal power OF the government, thus Prolerg-
Jog the conflict aid quarrel over the subject
for al time to come. Bot their power Tor
evil viii be impotent- The institution of
slavery l. raak:ag is fnal struggle. and irs
advocates and apologists are utterly power
less 70 pEolong lis supremacy. or draw upon
"a dying agonies the sympathy of the civil
lied world. IL 10 strange how infatuated
intelligent men have bacoms with this relic
of b4rbarism. After IL has avowsd its Pur-
pose OF overthrowing the Constitution, and
all the institutions of republican Govern
ment, asd constructing up Their rufus Gov
crumeut Of which IL IL 10 be the chief
corner stone, they still adhere to its fortunes.
and denounce every effort at It's abolition as
crime against God and humanity. In the
the contest between freedom and nation
ality on the one hand. and slavery
ou the other. they uniformly range them
seIves on the -ije Of slavery. as Il IL
we're tho controlling genius of Republican
institutions. They connect themselves 10
its fortunes and are its willing tools. In
the coming Congress they will be found do
Ing battle los il. by denouncing the Presl-
dents proclamation of emancipation aud his
scheme Of compensation Both policies will
be discussed in the coming Congress with
the utmost bitterness and acrimony Every
schsme which tho arts of the trickster poll
scian could invsni. has already been resort
cd to. to prejudice tho people against an,
system Of enaneipation-however gradual
The history OF the institution for the pas
half century. has only taught these men to
be- It's slaves. and to work for It's preservs
ton. They charge the Administration viii
having created debt Of one thousand mil
lions Of dollars 10 this war. But they do no
seem to recollect that the institution o
slavery. Tor which they labor. has forced tn
creation OF the national Indebtedness uPo'
the Government or the allefnatiy
Of permanent dissolution. IL !. admit
ted by all thinking and cand'
men that slavery the origins
cause Of the war. IL is the cause Of on
gres. public debt. aud has been for the Ia,
half century. the cause 81 almost all on
troubles IL has. at this day. drawn th
sword for the overt.Fow OF the Constitute
and Uniou and vet. We have men at III
North Who never owssd the oae-hundred,
part Of negro. bu: who are. on the contra
~. only the slaves of Southern masisr
scheming in every manner for its lastin
protection and preservation In the con
iag Congress they Will continue their VA
fare u2sn freedom and ia favor of SLAYER
while the rebels viii continue their vsTfsI
on fhe same policy upon the bsttle-helds I
me country On the one aide will be foun
the advocates os freedom aud nationality. an
OF ne other. the advocates Of slavery and ID
trsasoL which has srosn out Of il. Thes
Northern defenders Of the peculiar iustts
t'oa wili tell a. That q" su>tsip The proclaim.
ton i Unconstitutional To inseuus Il
title q. 80 Shareholder 10 his sii,es. rhs
be = at var upon tie Government. : a
outrage upon TIE Constitution. they ~il .e
u 6al les u .apposs a case. A sl4ss
holder d South Carolina owns ATTY neSFos
al OF whom be works 90 iorsihca,ions Il
the rebel ar@y which 5 warning upon u
Constitution and Government They AZ
slse Engaged IN supplying that army II,
TODD AID al Necessary war material :
They ARE. then. Al.aistsa - De po~e !
TIE h>nds OF sh-s o~ner FOR The destsustio
IT the ooveransat MA tbs power n
siavsAoids< 60 destroy the Unioa. but t-sf'
al nc ca1ao' destroy 4. We are then 81
that u - uaceSsi t...ioa@l - deprive hiS, ,
the power o. d>sfroyiss the co0ssiss to.
thus making TIA, iassrumeat he owr eren,
L vas a-.Se for nc vrosectsoa % our Go =
eminent and rstiossl.ty. bat these ner "a
ieaoenec he procianaiioo. maze 70. scccrc
iax - their iatsrprssas-oa Of IA rro~isi -.
osiv Po~eria. sos n o-n Destruction
Ru, ihe line Is approaching ~hen Toe pro.