The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1862-06-16


shake hands with him across the lines, but
no good would come of that. None OF those
will do. We must take new
one. This should embrace all but the men
OF conditional loyalty. They are outside =
We want an sneoadifioaaf. loyal. Union
party.
TnE eru Oh JANUARY CONVENTION
la Indiana We have a proper field 10 work.
There had been one meeting heid--that of
the 9Th OF January. Let us sec whether
this will answer the purpose, and II not. let
as repadiaie Il aud make better organla-
lion. As to the men on that ticket they are
decidedly unobiectionabe. lie had a high |
respect Tor most OF the members OF that |
couse nlion with whom he was personally |
acquainted. but. IA citizen, having duty |
To perform. l must look al the acts OF that
body and govern my action accordingly. l
care little about the name OF thing. lou
must Judge o! IA caskct by IT. csntents, aud
not by the label upon IL. Let IA look az
the facts. Though it grieses me Ia know
that many good men were led by peace
organization. wholly out OF place IA time OF
war, 10 attend aud participate IA that con-
yention. yet IL Is apparent that their Efforts
were futile TO keep IL from heco~'ng an
anti war convention. Such was the whole
animus of that assemblage. It's speeches IT.
resolutions. and the surroundings all prove
this 10 be the fact. Take the speech oil John
| q. Davis. who said that he would vote for
| no man who was for the unconditional pros
ecution Of the war. What il government
worth II this man or that man can make con
ditions OF his support oil IL have as much
| right to make conditions as Mr.. DAVIS. and
| SO has every other man la the country. lhis
speech is published with and made part OF
the official proceedings of the convention,
/ signed 10y its officers and with IT. Official
imprimateur. The speech qas been pub
lshed in the rebel city of Richmond.
TnE PLATFORM.
What OF the platform While every
anti-war man in the State advocates that
platform, large body support it claiming
60 be Tor tho war aud the support of the
government. The speech of Davis, some
say, the convention il not responsible for.
but claim that the convention is response
BILE for publishing officially such sentiments,
aud thereby endorsing them TO the fullest
extent. la rat falls into a bucket of water
shall throw IL out and drink OF the water,
or shall throw both away entirely
THEY TOOK rnK CHANCES.
1t should be borne in mind that when the
great battle had taken place since our defeat
ut Manassas. The hearts Of our people
we're down. The sunlight had not dawned
since the dark clouds overshadowed US on
the 2lst of July. Fort Donelson had not
tt,en fallen Fort Henry was not taken
/. Urdcr such state Of feeling the platform
. asmadc. Gentlemen who had taken part
in that convention. had since admitted thai
III victories should follow our army, their
cause would fail. but ii defeat should stain
the banner of the Union, their party organ
4: | zition would 60 up. and they would win the
day. Mr.. Calhoun once said. that the ques
J ton rs TO how far minoritics might oppos,
! the Government in time OF war, WAS yer,
D delicate question. The Union victorie:
have come since. and IL was nov claimed
that il was good Union platform. Some
one had introduced a resolution endorsing
Douglas and his loyalty To the Government
but IL was ruled out ct order. and was no
= passed. suppose II was ascertained tina
Douglas had not taken the oath Of allcgi
! ance, for "a resolution endorsing the Senfine
i and its editor. was alterward introduced an,
{ passed Mr. Bright stated in the Senat,
that he was opposed to the whole coerciy'
policy OF the Government. and that he en-
!. dorsed this platform throughout. ct il !
u a war platform
Judge Hughes then took up the slh O
) January platform, reading each resolution
J. and commenting thereon.
e The Convention declared that the countr,
: could only be saved by restoring the Demo
+! cratic party 10 power Which wing Of Oh
: party was meant Certainly MT the Doug
u las party, for that had never been in power
It That party could not be placed in power n
u il stood before without taking ina jeff Davl
and al othhr rebels. and TO do that yo
4 would have To restore the whole rebellion
ir South to the Union. take the Conlederat
N Constitution in lieu Of our own.
y As 20 the resolution insisting that a con
III promise might have been made, he dens
o the facts set forth. No seeding Stat
had ever asked for compromise. Jeh Bay
had said there must be separation or war
=. Throughout the seeded States il had bee
=, claimed that the flag OF a separate aud md
- pendent sovereignty had baen unfurled. NJ
=. would be maintained by blood. All the prop
=, sitions from the South had come from una
~ thorzed individuals Mr. Crittenden's con
~ promise was that the Missouri line be resto
~ ell with slavery south OF IL. and prohibit,
- ia the Territories north OF IL. Though nj
=, Crittcnden was from border slave Stat
- he had no right To speak for such radicals
- Davis. Wigfall. and Toombs, and the
" speeches attest that even bad they the rig
To speak Tor secession conventions they CAV
=. NO great favor 10 this measure. Secessi'
~ was AN accomplished fact before Mr.. l.inco'
-" came into office. whetker the Republica
20 ought TO have compromised this matter
L. not does not relieve us OF our duty now.
- But the most Objectionable resolution W
no the 9th. Had il not been for this resolutio
perhaps he would not bc speaking here
~ night Ii was the marrow of the whole pla
~ form IL asserva,cs that the maintainan
=. of the Union upon the principles oi the Co
~ sttulion can only be accomplished by Z
~ ascendcney of nm Union party at the Sout
=. which shall by counter revolution displa
" those who control and direct the present
"s beliion. That no effort 10 create aud su
- tain such n party can be successful which
''' MT basel upon definite settlement OF n
~ questions at issue between the two section
l"' and they therefore demand that some ga
" settlement be made by additional constit
ne tionai guaranty. either initiated 10y act
W. Congress or through the medium of a [
t;onsi Convention We were to lay o
On hands upon that hitherto sacred instrume'
the Constitution, and alter Il. instead OF Ia
zen ing then, on our swords and mnskets, a
e. compelling obe,iienee To n.
se' Jackson held meeting once IN which
resolved aud SO notified South Carolina q
u" the laws must be enforced For Que,
= pre(esrei 10 err with Gen. Jackson ratl
. AT Than 10 shine with John q Davis. DID jas
NC son say the Constitution should be chang
inc u suit the views of nnllihers OF South "a
Isnas Mo- bat that the Constitution sho'
be obe,ed and the laws made under IL e.
,eteI How could this Constitution. be chl