The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1862-06-27


&. That the maintenance of the Union up
on the principles Of the Federal Constitution
should DO tho controlling object OF all sbo
profess loyalty 20 the Goysrnmsnt--And IA
our Judgment this purpose can only DC &C
complislssi. BY the ascendeney OF = Unien
uarty in The Southern States. which shall. by
= counter revolution, dispisce those Who con
troll and direct the present. rebellion. That
no effort to create or sustain sueh party can
os successful which d not based upon def
n,te settlement Of the questions st issue be
tween the two sections; and Ne therefore de
nand that some such settlement Do made BY |
additional constitutional guaranty. either I
initiated by act OF Congress or through the
medium OF National Convention.
This i an important part Of that platform,
ana involves questions Of the highest impor-
lance to the country. Ii the party pat 4
forth. a. the political doctrine 10 be eniore'
ed or adopted. in case OF it, success then Il
incomes of much interest 10 the voters OF
the state TO understand full, - fall mean
in. and import. Il is useless to Disguise the
s.~, n AZ the real cause Of this rebellion is
.l,xefx "A % whether il VAS the remote
ar near cause. j. not 10 IA a material matter.
When men deliberately come forth and de
rpand that Congress or National Conven
tion hall extend and cherish the institution
q, slavery, can they reasonably expect that
tie people Will Dot agitste the matter: Can
they expect that twenty millions OF free PEG
pie OF the North viii remain silent While
Congress OF National Convention extencs
the barbarous Institution OF slavery into the
F-lerai Territories. aud protect L there by
law. Can they expect that the people Of the
North viii submit to have another rod Of
American soil subjected to the domination of
slavery. rather than be called Abolition
ISIS by rebels and .hose Who sympathize
with theml Reasonable men cannot expect
ans sach = consequence from such action
The platform which We are now considering
deliberately states, ''that the present civil
var has mainly resulted from the long con
tinrsd. unw,se. and fanaticai agitation IN the
North, OF tho question of domestic slavery,
etc. VIA, an insult TO the people Of this
state. i the above few lines from that plat
form Ii is we'll known. aud will be admit
ted by every candid man. that during the last
ten years tho men who nov control the Con.
fedsrate States. have rssostsd TO ever,
scheme which villsiny could invent. to make
the institution Of slavery the dominant politi
cal influence of the Government. Not con
tent with prostitusing the Executive and
Legislative departments Of the Government
70 the accomplishment Of their purposes. they
invaded that Of the Judiciary. and sought tC
spot the purity of it, ermins by making Il
subserve the interests of that nefarious sys
tenn so persistent and reckless were thsa
etfoIls. that 4 venerated compromise which
had received the sanction OF the people fo
thirty years. was abrogated without thei'
consent. and the solemn adjudicatioDs .
Courts were swept away without hesitation
il IN conflict with their purposes. Aud be
cause the people opposed the schemes o
Southern Statesmen Ia this matter. they ar,
told by the sth Of January Convection. tina
they are "saEise and jsasfiesI. . and hss,
a. a consequence. - OIL. "a s'.~ s~.."..J ~ IA
present eisa isar.
Because tho voters OF the North. would no
sepain silent and suffer slavery 10 sbrogat'
TIA, statute Of freedom. and fastsn ia fang
In the virgin soil Of Kansas. the Democrats
platform adopted by BRIaHT and BaKcKIs
Rfpar Convention, tells them tha, they ar.
uasriss and tassi,eai." and have mainl,
Al =.
war. Because the voters Of tho North voult
not remain silent. ani suffer the Lecomptou
Const 'a,ion-that most Infamous fraud an
swinr;a-impo.ed upon their friends in Kan
vention. that they are " snr,ss and fanatic
al. aud are guilty Of being sbolaionists
that greatest Of All crimes Had the peopl,
OF ths North remained nneoncerned and al
loved the efforts Of the slavery propaganda
lsts Go have eliminated VA complete success
We SUPPOSE JrssE ID nnldHg. and his friends
IA the Convention. GA the 9Th of January
would have resolved that slavery i OWN.
institution. which shoall se perpe,aa,ed Ans
eatsnd tn the utmost limit. Of the Unites
states Ia other words. they would have
resolved aislasevy - the ehisfeosnes ston.
OF the Repnblie but because the Northern
people thoaght proper 90 oppose tho gigantic
scheme OF Soathera men 70 make SLAYER,
the erssl ceatrsl and controlling power o
the Gov esument. they are denounced by thu
platform - "sasess, aad fsRsfseai. and a.
having involved the country "a civa Va
wi,hoat cause
We apprehsad that va Union party l. no
sfsSfej b. tie seeded States until Congress
ar sstIsnei Convention snsc's az "ss.ls
dfssaal CeHst.fHfiossi sssrssfy." Tor the
farther protection and extension Of -lasery
thai the history Of such Union party wl
never be written Convention might a.
we'll have demanded that the water. OF ths
Mississippi Gov backward - their aoarces. 81
thai our majestic mountains boz their lead.
70 level with the ses - 20 demand ans
th'ng more in this age. foe the protection Of
Miriam slavery. The man who mske- De.
nands. or threats ia a. behalf. At thss time
proves kimsslf 10 be a fool Its demands
are no icages hssiei. ani "a. power no long
or feared. TheF hare eretei once. bas N
sxsst no more forever The rivtItrstio. a