The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1862-11-04

The fiishieassi Essmsas, of tho 18th thus |
i'lssss - che rebel hope that the elections |
49, -! viii leave lie Administration and |
.hs s-ftr,'es. ef che wus ia a minority:
fMaaf snsians moments have passed aimee |
~ commencement ~ tho var The for
s~~ss "a = nallen have several times seemed
- iereAd ul.ea ths tutn ~ a single chance.
Nr. :. = Ie.ttlei whether ans period has yc;
rere,ssi mute busdsuei With suspense than
,.- tsessAs
: large ress.en Of the Northern people
rsi.re .he disposition Zoe return 10 the or
a'nsst iisss 81 civilized society. II they can
rfrse themselves party rp'iicientiy strong
T. sceuse tles ewn safety thcy viii establish
something like SANE politics Ia the Northern
States. and sstder their government amcna-
he A. the laws 81 reason. Under these con
dtiens Il = possible IN SEQ a termination 20
that carnival 81 tho Devil nov ia fail blast
over the North American Costpont But Il
tbe movement ia shortly crashed oct. meas
urca will certainly be taken BY tho abolition
iss tyranny 20 prevent a occurrence OF such
| menace To their power by measures like those
lhfoegh which the leaders Of tho liFsi French
revolngioa maintained their hold on nation
| long dis-nstcd with their crimes.
| 1hia "a the matter 20 be decided nj the
neat election In New York and other North
oru States. now close ~ hand. If the mcn
whose bold attempt 10 recover the ordinary
liberties OF Anglo Saxon people can elect
their candidates, an'l so establish the fact
that thoy constitute a majority, the tyranny
a. Washington will be rapidly reduced IN in
Significance. We know how quickly the
mass OF tho people IN the Northern States.
and indeed everywhere else. rush To tho
winning side aud. We doubt not. Lincoln and
Chase will have no other supporters of their
usurpation, after such defeat. than the ab
olitionist fanatics who were wont 10 vote for
| Gcrrit Smith and Garrison in tho OLD cleo
tions of tho United States. a reaction Of
public opinion. a. irresistible az the tide of
the sea, would be swiftly commenced; the
principles on which American government is
founded would reappear. and the instincts
which have animated the race. with rare and
temporary exceptions, foF fall thousand
years, would resume their sway over the
conduct of the nation.
IL Is difficult to believe that the majority
of people, sprung from free natons. and
having at least a large admixture Of Anglo
Saxon blood, can be rcsolulely bent and de-
liberately decided on government at home
not less absolute than that which Russians
prefer to freedom, with the concomitant per
pctuatiOn Of war abroad, such as tho sub
jccts OF Ghcngis AMI Timour only could de-
light in hitherto. The people OF the United
States have given, in the last two years. ev-
cry evidence necessary 10 prove that they
are such people. But, as the reader now
sees, some bold men have dared 10 utter IN
their land the words OF freedom, law aud or
der, once most familiar TO the car We shall
soon know whether these words have still an
echo: and We may we'll listen anxiously; fol
on the answer depends the duration OF thi,
war"
How any member Of the party whose tri-
umph the rebels count rs the first step i'm th.
realization OF their hopes, can read this ex-
tract without bushing passes our c0mprc-
hcnsion. Think of il. Armed rebels. re,
with tho blood Of our brothers, claim the
help of that party rs 4 matter of course
They ask no questions, suggest no doubts
mako no qualifications. They seem 10 b.
sure that a democratic" victory will crust
the war spirit OF the No -. or nullify il
power, and leave them focrect their Con
fedcracy unmolested. And they have rea
sons plenty and good for this confidence
Not in the disloyal,y of the bulk OF the party
for six Democrats out Of every seven vii
spurn the good opinion ard sympathy tina
asperses their loyalty They are true men
7 and true 10 tho Government. But those wb'
lead them, whose language is taken a. th'
utteraucc of the party. the Hendrickscs an,
+. Bnghts, Pettits and Davises, are not loyal
and have never been, and tho rcbe Is kno,
! it just a well as we DO. From them hel
: and sympathy can be expected. aud will b.
given, and il they rule the party. and tn
party gets the power tho anticipations of tn
rebel papers will be realized fully. Tn
war will die, or what is worse, the Govern
J ment will be quietly surrendered to the reb
ola, and they be invited to make their ow
| terms-Sfate Journal.