The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1862-10-18

The Rebel Offer TO the North West.
The election in Illinois takes place on the
A,b Of November. We spprehend the same
result there as in tnis State. Illinois, like
Indiana, has proved her deep devotion to the
Union bv sending to the battle field more
than her quota Of volunteers without resort
ing 70 draft But there - party there.
as ,hore Is here, which IS opposed to the war
for the preservation Of the Government. and
which has considered it higher duty to vote
and remain at home than to fight for the
dearest rights Of the people Of the West.
The people of that State. like the people Of
Iodiana. have been forced into bitter po-
Htical struggle through the action OF the
ant. war aud anti.Union leaders I There is
no mistaking one thing. aud tl.as u. that
there i a party In both States which il work |
ing TO make the States OF the Mississippi val |
lev part Of the Government of JKfYERsoS
DAVIS.
DThe rebel Congress oilers, on the one
hand, the free navigation OF the Mississippi
10 the commerce Of the West, and the poll
ticians OF the peace compromise anti war
party, on the ether hand. are striving to
make that offer plausible and acceptable to
the western people. There IS no Disgusting
this fact. Il il plain to every observer that
there H. pssty in the States Of Ohio, Indi-
ana. and Illinois, which. is endeayoring to
make the bribs OF the rebel Congress ac-
ceptablc. There Is no disguise about the
matter. The argument used IS that the
Western States aust belong to the Govern
ment which controls the navigation oil the
lower Mississir,i river. And TO impress the
consideration q this subject upon the peo-
pie, politicians of this school advocate the
impossibility Of crushing the rebel Govern
ment. There Is a concert of action and
sentiment between tho Government Of JEyT
DAVIS on tho efsa side. and the peace-com-
promise and sn,.-war politicians on the other
We have written on this subj Get several
times, but as circumstances deyelope them
selves, the more plainly does this plan become
known. The whole matter is, as Mr. DoUGLA,
stated. that t.sero arc but two parties, one
for the Government and the other agains
il. The one Is for the consolidation Of th'
Western States with the government ofJKFi
DAVIS. tho other Is for the preservation o
the Union ut all costs Of blood and treasure
The one favors tho doctrine Of practical so
cession, the other despises aud denies the
hcresy Of secession. II the former succeeds
the great republic becomes Mesieanised, !
the latter Is successful. the Union will b.
maintained. and We will exist As one ofth'
most powerful nations of the earth.
The question is one as to whether We vii
become Nericanised or exist IA great ma
ton. respected by all the powers of tn
earth There are but two parties to tn
question either at home or abroad. The on
for the Government and the other against II
IL Is tho Government or an arIstocrac
founded on slavery. or the Government OF
Republic. Every careful observer behold
this fact Tho people here have taken side'
and the people Of Europe have taken the
position also. II u a struggle of republican
ism against the combined powers that de
pise il Abroad the opposition party Is led o
bv the LONDON Ts'nss, and furnishes the rel
els war material and denounces the Federi
Government for its effort to maintain Is terri
tory unbroken AMI vindicsie the majesty OF !
laws. The same party at home sympathiz'
with the rebels and manifesis sympathy Il
them by warning upon the government IN q
Interest manner aud endeavoring TO mai
tho bribo offered the West by the rebel Coz
grcss acceptable With the homo secessiS
party. il il the consolidation OF tho Weste
States with the Confederate States OF q
south ,is uSIcxIs1 on the one -ide Al
SrcrssiaSlsu an tho other, al the vi
arour.l
The mass of the people 10 not yet tai
understand the movement 90 be made. but
Will fully explain iiself soon The result
the elections ia this State. Ohio AMI lllino
will be worth more u JeFsrssoN DAVIS th
i've hundred thousand armed soldiers.
Democratic President aud cabinet plotted
overthrow OF tho Government while
power. and the compromise. peace, anti "
Democracy in the West. IS now endesvor'
- psrpe,uate their work by recognizing
odious doctrine OF secession and nat ioI
d,s,ntegration which IL brings with Il.
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