The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1862-02-06

terfsrsnce obtained.
The journals which have given their al
hesion 20 the platform Of that Convention.
generally devote their columns 10 giving
publicity to information, foreign and domes-
tic. OF all matters dispAragipg 10 the FEEDER
al cause and complimentary to the rebels
And yet they insult the patriotism OF the
voters Of the State of Indiana by asking
their support or the candidates OF hat Con-
~vention as good Union men, In that portion
of Mr.. HrspxIcK's spesch, Immediately pre-
cesding what re have quoted. he alleges
| that the object Of the ADMINISTRATION and
the Republican members Of Congress. is to
/ effect a liberation Of the slaves Of the Cot
ton States. This policy he says the Democ-
racy Of the Northwest cannot SUNNI to. be
cause il would destroy the labor Of the South,
and consequently the market for the products
Of the Western States. This is only another
effort to protect treason and rebellion from
the consequence Of their crimes under the
thin gsure Of sustaining a market for the
agricultural productions Of the West. DIR.
Hrxpsicns goes upon the doctrine that what-
ever crime a man may commit against his
Government. or humanity, if his property
consists of negroes it must not be molestsd-
IL traitors, in bis opinion. are to lose their
slaves a. a consequence Of their treason, the
trade Of the mighty Northwest" would be
broken up and destroyed. According TO his
Arguments, the greatness, wealth and i'm
provement Of the Northwestern States de
pend upon the immunity OF traitors from the
penalties Of treason, and the eternal per
manency Of slavery in the cotton grow Ing
States of this Union. This is the doctrine
Of his party, and which be calls upon the
mighty Northwest" to support. Blu, the
hoasst Democracy Of Indiana will not join
bis party.
The proposition. that the wealth. great
. ness, and Improvement Of the West. de-
ponds upon the title which the master has in
his slave in the Gulf States. is a false one
i: is nothing but a special plea. for treason
and secession. Blot out the institution OF
slavery as il now exists in States bordering
n on the Gulf. that is destroy the title Of the
e master in his slave, and . system Of labor
! and improvement would take place com
! mensurate with the resources Of that locality,
! and more in accordance with the genius and
! spirit Of our institutions. While its agricul.
: tural status would be vastly improved. its
" manufacturing interest would increase At au
> enormous per cent. and furnish a still better
. market for the mighty Northwest, than
= would the permanent protection OF slavery
. there. But the statement Of Mr.. Hendricks.
q that IL is the policy Of the Government %
effect the abolition Of slavery by war. in the
cotton States. Is false. IL 10 only another or
gument in palliation Of the crime Of seces
e sioa aud treason. The proposition also. tina
Is the vest must forever be an agricultural peo
: pie, - not correct. This valley Ut the Mis-
6-ssslppi. richer than that Of the asngss o
= Nile. 10 yss in ifs infancy. The mighty sid'
. Of population flowing 10 from the East vii
10 yet populate rhis valley with a hundred mil
TO lions Of people Cities win spring up IL
70 comparison with which our largest now. vii
% be mere villages. Cor manufacturing in
" ere-t will keep up with this march Of Em
10 pise. to answe or the demands Of its interests
9 A market will be created ia our midst. for
: large per cent. Of all the products OF on
~ s0il, aud phat Is not consumed at home vii
: snd it, way to a market. quite independent
: of that upon the Cult. That market th'
vest can supply with grain. but Il will be onl.
. one among many II the South establishe
It's Independence. and puts a tariff upon on
: grain as il goes down the Mississippi river 4
their market. according TO Democratic doc
!, triDe. il i the consumer Who pays the Re
= cent. and not the producer. consequently
:. could not injure the west.
But looking al the matter again from Mr
: aKSDaIcKs' view. the argument i again-
!, him. We sell our grain TO the South. As b
represents. but do not buy anything from i
It's cotton goes to the Manufactures Of Se'
England. and IS woven into fabrics. and ws
Of the mighty Northwest go to the Me-
England markets and buy them. Thus eou
tributing to New England an
grain. the very thing which Mr.. HrSpsicK
contends We should not do. Taking III
speech Of Mr.. HKNDRIcxs as the embodimen
" the policy Of his party, and IL IS eontemp
tible In every view Of il. he would cut I'll
mighty Northwest loose from the UnioE
I. ard have is laboring millions desote the
mighty ensrgisst 70 raising gram 10 feed abos
hour millions Of negroes and half as man
shises in the Southern States. He cal
upon the people Of Indiana TO help him an
:, his party carry out The policy as good taio
= us<s. We denoance u as a special plea e
q . sion and trcsson and eveFy man VII
cau.s ibates he vote 10 the ticket put in nom
nation At the -th Of January Convention
must endorse secession in IL most hstef'
form. We believe that the people Of Ind
" sna are not vet ready 70 endorse such
policy. They sill repadiste such a policy .
quickly - they voull the policy Of the q
ss<in who steal ap 10 ms siotim and N =
unguaraed moment strike N, dagger 70 b
= heart Tho people dsspiss secession as ii
- source Of al heir troubles. aud they Nj
70 oppose T. W HrSpsFcxsa- ~ a~pologist an
e exponent