The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1862-05-23


certain Democratic Congressman. we'll
known as allies and sympAthizer with
reckinr,dgs. Cobb. Floyd. and Humphrey
Marshall. A meeting was held the other
dAy. by those ole party hacks. whose repu
tAiioDs are a. battered AID soiied an cid
harlots and addresses sent forth TO the peo-
de Of the United States. This formidable
pronunciamento, after circulating i've or SIX
weeks. cot just thirteen signatures
"W A Richardson of Illinois A L. Knapp
Of Illinois, John Law Of Indiana. ID. W
VOORHEES, Of Indiana; ". Allen OF Ohio e.
A White Of Ohio, Wassen Z. Noble OF
Ohio: Geo H. Pendleton Of Ohio; jas. Il.
Morris Of Ohio, c. l.. NallaAdigham Of Ohio.
Phillip Johnston of Pennsylvania: ). l.. An
cona OF Pennsylvania. Geo. h. Shiel OF
Oregon
Unavoidable absence. We presume, on
| public business. prevented the names OF
| Howell Cobb. Jefferson Davis. Jesse ID
| Bright. Humphrey Marshall. GustAvus \
| Henry. Wigfall and Neil Brown from add
| .ng their luster 10 this newIy Iisen galaxy OF
| patriots So much for the authorship of this
addres-. And now let rs see what are its
| o2siiions The first proposition is conceived
| in the very spirit Of selfish intolerance, as
far removed from patriotism and geauine
democratic feeling as anything that can oe
imagined
| The present Administration was chosen
/ BIZ party, and ia all civil acts and appoint
| ments has recognized. and still does. it, feal-
" and obligations to that party. There
| must and will be an opposition
Nallandigham and hts crowd want 10 con
tinue in office, and Get their old friends back
| again and for this purpose there must be
| opposition 70 the present Administration -
We thought that as the natien was strug
| Cling with mighty rebellion, u was the du
" OF all citizens without distinction OF sect or
party. to fy to the support of the officers
who had been put ia command OF the labor
ing ship Of State, IN order TO rescue her pas
sengers and save her precious cargo. NO.
| SAY the thirteen, "the first thing IS to settle
the question a. TO what OF tag the ship
must carry And next We must have the
officers. Nobody has confidence in Us. We
were turned out of Office for bad conduct
but the ship shall perish unless we are re
| stored"
\ But the address tells monstgOus false
| hood when il saws that ia "all TIA civil acts
aud appointments, the Administration has re
eognized it, fealty and obligations 10 party.
IL u an impudent. glaring lie. Whom did
| President Lincoln ofier 10 appoint Secretary
Of War; Joseph Holt. Southern Democrat,
Who i indeed worthy Of the name OF Demo
srat. Whom did he appoint Secretary OF
War Hon r. VI stanton. another life
long Democrat. Whom did he nominate as
Major General ofthe L. :. Armies George
b. Mcclellan, another firm. unwayering De.
mocrat
What are Gen Dumont. Gen. Buell. and
Gen. Hallecks Democrats nominated by
President Lincoln and confirmed by Sen
i h.l, n,r 0lr Rar.s al h.
ers Of the Address, 10 make out the faintest
shadow OF A prctext for the plot. were com
PEELED To insert falsehood. Had we space
we could enumerate hundreds Of other APP
pointments-A Andrew Johnson as Governor
| Of Tennessee, for exampie-whO have ever
been warm political enemies OF the Presi-
dent. But let us forbear.
The next proposition i most significant
one showing clearly that this Address OF
the thirteen j. TO ticklo the ears OF Southern
| traitors.
ITO begin the great work OF restoration
the ballot box il to kill abolition The bit
ter waters of Secession flowed first and are
fed still from the unclean fountain OF abol
iionism. That fountain must DE died ap.
In this great work we cordially invite thu
cooperation Of all men OF every party abe
are opposed to the fell spirit of abolition. ans
who, in sincerity. desire the Constitution a
il i and the Union as il was. Let the dea'
past bury It's dead Rally. lovers OF the L mon
the Constitution and of liberty to the siandaT'
, OF the Democratic party. already IN the field
and confident of victory. Thatpa Is th'
natural and persistent enemy Of abolition
Look AZ shis atten,ively What - the
first duty OF the peopleS To put down tn
rebellion, and restore the supremacy of ih
Federal laws in the revolted States. Tha
Is what We had thought. That l. What tn
I loyal men Of Tennessee. aud Kentucky. an
Missouri. and Virginia and Maryland. "a.
johnson, and Campbell. and Prentice, an'
John NJ. Bolts. and Gamble and Others =
I Nof one srord DOES this address say o. putin
T dorm and crushing out the SOUTHERN Cox
sPsRAcr 10 utters no rebnke against IN,
rebels. Ii deprecates neither bridge burn
ing, nor wire cutting, nor guerrilla marasd
} .as. nor destroying railroad cars. nor al
Confederate outrages. IL i dumb as In
!, grave on the horrors uow sweeping owe
, devoted East Tennessee. the home OF MARTYR
q and patriots IL condemns not The bsrbarit
4 Of the rebel Government toward oar gallan
: prisoners Il has no condemnation Of IA
infamous CONSUMPTION act. nor witherin
. invective 10 pour out Ike molten Laws on "a
heads OF the rebels who are burning the col
4 ton and sugar crops. and dcsolating the Soutl
Then IL speaks no cheering word OF congrai
alation Tor our gallant and heroic soldiei
who have left their farms, and shops an
!. pleasant hresidss % save tho Gosernnasu
K and keep step 70 the sublime music OF n
= Union under the Gag Of TIE Republic
does not even hint what every intslligei
" man knows 10 be tho fact. that the prime an
i moving cause. the fountain head and sourc
, OF tlis rebellion ! determination on a
= pars of southern oficehoiiers aud CORFU
af.stocrais 20 destroy free government ~
bald Up a monarchy or aristocrscy On a.
81 runs II Democratic Institutions s1e ma
N Who = ignorant Of tiis j. .norant Of Il
speeches. addresses. resolutions and new
parers Of TIC cotton States lor the last tsc'
e. ~ yeafs lie + ignorant Of the celebrate
r speech 81 Hon !. " ~prstt one 81 The les
:, inx men Of Ssath csroiius. whO declare
that "Slayery canno; share a Coyemme
9Th Democratic slavery having acaie
"a one victory q escspe Dsmocr.cy Al a
: North mu,t achieve another % escape
!. the South lie must he ignorant Of q
Jerisrasion II Ni>e fre<siest>> tcphens.
reported by he Savsnash Republican. n
3 Slavery --uot Democracy. mark yoa.
- Ne right 81 ma - rule him-eif-oat -
+, eFy = ne chef corner stone 81 cur Doref
ment The .ieAs Of ne trainers 81 The Q
FEDERAL oonsztution pcrc fundsmentsl
y er01z
s. u faesc teeiarats,as 81 10 Leader II q
=. letosit,n. ~hch ee ase obliged % eaf sh1
ioy Sat 81 spsce-fof iheY csaii be etie
20 ded ss1stnsieis-~s sd tie trae cause
~ rs heilssh retel,ion. Il 49, enraty % r.