The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1862-10-31

strike hands with those who were trying 70
do lit Did not every ono see that this re-
bellion Is 70 be put DOWN. There we're two
great antagonisms-truth and error. right |
and wrong, light and DISTINGUISHING IN |
conflict, and the tyrannios and ariseocracies |
Of earth were looking on. There we're men
who wished to treat this condition Of thing
With hurried propositions Of peace. There
we're two great interests-one was right. and
the other was wrong; and did any one doubt
what his duty was as 70 what be should doy
Men we're liable to be deceived BY names.
but the Democrats Party now had no more
right TO claim that title now than Lucifer
had that ho was an angel from Heaven
Laughture and cheers. Mr.. Dickinson
then spoke OF bis efforts previous TO the re
l bellion, 10 reconcile the North and South
! upon the vexed question Of Slavery. 50
long a. the Southern people invoked the
projection Of the Constitution. he supported
their claims, but when they repudiated IL, and
fred upon the National flag, he maintained
l that they had no longer the protection of the
Constitution. And now having played the
4 physician, for years in attempting 70 cure this
evil, now he would play the surgeons part
and cut il of "Good," and loud applause.
Slavery was an unnatural state Of things
! and the words progress was against a. IL
! had only been shielded and protected by the
| supremacy of our country's Constitution.
| and by what right and authority did those
i .ho regulated Il come and ask Va 70 protect
| the institution Of Slavery against the opinion
| Of the worldf Applause. an no politi-
cal Abolitionist. said be. but in the exercise
| Of the war power. am for pulling that thing
out Nv the roots Renewed applause !
| Ever since Sumter was fired upon. he went
l. -. et.m. han
LOYALTY and crush out the rebellion. set
| no bounds to the determination to put this
l rebellion down. That's right. There
Is nothing within the boundaries OF Chris
i tan civilization but what / would do. and |
| would stretch the tcther Of both 20 do it
| Great applause. 1t Is better that whole
| generations Of men should pass away than
! that this great genial tree Of liberty should
! be picked up by the roots. How many chill
l dren had taken refuge under the shadow OF it,
| mighty branchesl how many had subssted
| upon its fruits, how had they fiocked from
| an the expressions Of the earth under this
great and genial tree Of liberty. which had
l shot it, roots down 10 the centre OF the earth
l aud shot It's spear away 10 the very Heaven
Every murderer and wicked one OF eartl
| when the great day of accounts arrived
would draw nigh and whiten their crimes IL
| comparison with the man who would rails hi'
hand against his country's Constitution
| Loud Cheers. Although the election which
was near at hand was a local one, yet II
would be great for good or evil. Ii would
settle great questions and great dsstinies.-
| The good and wsll-being of this mighty ma
ton hangs in great degree. in my opinion
upon the result OF this election. Ii thi,
nation must 20 down ia blood and tears
| in tue name OF Heaven let Us uot spec,
. | the shaft that shall be driven TO its vitais.-
IL our nation must die. let not tue grea
Empire State sirangle IL in its Iast terfibl,
, | throe. so that we shall be compelled TO "a,
, with the conceptions OF the poet:
$50 the struck eagle. stretched upon the piain.
No more through rolling clouds b. soar agaln,
l Views his own feather on the fatal dart,
which winged the han that quivered in Ia
heart
| Keen were his psng-, yet kssnsr far 20 feel.
He nuTsed the pinion that c0mpeiled the steel
While the same plane that warmed bis nest
7 Drank the last lifc-drop from bis bieedin
l breast"
ii our nation dies. for Gods sake let no
. the Empire State speed the dart.
, Mr. Dickinson was loudly cheered as h'
{ Withdrew, after which the vast assemble dis
: persed at near midnight