The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1864-09-08
The Congressional Canvass.


Col. Vnshburn-s Patriotic Let
We have the pleasure OF laying before cur
readers today the letter 10 Judge Hughes OF
that christian soldier and patriot. Col. II. ID.
Washburn, the Union candidate OF this Dis
trict for Congress; also the note Of Judge
Hughes explaining the reason ofiis publica-
ton. The sentiments of the letter and is
honoFed author are iG happy contrast WIN
the conduct and teachings of hrs apo-tate
competitor We do not care IN this connection
10 refer 70 tooies other than the al absorbing
one now agitAting the puoisc mind. which IN
wolves the existence Of constitutional Gov
eminent. and ia which ever man, woman
and child Of the Republic are interested -
When traitors raised tbsir psrsieidai hsnde
against The Constitution and sought ia over
throw, attempting 70 erect upon iis broken
ruins another aad difeFen, Constitution. hav.
lag. in the language Of one Of it most tai
sn,ed Supporters, slavery for it, cOrner-
stone. then Vas realized the prediction Of
Daniel Webster, that "dIsunion was war. -
which in fact, We actually levied against
the United States by the insurgents when
they fred upon the dag Of the Republic and
captured Fort Sumter and lie starving gar
rison.
An election i about TO DO held. and IL be
comes the electors Of the District 20 consider
what part. il any. either Col. Washbum or
Mr.. VOORHEES, had IN bringing about this ca
lamlty. OF averting It's horrors. when upon
the country. by strengthening the arm OF the
government and UNFOLDING and maintaining
~ lawful authsrity. Mr.. Voorhees, wss
elected 20 Congress a the Autumn election
ofis60-his competitor vas the Hon. Thos.
II Nelson. Sir. Voorhees, bad but recently
visited Virginia, frat a. tho advocate OF
Young Cook. condemned and executed for
his participation IN the John Brown raid. ard
Afterwards ~ the orator upon tho occssion Of
the celebration 81 ong national anniversary,
., 'h- Virginia University AZ Charlottesville
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los" o rs sn"''o''' ''' '''7s 's''''''' W.
pon''she'' me h's' rs '"s'''''''As' ~
the extraordinary act Of aoisii,ing the guilt
Of he client. by copious abuse and llbellne
the people Of tho North. and unmanIy pan
der'ng to the already depfased ana hea''a
passions Of the people of Virginia who heard
him. aud. beng ignorant OF the real sen''-
ments OF the people among ~nom mr.. DOR
hees dwelt, we're made read' TO believe that
tho crime OF which be acknowledged h'- ei'-
eufs guilt had been committed At the nsti-
CATION OF his neighbors- And from tho as
sumption that the advocate was OF the opinion
that his best way TO relieve hts client IRON
hanging was 10 be ioard In libell'ng his own
people, and TIA, Il was lawyers license "a
get his mans neck eui OF tho halter any way
possible
Little notice was taken OF q here. further
than the general expression that the case Of
bis client had been made the worse BY se-
knowlelging biz guilt. aud certainly no bet
ter BY OBTAINING his neighbors. But v,on
his subsequent visit 60 Charlottesville. where
he had no excuse that the life OF client Was
AT stake. he poured into the ears Of the al
ready dissatisfied virginians dsloyal and dis
union sentiments. AZ that day nearly all
men Of The District believed 10 the senti-
ment expressed by the iIIustrious Jackson,
"lhe Union must and shall be preserved.
aud that Of Mr.. Douglas-whosc cause Mr..
Voorhees, prete@ded 90 msintain-wheu he
declared to the virgInians. at Norfolk. that
the Union should be maintained by force Of
arms IL secession we're attempted. Il became
necessary, therefore. 10 suppress the address,
a. Il was delivered. and expargste therefrom
the dlsunion sentiments with which ],
aboanded This was charged and proven a,
the time. and those Of our iellcw-citizens
Who witnessed that campaign vill not fail %
remember these facts. IL would not have
done four years ago sor any man % have &C.
knovledged himself 10 sympathy with ssces-
sion IN any form. - late events have but too
clearly shown that Mr. Voorhees, vas. and
hss been. ore Of the prime actors "a the
North IN encouraging the rebellion IN the
South.
We find that in the month Of Feb.u-
sry, 1851. he bad encouraged his Uncle. hv.
iue IN the distant tovn Of uarrisonburg. vir-
giniA. that he could control 100 900 men a
AID the South. That unsophi@tiested Old
gentleman. suppo>iag. - doubt. that b..