Plymouth banner. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1852-1855, 1854-08-24

The present is no; the frs; instance OF
the cry O.! repeal being raised by the op-
! poHon's %! Tia democracy, oCsome grca,
maasuro ofpopuilr government. When
the Missouri conpronise act Itself was
passed, repeal was SOUNDED in deafening &C.
cents When tho sub treasury law was
enacted, he cry went up in sounds still
more shTi.l. When Texas was annexed -
when California was ncQuirei-when the
| fugitive slave law was maao moro certain
in lis opera!ions--repeal. repeal, repeal,
were the walchwords Of the anti-democra;-
ic legions. And now VIC have It again. -
! Tho Kansas Nebraska ect-whch wipes
cut I'll obnoxious barrier to the extension
Of the area Of ireedosl. and adds two free
States 10 The nioE--which forever reno.
YES the agitation OF the slavery question
| from tho halls Of Congress, and makes
tho people of the Territories soyereign-is
20 be repealed, il the thing can be accom-
/ plished by tie efforts Of zeiots v no have
taken tho mater in hand.
Tho game has never worko1, and il
viii bot work DOW. Who wants tho sn5-
treasury law repealoi2 Who would drive
Foxa8 Gu: OF the Union? Who does not
ejoico thai We have Calilorn,a? And yet
! had not Democratic policy rrevailcd, the
country would now be aflic.oi with Uni.
icd States Ba.l!s--rexas would probably
have been colony Of Grea! BTltain--,he
riches OF California would nc, have bolong-
Of to Us.
Repeal How utterly sansclesa Is she
cry. II - = wonder tia. parry leaders
should have tho har5ihooi 10 raise ii. and
u still greater woaier that any portion OF
The people should respond 10 il. Why,
tho repeal d The Missouri compromise line
h"s 5eon doman!"d By The abo.itionis's for
!hirly,four ears pasI! They oleht.uow.
since i is repealed. fcs tbs sake Of coneis-
lency, il Oh no other account, 10 rejoice
ra.her than ofrec. 10 lament overi:. Their
ardent wishes, ii we may believe their pro-
ioss;ous haze NJ ms, been srasilieI- Why
are they NO! satisfied
The position Of the abolitionis,s or this
Missouri ciompromise question reveals their
hypocrisy most thoroughly. Setting up
TIE preIance Of deprecntion of my Con-
grcssional Interference for the protection
Of slavery, md asking for severance of
the general government from all connex-
ion with tic institution, !hoy IRE found nc
ung il hostility TO boih--they want 10 re
establish 4 line on one side Of which slavery
shall lie les1li1ed, and, by other acts. to
prohibit: It's existence in prescribed terrific
ries. Was there ever more palgabie in
consistency?
The Washington Uaica raises warn
ing VOICE in rcspec, TO this cry Of repeal
which we re echo. 'Rcccolicc,,' i; says
fellow coun:rymen. tha. these cries Tor re.
peal heretofore refused by you. and reba
kcd by results, wero al the inventions OF
tho samo men who now clamor Ike SO
manv fonds for tho repeal OF the Nebraska
bill, as ftho Same fate did not wait. like
some swif. and terrible Nemesis, 10 crush
them again. In tho forefront OF the PIES
eat iunuli VIC see the same malignant ia
ces, and hear the Sumo malignant cries,
TIA; have followed tho democratic party
after every great meausre hns been adopt
ed--,he sarno hypocrite GaEELY, tho Same
infdol Phillips, the Same noisy HALE.-
They poin, out. as before, 10 sumo future
calamity which is never 10 happen; and
their only presen, fear is that the people
will remember the unvarying current OF
their past failures. Even If they now sue
ceedoi i'll their insane designs, the denoc-
racy would shortly be called upon % help
tIeinoal Of the vexaiions which ,hey ihom
selves had brought ABOUT. Ii is madness not
10 sec these things; ii is worse than madness
not 10 be ndlnonishcd by theni.'- Sent.