Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1856-12-04
What Of "Biccding Kansas.,

Many of our Buchaneer exchanges
who only choose TO see in the result OF
the late election the fact that Mr.. Buch
ansn is elected President. and refuse 10
recognize the rebuke which they have
received from the intelligent voice OF
The country. are OF late amusing them
selves with the taunt. flung at The Re-
publican party.-"chat has become 81
KansaS?" A few words will suffice for
our answer.
Thanks to the determined position to
ken by the people of the Free States. aud
to the salutary fear OF utter defeat crea-
ted in the minds Of the powers at Wash
ington. whose representative Mr. Buch-
snan was in the late campaign. the AID
ministIa ion was compelled 20 change
its course towards Kansas. and from al.
lowing the Missouri invaders 10 run riot
thorr, 10 make sholo OF fairness. !,
matters not that il is but a show. and
that the renl tests. as shown in the tria Is
at Lecompion, indicate that the Admins
tration is determined TO enforce the
bloody Missouri code; the mere show OF
fair play to which President Pierce in
structed Gov, Geary. has disguised the
leading spirits of the border invasion. -
Large numbers of the men who were
mustered in the far South, and went in
armed bands to Kansas to fight snd vote.
but not TO setile--snd went unmolested,
while The avenues of travel were closed
against settlers from the free States
have lett. now that the cold winter is
in the territory which sllo MS the inhabi
tanis in most sections, TO rebuild their
ruined homestesds.
The demonstrations made throughout
the free States on the subject of the out.
RACES in Kansas. will also, il is thought
and hoped. have a salutary influence fol
the future. The Republican party. which
is stronger in this day Of its defeat. than
the party which is temporarily success
full. is sure TO be the dominant party in
the future, since its noble. humane, pa
triotic objects must commend themselses
more and more TO an intelligent people:
and there is room for doubt whether Mr.
Buchanan. never re markable for eping
strictly by political pledges, will feel
called upon 10 aid in the utter annihila-
ton Of the once powerful national demo-
cratic party. which indeed is now only
sustained. that il may be used. bv the
fire. eating secessionists Of The South. -
Hence we say. there is room for hope tha,
when Slavery shall demand OF Mr.. Buch-
anan the fulfillmeui of the pledges tor It's
extension, made for him TO secure the
vote OF the slave States. he may have the
courage to reply, in effect, thu, it was
only BY pledges 10 Freedom. in the free
States, thu, ne carried electoral votes E.
nough 10 secure him his seat. and be may
choose TO keep these pledges rather than
the Others. es-.
81 that there is thus hope that Kan
sss, il her heroic settlers are sustained
through this winter. and large rein
force ment Of freedom 60 thi,her in the
spring to make then free homes. will
come out at last from her trials, uncurset
BY Slavery. When she shall come into
the Union as a Free State. it will res
heavily upon the consciences Of those in
the democratic party who lave eonseien
ces, that they have done what they could
to prevent it. We would "a her have i
in our memory tina, we allied in making
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