Demoine courier., 1856-10-30
THE REIGN OF TERROR--WILL
A FREE PEOPLE LONGER
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u VT - GIMNHAOHte w I'LL
AFREE PEOPLE ANY LONGER
ENDURE Ut.
A reign of terror has hure out It's b,act
flag az seii,ioh, ard notification. over
oae hall The American Union. Ia all
our Southern States, except little Della
ware, there is as litlle Of political liberty
as in Russia; aIG a meaner. and moie
sneaking. and more remoreeless espipn
age over HE liberty Of speech and the
public press, than in any Of The Italian
provinces OF Austria. Under Ike au-
spices OF The Jacobin democracy this in.
visible and lawless despousm Of the
Soulh has become as memorable as HE
savage Committee OF Pnblic. Safety OF
that horrible fret Frensh Revolution ;
and ss blood thirsty as R..bespierre,
Mara, and Darton. Such is The fierce
and shameless despo,ism which -eigns
over the South, and such is the govern
meni TO which The rotten democracy are
laboring TO subdue the North. under
threats OF disunion. a robbery Of .he pub
nc treasury aad war.
This oversbado :ng evil OF the day
=. lie ripering iruil Of those seeds Of cor.
uptton and discord which were planted
- W ashingiou by this Pierce AGminis-
nrn. There was in 1873 peace upon
lie slavery Queslion-Mr. Fierce was
. legged to conlinoe this pea CT. and studi
asiy TO avoid any thing calculated 10 die.
uth u. But, taIse TO the people false to
h.. pledges. and fai,hless TO his ,ras, in
every way. he re-epened the box Of Pan
dora. and scattered tie seeds Of mi.ch;ei
broadcast over the laad. lie sold him
self and the peace Of the country, HE
parry, his character, his conscience. his
body and soul. for that pal,ry mess OF
poisgs-ihe support Of the niger dr,v-
ing leaders Of The democrs,ic party at the
Cincinnati Convention. Blu, they hac
sucked hiu, dry like an orange. and they
cas-. The empty shell away. They sought
another man. equally reliable as an in
s;rumen,. but better calculated for their
purpose Of public deception in The North.
We see, however, iha, SO far from there
being any abatement in the Southern dc.
mucra,ic policy of terrorism and nullii-
cation with the nomination Of Mr.. Buch.
anan. bis name, his influence. his pied.
ges and his authority have all been used
10 sink The constitu,io in Kansas. in
Washington, and in fourteen States oil
the Union, and TO threaten us with dis
union and an armed invasion II the res
do not submit.
For practical purposes Of their own
for Office, profit, spoils and plumber
jeff. Davis, the democratic Mephiaio-
philes at Washington. and A,chison, bis
right hand man in Kansas, and poor
Pierce, their suppliant tool. Sc. this poll.
cy Of rufian tyranny IN moion. The
result has disgIaced the county in .ht
eyes of the whole world. AIMED inva.
sions Of rufian m~ercenaries, terrorism
ballot-stuffing, spurious Kansas Legisla.
ures and their bloody laws, have beer
followed up by the dragoons sabre. thu
ruffan muske', pistol bay onet. bo~i'
knife; BY murder. scalping. robbery. ans
other crimes too revolving 10 think OF
until the plains Of Kansas have been red
dened with. the blood OF it's unhappy set
tiers, and 6lackened with the ashes Q
their houses burned 10 the gorund.
Next we see this coniagion Of terror
ism b:eaxing ont al, Washington
fights and rows, and fearful homicides
and in brutal violence. even within IN
sanctuary Of The American Senate cham
ber-aad nsxt we find the whole Soul
under q rigid blockade Of democrat
spies and iEformsrs. to cross which
passpor. is as necessary TO a New York
er and Pennsylvania a. At the Austria
frontier. Any where beyond Delawar
lii only necessary for some hirsliB