Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1856-10-30
From the New York Journal of Commerce.
Tire North ard the South

From the New York Journal of Commerce.
Tire North and the South
Friends and fellow citizensl Providence
has cast our lot together as one people
This union has made us powerful, safe, and
respected the world over. We have
pfospercd under it beyond al example or
precedent. We shall continue prosperous
If we do not despise our own mercics.-
There is no reason why we of the North
should wage perpetual warfare against
the South. They have not wronged US,
but have faithfully fulfilled their part OF the
stipulations of the national compact. Have
we done the same towards them! Should
the Black Republicans get into power, they
would instantly repeal the Fugitive-Sla
Law, or so amend it as to render it nope
rative. In ether case they would deliber-
ately violate stipulation of the cons;i,u-
ton, deemed SO important by the South
that without it the Union could not have
been formed. This is matter of history,
and cannot be gainsaid. The deliberate
and continued violation of one stipulation
of a covenant is virtually breach of the
whole. How much better to live up to our
engagements until honorably discharged
! from them? As friends, the South are in
valuable to us As enemies, they could do
us vast mischief in various ways. Wars
between us and them would be as frequent
and as bloody as between Judea and the ten
Tribes. In short, both sections would be,
in an important sense, undonc. The Union
cannot be maintained by force, as propos-
ed by the Black Republicans 1t must be
voluntary-the result of mutual kindness,
respect, and good will. Every offensive
word, every wanton accusation, every
breach of brotherly kindness manifested by
one section of the country towards another,
is blow aimed at the Union of the States
And what torrent of vilifcation of the
South has been belched forth by Northern
presses and pulpits within the past FIVE
years! What misrepresentation! What
unchartableness! Why, there is not a for
eign nation on the face of the earth that we
have treated half SO badly within the same
period. All foreign nations put together
have not been subjected to 1.-THE of the
abuse which has been heapel upon our
brethren of the South-our compatriots,
who have stood by us shoulder to shoulder
in every war, and who are ready to stand
by us to the death. The South has not
changed is relation to slavery since the
Union was formed. They stand where
they were Ii is he North, tha. has
changed; or ra:'ier 4 portion Of The North,
now combined under lee abused name of
"Ra pub,icaus" /, i, these Bia Repub-
iicaus " h. are making vaf upon ,4cir plrt-
negs whom ;hey have vowed TO i5vc ald
cherish j IS they WHO arc sowing dis
sens:ou AMI hoatlbHrn.ngs al over tie land.
which il viii take years, II not centuries.
to heal Fellow citizens, merchants gt i
FORK, wilt a.y of you help sach , parry
into power IN the days Of the ro9olaii9a
and of is glorious result, The mon under
which we i've and prosper, the merchants
were forcmost II making pecaniary sacra-
fees to aecule Is accomplishment. Will
the merchants # Ibis day. and of this com
mercial emporium, aid in destroying the
temple which their a,hcrs reared at such
AT enormous cost of blood and treasurer
Will they alhcr not frown down the trea-
son of the traitors by rolling up such
maJon for the only man who has any
chance Of defeating the Black Republican
candidate rs shall carry dismay into the
hearts of all sec;ionalists, aud show to the
world that New York cl;y, at least, is de-
termined to stand by ",he Union. one and
indivisibic, now and forever" We seem
to hear the shout from 10000 or $4,000
citizens of this metropolis. like the voice of
many waters, Aye. ayel the Union, now
and forever, one and indvisibe Down
with the scctionalis,s, under whatever flag
they sail Down with them" Amen: So
let it be-