Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1856-08-14

bued withe spirit of '76, was here to add
his portion to the enthusiasm of the occa-
sion
Everywhere the Democratic heart beat
In unison, and the fall elections would dem
onstrate the fact that when the Union was
IN danger that the country could not be Ia
Ken by storm by band of Abolition DEM
Sogues.
Mr. r. then proceeded to review the his
tory of the Abolition faction, from its first
inception down to the nomination of FIRE.
MONT. lie read from Julian's late letter,
showing that he, an acknowledged Adolf
ZIONIST, thought the FREMoNT platform one
on which he could stand and preach the
entire Abolition doctrine Mr. Julian there
IN denounced Whiggery, and talked rs if all
W nl9s were tied To him teakettle to
dogs tail, These Abolitionists. said Mr..
II. talk loudly of CARRYING this Government
back to the days of WAsH1SG!oN and JET
PERSON, when those patriotic statesmen
were the advocates of what they con
denim. WASHINGTON helped to make our
Constitution, which contained the provis-
Ion about fugitive slaves. He signed the
first fugitive slave law enacted--a law
which had been condemned by l.. ID. Camp
bell as worse one tran that of 1850
JEFFERSON supported the Constitution and
this law, and yet they call him an Alb
olitioAist. That Constitution contained
provision that the slave trade should cease
In twenty Years after its adoption; vet this
provision, when proposed, received the OPP
position of New England and other North
ern States, and passed by bare majority
JEFFERSON bought Kansas and gave it
Territorial government. by treaty stipula-
tons; without restricting slavery; vet he
had been quoted as favoring tie doctrines
OF the Aboliiionists.
The speaker briefly reviewed the history
of the Missouri restriction. and showed
that it had never received the acquiescence
of the North.
The question of the day presented by
the Fremont men was not whether the Viii
mot proviso should be applied to the Ter
ritories, but was whether another slave
should ever be admitted into the Union:
whether the Fugitive Slave Law should be
repealed; whether the While and black races
should be equalized. The hue and cry
about Kansas was a blind To catch votes.
the real issues were those stated Those
who felt called upon to oppose them in
their sectional efforts, Were denounced as
Union savers. 1t was time. when section
allsm had gotten to So higha pitch BY Ab,
clifton agitators, that 16 star flags were
carried in Fremont professions and ban
ners with the words There is a North, -
that the pcop.e who lived with their wives
and their children under this happy gov
eminent should come out with banners.
bearing opposite sentiments. and with the
firm resolution that the Union shall b..
preserved" He said, they talk of Kansas
1outrages. Keep up this excitement and
they will before long be duplicated here a;
home.
He then proceeded to show who had
profted BY this agitation; showed the pur-
poses of 50 called slavery extension''-
that the South had not been aggressive
when she yielded the balance of power to
the Northern States, by voting for the adj
mission Of California The cv of South
crn aggression was the veriest humbug of
1he age
I'm conclusion, Mr. Robinson spok. in
the most sanguine manner of the natterine
prospects of the National Democracy, all
ed by acccssions Of old CLAY Wings. in the
approaching elections Kentucky had done
1l"blv, ard Indiana would certainly cast Its
vote for BUCHANAN and BREcklNRiDGE by Il
large majority. (Chcers)
At the conclusion Of Mr.. r. remarks,
st was announced that the dinner would
then take place Provisions had been mad.
Tor 10000 persons, but the number pres
s.nt being beyond all expectation, it was
found that the ladies alone could be sup
piled
The meeting was he'll in a beautiful grove
of twentysix acres. where plentiful sup
ply Of water was provided and every ar
ran.ement made for the accommodation of
the vast multitude \ more orderly BODY
of people VIC never have had the pleasure
Of seeing convened together No spurious
liquors were sold in the town until af,er
the meeting had adjourned, and scarcely
an intoxicated man was visible Much
credit is due the committee of arrange
ments for the pains taken to preserve or
der
After dinner, the people were addressed
by Judge Alex. Walker, editor Of the Gin
cinnati E"qnirer, Gov. Wright and Samu-
Il H. Buskirk from one stand. aud by Col.
". VI. Nc Carly and M. Buskirk and 9th
ers from another stand We regret that our
space will not now permit cf report of the
addresses ofJudgc Walk er and Gov. Wright
OF which We have fall notes Their speech
es were able, eloquene and effective, and
were loudly applaudel by he enthusiastic
Democracy. Although the Governor had
spoken for nearly three hours, and until he
was much exhausted, the people still de-
sired to have him continue As defend
or of the Constitution and the rights Of the
States under it, he is doing yeoman's ser
vice IN Indiana. and is the peoples favor
lie wherever he goes.
Before the commencement of the speech