Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1856-09-25

doubt, OF the OPINION, tnat III VIII be tor /
the best interests Of the country that Ere
mont should be elected President, without
thinking seriously under what circumstan-
ces he was nominated, and what must in
c'itably be the consequences which will
ensue in case Of the election Of a sectional
candidate for President.
When this Union was formed twelve of
the thirteen were slayeholGing States
Suppose that the twelve had been as sec
tional in their views as the abolitionists
are, what would have been the consequence
Is? Dsunlon, as a matter Of course.
The convention that nominated Mr.. Ere
mont, was composed of delegates from
sixteen States, which makes it appropriate
to have but sixteen stars on their flags
We can see no propriety or fitness in the
republicans having any more--why should
they? They don't expect Fremont to get
an electoral vote in any of the slave States,
as there was nota delegate at the Philadcl
phi Convention from there. On the 9th
er hand, there was not Congressional
district in the United States but what YVES
represented in the Convention that nomi-
mated Mr.. Northumberland tie fitness of
having thirty one stars ON orr flags.
In the conventions that nominated Ad-
ans, Clay, Harrison, Taylor aud Scot, the
States were all represented, and the canli-
dates received the vote of their party with
out any reference to a geographical line
How stands it now? We ask the candid
portion Of tee community which is not ex
cited, to ask them selves the question--are
We following the counsel Of Washingron
Adams, Jefferson, jackson, Clay &c, when
we attach ourselves to a sectional party.
whose very life and existence depends upon
excitement? Is it not 4 hazardous expert
mcnt, to promote :. man TO the highest of
fee in the world. with 10 further knowl-
edge of the White House, than what he ac
quired in the brief space of twenty one
days? Were It no. that the worst passions
of men are excited BY the fusion orators,
portraying, in vivid colors the blasting in
tluence of slavery; ana that if they wanted
slavery, they should vote for Buchanan:
but If they wanted freedom. they should
vote for Fremont, there should BE- compar-
atiycly buta few # those sectional mon that
would Be Wiling to run tho risk Of sailing
IN ysssal with an inexperienced pilo. at
h Lelm
" have oonverseI with men who seem
Ell caadidly Of the opinion that the demo
cratic party were slavery extensionis.s, and
that % vote f3r Buchanan mas abou. equiv
aleat to voting slavery iato KANSAS. Such
fllsehoods are proclaimed by every fusion
speaker and published in all Of their press
IS. L IS certainly curiosity, how a fu-
sion speaker can have the in,pudence to
sand Up uajlushiagly in an intelligent
community, aud promulsato what he knows
to be false, and also knows that the intcll-
gent portion Of The community know bet
ter. There IS not u democratic paper OF
speaker in Indiana that advocates the ex-
tension Of slavery, all hey ask, is. let the
people decide that question Gin the Terri
tories) for themselves, is this wrong? Read
carefully the Democratic Platform Gin to-
day paper) and You will learn our views
in fill on the slavery question.
We support Mr.. Buchanan because we
ihink che is hone and capable" all ac-
knowledge that he is a ripe scholar, that
his opportunities for acquaintiug himself
with the various duties which devolve on
the Chief Magistrate. far better than NJ
Fremonts We support him because he
is sound democrat, and stands square up
OH the Democratic Platform. We support
him because the Union would be safe, were
he elected-cxcitemen would subsidc, con
flencc would be restored. and sec;.onai
ism would be put down. The United States
has prospered and increased without par
allcl-the Government has been admins
tered by far the greater portion of the time
by democrats. and we have gone along
swimmingly, SO far, in our career, because
we have always had national men at the
head Of affairs.
Is it safe? Is it the part Of wisdom to
risk the hazardous experiment IF placing
the administration Of the best Government
on earth, into the hands Of fanatcal sec
tional party, which number among its
members, all he wreckless political adven-
rers, Of our country? We think not
We call the attention Of the reader TO an
article in to-day's paper, over the signature
of Anti-know- Nothing. The writer has
given clear and truthful detail of the ten
dencics Of Know NOTHING and sectionalsm