Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1856-10-02
From the Cabotsville (Mass.) Nirvoc.l
Madness.

We have read Of two bitter foes meeting
on plat of ground. beside a deep, precipi.-
Gus chasm. They engaged hand to hand
and steel to steel, in The s.iife. One Of
them at length, feeling that his opponent
was y:t-ing The better Of him. srappled in
and strove to bear his antagonist to the
ground. They struggled. they wrestled.
they bent backwards aud forwards, and
swayed to either side. In The ierceness of
the strife they approached near the edge OF
the c!if. Suddenly one Of them made a
mighty effort. ainging his whole weigh, to-
wards the brink. bore his f,c forward, and
in a deadly embrace they both fell crash
ing. bloody, lifcless. down into tie abyss
below.
After all the blood and treasure, toll and
sutit ling--af;er ali he payers and wa.ch-
ings. faith and hope, in which was laid the
glorious Union of these United S;ates-af-
terall the glorious results and rich f-ui.ion
Of this Union--after all the power, the
wealth, the happiness, the prosperity, and
the harmony which have fallen into the
laps of two generations as the fruits of that
bles ed ''Union" in one general sovereignty
Of independent Stales--after I'll the tri-
umphs of war and peace, which have add
ed glory on the bright escutcheon Of tie
na.ion--af.er all the hallowed. and holy,
and sublime deeds and events Of the past,
and the brighter, greater, and holier vis-
ions Of the future--after all Tie fond hopes
and strong faith Of millions Of tie oppress-
ed and down trcd len in the Ola World
who have gazed at and watched our rising
brightness as tie glad star Of promise to
the world--afler all this, after We have al
tanned position among the nations Of Tie
earth, such as was never reached since the
creation, powerful, peaceful, harInonius at
home, honored abroad, happy and free
now, with insane madness, We mus. sir
up he bitter waters OF contention betwcen
the north and the soath. With suicidal
recklessness We will urge on the crisis
What though We can hear the silken cord
oI fraternity cracking. and Sc tire. after
thread parting, We will not lai.or. NJ
taunt the no. Sou,hron with :ho black
plague spo. witch he caught from nor,h
rem cupiIi.y; curse him for his misfortune;
jeer him for lis prejudices; twi. Liza for
his poverty, AMI hen sncetiagly dare Lin
10 sever the Union. Oh, i is Vastly fine
1t Is trancendcnily humane an philanthro-
pic, tDr Us 10 ia.k and decialm abou. slave
Fy; to noun; she ear oG iibcr J, aud Il lc il
triumph ever one half Of ,hese -lcctul, lov-
Ing S;aes. lis high anI noble con luc.,
at.ei = long s'!i.s Of gross ai acks AM az
sressivr movements which nave compelled
,he sou,h IL stand ON tie defensive, anJ
then 10 hold up our hands in holy horror a
the deep Iepravi Y Of he souh, AMI az
&c. 10 wDnler how men cln be 50 wickcd 4
How lovcly. how diviae. how becoming il
Us, al cr piliA5 Insult and inIi sni;y upon
;he sl'Nehoi ieT. ana rousing he ileiy Sp.ri
of the fs:vi south Amos - frenzy, 10 .,isc
ou- hands AMI eyes 10 Heaven. am "i,e
thanks tha. We are not IS o her mcn are.
even rs those shareholders vonter O.
YES; aHl then 0t dem again. Apriy the
scouise; talk OF humanity, ani laugh 4;
your brother. He is Shareholder and
you arc not--he is veal. anl YOU are strong
he is 4 sinner ani you are a saint. Hedg3
hlm in; surround him with hish wall;
chain him 20 a rock; laugh AZ his struggles;
boast Of your own strength and riches. and
then dare him to a,temp. TO scccde from
the Union.
Such seems 10 be the chosen course ol
some of our superiine patriots. and philan-
thropists of he north, il We may Judge by
the eusto with which some Journals flag
ont ali mannerof taYpts and opprobious ep-
ithets At the slaysh99lder Of the s'u.h. I.
is not labor Of Love, but one of bit cr haze.
Reason is thrown to the winds: kindues
and fratarnal feelings have give place to a
struggle for supremacy. No sympathy Is
felt for their mi.fnriuac; no allowance is
made for their position; no consilera ION
for the inirmi.ies Of human nature; but
with whip and spur they dash on upon their
southern brothers. This is nobl9, hu-
name, and high minded now
But when they have goaded the south
to the very brinl, Of desperation. when ~
the inevitable result of their own mad ca
reer, they shall hear crashing around them
the tumbling fragment of cur once glori-
Gus and magnificent temple; when our
lsud shall be full of petty powers, rival
States, and jealous principali,es; when
vexatious tariffs shall hedge up the com
merce of one State with another; when rev
oluii2As.. instructions, and internal vars
shalt Maste the land; when brother
meets brother in battle; when our land
becomes like other lands--the scene of
strife, misrulc and ruin-'hen. perhaps,
these phiIanthropic, humane lovers of their
kind may begin to think there was some
reason for he cry, JorJsar. 1t is pleasant
and delightful nor, 10 rail 4; those who
strive tor peace those wlo viii nor pluck
out an eye % remove mo rhat is in j..
You are So abounling in love 10 all man
Kind, thai you are wiling to plunge your
counIy in all tie horrors of civil and
servilc war, so on-form you northern and
your sou hern parties; threaten, bully and
taunt each o. her; call all those who have
the courage and the independence TO act
for The gool of the whole. in spite Of all
outward pressure, ''doughfaces;' yield not
u hairs brealh--vou are the sivoca.es Of
liberty, the opponents Of .lavery--yon
alone arc risht--on wi h the glorious work;