Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1856-08-08

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time. In addition to the rank and 6ls
that are trsitorias BY the thoussnd, thsi'
lesdIss men are abssdonIng them. TIE
following letter Il from the late Iisuten'
ant Governor Of Ohio. II saflclsa.ly
explains itsslf. Mr.. Meyers Il now ons
Of the basest and mesness men ia o. q
according % The Enquirer and ststss'
mani f,Ifs ~ 4ss tsas Is ~ .fa - -
sAsArosA sralxos. July 9Th. 1855.
EpsroR DEtrA Psrss:---on the eve
OF my leaving home. wa1infoFmed that
| BY the partially Of some Of my democrat
| Ia friends Of fulton county, and other
portions Of our Congressional D istrict,
| my name had been announced Ia your
paper and others, - = candidate for Con-
gress, subject to the spp.ovsl o. the
Democratic Couvention. While | feel
| grstsful to the Democracy OF Fulton
county. q more intelligent and patriotic
Democracy. no county In the slate can
bosst,) and ether postions Of the Die
Itrict, for their confidence, the present
attitude Of political parties In The q nlted
States, iorces upon me the conviction
Of the improperly Of my being . candl.
date Tor Congress. - proposed. Al.
though an satisfied thats majodty Of
the Democracy Of the Fiith Congres.
sionai District, agres with me In senti.
msns; on the eli absorbing subject Of
Slavery Extension, yet en- equally sat.
is6ed. that there 10 minority who
would expect Z candidate % nominated,
10 approve and defend all the measures
Of the present Administrator, and the
CiucInnstl Platform on the subject Of
Slavery, and also the Inconsistsnt snd
unprIncIpled course OF NJ. Douglas,
bscked up BY the u. 8. Senate; and 10
vote for the admission Of Ksnsas a.
Slave State. should she present . Con.
stltution recognising H. even though
such result was brought about by fraud
and violence, 90 II now sppssss will be
the case. These shIngs I could not con-
solentlously do. ...e+.
Il have become satIsasd beyond Ill
doubt, that the Democratic organization
IL now used BY smbl tious and unprIncI.
pied mon, for their own sggeand'sems nt,
and 70 effect their object. they have (as
fer ~ In their power) thrown tho Dem.
ocsstIc party Into the hands Of the Slave
Power. 10 be used - they may dlrlct.--
Believing a. ! do, that their measures
are calculated and INTENDED 70 make
Ksnpss . Slave State. l cannot sustain
them without doing violence to my own
principles. - setts '.aa
The late sets Of Mr.. DourIas, sane.
toned by the u. 8. Senate. have res
moved rvery rsmsInIag doubt and hope
upon which ! rested my Qualification In
adhering % IN organization claiming 10
represent the Democratic party oi the
untry. the only party TO which have
evsr for angle moment Of my life been
sttached, rnd an organisation from
which could never be separated, while
II represented Jeifersonlan Democratic
prInciplss. So
: What has been and what IL now the
aspect Of the Kansas question: Mr..
Douglas end bic followers. after claim
Ing popular Sovereignty AZ the great vir-
tue Of the Nebraska Kansas act. and the
justification Tor the repeal OF the Mis-.
soud Compromise. pretended to adhere
10 thst principle, while al the fraud and
violence wss being committed BY the
Border HUMANS. By such means they
tsscsd upon che actual settlers On illegal
Legislature. which passed Laws not only
unconstitutional, hut of the NEST Unjust,
oppressive and cruel description, ten.
fold worse than ell The ensctments Of
the British Parliament, from which the
fathers Of the Revolution revolted; and
80 odious that even a Southern Senator
declared they would justify revolution,
and Gen. Cass characterized them -
TO the present age. Yet,
the Senate, Of which these gentlemen
are members. has been in session seven
or eight montas, without doing anything
to relieve the actual settlers from those
cruel grievances. bat ON the contrary sat
silent and saw the President proclsiming
that those laws sho7Id be obeyed, and to
that end he would use al! the means at
bis dispossl, while Mr.. Douglas was a..
sorting that the Free State men. "must
be subdued." All this was done under
the plea Of carrying out popular sover-
dignity. 4AAR ~ f5SsAsskftt ~ II
But now different card 10 to be played
for the benefit Of slavery. Popular SOW
ereien<y II to be Abandoned. Il appears
% hsve served the purpose Of those who
used u % their justi6casion FOE the repeal
Of the niesouri Compromise. -
Uoder The pretence Of carrying out lie
principle, the y 8. troops were allowed
to disarm the Free State men, and the
Border Ru6sns permitted to drive hem
OUT Of the Territory, destroy their press.
60. burn their houses. steal their prop.
erty. murder their men. indlct and Inn
prison their leaders; and now whsn ell
the practical avenues into Kansas are
guarded BY MIssourisns to prevent the
entrance Of Free State men Into the
Territory, and after Atchison. String.
fellow u Co., have got every thing pre-
pared TO have q majority Of pro.slavery
men IN Ksnsss, on the eth day Of Jolly,
Mr.. Toombs. an ultra pro.sisvery SEM
ator (who bossted upoi the floor Of the
Senate. that he would yet call the roll Of
his slsvcs st the foot Of Bunker Hill mon.
umens) introduces . I'LL into the SEM
ate. Mr.. Douglas adopts Il. and the
Senate passes L with Guyer's and
Adams amendments which abandon
and override the principle Of popular
sovereignty, and contrary 70 all for
mer precedent In the government Of
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