Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1856-11-20

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our po yer In national politics le. VI
give IL practical direction at homc.
, In the foregoing we hase briefly re-
viewed tho causes which led TO the ienc,
ton in the North. and sketched the as.
sumption that Buchanan's election was a
certainty. Bot what will be the sig.
nifcstion. With regsrd.to oil The import.
an, questions OF the day, We shall be
compelled to leave TO the solution OF
time. So ofar as il may convey . rebuke
to the fsnaticsi spirit of the North; 60
far ss IL may be On elfectual protest a.
gainst the open attempt Of one section
to subject another to the tyranny Of q
hostile majority, so far as It may show
,ha, the resistance policy Of the South is
really the only policy that can save tho
Union aud our rights and our honor
OF the same time. thus far, at least, il
will be triumph for the South, and .
valuable lesson to the politicians OF both
sections. 1t will prove that Northern
interest is superior TO Northern fanati
cism. and that slavery though the subject
Of sectional egitstion is in reality the
strongest conservative and national ele-
men! in the Union. rsr
What the northern wing of the Dem
ocratic Congress may do with abe slavery
question we shall have 10 leave TO future
de velopments. We fear. however. II is
deeply imbued with the on-extension
theory. to which so msny democratic
leaders, North. and South. have given
their sanction. II was no good omen to
see the younger Van Buren and John G
Breckenridge making speeches from the
same platform and in the same cause.
and the elder Van Buren and Mr. Buch.
anan embracing upon the same construc-
ton Of the Nebraska Bill.
These omens have not been improved
by the profuse declarations made by DEM
ocrstic speakers and journals of the
North. that the black republicans utter
ed ..inIam,u lies" in charging Mr.. Buch-
anan with being in favor Of slavery ex-
tension. Why so earnest in this denial
If the Northern democracy desires 20 pre-
serve the political equality Of the South.
to which the extension of slavery is ss-
sential. But after all. we have the Os.
tend manifesto, 10 which Mr.. Buchanan
is pledged. There is sound enough
Southern doctrine in that. and IL Mr..
Buchanan shall live up to it, well and
good; We will be the first to throw the
mantle OF forgiveness over ell his past
political sins of omission or commission.
Meantime, as we have often said before.
though not unexcsptional, he is our
choice for President; but in supporting
him re have chosen TO do SO with our
eyes open, and have desired that the
Southern people should have their
eyes open also. II they vote with them
shut. it will be no fault of ours; if de
ceived in my paticular they cannot shake
their heads and say we did it.
The future Is yet problem. Assu-
ming Mr.. Bachsnsn's election to be
certainty. the horizon is still misty
But of this we feel sure: the Northern
reaction sgsinst Fremont is due 20 the
resistance policy; and the Delta, and 9TH
er so called extremists and disunionists
oe the South. have been the true Union
savers.
"a distinguished Louisianian. writing
TO the Delta from Washington, finishes
his letter as follows:-
"But the time is now past to discuss
this matter (dlsunion.) A truce Of four
years to wosds-let US 60 into action
make our terms. based on the Constiiu-
tion--snd determine not to heve peace
til these conditions. just in the eyes Of
Heaven and man. are subscribed 10 by
tha whole country. Tbs existence OF the
Union depends upon it. ssy for one.
and Il say it boldly" ''upon the exten
sion Of slavery hangs the equality and
very existence of the South''-the ex
tension Of slavery is the most effective
Uniou preserving plank that can be dove
tailed into the democratic platform. Let
US have it by 1860"