Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1856-10-09

that tie party creed made the Cons!llu-
tion carry slavery in its ample folds 10
the limits of our Territories; which has
invariably been met by exhibitions OF an.
ger and the charge thar we were SANDER
ing the Democratic parry.
Freemen of Indiana, the Democratic
party do make the Constitution foster,
protect & lcgali1e il IN ell our territories.
Do you wont proof? Slavery exists in
Ken,ss To-day; Major S. Edsall says
i; was there SIX years ago. Wash
iagton Irving says it is there. Hundreds
Of Others say it Is theFe. The Kansas
L gisiature passed the bloceiest code OF
/ laws ever pJs upon statute BOOK. 10 pIo-
tee: il there Now, how came il there,
and what IeEaIizes in Did the Kansas
Nebraska act establish it. lis true in.
| tsnt and meaning is not TO legislate sla-
very into any State or Territory. Did
the people Of Kansas esta blish il? They
are precluded by the organic act from
taking any action upon the subject what
ever. uniil they organize n State Cons;i
tuition. Now, then. is slavery establish
ed or legalised in Kansas? The answer
comes up from every Southern Democrat,
ries it there And james Buchanan
VIII receive the electoral vote Of every
Southern State as sound upon this inter-
pretation of that sacred Instrument.
Every Democratic paper, end every
Democretic speaker. south Of Mason *
/ y xon'S line, claims thjs IS the oaly true
inirt pretation Of the Constitution. -
iYhie the whole party at tho North,
pa2eFs. speakers and al, without; excep
lion. from Ciss aud Douglas down 70 ev.
cry one horse orator :. 2 cross road, and
from the Je6erSoniGD [lhe SSntinel Is
below beginning) up to the Journal Of
Comme:ce protest that there is no power
20 prohibit slavery from going into any
teIrito ry--tho, prohibition is unconsii
tngi9nal. In the name Of truth and jus,
tice, then, VIII our Northern Democracy
tell Us why j; is Unconstitutional TO pro
hiblt slavery in any terri ;ory, unless the
, constitution establishes it there; and if
tae Constitution establishes il, what righ,
have the peop!e--a majority OF the peo-
!.,--to exclude il by Free State Con
stitut'oa! II will not 60 to sly that the
eupie are sovereign, Gnl can mould
iaeir own Institutions os they pleese.--
aere are constitutional limits 10 their
SoNere'gnty. 1t is not enough that a
SAT- Constitution is republican 10 form,
IL must not conflict with the Constitu.
/ non ~ the United States. Now. if the
( Lsi.tuiion legsises and osta abliShes sla-
,~ty, as the Democratic party claim-ii
il wsS ordained TO peTpeluate slavery
What right has Indiana 10 say that Gov
! eru1r a ken. Of South Cs.oina. shall not
bling his coo slaves 10 Allen county
10 morrow. and held them here in per
ottual bonjaSe? None, clearly. emphat-
icatly, none. Aud i: is clearly the duty OF
the Supreme Court cf the United States,
at the tarles. opportunity, 10 declare the
prohibition OF slavery by the oonstitu-
iioas Of The Northern States. imperative
and void:' because conflicting with the
national compact.
And, indeed. the Supreme Court has
already given indications Of coming TO
such a decision, Judge Nane Wheeler
IS. williamson decided that slavehol-
der had the Iigh. 10 hold his slaves in
! !Eansiiu in 4 free State. And the Su-
prtme Court in eiIyct. decided that q
/ Child born in free Territory--the moth
er being there by full consent Of The
/ master could be held as slave.
But the Democratic party, as il fear
! ing that the tue issue before the Amer
/ icun people might be misunderstood. ana
apparently to put the matter beyond all
CONTROVERSY, called grand Mass Meeting
OF Philadelphia. Sept l7,h. 70 celebrate
1 the adoption Of tie Constitution. and
pfomulcate their views oi it. Ex. Gov.
efnor Johnson was the principal orator
of ihe day. In q speech tw o hours and q
( half long. wiich was received with i'm.
/ nsa.e oppiause. lie en- mphalically claim
+ ed that 'ihe South had just as much right
unler the constitution 10 take theii
saves 20 Kansas, os the North to take
their oxen
Fseomen Of Indiana! the issue is before
! you--i. isthe extension OF slavery--ne-
! gro slavery. Are you in favor of it,
/ ac INV lOih StD says lilctS Is not q
single Democtat in the North opposed 10
| it. If you are in favor OF il, vote for
James Buchanen. You can rely upon
him. Gov. Wise says tend the whole
South endorses ii,) that Mr.. Buchanan
shows the cleanest record in favor Of
slavery of any man North or South.
This is the issue now. if you succeed
IN electng your bipd platform for Pres
ident. Kansas will be admitted as a slave
State during the next four years; md the
! next issue that the Southern master will
demand Of you, will be, that slavery cam
not be prohibited in any State. And the
next after that. will be 10 withhold the
elective franchise, and any share in the
Cove rnment from the laboIing class. II
is dangerous. SAYS the South, to allow
the dirty farmer and greasy mechanic
I 10 vote.
THE VICE PRESIDENCY.