Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1856-04-17
LET US REASON TOGETHER

The Democrats advocate that the prin-
ciples laid down in the Kansas and Ncbras-
ka Bill, are Tie only principles that will
give peace and quietude to the country.
Persons either from the North or South.
have equal privileges in all our now Ter
ri.ories, and should the larger portion Of
the toncjf!e settlers, in any Of our Terri
tories, prefer making them slave States,
We don't see any way to prevent them, aud
Il: tie SAM time. give the same privileges
that has been granted to the older States.
We should much regret 10 sec the blight
ing curse of slavery extending into new
Territories, and particularly into cur Nor
thcrn ones. This, however, we don't OK
poet to see, from the fac. that all that 90
there from the North, arc opposed to tie
institution, and a portion of those from the
South 80 there In orJer to avoid it: taking
both classes together, We have no fears cf
slavery ever getting any further foothold,
North Of the Compromise line
That there has been trouble in relation
to the slavery question in Kansas. is true,
and that both parties have gone to ex-
tremes, IS also true, and that as soon as
the Presidential electionis over, the troub-
les in that Territory, on that question will
bc over, is equally true
The Republicans will keep up contin-
ual noise and confusion" on that sub
jec., until that time This is the only
question tina. they can make use of, to any
advantage, to misles,i those who have not
had the opportunity Of posting themselves
on the subject. Kansas Will be admitted
in:o the Union as free State, before Mr..
Fierce's administration closes. Then,
many well meaning men, who have been
dclu1e1 by the cry Of Nebraska iniquty,
freedom torecer, will regret ever having
been led asiray by party whose very ex-
istence depends upon agitation. Many
hone men have been induced to leave the
Democra lie party for a time in consequence
OF the false representations made them BY
those in whom they conided, and have
Ei;ched to party with but one idea. Many
have found themselves in the WRONG pew.
assocln.ed with those for whom they had
no affinity, and gladly returned to the
democratic fDll again Others have left
IL consequence of their claims to Office
not being duly appreciated BY the party as
they think they should be- This class, or
portion of them, are generally promoted
by the fusionis.s, for the reason that they
arc supposed to have more influence with
their former friends than those who never
belonged TO the democratic party. All
such politicians arc great curse to any
party.
We like to see parties pursue a straight
forward course and vindicate those princi-
pies which they think will promote the
best interests Of the Nation, but we do not
Ike to see a party resort to filsehood and
misrepresentation to defeat those who
chance TO differ from them. We can
scarcely take up fusion paper, and read
five minutes, without seeing the democrat
ic ~'rty charged with approving the inva-
sion of Kansas by the Missourians, and
that they desire it to become a slave State,
and that they arc decidedly in favor OF
free whiskcy," and opposed to enacting
any law in reference to the liquor traffic.
An editor must place very low estimate
on the Intelligence of his readers, if he
thinks they will swallow such barefaccd
misrepresentation. We think as little OF
the course pursued by the fusionists, for
the last ghteen months, as any man dare;
yet, at the same time, we have no DISPOSE
ton to misiepresent their views, oractions.
Their days will soon be numbered.