Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1856-09-18
We are no alarmis.s: inined. we hnliera

We are no alarmis,s; indeed, we believe
thai we have bceA accus omei to look wi n
too great indifference upon tie dangers
that have, from time TO time, thlea. ened
the Union, and to believe perhaps zoo lea.
lily. IN tie sound sense and pa.iip ism
of he Ame Ian people woulI ALWAYS be
fanl suifi 10 rcsi,. he a achs f IAN
ATHEISM. anl 10 defeat The wckci st.hcI,,es
of rechl IS adventures. Bat j. woal be
f,lly; i. would be malness to disregard The
5 artlln2 eNliences that are now D escn cd
80 u.s. of tn: imminen; pclil in which The
M i,n sta IDS.
L, is. inleed, fea fa to make the discov-
cry hat lie sulaly orsanizet poi zeal par
ty; a parry that number lis Thousand and
ms OF l. ouSands In half the Sta.es Of a e
Union, is deiibera ely and il cold blood
| laying tlc ground work AM calculating tie
chances If civil war. |. appears beyond
b ii hat men can BE- fDunl base enough
t. seek The destruc ion IF Il Union cement
ed By the b!ool If The brave men who fell
in our struggle foG independence; To array
American born men, whose FILTERS ana
gran!fathers -ght siIe by side against the
foreign oppiessor, IN deadly hos lily TO
each otler 1t seems incredible that any
ci izen of this republic, living beneath The
protection ola flag that has won for Itself
not respect only. but renown in all quarters
of the globe; enjoying all the benefits Of
those fee institutions that are The pride If
Ghe New. and the envy Of the Old World,
and sha ing equally in The prospect Y that
attends us as a powerful md unised na ion,
should be mean and base enough to play
the part of q trai;or. for the sake of the pal
Try reward his treason may secure. But
what are the evidences? Is it not clear
painfully, fiiyhtfully clear that such men
do exist and that their wicked designs are
even now hurrying the nation to the brink
of a piecipice, the fatal depth Of which is
feaifdl TO contemplate? Let us see.
For years past, set of men have been
banded together as distinct poll zeal parry
in this and other Northern States, who
have held aloof from other organizations,
and have at election time cast their woes
away upon a candidate of their own. These
men, abusing that freedom If speech Which
Is our couniry's boast. have for years open
~ preached doctIines So viainous and
REASONABLE, rs TO emit, lie them a thousand
times over To Il traitors reward For Il c
men whose I'll ol WAS shed for the Union
IN the revolu ionary struggle. they lave
a nothing but abuse ANA deuuncia ION
For the Union itself. they have had only
curses. The sacred name Of Washington
has been elandered and reyiied by them.
and The Cons ution has been branded rs
leaou wi he'll. Up 10 this time thvy
have lepuliated all o;Ecr parties. Bet
,rhere are Mey ,,osr> Ia the ranks uf the
Republicans, ii shing 81 lie by : lie vi the
Weeds and Stewards ani & .e-.e1s for the
success IF John {. Prem ~
Some lwo months since ,lerc wasa NEE
ing Of Republican Kansas C"uvrn ion ia
Buffalo, Al which he p;on iaeni men OF he
parry H5urel cpn~l'icu 'usiv. Thrie. 81 en-
! ~ AMI plai ily. Grr.i mi d,c,a.cd /. a.
/ ,he avoweI eii,,n of he r pubie.lAs
was 10 send armed n.cn in o Kansas f.. 80
pu~rosr ofr.sia ing H.. tro.l's f lie .e..'-
! al COVE nmen AM maxim, war uprn he
ias 1t ipn IF slavery il The :ou ic.n
! > aes. There WAS hn dis. is. anI couiI
b. 20 m:sipprchrnsieA. Ii villa Sir. ni b
sail. lie oIeiel Il seii = Of lc>.4la ions.
,ha. were suppressed 10y tie COME: iom.
IN uen away from III, repor ers arrw-
ins the ilen n # armed opposi ION 20 .Ie
federal troops and be ateI i. IS &C.
.ha: 81 Ecr ihe par Y was dec,i'ias u,:e
who We're il 5 coah lcuce. or sach 49,
real dcsi5n AMI such he ol.lrc Dr rl.ich
soush 10 rails. Il kansas fund. G.y.
Reeder, the very moud. li,ce If ,e Riub-
licaa party on all Kansas naitcIS. ise,nicd
20 all M Smi sail; bu; favored ,h- poll
cy Of concealhg their real design, in order
hat they might strike E,.al blow AT lie
hear: OF The South wien she was leas, pre-
pared to meet i. Bu lie dill not pretend
to deny that the Object OF lie party in rails
Z ing subsc,ip ions for Kansas. WAS 10 seal
INFO he territory organized bands Of armed
men who would, whca there in force, drive
out the federal troops and make war upon
Missouri.
Well, a large amount Of money has been
raised. Not 4 dollar OF il has found is way
into Kansas, for the reli If the needy set
tier, and the inquiry has gone forth, what
has become of he fund? The first answer,
we fear, is heard in the murder Of South
ern settlers, the burning If their dwellings,
and the massacre # thei flalilies Ieav-
ell only knows il what tones he next ic-
ply may reach our ear
Trace once again, in connection with
these facts, the apparently sys.ema ie and
preconcerted action of the Republican Con
greSs, and the tone of their press thrcu n
out the North The House Of Representa-
lives, at the very moment when al incteas-
ed force is necessary IN Kansas, seeks 10
Withdraw the troops OF the United Sa-es
f.om the territory, and 10 deprive The en-
lire military dcpa tment oi the government
of all power and efficiency. The press
misrepresents their object and appauds
their ac ion, while redoubrias lis euorts TO
fan the spark of civil war iu.o blaze.-
We ask reasonable men Ia say whether Ills
does not look like systematic plan for
Fastening on those scenes of bloodshed and
horror wrich must end in disruption of
the Union? We enIreat all good ci liens.
all patriotic Americans. 10 ask themselves
sell 'usly ii thele Is not reason for alarm
and occasion for acllun2