Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1856-03-13

thing from Chicago?
Dyer, the democratic nominee for May
or, was elected by about 500 majority
pretty we'll for city that gave the fusion
Mayor. last year, some 4oO majority; for
one that employed a gang of rowdies and
negroes to hiss Judge Douglass down, wher
he attempted to make speech, on his re-
turn home, after the passage Of the Kansas
bill. That bill, by common consent, was
made the issue in the present contest; the
sober second thought is generally right.
The Wabash GazeHe, (Which, by the
way, is a welcome exchange devotes a
column or two in a fruitless effort to prove
that the Democratic party are in favor of
the extension Of slavery and in an especial
manner are in favor of slavery being estab-
lished in Kansas. Friend Fletcher admits
that we, individually, are opposed to slav-
cry extension. and that the Democratic par
ty were, up to 1850; for these admissions,
he will please accept our thanks There
are very few Fusion papers but will admit
that there is not remote probability that
Kansas will be slave State, and there is
still a less number that advocates the res
toration Of the Compromise line If it was
wrong to repeal thatlne, why, in the name
OF common sense, don't Congress restore
1t, and settle the question at once? The
Democrats are in the minority, and cannot
prevent it SO far as the lower House is con-
cerned. We conclude that the Fusionis.s
do not want 1t restored, and that they will
not make an effort to bring peace and qui-
etude to the country in that way. They
wish 1t to remain, for the present, an open
question, SO they can have the pleasure of
saying freedom torever, Nebraska iniquity,
Douglass swindle, DC, DC We have been
no little amused, Standing in hearing of
some of our Fusion friends on election
days, when they were trying to draw the
wool over the eyes of some young Demo
crat. They would ask the question-are
you In favor Of making Kansas slave
State?' The answer would be "no," of
course. ''Well, then, you must vote for
Mr.. Colfax, or some other man, who is
known to be III favor Of freedom, and in ia
vor of americans ruling 1merica." We re-
gard such course as ridiculous, in the ex-
IRENE; and those who make the most noise
about 'freedom forever" care but very lit
tie about the colored people, if they can
only succeed in making the people believe
that the Democrats are in favor of slavery,
and that they are the only advocates of free
dom and equal rights
The Kansas bill is precisely the same as
all other Territorial bills which have been
enacted, except that clause which allows
Kansas to be admitted with or without
slavery, as the in habiants may choose
The "bogus Legislature" as it is called by
the Fusions, was commissioned by Gov.
Reeder, and their acts recognized by him
as legal, which appears by his signing and
vetoing bills which they enacted If Con-
gress has the authority 10 go behind Gov.
Reeder's certificates which he issued to the
members of the Kansas Legislature, we say
amen; let them go to work and declare the
Legislature and the laws which they have
enacted, void; and let them commence
anew Until that is done, it appears to
us that the laws are binding; that it is the
duty of the President to see that the laws
are enforced, and that there be no outside
interference tolerated. We predict that
this question will not be settled for some
time yet. 1t is the only hope the Fusions
have of keeping up the excitement until the
fall elections are over The fact of the X
Ms having nominated Mr.. Fillmore fol
President, is quite damper on the north
ern wing. Fix these matters up, gentle
men, to suit your notions; you may raise
the cry of freedom forever" "Nebraska
iniquity," Whisky party" ''Rumsuck
ers," &c, but it will all be to no purpose
these clap-traps have had their day, and
have ceased to excite alarm; they have done
their work, and will, in future, do nothing
more than to increase the Democratic ma
jority.