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

tOll lIS 1ili toZttte.
4 COMMENT on THE PAST ELEC-
TIoN. FOR TIE BENEFIT OF QUID
NUNCS
There are always a large class Of per
sons who are specu'ating on III future.
They want 20 know ''how To the thing
goes?' The re is an interest in this sor;
Of speculation. Some want to 20 with
tie maj joFity, some wsn; 10 beta very
bad pTac,ice IN any case. Bai mach the
largest number merely vist 30 inaulgs
their curiosity. Io grstify tbs cufiosi-
y, in some measure. we shall make a
running comment on the elections Of the
few past months.
There Is general principle pervoding
all forecasts. which is true c. politics
and Of all evonts Ia the esp risace.oj
the past only can W. fad any ma egial
for judging OF lie future. 1t is true,
that political pe;;i's EGd results constant.
ly chang; bat each change is furesaad
owed by Srad1ai turning oi the current,
which IS obvious TO careful observers.
Tue cHirent once % gun 10 chsaes. il.
like ths tides. never eee5 hack y AIDS til
the tide is full. 1t is now more than
twenty years since tie PEAL slave coutro-
vefsy arose--on the presentation Of pc
tliious FOR the dao.itioa Of slavery in the
District Of Columbia and the Toci,cries.
Is was attempted to reject these peti
lions without - Aeafing. Tie right al
petil!on. howeyer. VS. triumphant BY
the gallant eXer.Icns of JoHS QUlNcl
ADAMS. Inc controversy con :aued in
the atiempt to annex iexds. and It's I'm
al success. whic,. really listed eight year.
from the Trxss Revolution TO the an.
nexn;ion in 1915 This was scarcel,
closed before the Mexican NVeg added an
immense new territory TO the country
and the controversy was continued Oh
the Wilmot ProvisO till 1870, when q
new compr"mlse was meds, or rather a.
tempted; for that compru,nise was scarce
J acted upon before it was violated BY
the recent N-braska Act. Thus for &c
/ years the coEuovoISy on The power and
extension Of slavery continued. Eaact
# the old parties tried its best to kesy
this question out OF It's organization. or
the Sane ground now assumed b. such
men as CHoATE. CAss. FILLMoRE. and
others, ;hat it was dangerous 10 the Tn.
ion. They hare failed, however. ard on.
Iy succeeded in losirg their influence
and position. They failed. because The
( QUESTION OF freedom or ssIvitule is vita
! To humanity. and the elements involved
IN il are antagonistical. beyond the pow.
er OF compromise. I;wss all attempt t,
sweep cut the tides of, the ocean With /
/ broom.
la this whole controversy it will be
observed that the Anti-S!avefy party ha:
been groduaily and uaJOrmIy iacreas
ing ia streagth This fact was clesrly
forsseen and predicted By hIr CALHOUN
who could see no remedy, or as he called
It, safety To the institutions of the South
but in what lie called Sta,e Rights. or
/ practically Notification; this failed. -
The Nashville Convention, like that O
/ hlrtford before il, failed. The masse,
of tho people in the South prefer I'm
ion and Liberty TO Slavery aad State
Rights.
The fact is. the Anti Slavery sen;i
ment continued rapidly to rise end gain
strength, TIE right of petition wa.
sustained General Cpss snd Squatle,
S,,-rri2tly were aanihileiod in 1913. =
TIE Wing party was broken Vi; and thC
sev.val Of Slave power, in the passage
= ths Nebraska act, ended only III the dis
.auln Of the Democratic party OF the
10 III. The year 1915 saw it defeated
throughout the Free States; and now, il
is at least doubtful whether President
nominated Oh the pure basis of Freedom
will not be elected and placed in power
mixing new era in the history Of thi.
country.
Two facts of the past are apparent -
First. that the sentiment of Freedom has
been constantly deepening aud extend
ing. aud the Other. ,hot as it has extend
ed the slave power has been increasing
its political threats AID personal persecu
tions.
Such was the general condition of th'
controversy when the Presidential nomi
nations were made. In the effect o
these nominations politicians have beel
greatly deceived. The romance. cour
Sge aud genius exhibited in Fremont. ar
far more than a match fer tie old FEEDER
nlism or conservative character of BUc
HANAN. In the former there was every
thing TO gain the affections OF the peo
pie. In the latter, nothing.
So commenced the canvass. The elec
'ions in the South developed the consol
ldaiing strength Of the slave oligarch,
In iavor OF BUCHANAN. The cry of dis
union, lresson, and every other word o