Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1856-10-30

of the, candidates preferred.
But, if "Alumnus" would understand
the state of things here correctly, he had
better make visit TO the University. -
He would.fnd each member Of the facul-
,y busy teaching in his own department,
neither in science or literature; and that
party politics is one Of The hranches which |
we leave the student to study al some
other splace and time. II "Alumnus"
does conclude to visit us. there is anoth
er matter to which might direct his al,
ten,ion. The two socieues here, TO the
one or the other Of which all the students
belong, have each good library, and in
those Libraries are TO be found the COM
plete works" OF many Of our great states
men. Now, for fear the minds OF ,he
students may Abe "poisor'd" by reading
some of these staunch old patriots,
would it not be woll for "Alumnus" TO
exert himself through the. Legislature or
otherwise, to drive" them out OF the IL
/ braries? it is true the works Of Calhoun
are in the same case with those of Jcffer.
son; but. from appearances, the Virgini
an seems to be read pretty often, while
the South Carolin:an main,ains pos
ture Of ''masterly inactivity" When |
was a student in college few years ago.
the young politicians used to debate in
the "halls" of the socie,ie. the same ques-
tons " hich the old politicians were de-
batting in the halls OF Congress. The side
which opposed Slavery in the abstract
generally had the books in their favor.
and, as The records of the society will
show. they had quite often "the best OF
the argument 50 that when Col. FIRE.
mont said that ho was opposed to
Slavery in The abstract and npon priuci-
Pile, sustained and made habitual by long
settled CONVICTIONS he but uttered the
sentiments OF four-fif.a Of the best
Southern patriots. from the Revolution
down to the present day, and may add,
of the majority of the people among
whom | was born and educated. Of my
neighbors, friends, and kindred, nearly
one half have left the State since | was
old enough to remember. Many is the
time have stood by the loaded emigrant
wagon. and given the parting hand to
, those whose face was never to look up
! on again. They were going TO seek
, homes in the free West. knowing, as :hey
did, ,ha, free and slave labor could no:
, both exist and prosper in the same com
muni,y. If any one thinks That speak
, without knowledge, lei him refer to the
T last census. lie will there find that in
1850 lhere were fifty eight thousand ma.
tive North Caroinians living in the free
: States OF the thirty three thou
, sand in Indiana alone. There were at
the some time, one hundred and eighty
, thousand Virginians living in the free
1 States. Now. if these people were So
much in love with the "institulion, ,
why did they not remain where they
, could enjoy its blessings?
1t is not, however, my object to nttacb
the institution Of Slavery. But even the
7 most Jealous defender of the pairlarcha
7 institution cannot shut his eyes against
/ few prominent facts. One is. that in
D nearly all tho slave States there is def
4 cheney OF labor. Since the abolition o.
| the African slave trade. there is no source
5 for obtaining supply. except from the
naturol increase. For this reason, anon.
o ojhers, a gentleman OF South Carolina, il
y an article published in De Bows ReUieu
e for August, 1856, advoca tes dissolution
6 of the Uuiou, in order that the African
= slave trade may be revived. From Nortl
= Carolina and Virginia. nearly the entir,
:. increase of the slave population. during
G The last twenty years, has been sent OF
II to the new States of the Southwest.
= In my boyhood, lived on one of tn
.f great ;horous shfares Of travel, (near Lock
V Bridge on the Yadkin river,) and hav
u seen as many as two thousand in singl
II day going South, mostly in the hands o
J. specuators. Now, the loss of these tw
y thousand did the State a greater injur
! than would the Shipping off OF a million
II of dollars. think may ask any sensi
- Bile man how we are to grow rich an
II prosper, while driving out" a million D
N dollars per day? am glad. however. +
ID say that the ruinous policy is not nov
le carried on TO such an extent as il ha
Sc been. Bat there is sill too much u! II
Ie have very little doubt. that if TIA
slaves which are now scattered thinl.
over Tennessee. Kentucky and Missouri
!. were back in Virginia and North Carroll
t. ma, it would be better for all concerned
Il These old States could then so on, an
Of develop the immense wealth which mus
" remain locked up for many years TO come
I'd whilst the new States, free from system
lie which degrades white labor, would be
ia come a land OF common schools, thriti
a and industry, equal. if not superior 10 an
n in the Union. But citing that be as
6 NAV. still no one can deny that here ii
,e North Carolina we need more men faihe
i. lhnn more land. Tlen Why 60 to war t
H. make more slave States. when we hav
IN too much territory already for the fore
il we have TO work NJ
pc Our fathers Tough! for freedom. an
IN one Of the tyIannical acts which the
at threw in the teeth Of Great Britain was
e. that she forced slavery upon the Colonie
ge against their will. Now. the secession
as isis are try ing to dissolve the Union be
nd cause they are not PERMITTED TO establls
n Slavery i'm the territory oi Kansas.
l. the institution of Slavery is thing goo
so and desirable in iisdf. it is the eases
20 thing in the world fer the people TO vot
- for its introduction at any time alte
IL. they hoye formed Constitution, an
of been admitted as a State. If il is not
% ha