Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1857-01-15


OF English Poets had said that 'Brevity
was the soul Of wit Under present cir-
Gums stances he would say, that breyity
was the soul Of propriety. Not that ne
couldn't say great deal. for his memory
was full of the abomina tions of 'old line
sm,' and his hear, was full OF love for
the great Republican movement. Il has
been said that this Convention was CALI
ed to strengthen The hands Of our senator's.
Ii was not true. Such Senators needed
no strengthening. (Applause.) He then
spoke Of the conduc, Of the Democratic
party. in postpohing the Senatorial cleo
lions, and said, that il was a ms Kim of
law and morality, that no man should
profit b, his own wrong. tApplause.) }
After Two lessons, he hoped That the Re.
publicans would learn II. and postpone
The elections. no, for two years only. but
tor two hundred years. il necessary
(Grest Applause.j He then spoke OF the
probab BILE course Of the Administration in
regard 10 Kansas. He thought Mr.. Bu-
chsnan would admit Kansas free, and
Minnesota free; and then amuse the
South with fillibustering schemes against
Cuba and other countries. a project for
which Mr.. b. four years would be in
sufficient. He then spoke Of the slave
rebellions in the South. and showed that
the slave party themselves had caused all
the troubles, by causing slaves to believe
that Republicans intended to Sc. them
free. The charge of sec.ionalism was
then taken up and very happily refu,ed.
We have not space to report Mr.. Lanes
remarks at length. but We may say that
he never made SO eloquent, pointed, and
effective speech, and we may challenge
the records Of the whole campaign 20
produce lis equal. He concluded BY say
ing that the remedy for the evils we are
now suffering. is to deal honestly with
the people. Present them platform OF
our principles fairly and fully. let US on
ly. Us lawyers say, in an ejsctment suit.
RELY upon the strength Of our title. and
count nothing upon the weakness OF our
adversafy's, and victory must be the re.
suit. IL is impossible to doubt the ulti-
mate success of Republicanism. II is to
doub. The omnipotence Of God and the
wisdom of Providence. He passed high
and deserved compliment upon our gall
liant s,andard.b bearer, Oliver P. Morton,
and upon all the State candidates. and
upon the Republican press. He would
,athsr be Morton defeated than Willard
successful. (Great applause.) After q
hum orous and hsppy dissection of the
character Of the Democratic officers in
! Kansas, and Of that part Of the North. he
concluded with erss; and continued sp-
plause.
James F. Suit Of Clinton wss then
called out. He said that he was very
unwell, and unable to speak long, but he
asked the attention OF the Convention for
few moments. as he was in . sPosftion
to do the S,nte some service in postpo,-
ing the election of United States Sens-
tor. Il is said lha; you have come up
here to strength the backs of weak Sen
ators. That is q foregons conclusion
(spplause There will be no election.
You may go home aud proclaim il from
the house tops thai there will be no elec-
tion. (Grest spplause.) The Senators
are q unit on this question. Something
had been said about Fillmore men. lie
said there wss no doub. about their posi-
Lion. That question had nothing TO do
T, with the contest. You may 60 home
satisfied that they will do right. We had
little class meeting last night. in which
The thing was fixed (spplause.) Where
| is the man who, with the conduct Of the
'old liners and their boasts that ;hey
could bribe enough to secure an electioa,
would consent to bear the infamy of vo-
ting with them? 1t weuId be a confes-
sion of bribery. and mark Of infsmy
forever (applsuse.) This Legislature. he
said. was q mere mob called here to con.
gralu!ats the country on Joe Wrights
de psrture from Office. and he held him.
self under no obligation to act as he
would have acted TWO years ago. Cir
cumstsn noes have changed materially
since then. He then spoke briefly Of the
political questions of the day. and Of the
advantages Intentionally given to slave
holders BY the Nebrssks Bill.
On the conclusion of Mr.. Suits re.
marks, calls were made for Mr.. Hudson
and Mr.. Gross. Mr.. Gross took the stand
and spoke briefly end very effectively
We have not space to report his remarks.
He contradicted fully the charge made by
the "old line" papers. that Mr.. Morton
after coming out in favor Of the snti-Ne-
braska movement in 1854. had tried 10
procure the Congressional nomination
from . Democratic Convention. He de-
lclared il. false, wholly and utterly, and
knew all the facts, as he was present. s.
| Mr.. R. A. Riley OF Hancock. wss then
called out, and spoke briefly. ofthe former
position and policy Of the Democratic
party. and its absurd and sudden change
under the bidding of their Southern mas
tiers. He had been charged with leaving
The Democratic party twas true. He
had left IL. and just as the eleven Apostels
len Judas Iscsriot and for the same ssa.
son. (Aplanse).
While Mr.. Riley was speaking. the
COMMITTEES on Resolutions returned. and
tho Chairmsn. T. H. Nelson, reported
The following which wss adopted unsni-
mously. aS
- RESOLUTIONS.
!. That We have untbated confidence
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