Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1857-09-03

to say, which units the people for ally 9TH
er condition Of society; but the same might
be said with more or less force about every
custom adopted by the people. We could
hardly be induced, We presume, to forcgo
the advantages Of Railroads, Banks and
Free Schools, whatever objections some
might urge against them. The use of them
has untitled us to great extent for any other
condition of things. But we would not be
understood as intimating that there is no
difference between Railroads, Banks, Free
! Schools and the institution Of Slavery
The former develop the resources and en-
rick the State, the latter impovershes it,
and encryates il it does not dcmoralize the
inhabitants. Were it not permitted to ex-
! pand it would measurably; if not entirely,
like some productions of the Garth, choke
itself out. Allowing it to spread has pro-
duce,l many of the objections urged against
the institution Had it been confined to
its original limits at the formation of the
I Constitution, humanity would never have
been shocked at the recital of the horrors
of the slave pen, the chain gang. separa>
ton of husbands and wives, and children
rutblessly torn from their parents, in this
free land unlcr the broad noon-iay light
of Christianity. among a people boasting
of the civilization and refinement of the
nineteenth century.
Notwithstanding the already too great
length of this article. VIC desire before con-
cluding to discuss a point barely allu-
dcd to in the foregoing paragraph, in ref
erencc to the probable carly emancipation
of slaves i'm Missouri. Should Kansas be
admitted into the Union as slave State,
of which we have great fears, nothwith-
standing the strong hopes entertained 10y
our fricnis Of different result, that event
will hardly transpirc in the nineteenth
century, if ever. The slave-powcr is not
asleep, and seeing as it does from the re-
cent election in Missouri the advance of
liberal sentiments in that State, It's efforts
will bc rcdoubled to arrest and eventually
roll back tho tide upon the friends of eman-
cipation. The first step necessary to ac
complisl, this is to dcbauch Kansas, which
it is quite sanguine Of being able to effect
through the power and patronage of the
Federal government, as it succeeded in
breaking down the Missouri Compromise,
by bribery and corruption most barefaced
The fact that ten to one of the actual vo-
tcrs OF Kansas arc opposed to Slavery pre-
sents but slight obstacle. 1t is well a.
ware that If it can succeed in getting the
assent of Congress to admit Kansas with
a Constitution recognising Slavery. that,
in the language Of At t.hison, there is no
danger but lit will remain so for all time 20
come" Atchisom knew whereof he affirm
ell when he thus spoke, and those of our
friends who are disposed to attach but lit
tie Importance to the declaration, may dis
cover their error when it is too late. But,
the admission Of Kansas as free or slave
State will no doubt exercise controlling
influence upon Missouri. Under the most
favorable circumstances, however, can
slavery be cradicatcd in that State in the
next fifty years, if ever, altogether 1t is
a disease which, as soon as it scizes upon
the body polite becomes chronic, and can
be cured only by the most rigorous appli-
Z cations and pcrscvcring efforts. But we
cannot longer labor this point With
Kansas free State, surrounded as Missou-
ri would then be on three sides by Illinois,
Iowa and Kansas, by encouraging north
lern emigration, with Other influences that
could be brought to bear, she might event.
ually be reclaimed from the foul embrace
of African Slavery, and stand forth array
ed in white robe. the fairest and lovcliest
sister OF the confederacy.
But what has all this to do with the an
t'luits VI bOSaS aS-aiiiaiS : S"ii"ei'h- -pcuiocIH-
cy? The application may not be seen at
once; and as we have not space left us.
without extending this article to too great
length, to point it out, we bes the reader
to perform in his own mind that part OF
the labor for u.s. We do not claim meth
: o lor pcrspicuity for our remarks, having
given uttcrance to our thoughts as they oc-
Cured, without previous meditation. The
friendly reader, viii therefore. we hope,
make the requisite allowance for whatever
deficiencies there may be in these respects
Carping cynics may bark or not as they
feel inclined. esezae s-s4;za 1T
& A few words in conclusion in reference
to the position Of the NJ c. Democrat
and its party on the Slavery question
) In the same article from. which the forego-
! ing quotations are made it says: sisli - as'
u "Ifthe Democrats are in favor of the ex
tension of slavery as charged blythe Re-
publicans) and Congress has the powerto