Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1857-07-16
Has any State been Benefit
ed by the Ascendancy Of
Modern Republicanisnl

Modern Republicanism has secured,
through various instrumental:ties, the as
cendancy in eleven States. It has nowhere
triumphed without the aid of know-noth-
ingism, to which it has usually added seme
other of The modern isms, originally inten-
ded, it may be, fer some other useful or
well-intended purpose. In Maine, after
combining with know-nothingism. it used
the "Maine law until it destroyed lis in
tended usefulness and occasioned its ulti-
mate repeal. In six other States, where
similar laws have been passed, trey have
failed of useful results, because nodded and
conver,ed TO political uses. Republican,
ism has not improved the morals or respect
for the laws or religion in any one Safe,
but the tendency resulting from its sway
has been the reverse. In New Hampshire
it has engendered bitter strife and hatred.
and destroyed much of tie happiness her
citizens formerly enjoyed. Massachusetts
has become disorganized, her treasury ex-
hausted, debt accumulated, and the pecp-
pie distracted. Rhede Island is small
field of unhappy strife and deep-seatod an
imosities, growing out of the republican
creed. Even in Connecticut Republican
ism has laid the nest-egg of debt, to add
to the other inficlions Of its mysterious
access to power. Vermont, too, has suf-
fered from the nalign influence exerted By
the agitators, who allow no one 10 remain
quiet pGaceable and happy. In her once
gu ct limits those who refuse to join in the
disanion schemes of abolition are pursued
with a fury and vengeance that would TO
credit to Cumanches. Iowa, Wisconsin,
and Michigan have suffered from republic
an disregard Of constitutions and laws, and
from those prosecutions which characterize
creeds which are founded on false instead
of true principles. The state Of the Ohio
treasury AM the open resistance to the ex-
cution of the laws. and their sad train Of
consequences, show what repubicanism
has done for the Buckeye Stale. New
York is pink Of republican State Her
constitution has been violated by the legis-
lature filling her session laws with tyran-
uical enactments. Her courts are contin-
ually called upon to declare her statutes
void for want of constitutional power 10
enact them The nine million loan BIZ.
passed to give fat contracts to hungry re-
publicans, and her tyrannical Maine law.
are illustrations. Her highest court is now
considering the New York city police law.
claimed to be equally invalid. Her public
debt is continually increased, and her taxes
are becoming ihtolerable. Her Sat, au-
thorities are arrayed againt those of her
commercial city, and the people within lis
limits are In a state little better than actual
war Such is her conlilon, That many
peaceable citizens refuse 10 visit her great
city for fear of dangerous Consequences
Wherever republicanism has secured a
foothold, the good order and happiness of
the most of the people seem TO have
become blighted. Envy, haired and NAL
ice. and all uncharitableness. are staple
commodities in practical use. None SO
high or so low as to escape The assaults of
slavery agitators if their dogmas and de-
mands are not complied with. Not one of
the eleven States named has, in any one
thing been improved by the ascendancy
Of rcpublcanism. On the contrary, each
has suffered in some, and others of them
in many ways by its misrule. II has Gre
ated no prosperity, nor added to the pro-
lection or increased the privileges of the
people 1t has neither added to their
knowledge, improved their temper or man.
ners, nor contributed TO their quiet or con-
tentment. Not one man can truly say that
his happiness has been promoted by it, un-
less he has been rewarded by Office, by
which he enjoys either honor or profit.
which, in truth, is the sole object of the
organization of the republican patty
Wash Union.