Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1857-12-17

ought TO vote, and if anything else is to be
done, let Congress send the matter back to
the people. If the people refuse to vote.
and the Constitution is adopted, by those
whe do vote, as a slave Constitution, for
the pro-slavery men will doubtless vote, J
the Constitution will then be adopted, and
civil war may result The mere act of vo-
ting on the slavery clause will be no rati6-
cation of the Convention. The Delegate
of the people in Congress will amply pro-
test against the Convention, and the act of
voting will show the love of the people for
law and order, while they unqualifedly
condemn all attempts to rule by any au-
thority other than that of the expressed
will of the majority of the people; and
Congress will doubtless send back the
whole matter to the people for a second
vote. The whole democracy are in favor
of a reputation of the Convention, and
the President refuses to recommend its be-
ing sustained.
The position of the Republican party
now is not an enviable one Their first
and only principle (ostensible) was that
the Congress should make the laws for the
territory. Now they are crying for Con-
gross 10 repudiate the acts of a Conven-
ton who have carried out that principle,
to-wit: the assumption and Capitalization
of power. The Democracy wish the peo-
pie to make their own laws--the Republic
ans would have Congress to do it for them;
non they insist that the people are depriv-
ed Of the power, and ought to have it.
Verify consistency aco''d be jewel I"
with them if they had it; but they have
not. and never will have. We, the De-
mocracy, are on the right track, with eter-
nal principles, with able public servants.
and the people are with US heart and soul.
and unparalleled prosperity must be the
continued result.
We may now expect long and loud wall
ings over the extravaganza of the govern
ment, from the Republican press. The
last plank has gone from them, and they
will deem the seventy-fve millions expend-
:ture of the past year hook to hang hope
on. Vain hope! We have thirty millions
of people at home; intercourse with every
nation under heaven; Offices increased one
thousand fold, and hundred reasons for
increased expenditure; and yet it is but lit
tie more than that of any opposition Ad-
ministration we have had, with scarcely
any of the calls we now have for extra ex-
pense. Such a nation, and to carry on its
whole machinery for seventy-five millions
of dollars per annum. is an example Of
economy that puts all other nations 20 the
blush, and will stand as a matter of strange
surprise before generations to come. Nc
thing for two hundred millions; and better
would i. be for us, did we eApend thai
much; for there is no taxation 1t al
comes from the purse of the importer, for.
eigner and extravagant. who rely on foreign
wares to minister to their luxury-the mon
ey goes out amongst the people to find it
way into general circulation, and costs the
poor and the honest nothing. Cold ane
poor comfort such fault finding will prove
The miserable contempt into which the
Washington Union has fallen, should be I
warning to cur opponents, from whateve
source they may spring. If we SO punish
one of our own household, who is traito
to his faith, what can our open and ayoweC
enemies expect from us? The Ohio States
man. edited with such unexampled ability
deals the last of series of blows, vigor
ously commenced by its able contemporary
the Chicago Times, in an article headed
States Rights Assailed, 4" which NJ
sound headed, right feeling man can reat
and not laugh while he admires the las
scenes of the death" of the notabl
game. We can commend its doctrine t,
every man in the nation.
VERITAS.