Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-01-07
THE REPUBLICAN.
PLYMOUTH, IND.
Es- The editor of tho U,rr;oo, H.


estly desired his nomination at the Cinein.
natl Convention. Hear him speak now
about his former favorite:
"Mr. Stephen A Douglas of Illinois. in
the course of his speech in the Senate a
few days ago charged Mr. Buchanan with
committing fundamental error" in his
recent message in which it is stated that
the Kansas bill only provided that the
slavery question should be submitted to
the people. And Stephen accounted Cox
SAID error by the fact that the President
was not in the country at the time that bill
was under discussion. Whereupon Mr..
Bigler. s Democratic Senator from Penn.
replied that although Mr.. Buchanan was
then absent at the court of St. James. en-
gagged in the discussion of grave diplomat
ic questions, he Vet had time, and did read
the speeches and reports of this same Mr..
Douglas in which the same doctrine was
taught. That was clncher. And Ste-
phen thcreupon gave the Senators to un-
derstand that he wanted to hear no more
about his consistency-he wanted them to
let him alone on that ticklish subject
" heih Il they will let him alone or not we
can't tell but we are rather inclined to think
that before he gets through with the mat
ter he will find that he has committed a
Fundamental error" in thus unnecessarily
and immaturely taking the stand he has.
True. by Black Republican aid he will
likely succeed in defeating the admission
OF Kansas at the present time, but in doing
SO he is not increasing the number of his
Democratic friends
Our old friends admiration Of the little
giant. whom, we heard him declare, before
the Cincinnati Convention, he hoped would
receive the nomination for President, has
suddenly fallen below zero. it appears.-
He calls him ".Stephcn". to indicate the
contempt he now feels for him! But,
how does the above Jingle with what "Veri-
as SAYS in the last number Of the Lire
Democrat( Real
The attempt to create the belief that the
President and Mr. Douglas are at logger
heads about the affairs Of Kansas, is I'M
worthy Of M honest man. and those who
it. knowing the facts. nSrveF the tsa;h. -
What have you to say. now, Mr. "Har-
r;son Democrot'" Which Of "Veri-os' "
horns. knave or fool, do you prefer being
impalel upon? What a confusion the re-
fusal of Mr.. Douglas to SO the length the
President and the South wished him to 60
has created among the national party! 1t
will result benefcialy to the country, no
doubt, but most disastrously to that cor
rupt and dangerous party.
Ii there is really no difference between
old Buck and the little giant what are the
Democrats kicking up such a hub-Lub a
bout? What was Stanton removed for?
Why did Gov. Walker resign? Why is
Douglas charged by his former friends
with being Black Republican? y trail
tor? and a man of mean origin? Why
did Senator Mason, Of Va, congratulate
Senator Wilson upon the acquisition Of q
new leader who would lead the Republican
party to the devil as he hal The Democrat
ic party? Why did not Democratic Sen
ators crowd around him as formerly at the
conclusion of his great speech. which
"Veri-os' lauds so highly? Why is he
{ (Douglas) seen so frequently Of late with
leading Republicans. and laughing hearth
ly at Hale's remark, that the Democratic
party allowed its members to differ on
most questions, yet if they did not too the
mark on niggcn they were not orthodox or
regular?
O. "Veri-as" your gossamer cloak is in
sufficient to conceal you from public gaze!
Every one that passes by sees you in your
naked deformity, in spite of your efforts to
hide your long ears and clovcn feet. and
mentally obscrve,-thcre stands Fals;fer,
one that loves party more than country,
and only wishes to sec it become moro and
more corrupt that he may batten on the
spoils Of Office. or commit other atrocious
acts with impunity.
In regard to Mr.. Douglas coming over
to the Republicans. for one we can say, we
are not solicitous. If he has discovered
his error and sincerely repented. we will
freely forgive the past. extend him our
hand, and accord him scat in the assem-
bly, worthy of his exalted abilities. But.
il he cannot subscribe heartily to the Re-
publican creed. we do not want him.
lie cannot. it is evident, go back into the
bosom of the Democratic party, according
to his own showing. without personal dis
honor. unless the President and his friends
abandon their position in favor of admit
ting Kansas into the Union with the Le-
compton Constitution, which it does not
appear likely they will, as the Southern
members boldly declare that thoy do not
want any more compromises. and insist
that Kansas shall be received with The Le-
compton fraud or not at all.
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