Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-12-09

Senator Davis, of Mississippi. have no
I never uttered any such opinions, If any
Southern man comes to MS with such doc
trine, let us call him a Southern dough-
face and tell him to go home.
! Away, with this continual shutting and
\ paltering upon this question of slavery. =
Let us meet our responsibilities like men.
The Democratic people of the North are
misunderstood indeed. when any such sick
ly and spurious philanthrophy is imputed
i to them. as to require dill uted doses OF alb
! olitionisin to give tone to their stomachs.
| I say to you here tonight, that if the
Constitution of the United States gives
the STAKEHOLDER a right to his property in
the territories as | bcliye it does, that
right is perfect under the Constitution.
and'nced no territorial legislation to make
it so. 81 rasn snes 'Hueg.
/ / believe that utter the sentiment of
every sound Democrat in Indiana when |
say l am for the Constitution of my
country, in its Letter and spirit, and in
all its consequence, immediate and remote;
and If that Constitution imposes manacles
upon every negro in the Union, | am for it
still. because it is the Constitution of my
country. And | take the decision ofthe
/ Supreme Court as binding expo
sition of its terms. If the Dred Scott de-
cision is adhered to, in its plain meaning
there must bean end of slavery agitation,
except with those who war upon the Gov
ernment itself; we will have more political
issues on slavery; but if it is misinterpre-
ted; evadel or frittered away, we will again
be divided, distracted and cursed with sla-
very agitation.
A few words now upon another topic
the course of Mr.. Douglas, of Illinois, and
some of his friends in this State, and the
policy to be pursued toward them hereaf-
ter. f
Our last State Convention passed res
luton cordially endorsing the administra-
tion of Mr.. Buchanan, and believe that
Democrats of Indiana, this day, love him
as well as they did in 1856. Mr.. Douglas
was pleased to make war on Mr. Buchan-
an and his administration, the Lecompton
question being the causes real or peeten,led.
The name of Mr.. Douglas was the
watchword of mischief in the late elections.
The result is that while we have carried the
State, anil elected our State officers and
Judges of the Supreme Court, we have a
Republican Legislature. and Republican
delegation in Congress. In three of the
districts of this State men calling them
selves par ercellence Douglas men, were
candidates against the regular nominees of
our party. Two Of those districts we have
lost, and another has been lost to us by
the same influences. The Republican Leg
islaturc is now comforting Offices on some
of these men, as the reward of their
treachery. The open, shameless pronigacy
of this coalition assigns to each Judas his
thirty pieces of silver, and their bargain is
consummated before the world, without a
blush? This faction, which has done so
much mischief, and whose consolidation
with the Republican party is nov no loE-
ger concealed. has held a meeting to re-
joice over the success Of Mr.. Douglas, at
which the staple of speeches was invectivc
against the President and many Democrats
in this State. The Democratic members
of our last Legislature, by their unani-
imous act chose two Senators The Dem
ocratic State Convention of the sti OF
J January last, unanimously ratified their
J act, the Senate of the United States con
firnled that election These men now bro
pose to repudiate Az these, even though
some of them will, in SO doing, stultify
} themselves. f1 .1aasg1 e,li ,aseg ~
In the progress Of the contest through
which We have just passed, the state of
things IN Indiana was too notorious not to
be well known to Mr.. Douglas. He was
once in this State, and lie made many
speeches in Illinois anu had much to say
about the duty of Democrats I'm support
ing the party organization How easy
! would it have been for him to have disa
vowed the conduct of his profcssed follow
ers here How easy to have declared that
those who in his name were seeking to
} strike down the Democratic flag in Indiana,
had not his appreciation of his sympathy.
He owedit TO himself to do so--if he did
} not approve their course Did he even ut
ter one word in the condemnation of these
men? If he did have not heard of it,
fiis silence is conclusive against him on
that point. Now we are told that we
ought to rejoice over his success in Illinois,
and that we ought to be very tender to-
wards boilers in Indiana-so that they
may act with as in fature Even the Ian
guage Of the call for this meeting is CON-
planned of because it invites only those who
voted tho Democratic ticket at the late elee-
tion.sss ssil teaj ieE'tag ssu s>nob sd
Now, as to the Illinois election, 1 have
to say, that | rejoice at the election of
Democratic Legislature in Illinois, but l
would be glad il they could honorabiy and
consistently use their victory to better
purpose than sending Stephen A.. Douglas
back to the Senate of the United States.
Acheicc between Lincoln and Douglas is
one thing, and choice between Douglas
and a sounder Democrat another. ~ 7sli
..asse - The Indiana Sessators. 3 90
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