Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-09-16


in regard to Negro Equality 3"
The article in question, it is true. appear
ed in the Michigan City Enterprise, which
can hardly be called Republican sheet,
but was written by a Democratic cores
pondent of that paper, we infer. from the
reading oft as it appeared in the Laporte
Times. The author, however, of such
disingenuous, unfair and sophistical pro-
ductien, which falsi6cs facts, and totally
misrcprcsents the Republican position in
regard to Negro Equality" cannot be
any thing else than a pro. slavery Demo
crat, whether editor or correspondent, and
the attempt of the Democrat to create the
impression that it is the production Of a
Republican editor. only proves how unscru-
pulous they are in all things. Bat this is
the strength of the game with all the or
gans and leaders of the Dred Scott party
Instead Of relying upon their principles,
aud fair and honest opposition to the views
authoritatively enunciated by the Republi
can party. they resort to deception, tricke-
ry, fraud and misrepresentation for SUCCESS.
The article in question affords ample proof
Of this. 1t assumes that the sole and on
ly objection that the Republican party
make to the Drcd Scott decision is, that it
dcclares that a negro is not citizen of the
United States, and upon this false assump-
ton draws the inlercnte that the Republi-
can party is in favor of Negro Equality"
The premises being false the conclusions
are Of course.
The main objection urged by the Re
publicans TO the Dred Scott decision is,
( that it maintains that the Constitution of
/ the United States carries slavery into all
the Territories of the Union and protects
it there. This. the Republicans maintain
is an abandonment on the part OF the De
moeraey of their boasted doctrine of pop
ular sovereignty. Is it not? Mr. Buchan-
an, III accordance with this decision, de-
clarel in his Silliman letter, that the Con-
stitution carried slavery into all the Terri
tories, and that Kansas was as much a
slave State as South Carolina or Georgia,
and was surprised that any one should
doubt it. In his message transmitting the
Lecompton Constitution to Congress he
takes step in advance of this position, in
which he wfii doubtless be sustained by
the Supreme Court, whenever the question
comes up before it. that the people can
not, when they come 10 form q State Con-
stitution interfere in any manner with slave
property already in the territory Does
not this destroy popular sovereignty almost
entirely? How much is left9 x~
| The Republican party is the white man S
party They want nothing to do with
free negroes or slave negroes. They are
opposed to the further spread of slavery.
believing II to be q stigma and reproach
upon the nation, but disclaim any right to
interfere with the institution in the States
where it already exists. They are oppo-
sed also tos"Negro Equality, Negro
Suffrage" and "Amalgamation,' = and any
Democrat who asserts the contrary lies in
his throat sf
The Democratic or rather the Shame.
;, crotic party leaders, OH the other hand, are
IN favor OF extending slavery and acquir.
ing additional slave territory They arc
not it is true in favor of Negro Equality y
but say that the negro slave is better of
than a poor laboring wllitc man. This j,
becoming almost an every day remark a.
mong them. thus placing the poor white
man belov the negro slave. They think il
outrageous to talk about elevating the ne
gro, but all right and proper to .lcgrad,
the poor white man. Only few days
since we heard Democrat, who formerl,
resided i'll this county, but who has beer
sojourniug in a slave State during the pas
season, remark that slaves were much bet
ter off than the srail road Irish aud poo
white menl This appears to be a growing
sentiment among the aristocratic Demo
Gratis. imbibed propably from sympath,
and cooperation, with shareholders. i
is merely the echo Of Senator Hammond,
declaration in the United States Senat,
during the last session Of Congtass: s41
"1Hs man uAo hrss By daily labor, ant
scarcely lives at that, and ,cho has 10 pu
his labor in The market, and take the best h,
can get for Il; ~ SHORT YOUI
, WHOLE HIRELLNG CLASS OF man
ssoi laboreys and 'eperativs,' as you cal
them, ARE ESSENTIALLY SLAVES
The difference between us is, that OUI
g SLAVES are hired for life and well com
pensated, there is no starvation, no beg
ging. no want of employment among on
: people. and not too much employment eth
er. YOURS are hired by the day, NO
Icared for, and scantily compensated. whicl
!, may be proved in the most painful man
! ner. at any hour in any street in any Q
your large towns fee' 1.sv7ed -
Il Such, fdllow-laborsrs, for we conside
o ouxself one of that class are the senfi