Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-12-02

Ey The following ably written article
from the National Era. will commend it.
self to the judgment OF every earnest lover
OF Freedom in the land Read it and pass
1t around among your neighbors. whether
Repnbllcanor Democrat. The slave pow
cr is already becoming more cxacting in
Its demands. and it is folly to suppose
that it will permit the country to enjoy
repose so long as there remains the slight
ct hope of the accomplishment Of its
schemes of the acquisition Of more slave
territory and ro-opening of the African
Slave Trade
These will be the prominent issues in
tho next Presidential Campaign. The
friends of liberty, throughout the bread
earth, look to the Republican party to meet
their opponents boldly. and fight over
again the battle o. Freedom in the land of
Washington: lea
The Republican Party and irs Pcriys.
In political as well as social life. liber-
atty OF sentiment and civility of speech
are virtues not TO be neglected.. The spir-
it of Party should never prevent the cordial
recognition of whatever is praiscwo,tbv
or honorable in political opponent; but,
u the differences between us still be fanda-
mental. our generosity ought to be guarded
1t becomes important, while Welding
HIM due honor, to keep distinctly in view
what we regard as wrong in his principles
an his position, lest our indiscriminating
praise invest him with an influence. that
may be used against the Truth we deem
vital. -sf - T5
This considerate policy was not always |
observed by Republican journals or Re- !
publican Washington correspondents du-
rlng the last session of Congress. 1t is
slcarly understood that the chief iust,u- 7
ment by which the Pro-Slavery scheme Of
Inc Administration in relation to Kansas
was defeated was s'the Republican Parity
GLADLY did it avail itself Of the services of
,neh men as Senators Douglas, Bell and |,
ofittenden, Representatives Harris, Mar
'hall and Winter Davis-but, where
would these gentlemen have stood. what
would have been their action, had not the
republican organization confronted the
in solid phalanx? And
ret, from day to day the busy Telegraph
'ectrified the North with thrilling accounts ! /,
Il their words and deeds, as if they were !
me great champions of Truth and Right, I,
nd Republican Journals followed up ith ,
nguarded editorials, aseribinglto them ,
with the cause of F'reciom. af- ),
mites with Republican. principles they !
ever professeds afphe tendcncv of tl;s in
ldicious course kas to depsecists the Re :
ubiican Party, and to suggest idcss Of an
nde6ned Opposition. without any declared =
Pinious on the Slavery Issue, undef tho i
'adership ofthslnew heroes. Sn,sd31cq a y
q Our readers will dcquit us Of any error 4,
! this respect. The position ofMr. Dourary
" ON the Lecompto&b Qnestisn swas one IS
hich his consistsacys his sclfsrespect, and o
e lsw1of self -pr<servationr required hint =
Ike. lie had abrogated the Missouri o
,mpromise for the purpose, he declared, P
securing to the People Of all the Terri I
rles Of the Union the right to govern X
emselves, to determine their own institu- y
pms, to exclude or establish Slavery; and d,
9sa reconciled the ems;ority of bis friends .,
ui'nois % the measure, By urging upon 8,
tisr3f- i,aHfpG I1-n