Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-07-15

Since the days OF King David, no parallel
can be found. Even his treatment OF Uriah,
the Hittite, was scarcely so bad as Mr.. Bu-
chanan's treatment of "his best friend and
wiscst counsellor" BY Urialls own band
David sent an order to ,Joab: "Set We Uri-
all in the forefront of the hottest battle, and
retire yc from him, that he may be smitten
and die" But treacherouSly sacrificed as
he was. he at least had the opportunity of
meeting "a glorious death on the field of bat
tie, falling in the cause of his country, and
leaving behind an impershablc name. He
escaped the modification of surviving his
own honor. and of knowing himself be-
trayed by his king-David, too, had the
excuse of being moved to commit this
crime by the most uncomfortable of human
passions. Mr.. Buchanan has no shadow
OF excuse. His conduct exhibits case OF
unmitigated eachery-treachery to friends
-treachery to principles and pledges
treachcry to the best ard highest interests
OF the great and patriotic party which placed
him In power. David's offspring by Uri-
abs wife was not permitted TO live; SO the
Lecompton Constitution-thc bastard re-
suit of AIr. Buchanan's unnatural alliance
with the Southern Observation-Disclosures
stricken with the curse of God, will die By
the hands of the people David, however
having truly repented of his great wicked
ness, was forgiven and restored to the ia
vor of his Creator. Mr. Buchanan, on the
other hand, being obduiate and unrelent-
ing. has committed the objectionable sin.
and will receive the execration of good men
III all time to come.
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Gentlemen, can hardly trust myself to
speak of this passage in the history of my
country. No greater crime against liberty
has been anywhere committed during this
century. All the miserable and llimsy pre-
textS-all the technical and preposterous
dogmas--by which this monstrous false
hood has been attempted to be justified and
upheld, are but the thin disguise under
which tyranny and wrong would hope to
conceal their unholy purpose. The Ad-
ministration well knows-Cougress knows
tho whole world knows--that the people
of Kansas arc almost unanimous against the
Lecompton fraud. The unfortunate and
dIscreditable circumstance under which the
instrument was clothed with the regular
and technical forms of law, have been full
ly exposed. No man need be ignorant of
any of the facts. And yet by means of a
technical presumption-though mere le-
gal fiction--postive and well known facts
are made to give way--a known falselood
Is to be established as truth--and the con-
stitutional rights of free people are to be
sacrificed and trampled in the Dust Gen
tlemen, when the passions and preiudices
of the present hour shall have passed a.
way, the spectacle now exhibited will be
considered one of the most extraordinary
phenomena ever presented in the history OF
the world. The solid and substantial lib
critics intended to have been secured to the
States and Territories by the Constitution
ofthe United States. are to be substituted by
a mere sham, mere painted bubble, a mere
gossamer. cobweb tissue of false logic and
contemplate technicalities; and almost the
whole body of a once powerful and patri-
otic party is seduced, infatuated and mes
merized. to believe the patent and baleful
lie!