The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1858-09-15
Al Government was

son, who was equal 20 any emergency
vetoed The Maysvillc road bill, upon
constitutional grounds.
Then follows the distribution Of the
proceeds u tie public lands in ratablc
proportions among the States. And
We here give the resolution offered IN
,thc United States Senate BY Mr.. Crit
tcnden, who il still ia the Senate:
Resolved, That il would he just
and proper TO distribute the proceeds
ot tic sales Of the public lands among
The several States in fair and ratahie
proportions, and that the condition 81
such III the States asSlavc contracted
idvb,s, II suck 10 the present moment
If pressure and difficulty, as to render
such distribution expressly c~xpedirnt
and important"
Here the democratic party again
stands w the constitution and the
measure fails. Then comes the high
protective or discriminating tariff, il
opposition 10 tie adyalurvm system,
ard the contest IN 1911 is io~ugltupon
this question, and the giants 81 the
nation measured intellect On it. but The
democratic parry misunderstanding
over 4 period from this time t. 1856,
during which time msny questions
were sprung upon the people, tlcmost
prominent of which Was the principle
Of non-intcf vcntion in all It's different
bearings. In 1856, a new clement is
brought into the contest. namely, the
power Of Congress 10 forever exclude
slavery from territory that was the
common property Of the UnitcdSialrs.
The democratic party LUldly TOOK siie
negative of this proposition, and the
ar,lcs went into the contest upon ii.
and tie republican party saugniuc AND
confident VI success, disputed every
inch d ground with the democracy.
while the democratic AIRY were de-
tcrmincd ii they did fall 10 iall Win
their feet to the Toe and their back ~
the ground, and the election II jams
Buchanan to the Presidency. Mas i
complete, a glorious triumph n prin-
cip.c. Now tor a time. 4 GEAR sky III
the lVl!tlca! horizon grcetsthc d,m.c
racy oi the county. Here We nigst
ailudc to 4 species ~ warfare, o. raii,-
cr ID 4 species ~ warriors that cii-
gagged III the contest. We alludc ~
ulose mcn who, forgetting their savrysl
calling, were found dahbliug IL tn
tnrbid Iool Of politics, and instead N
I'hcir congregations being entertained
with the practical truths D christian
lily, they were entertained with gIu-i
and hol,gohlin stnr,es ~ blood. rapinc
and murder il bleeding Kansas.
We said the election j! Buchanan
Hen the democratic party with a clear
Ky. BIT new difficulties presented
themselves in the case oi the Siatc III
Kansas being admitted inrotlic Union
The President thought the provisions
~ the kans;.- Nebraska Act had been
compiled y Ill and recommended her
admission Many democrats Who w.
TED for him. think Il The iorirnla pre-
requisite ~ admission had not been
cumllicd with ..crr i Il difference
u opinion Shall that difference ii
opinion divide aud ALLEVIATE one l,or-
ton ~ the democratic party from the
ether. Shall mcn WHO hive never
blanclcd or quailci III the darkest
hours ~ democracy, either irnm per-
soial riquc. or from any other cause,
~ oyer % ihculpuSitlon! Letmiun.
harmony. cuiiciliaiiOn. concession and
compromise he the waichwnrd. ana
the opposition. who are counting on
the election ot hol crs by our division,
or q chance of power Tor themselves by
.it, will bc most signally disappointed.
Let none Who have ever cnll.d them.
selves firm and untlinclli democrats,