Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-01-21

perfection, in regard to the Kansas ques-
ton. Facts are boldly denied, and no
falschood or SANDER is too vile, no matter
how barefaced, to be charged upon the
/ for no other reason, under heaven. than
that they are actively engaged in thwaIting
the schemes of the Democracy to establish
slavery there The minions of George LII
were not more hostile to the patriots of
! the Revolution than are the leaders of the
misnamcd Democratic patty to the advo-
Gates of free Kansas, and for similar rca-
son-because they hate liberty and love
the tyrant and oppressor.
| To afford our readers some idea of the
candor and fairness of the msnamed Dem
ocratic press, we quote further from the
Lap~ts Times:
a plain statement of the Kansas case
embraces these points:
The Legislature of Kansas recognized
by the General Government, admitted by
all candid men as legal, authorized an cleo
tion for delegates to convention 10 form
Constitution for the Territory preparato-
ry to asking admission as State. Every
protection wa, afforded by the President Of
the United States to guard the rights Of
/ the citizens and enable them to give fair,
free and full expression of opinion in the
choice of delegates at that election. \
large majority OF the citizens, for political
purposes, and under foreign dictation, ne
elected to vote The result was, con-
vention chosen by minority, vet legally;
and the result of their action is as binding
upon the general Government as if the en-
tire population had voted; because no man
has right to take advantage Of his own
wrong or neglect.
.'lf man set fire to his own house, ard
then ask yonr sympathy and aid. do you
not spurn him? Can a man lay his aim
upon the railroad track and be mutlsted
by tie locomotive, and then sue the Com
pany for damages? Our laws 90 not allow
even the plea of intoxicaton in iustiiica-
;ion of crime
If then the majority of the peo le in
Kansas, having every oppo;tunity-every
protection--every inducement which could
be held on; to a patriotic people to, by their
vote, so mould the Constitution of Kansas
as to express their willard were implored
to DO so by the President through their act
ing Governor, and warned of the danger of
not voting-undcr all these circumstances
whic! did exist; if thcy refused to vote, to
what sympathy are they entitled that should
prevent the will of those who did vote from
being accepted--and the State organized?
If the will of people is to be ascertaincd
by vote, the negative is as expressive as
the ailirinativc--5ut silence can not lie con-
slrued officially. Hence the A,hnini.t.
ton are bound, officially, to recognize the
actual vote taken as the will of the people
I We hold in this view of the subject that the
President in his message acted in perfect
consistency: and could only have acted 9th
erwisc by assumption
1t cannot be that the editor of the Tines
believes himself the above statements to lie
true. All his pretended facts in regard
to the protection of the voters, fair clcc-
;ion, and the refusal of the Free State cit-
zens TO vote under such circumstances, is
utterly untrue, As the extract .elow, from
Gov. Walkers letter Of resignation fully
proves. We are astonished at the sophis-
try and mendacity of the above quotation
Even the little Democrat, insignificant and
contemplate as it is, has too much respect
for truth to make such statements; but, on
on the contrary, candilly admits that the
Free State of men Of Kansas were deprived
of the privilege of voting, 10y no fault of
theirs. The Buchananitcs, having carried
the last election by fraud and the most
barefaced Icing, think to play the same
game again; but their tricks having been
discovered they will find themselves head
ed at every turn, and their vile falschoods
crammed down their mendacious throats.
Here is what Gov. Walker says in refer
ence to the opportunity of the frecmen of
Kansas to "give free and full expression
of opinion in the choice OF delegates to
the Lecompton Convention, which the ve-
i"~AOuo SNtitoi VA tAiS pOitC Si'tdkS
about:
That Convention had vital, not techni-
cal defects In the very substance of It's or
ganization under the territorial law, which
could only be cured, in my Judgment as set
forth IN my inaugural and other addresses,
10y submission of the Constitution for rati-
tication of the people. On reference to the
territorial law under which the Convention
was assembled. thirty four regularly organ
lzed counties were named as election dis
tricts for delegates to the Convention. In
each and all these counties it was required
by law that a census be taken and the vo-
tcrs registered; and when this was com
plete the delegates to the Convention
should be apportioned accordingly In
nineteen Of these countes there uas no CEN
sas, and therefore there could ke no such an
portionment there Of delegates upon such
census. And IN fifteen # these counties
there acas no registry Of notes. These III:
teen counties, including many Of the oldest
organized counties IN tie Territory were en-
tirely dtstranchised, and did not giee, (Jy
no fauh Of Meir oan.) could not gire a
solitary cote tor tie Delegates to tie Con-