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Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-02-04
NO. l3.
Political Movements.

The Legislature Of Alabama have unan-
imously instructed the Governor, IN the
event of tie refusal of Congress to admit
Kansas under the Lecompton Constitution,
te call State Convention to determine up
on measures of redress. The Alabama
Legislature some weeks since, resolved
that such action on the part of Congress
would be good cause for disolving the Un-
ion.
This movement in Alabama, and similar
movements elsewhere. are intended. in part
to dragoon Congress and the Free States
into certain measures, but in part also.
beyond all question. to prepare the way
for an actual disruption of the Confeder-
acy. There are men who go to the Cap
itol every day, and take their seats in The
Senate and House, who scarcely affect to
conceal their treasonable hostility to the
Government under which they live lfthe
Lecompton Constitution is rejected. they
viii do their best to induce general with
drawal from Congress of the Southern
members. We believe that they will ig-
ANONYMOUSLY fail, but that they viii make
the attempt, Is certain.
In the mean time. not moment should
be lost in arousins the country to the true
state of affairs, and in concentrating such
expressions Of public opinion as will
prevent the legislation of Congress from
being controlled by Southern bullying
We have had enough of it. 1t has become
intolerable. The Froc States have suffered
too much humiliation already. The Bob
adils of Alabama, and kindred spirits else
where must be taught lesson. Now. or
neyer-Repabic
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-02-04
r Hark. Listen at Michi-rana.

quack. on his way south:
1T belooveS every Democrat 10 do his
duty--to lei no outside. collateral Issue or
inflaenro mislead him--that the great State
Of 1n'liana may once more, and forever put
the seal of condemnation on that party
whose very principles and practice are at
war with the best interests OF cur common
county" ~
Tho Republican party is about to thwaft
the not'oaol Iemocrats in their rascally and
stupendous efforts to force niggcr slavery
into Kansas. This, the Michi-gander
thinks is ''at war with the best Interests of
our common country The atno phere
in which the gentleman is ,ralliay ''Sow''
must be slightly foggy. Clou,lei with
nggers. psrhaps
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-02-04


"Saeh men need watching. no matter
what party they belong to. If the .Sentj-
mel is disposed to trust them on the Canal
question, the people are not. /. Ii our mem
ory is not at fault, it took the Sentinel some
time during.t the 1851 session to show its
hand against the scheme of Dayton & Co.,
when driven to it by. calls from Democrat
ic papers. An anti-Canal-schemo plank
will prove as salutary for the State Organ
as for any body else. 1t will bear watch
ing.* And although Coy. Willard did
sign, early in 1857, a joint resolution a.
gainst repurehasing the Canal, yet it is
not clear that his large 6eRego'eacef will
not lead him TO see the'emincnt propriety
of making donation of million or two
of dollars to the present poor bondholders
ont OF the State Treasury! Willard aided
materially in the passage Of The State Bank
bill. and he will bear Watching, with 9th
cr; equally honest .lsaiinS Democrats. on
the Canal question
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-02-04


Although many of the Virginia papers
have not yet got through with publishing
Gov. Wise's four messages, yet that inde-'
fatigable Governor goes on writing letters
without any regard to the burden he inflicts
on the press - Il asii 90 80. s-Es' 2
g lie has givenin letteran explanation of
his views on Eli Thayer's emigration
scheme. He SAYS: o- so2
"Onr State needs settlers to develop her
vast resources, and l would. from policy.
and without fear, encourage immigrants to
come to our waste lands and improve them,
to increase our population, our wealth, cur
revenue and orr State and Federal strength.
And so conscious am of the power Of Vir-
ginia to protect and defend her Institutions,
and the persons and property Of her citizens.
in her own limits at least, that ] would
neither feel. nor bctray any fear, if felt,
which would rcpel lawful immigration and
settlement. That State must be weak. IN
decd, which would, from mere apprchcn-
sion, arrest the progress Of her. develop
,nent, lest She could not preserve her peace.
protect her persons ami property, = and en-
force her laws have no fear, therefore,
that any emigration scheme intended to
affect Virginia, can oendanger aeithcr her
'hoAor, her rights, lhsr possc ssions .sor aher
peace in her ownll llimifss s',ee q ,su El4zf =
s1otS --4s4.s=4 .iss- co :: : : ..ivlss =
RV A man wliistliag at u1kbt Is q -safe
companion to the' y5wayfarer fiha s.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-02-04

Es- The Logansport Pharos charges in
the following paragraph that the Admin
istration has commented the work Of pro-
scribing the frian,is Of popular sovereign
ty and rewarliug its opponents. The Pha.
ros. all understand. is Democratic, and
therefore knows whereof it afiirms:
Judge Borden has been appoiatcl com
missioner to the Sandwich Islands. He
o2poscl Wallacs's popnlar- sovereignty
resoluii N, and has his reward"
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-02-04
: Furnished by our family Essalapiu,

EsT No one has hal better orportuni-
ty to learn how far it is safe to rsposc CON
fdencc in Democrats ofiec seekers thai
the editor Of the Logansport Pharos. Ee
phrases the diploma hc accords them thus:
"If the Sentinel thinks the National
platform viii bind all leading Democrats
to honest legislation in relation to State
matters he has more confidence in their in :
tegrity than the past history of some of
them will Justify. The men who sscngi-
ncered". the State Bank bill through the
legislature. aud pocketcd thousands OF dol :
lars rs the fruit Of their betrayal of Demo-
cratic principles, will not be found oppo-
sing the rag money power in State Legis-
lation one jot beyond the printed letter of
the State Democratic Platform. Tleyla-
Dor no further, for Democratic principles
than is justneeessary to give them the lugh-
est seats in the Dcmocrat synagogue, and
the 'fattcst takes" from the public corn
crib. If they bad tithe Of the honest de-
votion to principle and to the public inter-
est that An'liew jackson possessed, thcy
might be trustcd--bul unfortunately, while
many, of them have bnt half an eye to the
advancement OF Democratic principles.
they have both eyes wide open for any
speculation that will ill their pockets
This is precisely what we have been in
culcating all the time. that modern Demo
cratic politicians would not answer ITO tie
-.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-02-04
And does just so,
And every time it wheels about
The further south It goes, ;,

Eg- Buchanan Is openly using all the
power and influence Of his station to induce
Congress to adrait Kansas under the Le-
compton swin,!les and yet the little Demo
crat culogises him as a national patriotl'
According to the parlanec then Of the little
thing, to be a ''ne f;onal patriot one must
l,c in favor Of forcing 'Biggc.s'' upon the
people of all new states. now. whether
they a,e willing or not.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-02-04
H Our friend MArIrxcLY of the Ma

GE Our friend MATTISGLy Of the Mar
shall County Rspu,licals called on us Sat
urday last. looking as "wircy" and hanl-
some as cver-only a little more so. Our
Senior was somewhat indignant at the ap-
pearance of the gentleman, bearing a apair
of huge ,chiskers. Can our readers ina
ginc any rivalry between these honorable
gentlemen.--Lqtorte Union.
E We thought VIC perceived some chagrin
in the Seniors" coanienance. as we en-
tered The sanctun,, and, intuitively, /, seems,
OWNED the cause Determined that our
friendship should not be interrupted by
any such trivial matter, immediately upon
onr arrival home wharkcl our whisk.rs.
moustaches and all, smack smooth off,
But. alas for shor;-sightel humanity. we
little recke'l the misery and suffering we
were entailing upon our corporal man
The next morning we wakc'l up with a vi
olent ''eolI in our head and rheumaty
pains in our lower limbs. s.iilening the
'.pliant hinges Of the knee" anil stopping
cfectually all pedancous exercises; render
ing resort to nannels. Perry Davis Pain
Killer, Opodililoc. anl other soponaceoas
linimcnts. irnpera,ively necessary. But all
this might have gone for nothing. had it
not been for the expense it Subjected us to,
which. under all the circumstances, we
think the Senior ought to refund Here
is correct acconnt of actual expense in
Cured, not to incluls any claim for the
work AMI labor performed by our "bctter
half i'll rubbing our head and knees;
l tallow dip, uScl for grcasing fore
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-02-04
e. s., m,u,cb Of the School Law az re

nr SO much of the School Law az re-
lates to towns and cities. it will be seen By
an article on this page Of to-day's paper.
COPIED from the Indiana Journal, has been
decided by the Supreme Court OF the State
to be unconstitutional Either we have a
most abominable Constitution or Court
radically opposed to educating the masses.
The latter is perhaps the case. whether the
former be true or not The universal cdu-
cation of the masses would not prove ben
efcial to modern Democracy. The people
ought to amend the first and remodel the
other. g re 'ra1 .'e.fn vf saoi ao
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-02-04
{ That's CO so.

It's not the clitor besinnniug to open his
ewes? lie "secs mcn, as trees. walking"
e tAnd yet yon votel for him for Govern
or, swallowing Willard, the Bank, whis-
ky barrel, or rather barrel Of wliskey, and
AN Who'll watch you2 Or are YOU lik.,
other Democratic politicians. say one thing
and do another? a - risfa7a 81
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-02-04
II
The Mass Mecfin-.


Th, Louisville Dsasoera. thinks wei of
the Democratic Meeting called for the 22:,d
II says. a1ig Sassll s1resed -
Every days news confirms whs. w
have said from the start of this Lecomp-
ton movement; that it will be denounced
anil rcpudiatod by the Democracy of every
free State Evcryw here they hold tie
same language In our neighboring State
I-lntliana-thc suggestion of doubts about
the construction Of resolution. has lei
to tho call for another mass Convention
at indianapolis. on the 22d OF February,
when we shall hear some Democratic
thunder OF home, not Washington man
nfncture. = ad7 eta4eti
Bu;thc Ssn.inela at indianapolis aon'tlike
it. 1t says:
We regard this call for Mass Conven-
ton assill advised. and not justified, bv
any Of the reasons given. 1T is breach
ofgood faith after the concessions Of the Sth
of January Convention The resolutions
passed by the representatives of the party
then assembled weFe made ananimous, and
in the spirit with which they were adopt
Ell they have met with the general, appro-
val and acceptance OF the Democracy
the State. The Press of the State, as the
extracts we are daily publishing show, en-
dorsc the action Tof. the Contention. No
great questions Of principle OF policy hare
arisen since the Sth Of January Conyen-
ton which demand the assembling Of an
other Convention of the Democracy ofthe
State to receive tlieir consideration and ex-
preston sis's g s9e3s sd. ~,
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-02-04
THE REPUBLICAN,.


EFr The little Democrat, last week, hau
not word to say-pro or con--in regard
to the call for the Democratic State Mass
Convention, at Indianapolis, on the 22d
-Itwas equally silent on the subjectof
the misrcpres atation by the delegates to
the 9Th cs January Convention, from this
county, of the popular sovereignty SEN
timcnt of their constituents. 1t however,
cxhorted its readers to support the Lssomp
ton State ticket. anIl endorsed the nominees,
notwithstanding their hostility to Douglas.
as good amd true" Its zeal, Tor popular
sovereignty" is evidently on the wane, rap
lilly abatinS. or. like itself, growing
small by degrees and beautifully less" 1t
turns the cold shoulder to tue call for q
mass contention, tries TO induce the Re-
publieans not to cooperate with Douglas
in his efforts to defeat the Lecompton swim
die, eulogises Buchanan as national
democrat" and damns the little giant with
"lcint praise" 1t would like, probably.
to ''pack water on both shoulders" and
pray good Lord. good Devil" but the
.eailers. who are Lecomptonites, have. the
whip in their hands. and every time they
flourish it. the little thing has to fall a peg.
lit wheels about and turns about
And does just so. ~
And every time it wheels about
1,hn f,rfh.r rnufh Il COO. .,
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-02-04
Doinys OF tIsn Fznsa< I,~cislasvre.
Special Correspondence ofthe Cincinnati Gazette
LAWRENCE, KANSAS,
We ,nes..ay Night, Jan. l3, 1858. {

Wednesday Night, Jan. ls, 1858.
! Though the Territorial Legislature has
exhausted but four or FIVE days of its rcgu-
lar session. it is piunsins into its official
business with wonderful vigor. Nearly
sc,entg bills have already been introduced,
and many Of them are being put forward
very rapidly. The following are some Of
the most important measures that have
been initiated and likely to pass:
An Act declaring vacant the seats of the
county officers Of Lcavenworth county, and
ordering iicw elo<ion. The officers. it
will be remembered. are Pro- Slavery, and
obtained their seats through the Kickapoo
frand ia October. Under this Act, neither
Delaware nor Kickapoo has a voting pre-
cinct; the citizcns of both those towns,
which poll such enormous PFo-Slavery
votes at every election, have to goto Lcav-
cnwoih to exercise the elective franchise.
: An Act to take the census in Kickapoo,
Delaware, and McGec county. This move
ment is to obtain an official and authentic
acsonnt of the extent of the frands perpe-
trated at those points in the last three elec-
tons.
An Act dividing the Territory into new
Judicial districts Unler this bill both
Lecomgte and Ccto are se'a oT to hold their
Courts IN The great. sterile, uninha5ited re-
gion 5egiaaing thirty miles H'esl of Fort
Riley The third district embraces all the
inhabited portion ofthe Territory, and is
to be occupied by Judge Williams
An Act incorporating the city of Law
rsnco under the peoples charter. which
Gov. Walker kicked up such row about
last simmer. and lcgaIizing all the action
taken underit 49, ,7e--1
An Act appointing Commissioners 20
investigate and report upon all the frauds
perpctrated at tho last three elections.
. A Joint resolution to .'at once proceed
to the enactment of an entire code of laws
for the people of the Territory, which shall
entirely superssde all laws, or pretended
laws. prior to the special session of this
Legislature. saving all vested rights acquired
in good fsith.' ass.rs
AN Act removing the seat Of Douglas
county from Ls,,oEnpton to Lawrence; and
onerelnovinY the scat of Leavenworth coun-
ty from Kickapoo to Leavenworth.
- EE Ns shoplI never rc.ncmbcr the ben
,--< Lcx-<< 4 & ,<..,x a ~ e..
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-02-04

Nine-tenshs of the Democrats of Ohio,
Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Iowa, Wiscon-
sin, and Minnesota, are in favor of the re-
lection by Congress of the Lecompton
Constitution while unratifed by the people
of Kansas. Logansport Dem. Phcros. ai
All that may lie true but what do their
masters in c ongre>s care They know, for
they have often heretofore put them to the
test. that they arc too loyal subjects to re-
bel, and that after the injustice and dccep-
tion has been consummated, after a little
growing and considerable hard swearing
will quietly acquiese and defend all their
masters acts. The Savior while on CATH
spoke Of just such characters: s.t5a 8ola
when the unclcan spirit is gone cut of
a man he walketh about through dry pa
ces, seeking rest, and findeth none. Then
he saith. viii return into nv house. from
whence | came out; and when he is come,
lie findeth it empty. swept, and garnished
Then gocth he. and takcth with himself Sc
ven other spirits more wicked than himself,
and they enter in and dwell there; and the
last state of that man is worse than the
first" - - enal ias 1es
Every one who has watched tho down
ward conrsc Of the Democratic party for
the last few years must acknowledge the
foregoing to be faithful portrait. II has
made one or two convulsive efforts to re-
form lis tactics. but. after brief struggle
quietly yielded 10 the clamors Of the cor
rupt and vicious, and been swept down the
turbil current, spreading misery and ruin
in its course; its last state being infinitely
worse than the previous one. e4
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-02-04

The Jef1ersonville Branch of the Bank
of the State Of Indiana has been suspended
by the State Board. and receivers appoint
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-02-04
4 Dem ocratIc PAPER Dissnsisfiesi ..xow.,

4 Democratic Paper Dissatisfied '1Tow.''
and Lixs IL TO De Worse 'sH Hereafter
The Columbus Democrat, speaking Of
Mr.. Wallace letter iii the sentinel owning
the erasure of the word nov" to he his
own act, Says.
We understood at the time that the
words "now and preceded the word
thereafter in the resolution, and ;hat the
Sentinel had omitted these words for cf-
feet. We are sorry such is not the case
we are sorry that man of Mr. Wallace 5
saSac.ty, protesting the sentiments he
does, should allow himself 10 he so
hoodwinked by the Lecompton:tcs as to
write and introduce 4 resolution SO ouscep-
tible of an equivocal construction.
1t then goes ON to argue with great
force that the Kansas question was made
by popular action, AMI b. the Pres
ilent's language. present question,
and every body wonld understand the
Hereafter to refer TO other cases, and
says.
1t was in this sense, every one must adj
nit, that Mr.. buchanan used almost the
identical words III MS meSSsaS 10 ! on
gress upon this subject. Dr. Fitch and
those who act with him. it has already
been seen, place this construction upon the
resolution and so will nearly every body
else. The boasted triumph Of the prin-
ciples Of popular sovereignty in the Con
ven,ion of the Stll is then only an empty
nothing. No one regrets this more deep
ly, or feels more keenly The ovoireachins
of our friends in this matter than do We
We Lave been cheated, hoodwnked and
made the mere playthings of Messrs.
Bright & Fitch, and we most heartily en-
dorse the call recently made. for mass
meeting of the Democracy, where the viii
Of the people can be heard without being
smothercd By the, arts Of selfish political
hncksters.
That is pretty plain, direct and manly
and If that is the way the popular SOW
ereignty'" men mean to talk they may make
Mr. Bright trcmble on that stolen scat o
his yet.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-02-04
UTH,9 9INDIANA, THIRsDAY, FEBgRARY 4, 1856.

Conformity" of the constitution 10 allow
one city to 10 better than its neighbor by
raising larger school fund. it equally des-
troys that uniformity" to allow a dis
trict to let its funds lie idle, its houses go
owaste, and its children so unedueated.
Does the Court mean to say that unless
the law requires every district to make
equally good use of its funds. to keep
equally good teachers, and pay in equally
punctual instalements, that il will lie un-
constitutional? Yet II it is unconstituiion-
al to permit one district or city to surpass
another, it must be equally so 10 permi-
one to fall behind another There is un-
doubtedly enough reasons against the
Courts construction of the uniformity"
required hy the constitution, to justify it
in accepting another one that maintains
the schools, benefits the State and does
harm to nobody. Why it did not, we
leave those to judge who have witnessed
the ''uniforin" injury ofthe Courts action
to the school system.
This decision ruins the schools They
will be closed up after this week, the chill
dren tirned ont, and the houses left to ru-
in. unless some way can be devised to col
lect the school fund in their general tax
A more ruinous act was never committed.
All that the Supreme Court can do for the
next century cannot repair the evil of this
one decision To the voter whose children
are thus deeply deprived of the means OF
education. and to the citizens who have
Justly pyided themselves on our admirable
schools. this actionof the Court must now
be lett for approval or condemnation. Let
them speak next fall, for the men who have
wrought the ruin arc now appealing to the
people for a continuance of the pow
er to perpetuate it. The poor are
the sulle tcrS, not the rich. The wealthy
can pay for tuition at their select schools
But the poor have no place. and no
hope.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-02-04

NATIONAL DsMocRAcY.--F Forcing slavery
upon the people Of a State, although nine
tenths of them are opposed to the institu-
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-02-04
Caro- G olu nj Ii

y slPro;sssionsl and Business Cards. not ercseiia7
fse srsrer Eaes in lents, inserted in tiis Colaran
for S. per aaaam, Isa2er ones charged in proper
ton ~
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-02-04

irS- The State organ OF the Black De-
nocfa is trying hard to barmonize the
party. but doat seem TO make much speed.
Iu reply to the editors position that the
convention did emphatically endorse the
doctrine Of popular sovereignty" Mr.
t. j. Morrison puts in the following re
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-02-04

DuYSICIAN and OBSTETRICIAN. Par
tcular attention paid to Midwifery and the d .
sses OF Women and Chiltlren. Office at K ~.
Brown & Co.'S Stove and Hardware Depot.
January 2l. 1S5S-llyl - -. - ~