Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-02-04
OVER (Tho Uaion need not answer.

how many Democrats will they have
caught?
Query I'd, (Siill the Union Is not COM
PEELED or expected to answer-nor the Re
g:s,er-=nor the Republican of Plymouth
nor vet the Republican of Valparaiso y
How many Democrats would the Repub-
lican Party require to act with them, in or
der to induce them to abandon every prin-
ciplc they ever profcssed--and deny that
they ever professei thsm-and swear that
they always stood upon che Platform of
Popular Sovereignty"
In regard to the endorsement of Popu-
lar Sovereignty by the Republican party,
they never denied the right of the people
when about to form State Constitution
to establish their own institutions, slavery
excepted But we never proposed to dis
solve the Union in case new Slave State
was admitted, as the national Democrats
did If old Buck was not elected We still
believe, for the peace and quiet of the coun-
try. Congress should pass the Wilmot
proviso or some similar measure. restrict
ing Slavery to its present limits, which. we
admit would be equivalent to a gradual
emancipation scheme. scheme that would
rebound TO the honor and interest of this
whole Union; still. we are not particular.
if our opponents. the allies OF slavery-ex-
tensionists, prefer the continual agitation
of the question. let it be decided by the in
habitants of the Territories. Popular Sow
ereignty can be rendered as effectual in
stopping the further spread of slavery as
Congressional Sovereignty. For one we
are willing to accept the offer to decide
the question OF Slavery in the new States
BY the fairly expressed will Of the people.
without single fear of the result Hav-
ing snatched Kansas from the Slaveocracy,
notwithstanding all the aid and comfort al
fordsd them by the Federal Government,
we do not think we need fear the result of
any future struggle between Freedom and
Slavery.
The complaint on the part of the Repub-
licans during the canvass of 90 was not
SO much against the principles of Popular
Sovereignty, as the impositions and tyran-
nicsl outrages pcrpctratsl By the Demo
cratic party upon the Free State party. but
which were denied by DR.. E. in such polite
terms as Black Republican Lies" Free
dom Shrieking'', DC. &c.. but has since
been confirmed by snch Democratic witness
es as Gov. Geary. Gov. Walker. Secretary
Stanton, and last, though not least, Hon.
Stephen A. Douglas
| Ii the Democratic party do net believe
in Congressional Sovereignty, why did
they practice it in the very case of Kansas.
in the appointment of the Territorial Gov
eruor and Secretary and Judges, and the
payment of their salaries, and all the ex-
penses of the Territorial Government?
This is not pure squatter sovereignty.
1t i'll becomes one who changes his opin-
ions and principles as often and as readily
and for personal interest. as DIR. Z. has,
to charge others with a similar fault, even
liz it were true.
Whether the Republican State Mass
Convention will give Popular Sovereign
ty and Mr. Douglas qualified endorse
ment or not, remains to be seen. If there,
for one. we shall favor the adoption of
such resolution. We are willing to
fight the Democracy with their own weap-
on. as they insist they are still in favor OF
Popular Sovereignty. notwithstanding its
Ircpudiation BY them in the case of Kansas.
They cannot say we are going over to them
because, in the first place. they never car
ried the doctrine out in practise even in
Kansas. and only pretended to be in favor
oft for the purpose of deception; AMI in
the second place, have ignored it in its ap-
plica.ion to the very case for which it was
brought into existence. Now. all Popular
Sovereignty Free State men, every where,
can consistently fight under the Republican
banner, and leave the Pro-Slavery Demo
cratic party leaders to carry out their I'M
just and oppressive measures, unaided by
their countenancc and support.
In regard to query 81. it is easy to per-
ceive the Doctors object; it is two-fold.--
In the first place he wishes to pull the
Republican party down to the level OF his
party, and in the second place, to endeav-
or to frighten the Republicans away from
his Popular Sovereignty" nest, full. not
of genuine eagles eggs. but Of young Bor-
der Rnfians and writs, issued by Judges
I,ecompte and Cato. for the arrest of
American citizens charged with treason,
for doubling the legality of Slavery in
Kansas, that his party may carry on the
same game of deception which enabled
them to gain the last Presidential election.
But he win End that the same game can't
be played twice successfully. and VIC there.