Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-05-13


party should be preached:
but. voc. woe!I to that party. whose
hopes perish with the Kansas war"
The tc.t is appropriate enough. and
when the party is dead and buried. as il
undoubtedly will be soon. gsllopiug con-
sumption having seized upon its vitals.
will scrre As q foundation for few re-
marks upon the cause of its immediate dis
solution.
lie was a tolerably vigorous old chap,
notwithstanding his rowdyish habits. up
to 1854. when. having suffered himself to
be lead off from the path of duty by the
old federalists and disunionists. for the
purpose Of planting slavery in Kansas. the
friends of freedom have dealt him. such
sturdy blows ever since that the old gen
tleman has been compelled to use brandy
and other stimulants freely for three or four
years past TO alleviate the pains with which
he has been afflicted in the region Of his
brcadbaskc:; and reeestly. be has evident
gone into decline. from which his friends
have no hopes of his recovery.
He has once or twice attempted 10 re-
trace his steps. but his old fedcral-disunion
associates set up such din that he was
compelled to stay with them. How anx-
iously he has sought to keep up the Kan.
sas war;" for the purpose of keeping his
friends in the South quiet. his acts tell too
plainly. With this object in view. after
instructing Governor Walker. TO pledge
to the people in Kansas that the Constitu-
ton to be framed at Lccompton, the dele
gates to which they were deprived by tho
injustice of the pro-slavery democracy from
voting for or against. should be fairly sub
mitted TO them tor ratification or rejection.
refused to redeem his pledge. and made use
of the most frivolous pretexts and special
pleadngs as arguments why they should
be forced to accept Lccompton; not only
80. bat pers;stently opposed every fair
proposition to settle the question. and final
y succeeded in getting measure adopted
which viii only rrolong the controversy
three or four years longer, foreseeing that
If the slavery question should Be settled
now the Democrats couh not rctsin their
power IN the South single month: in
which ercnt. like the man Oh the walls Of
Jerusalem when besieged by the Romans.
he would cry out, in agony Of spirit, woe,
woe is me-" mad give up the ghost
but woe! woc!. to that party, whose
hopes perish with the Kansas warl'' So
we say. SO all Republicans say. and have
accordingly been cDdesvorins TO settle Il
upon fair and just basis crcr since it
commenced; but the Democratic party dis
regarding and setting Mt nsught every prin-
ciplc Of jussice and equality have prompt
~ rejected every overture to settle it on a.
ny other terms than those that would be
entirely satisfactory to the slave power
If they desired its settlement upon fair and
equal terms why did they not accept the
Critscnden bill. which gave both parties
an equal chance, instead Of the English
substitute, which offers them Lecompton
or nothing? Why was q majority of
pro-slavery men placed on the Board ap-
pointed to establish election precincts, re-
ceive and decide upon election returns. If Z
repetition Of the Oxford. Kickapoo and
Delaware Crossing frauds were not intend
ed? The Crittenden bill provided for an
equal representation Of both parties on the
board. but the slave power demanded the
advantage.-another opportunity to repeat
its irsuds.-and when did the Democracy
ever refuse to comply with the demands
and orders Of the oligarchy?
Because the Republican party will NOT
stand lisslessly by and allow the Demo
cratic party to bind the people Of Kansas
in the Shiny folds Of slavery, they accuse
them with desiring to keep up the sgita-
tion of slavery. and with the impudence
and dishonesty of Satan himself. cry out
but woe! woe! to that party whose
hopes perish with the Kansas warP'-
With equal propristy might those honest
gentlemen Of Noble county who hare been
indulging in the harmless amusement Of
riding other peoples horses. without theil
consent. unreasonable and benighted in
diyiduals. like the BLACK Republicans. >
would. perhaps. call it stealing and il
the lsudable enterprise Of supplying II
country with . circulating msdism. (olt
fogies and some ignorant. nseddlssom'
chaps cal Il eounterfciting!) say to thos'
who persecute thera-"But woe! wosH Il
that party. whose hopes perish with tn
Noble county war!"
II the Democratic party desire settle
n.eat Of the Kansas question Why do the,
reject esezy iair and honorsble proposition
for its adiustmenf? Why ~ 0eary An