Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-11-11

portion of the party which is found in the
free Stacs is mere appendage, convenient
20 modify its sectional character without
impai.ing it's sectional constitution. and is
less effective in regulating its movement
than the ncbulous tail of the comet is in
determining the appointed though appa-
rently eccentric course of the fiery shpere
from which it emanatcs To expect the
Democratic party to resist slavery and ia
vor freedom is as unreasonable as to look
for Protestant missiolarics to the Catholic
Propaganla Of Rome The history of the
Democratic party commits it to the policy
of slavery. 1t has been the Democratic
party and no other agency. which has car
rici that policy up to its present alarming
elimination.
From 1910 ta 1913, good and wise men
consented that Texas should remain out
side of the Union until she should consent
to rclinquish her self instituted Slavery;
but the Democratic party prccipitatcd her
admission into the Union, not only with
ont the condition, but even with covenant
that the State might be divided ani rc-or-
canizcd so as TO constitute four slave States
instead of one.
In 1916, when the United States became
involved in war with Mexico, and it was
apparent that the struggle would end in
the lismcmbcrment of that Republic, which
was a non-slavcholling power, the Demo-
cratic party rejected declaration that
Slavery should not be established within
the Territory to be acquired. When in
1850, governments were 10 be instituted in
the Territories Of California and New Mex
leo, the fruits of that war, the Democratic
party refused to almit New Mexico aS
free State, nnl only consented to almit
California as free State. on the condition,
as it has since explained the transaction.
of leaving ell of New Mexico and Utah
open to Slavery, to which was also aided
the concession of perpetual Slavery in the
District of Columbia. ami the passage of
an unconstitutional creed and humiliating
law for the rccapture of fugitive slaves, with
further stipulation that the subject of
Slavery should never again be agitatel in
either chamber of Congress. When in
1851, the Shareholders were contcnte,lly re-
posing on these great advantages, then so
recently won. the Democratic party uftne-
ccssarily, oificiously and with supcrscrvicc
able libcrality. awakcd them from their
slumbcr, to offer and forcc on their accept
ancc. the abrogaton Of the law which de-
clared that neither Slavery nor involuntary
servitulc should ever exist within that
part of the ancint territory Of Louisiana,
which lay outside of the State of Missouri
and north of the parallel of 36 deg 30
min of north latitude. law which with
the exception of one other, was the only
statute of Freedom then remaining in the
Federal code.
In 1886. when the people of Kansas had
organized new State within the region
TINS abandoned to Slavery. and applied to
be admitted as free State into the Union,
the Democratic party contcmptuously re-
jectcd their petition and drove them with
mcnaces and intimilations from the Halls
OF Congress, and armed the President with
military power to enforce their submission
to slave code, established over them by
frand and usurpation. At every subsc-
qucnt stage ofthc long contest which has
since ragged in Kansas, the Democratic par
tv has lent its sympatllics, its aid, and all
the powers of the Government which it
controlled to enforce Slavery upon that un-
willing and injured people. And now even
at This day, while it mocks ms with the as
surance that Kansas is free. the Democrat
ic party keeps the State excluded from her
Just and proper place in the Union. under
the hope that she may be dragooncd into
the acceptance of slavery.
Tho Democratic party finally has procur-
ell from Supreme judiciary, fixed in its
interest, decree that Slavery exists hv
force of the Constitution in every Terrific
ry of the United States, paramount to all
Legislative authority either within the Ter
ritory or residing in Congress-
Such is the Democratic party. 1t has no
policy State or Federal, for finance, or
trade. or manufacture, or commerce, or ell :
ucation, or internal improvements, or for
the protection, or even the security of civil
or religious liberty. 1t is positive and un-
compromising in tho interest of slavery
negative, compromising and vascillating
in regard to everything else. 1t boasts its
love ofcqnality ami wastes its strength AMI
even its life in fortifying the only aristoc-
racy known in the land. 1t processes fra
ternity and so often as slavery requires. al
lies itself with prescription. It. magnilics
itself for conqucsts inforeign lands, but it
sends the national eagle forth always with
chains and not the olive branch i'm his
fangs. - ts i ra
This dark record shows you, fellow cit
izcns, what | was unwilling to announce
at an earlier stage Of this argnmcnt-that
of the whole ncfarious schedule of slave
holding designs which have submitted to
you, the Democratic party has left only
one yet to be censummatcd--thc abroga-
ton of the law which forbils the -Afiican
slave-srade.
Now. Iknow very well that the Demo,
cratic party has, at every stage of these
proceedings, disavowcd the motive and the
policy of fortifying and extending Slavery.
and has excused them on entirely different
and more plausible grounds. But the In
consistency and frivolity of these pleas
prove still more conclusively the guilt /
charge upon that party. 1t mnst indeed
necessarily excuse such guilt before man
kind, and even the consequences to its
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