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Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-03-18
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Latest from Kansas.

Our latest news from Kansas is received
through Mr.. A. ID. Richardson, Of the Bos-
ton Journal, who left the territory on last
Thursday evening and arrived in town on
Saturday night.
The election for delegates to the consti-
tional convention, which was held last
Tuesday passed. off quietly. The pro-
slavery faction generally refused to parti-
cipatc III it. In Leaxenworth county two
tickets were in the fieM-thc free state and
Douglas democratic ticket. The former
was largely triumphant. In Jefferson
county some persons who thought the reg
Mar free State ticket too radical, placed a
more conservative one in nomination.
According to the latest report, the regular
ticket was elected. In the other counties,
generally but one ticket was voted for
Taking the points which have been heard
from ms a basis, the whole number of votes
poled is roughly estimated at from nine to
ten thousand The convention which
meets oh the I'D inst is composed Of one
hundred delegates. 1t contains many of
the ablest and best men of the territory,
and as every shade of feeling in the party
is represented, it will undoubtedly be able
to form constitution which will be ac-
ceptablc to the whole people of Kansas,
Except few pro-slavery fire-eaters, and
one around which they will rally as a
common standard, and defend against all
IS g
Notwithstanding Governor Denver's re-
cent proclamation against the enrolment
of tho territorial militia, the work is stead
lily going onsabout two hundred men being
engaged in it. in different parts of the ter
ritory.
All is now quiet at Fort Scott. but Brock
cit. (who stabbed young Bailey at Lecomp-
ton last summer, Clark, and several 9TH
or notorious characters, still remain in tn
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-03-18
Southern Sentiment.

'"i" '"O VI. s'iHc N.Y. Eagle.
To Shareholders in the border States. the
idea of disunion ought to be most rcpug-
nant. because. as it is their property that
is to be endangered. the injury will fall up
on them more heavily than any other class
of men; and when they consider that all
the safeguards that Southern confedcracv
may throw around the institution of Slave
ry, cannot make that property secure from
the depredationS of enemies who arc en-
corraged to it by the spirit of their own
laws, they cannot fail to discover that dis
union is the worst remedy that could be
adopted to make their rights perfectly Sc
cure.
The matter may be talksl about and
encouraged by blinded zcalots, AMI it ulti-
mate!y may be brought about, but we ven,
ture the conjecture, that if the Union is dis
solved, the individuals who will most regret
it. and most suffer from it, will be the slave
holders themselves.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-03-18

vicinity, apparently with the purpose of
renewing their raids against the Free Stats
settlers as soon as the troops shall be with
drawn.
Coleman, the murderer of Dow, has sud-
denly left the Territory. and probably will
not return! The public feeling against men
OF that class is so strong that very few of
them venture to remain.
The cause of the rumored removal of
Col. Brindle from the land office at Lecomp-
ton, and Gen. Whitfield from the land Of
flee at Kickapoo, is supposed to lie in the
fact that they both voted against the Lc-
compton Constitution on the 4thof January
The long devotion of Whitfield to the in
terests of border ruffianism does not seem
sufficient to excuse the objectionable sin.
The published list of new reported federal
appointments about to be made for Kansas
embraces many of the most notorious
scoundrels in the territory
The public feeling against the Lecomp-
ton swindlo is everywhere intensifying. If
it passes, and the certificates are given to
the pro-slavery men, elected by the Shaw
nee, Delaware Crossing aud Kickapoo
frauds, civil war is inevitable. The spring
business is opening up briskly and prepar-
atoms are being made for very heavy i'm
migration.
n new free-labor paper called the Cyor-
'on,' is to be started in Kansas CITY. on
the tn inst.-Sf. Louis Democrat. TIA
inst.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-03-18

EE In 1854 nearly every Democrat
who was Church member either left the
party or Withdrew from the Church.
Since then If Democrat Joined the church
it was regarded by the leaders as al
most equivalent to a withdrawal from the
party. We hear. since the commencement
Of the recent religious revivals all over the
eastern, western and northern States, of a
number of Democrats, chow unbounded
must be Gods mercy, the editor of the
Western Dominion, published at Upton,
Ind, among them, joining the Church
Is it not this bad omen for Democracy?
Had not the leaders better look after their
flock and pen them up?
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-03-18

% An election was held in Peru, Ind,
on last Monday week for corporation off,
GERS, which resulted in the success of the
Republicans. Last year the bogii had a
majority of 81. When the result was an
nounced. says the Peru Republican, 1--WE
are told that Democrat standing near
the polls said, that is the id Dutch %
1t is becoming quite common for the bogii
to curse the Dutch. Most of the Know
Nothiugs turned Democrats. it is said.-
That accounts for the "milk in the cocoa
nut"
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-03-18
The Repuhlican Ticket.

The enthusiasm with which the State
Ticket nominated by the recent Republi-
can Convention is every where greeted
renders IT unnecessary for us give it more
than general endorsement. which we do
most cheerfully and unequivocally. So
far IS we are acquainted with the nominees
they are men of unimpeachable honor and
unbending integrity. II elected. and we
have no doubs they will be. triumphantly,
the public interest will be safe in their
keeping. We place their names at the
bead Of our paper with moro pride and
satisfaction than we ever before felt in dis
charging q similar duty
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-03-18

ut tstthtse dt ksss@ tH-SsO~s
Lieut.. Bcale and about fourteen camels
stalllel into town last Friday week. and
gave our streets quite an oriental aspect
1t loooks oddly enough to sce--outsilc of
4 menageric-a herd Of those huge, awk-
ward, but iociic animals move about in
our milst, with people riding them like
horses, and brings up weird and far-off
associations to the Eastern Traveller (wheth-
err 10y book or otherwisc) OF the lands of
the mosque, crescent or turban of the pill
grim, mutt, aud dervish. with visions Of
the world Mecca and Jerusalem, AMI the
toiing throngs that have for centuries
wendell thithcr, of the burning sands Of
Arabia and Sahara, where the desert is
boundIess like the ocean, and the camel
is the ship thereof.
These camels, under Lieut.. Gcale. arc
all grown All scrviceabic. and most OF
them are well broken to the saddle and arc
very gentle. All belong to the ne-hump
species except one, which is a cross be-
tween the one and two-humPed kinds
This fellow is a much larger and more pow
eriul than either sire or dam He is griz-
zly looking hybrid, camel mule of colossal
proportions. These animals are admira-
Div adapted to the travel across our con-
tinent, and their introduction by our gov
eminent was a brilliant idea, the result of
which is beginning most happily. At
first, Lieut.. Beale thought that the an
finals were going to fail; they appeared
likely to give out; their backs got sore;
but he resolved to know whether they
would do or not. He loaded them heav-
lily with provisions, which they soon were
able to carry with ease, aud thence came
through to Fort TETON, living themselves on
bushes, pricldy pears, and whatever they
could pick up on the route. They went
without water from six to ten days, and
even packed it long distance for the
mules when crossing deserts. They woro
found capable of packing one thousand
pounds weight apiece and travelling with
their load from, thirty to forty miles per
day, all the while finding their own feed
over an almost barren country. Their
drivers say that they will fat where jack
ass would starve TO death. The mule?
as thsy call him, or cross between tho
camel and dromedary. will pack 200
pounds. fEraw ga 81
The animals arc now on their return to
the Colorado river for the purpose of car
rying provisions for Lieut.. Beale and the
military escort, who. it is conjectured, will
penetrate from thence as fsr as possible in
to the Mormon country. Afterwards
Lieut.. Bcale will return by the new wagon
route that he has lately surveyed to verify
it; and SO on to Washington. He is ex-
pected to reach the capitol before the let q
March, in order to lay his report before
Congress.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-03-18


Gs- An Anti-Lecompton meeting was
held on the "a inst, at Toledo. The I.e-
complexities called another meeting for
the same time at the same place. Noise
and confusion" and knockdowns were the
orler Of the ercning, and the Blade says:
at has been suggested that the thousand
years, which according to the Apocalyptic
Vision, Satan was boand, must have ex-
PRED last night about seven O'clock; AMI
that his Satanic majesty made his first
visit. after his enlargement, to Toledo"
OF the respective strength of the factions
plttcd against each other, the Blade re-
marks
The rowiics, under the lead Of the
Custom House and Post Office Clerks,
were much the most vociferous, but their
numbers did not appear to be large
Probably the two factions were not far
from equal. But the reading of the names
attached to the club disclosed the fact that
nearly all the leading Dcmocrais-those
who had held the best positions in the
patty, anil had most secured its con-
ilencc against the Lccompton swim
die.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-03-18
From the Baltimo-e P.triot

The Union-what is it? 4 heritage pur-
chase.l by the sacre,l blood OF our fore faith
ers, bequeathed to us as the noblcst legacy
of vencratcd sires. Every link ofthat holy
bond is but part OF our own national ex-
istence. We live by it, fight for it, uphold
IT, by all that is most valued. and when
lying. glory in the thought that it shall be
handed down TO our children. even unit,
the third aud fourth generation.
What signify the puny, clustering. and
nnmeaning words of sefambitious dcma
gouges-wrong in sentiment, dishonest in
purpose, and powcrlcss withal-whcn they
rail out, with portcntous forebodings and
invectives, against the Union? We pass
them by as the idle winds
Little do they know their weakness, much
less do they comprehend the great ihrob-
bling heart of free people. who fancy it is
for them to dictate a sundering Of our social
compact. IL the time should arrive for 50
momcntous subject to be contemplated
seriously, all such gasconsles -traitors, Fl
you pleasc-howcver high in authority,
would be hurled from their places, and
scattered like chaif before the wind.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-03-18

A mass meeting Of citizens Of Taylor
county, Virginia, was held at Boothesville
recently. at which tho following, among
other resolutions. was passed unanimously:
THAT the five Christian Adcocates, pub
llshed in the cities of New York, Pittsburgh,
Cincinnati, st. Louis, and Chicago, having
become Abolition sheets of the rankest
character, we ask our Commonwealth at
torneys and postmasters to examine them,
and. if found to he of an unlawful eharac-
ter, to deal with them aud their agents as
the laws of our State direct"
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-03-18

re- Col. JOHN G.. WALKER makes his
bow to the public, in the last Laports
Times, as editor of that sheet The Col.
is bold and vigorous writer. He takes
decided grounds against the Lecornpton
swindle, and hurls defiance at the Admin
istration. Were not our columns al
ready nearly full we would give few sam
Piles of the Coils independence and man.
hood.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-03-18

H We were misinformed in regard to
the Germans at South Bend resolving in
their meeting to vote for "Harpcr and the
Republican ticket" We see by the pro-
ceeiings. published in the last. Register.
that they only determined to vote for
HAnrER, the Republican nominee for State
Treasurer. We regret the error and has
ten to correct it.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-03-18

re- n correspondent thinks the prayer
published in the last lille Democrat, "by
a worthy old farmer, one of the staunchest
and best members of the church," forge
ry. He assigns number Of reasons for
this conclusion. but We will let him speak
for himself next week The crowded state
of our columns precludes its publication
to-day"
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-03-18

~ All persons who served in the Texas
Revolution. and tie heirs of such as have
diel. are entitled to bounty lands. but the
Legislature of Texas has limited the time
Cor applications to be made. which time has
nearly expired; and when it does scxpire,
the claimants who have not applied will be
barren forever and lose their rights.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-03-18

cE Judge Perkins has conditionally
accepted the Platform of the 23d Feb'y.
He attempts, we think, to straddls both the
Ssh and Odd. He Is so accustomed to
stradding whiskey barrels he thinks he can
perform the same feat with platforms. but,
we think he will get split wide OPEN
The world will be happily rid Of him.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-03-18

~ The .'candle-box party press. with
the impudence Of Satan himself, assert
that that party "has hitherto been the bull
wsrk which has resisted tie rares Of ia
naticism, and upheld the constitutional
rights Of each and oil the members Of the
eonfederaey"
Their professions, we admit, have been
loud enough, but their practice has been
the very reverse. In their zeal to uphold
the Institution Of slavery, they have sane
toned injustice, fraud and usurpation. and
trsmpled even The principle Of popular
sovereignty under foot. in order to fasten
che curse of slavery upon Kansas. To re-
sist the spread of slavery. through legal
means. they term .fanatieism, and the doc
trine that the Constitution of the U. S.
carries slavery into all the territories Of the
onion and protects it there. '.thc eonst;tu-
fionai rights of each and all the members
of the copfederacy!" Who ever heard Of
such . perversion of terms? How much
lower can the party sink? Its leaders. it
seems, are lost to all sense of shame. vera
city. Justice and fidelity. Washington.
Adams. Jefferson, Madison. Franklin ard
al the revolutionary heroes who subscri-
bed and acknowledged the principles enun
ciated in the immortal Declaration of In
dependence. are doubtless regarded as ia
nstics by the Shamocracy. and the tories
Of that day as the party which resisted
the waves of fanaticism." and who
should have been crowned with glory and
honor for their loyalty and conservatism.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-03-18

re- Mr.. Cameron and Mr.. Green Of Mo-,
passed some harsh and angry words during
the session Monday night. Mr.. Gresn
withdrew the offensive language next day
and the matter was accordingly settled.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-03-18

~ Mr.. Daniel Mcclure. tho nominee
ofthe 9Th Of january Democratic Conven-
ton, for Secrtary Of State. in reply to
eihs 'snti-Leconpton COMMITTEES says he
ltands on the 9Th Of January platform,
rAsyyby promptly rejecting the platform Of
the Esd Feb.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-03-18

EI The recent election in New Hsmp
sbss resulted in the success Of the Repub-
liesn ticket hy an increased majority.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-03-18

~ Senator Douglas. according to a
Washington correspondent, says he fought
that doctrine of popular sovereignty"
through against the entire North and West
in good faith. and not to subscrve the in
forests of slavery. and it shall not now be-
come . dead letter at the dictum of slavery
cxtenders and disunionists; and if for his
f,alty to tho doctrine he is to be prosecuted
I, . political death By his Democratic breth
roo, h gives them fair notice that no shall
dc bsyd.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-03-18

v@s ron SUPREME JUDGES.
Ix Dist--HOaitE p. BIDDLE, of Cas-;
Ind Dist--lB3lM W. HENDRICKS. Of Jefferson;
Ord Dist-SIMON lANDES, OF Marion;
9Th Dir-wN. d. GgISwOLD, of yigo.
ATTORNEY GENERAL.
WILLIAM T. OTTO, of Floyd.
-sl - TREASURER OF STATE
go JOHN n. HAMPER, of St. Joseph
AUDITOR OF STATE.
ALBERT LANCE, of yiSo.
SECRETARY OF sTAAE.
Z, wfLLIAM 4. PEELE, Of Randolph.
sUfEkfSTESDENr OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION..
JOHN Y0rNC, of Marion.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-03-18

S The Churches were all cured of De-
moray in 1854. Should one now become
infected with the principles Of that party
it would DO past cure.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-03-18

The arrangements are said to be nearly
completed for holding great anti -Lecomp-
ton Convention Of the Northwestern States
At Chicago, which will stsrtle ofice-hold-
ers.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-03-18

UA Buchanan paper. daily and week
". enllsd the National Union, has made
rs syvssssnes in Chicago.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-03-18

ties, was the object of the majority. gave
up, having no power to elicit the truth
They make such report to the House.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-03-18

n No vote. at the last dates, 18th,
tom Washington. had besn taken upon
the LecomPton Constitution. The Senate
r-mained in session all Monday night. in
I. Consequence of the Lecomptonites trying
., force vote on the bill admitting Kan
as. At half past six an adjournment till
II o'clock was carried.
On rs-asscmbling Mr.. Hale made a
.iatsment of the agreement entered into by
rs friends and acquiesced in BY many gen.
'cmsn on the opposite side The agrees
n.snt was read. and was a. follows: We
s-res that the debate shall close. and the
..qsstion Be taken on Monday next. but Il
i. appears necessary that tho sessions be
.-rotrscted to allow free discussion. they
an b extended to such hour As wc may
iicate.
Mr.. Bigler considered the agreement in
s:.ccordance with>the views Of his friends.
So on Monday next the important ques-
On, the greatest question that has arisen
.--nce our government has existed, and one
: at involves moro consequences. will be
.'ecided, so far as the Senate is concerned.
.xll know its fate in that body.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-03-18

The English papers give glowing ac-
counts Of the bem5ariment of Canton by
tina English and French. The operations
appear to be attended with but little loss
on the part of the assailants. There were
extensive CONGREGATIONS in the city.
Admiral Seymour. in dispatch dated
December Goth. says:
"The city of Canton was assaulted and
taken by cscalcale this morning. by the ma
val and military forces of the allied Pow
srs. with very triGing loss as to the num-
bers."
The French Admiral writes:
"Canton is at tho mercy Of the allied
forces. The north fort seems to have been
abandoned. The flags of France and Eng
land are hoistcd on the FIVE story pagoda.
Our loss is small for an attacking force. .
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-03-18
~ Well informed corresp

EN Well informed correspondents at
Washington, remarks the Madison Cour-
Ter, can SC, no probability Of a revival of
the army BILL The blow struck at the
Executive by tho defeat Of this bill in the
Senate was we'll aimed, and may yet be FOL
lowed mp. Instead of creating new regi-
mcnts. and thus pandering to the depraved
appetite for military pomp and for living
on the fruits Of taxation, our Government
ought to disband at least. half it's present
military force and look to volunteers as
their main reliance in case of civil war. It
is doubtful whether any bill authorizing
an increase Of our armed force can pass this
Congress. though a volunteer bill possibly
may.
n. B.-J. D. Bright dodgcd the vote on
the army bill.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-03-18

r. The Lecompton- party in the House
has rejected motion for 4 committee to
inquire into the charges preferred against
the President and Cabinet of using their
official power and patronage TO influence
members on the Kansas question. The
reason every one knows.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-03-18

Resolved, That the election held in the
Territory of Kansas on the 4th of January
last, submitting the Lecompton Constitu-
ton to the vote Of approval or rejection by
the people of said Territory, in pursuancs
Of the act of the Territorial Legislature, APP
proved by Gov. Denver on the 18th De
cember, 1857, at which it appears, by the
proclamation of said Governor, that there
was majority gilmore than 10000 legal
votes in said Territory against said Consti-
tuition, is an important fact, as indicating
whether or not said Constitution "is ac
ceptable and satisfactory to majority Of
the legal voters Of Kansas" into which fact
this Committee, by the resolution creating
it. was directed to inquire, and the Com
mittec will therefore inquire into the samc
Resolved, That as the House of Repre-
scntativcS have instructed this Committee
to inquire into the propriety of the admis-
sion of Kansas into The Union under the
Lccompton Constitution, it is, in the opin-
ion Of this Committee, not in accordance
with propricty to recognize tho said Con-
stitution in admitting said State against
the aforesaid will Of large majority OF the
inhabitants tl.Steof. and as such fact has
been charged by the joint resolution Of the
Territorial Legislature Of Kansas, this
Committsowill inquire into the same IN
accordance with the instructions OF the
House Of Representatives.
These, like III the resolutions which had
preceded them. were defeated; and the mi
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-03-18

report TO this Committee at its next meet
ing copies of the following papers, or such
as he can obtain, and in case he cannot get
copies Of the whole Of the same, that he re-
port those that he can procure copies Of, to
wit:
Copies OF the laws under which the Con-
vention assembled at Lecompton, and un-
der which the Constitution then adopted
was organized, also, the returns Of the cleo
ton or vote on said Constitution on the
2lst Of December last, also, copies Of the
law, if any, by which the sense of the peo-
pie of Kansas on the qucstiof Of the pro-
pricty of their applying for admission as a
State in the Union was authorized to be
taken, and the vote thereon;
Also, copies of the registration Of voters
for the election Of Delegates to said Con-
vention, as we'll as the superintendent Of
Delegates to the same.
1t would seem to an unprecedented man
that the range of inquiry here entered upon
was not whit too wide, and that the facts
which would be elicited,arc those necessa-
ry to the just settlement of the controvcr-
sy; but not SO thought the majority The
question ON the amendment was taken and
the amendment adopted lpcomp-
tonite voting Aye, and the Republicans
and Douglas men uniting in an unaninlous
No. Butnot discouraged, Mr.. Adrian tried
again. this time limiting his inquiry to .
single elcction in which great fraud is
alleged. He ,aoyed the following: