Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-05-27
re- The Democratic papers. since n

- Ihe Democratic papers, since tn
passage of the invishous English bill ar
confused and confouaded-ae two o
them sgrse in their interpretation of it
snsi while some few denounce it hearth,
for ITS insulting menaces to freemen, an,
degrading admission that one slave owne
is more than equal to two non-sIave hold
ers. others apologize for it by declaring
that it virtually submits Lecompton to .
vote of the people. and thus takes the ones
ton ont OF Congress, as though that would
quiet the country; while others. again, ap
pear to be we'll pleased with the miserable
subterfuge. and try to throw dust in tlseir
readers eyes by misrepreseniing the pro-
visions of the bill, rs well as the objections
urged against it by theRepublicans. They
play upon a:harp Of a thousand strings"
truly.
The party leaders profess to. be exceed
ingly anxious to stop the agitation of the
slsvsvy question. but somehow or other
every sxpedient they re sort to for that OBJ
jeet only increases it. Why? Because
they are either miserable set of blunder-
ers. political quacks. or are altogether dis
honest in their professions? In either
case they are unworthy of being longer
trusted. The Crittenden- Montgomery bill
- it passed the House, was fair and Just
to all. and would have satisfied the coun-
Try Why did the Democratic party re-
Ease to pass Il. if the peace and qniet Of the
country is what they really desires An
swer that. win you, gentlemen patriots,
par excellence
1t is but too evident, from the acts Of
the party. in every instance, that they on
~ desire the settlement of the slavery ques-
ton BY an acquiescence to the demands of
the Slave Oligarchy-slavery extension
and an acknowledgment of the doctrine
that the Constitution of tho United States
protects and carries slavery into all the ter
ritories of the Union. Upon no other hy-
pothesis will they allow the settlement of
the question. SO long as they can help it,
By any means whatever, fair or foul, hon
est or dishonest. Are facts required to
substantiate this assertion? They are
known and admitted by all men not viii
fully blind to truth. Their own witnesses,
Geary, Walker, Stanton and johnson,
besides hundreds Of lesser note, prove and
admit it to be true.
II the party are really honest and sim
esrs in their professions of popular sover-
eighty and non-interference, why did they
menace the people of Kansas with the
threat to keep them in a state of pupilage
and the territory open to shareholders, If
they rejected Lecompton, until the popu-
lstion more than doubled itself? Is that
the kind of popular sovereignty and non
Intervention the Democracy have been con-
tending for so loudly? Again-if the par
~ intended the fair thing and designed the
majority to rule in the election authorised
By the English swindle, why was major
ity of the election Board, which is authori-
.sd to make all the arrangements and reg
ulations for the election, appoint all the
judges and clerks. receive and count all the
rstuFns, and declare the result, constituted
Of ninious Of the President and the Slave
0lissrchy? Coming events cast their
shadows before" and if the country is not
aesin startled by the most astounding cleo
tion frsuds, on . scale to challenge the adj
mirsGion of the nation, on account of their
stupcndousncss and the Indifference mani
fssted by thsm to conceal them, it will be
bscsuss the people viii have made such ar
ssngsnsnts - will enable them to execute
summary justice upon the prime movers,
sidss snd sbsttors. This is the only al
tsrnseivs ~ thsm to preserve their rights
81 libugtie- Ths Democratic leaders,
ce1poss1 - they now are Of dis-unionists,
frs-ssssss. slsvsy-propagandists and
upstsEt szistasuAs. who are AFTER the spoils
Of sl6ssslsas. while making loud profess
s;oss Il devotion to popular srvereignty
and non-iptsrveution. are secretly plotting
The ovsrthrow of our liberties. Be not de-
csiyed ~ tteir zyren song. Demago CUES
~ tEsitoFs IN every age. have found it ne
csssary IN order to accomplish their designs
to make load prefsssions Of love and re-
gard for Tho people. A thousand facts of
recent occurrsnce, familiar to all. brand
the leaders Of Democracy As demsgogues
and traitors to the principles they profess
Fer what purpose let the people decide.
- Gen. p. f. Smith died n Lesven-
yorth on The 10th or 18th inst His re-
pains posed through ST. Louis for Phil
.dslpbia 2p Moadsy last.
= Kanaas Election. Il
The election in Kansas was on the 18th.
The Lesvenworth Constitution has Lccn