Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-09-09

EE The last Den,o-rat contains a COM
from correspondent at Knox.
evidently written by some one as reckless
Of truth as he is ignorant OF the Kings
English. He says that Mr.. Scott, who
was elected chairman OF the Stark County
Convention held at Knox on
the 18th ult., is "a hot -headed Abolition
ist- Now, we happen to be acquainted
with Mr.. SCOTS views on the slavery ques
ton. and they are not ultra by any means
lie is not in favor of negro equality or ne
gro suffrage. and of course is violently OPP
posed either to the lawful or unlawful
of the white and black ra-
ces. He is opposed to the further spread
of slavery into free territory. but is in ia
vor ofletting the people in the States where
slavery exists manage the institution to
suit themselves. No one but hot headed
slavery propagandist would call man en-
tertaining such sentiments "a hot-hcaied
Abolitionist'
We do not propose to point out and cx-
pose all the false statements of the learned
and iogi.aL correspondent, but here is a
luminous paragraph which cannot fail to
extort the admiration Of every one capable
OF approaching terse and forcible language:
Parks of Marshall gavs q speech in re-
gard to what 'ras his views of the United
States policy, aud concluded with his
views in regard to the Wabash Canal; ma
king the issue between the parties, the Ne
sro Rights
Ought not the Dsmo,fat to be proud of
its able and brilliant correspondent at
Knox? This paragraph alone is sufficient
to elevate him upon the highest pinnacle of
fame. side by side with May AMI Fooley
Mr. Parks says he said nothing about the
rights OF negroes being the Issue between
the parties." but he must certainly be mis-
taken. 1t cannot be possible that one SO
highly gifted. and capable Of expressing
himself in such glowing and elegant terms
would tarnish his bright fame by misrep-
resenting political opponent. However,
it is but just we should say that Mr. Parks
insists that he took the position that the
Republican party was the white mans par
ty; in favor of free labor. and opposed to
degrading the white man by bringing slave
labor in competition with his.
The aforesaid correspondent next mar
rates the following singular occurrence:
Sample of your place made a speech
but forgot which party he belonged to. and
concluded by realizing Hammond's speech
That was funny. wasn't it. 1t is true
doubtless. every wor'l Of it.
But here is another luminous paragraph
from the same communication:
scott closed by declaring thet he wa
better Democrat than there was in Starl
County. His Democracy began in tn,
DAYS of jefferson and jackson, but that h
had got into the abolition party and knew
that they wero the only Democrats"
Scott closedp' Closed what? Or,li
nary men would have said that "Scoi
made speech, and closed by declaring.
DC, but this extraordinary correspondent
despises all redundancy Of language. an
expresses the same idea with such breyit
o. to excite the admiration of the able
critics in the land If II be true th.
"brerity is the soul of w.t." then. he j
: without doubt. the wittiest writer OF Il
age. and the people of Stark will certain
ly manifest their appreciation of his tra'
s,endaut abilities by clectiug him to Il
. Office of constable. or some other equal
honorable position. But. according
this wit. did not poor Scott have hinge
y ing time of it with his Democracv. viii,
began in the DAYS of Jefferson and JAG
y son. It's growth was certainly rath
slow. 1t began" in the days Of Jefferso
. and thirty years after. IL had not made al
visible progress. Bnt. notwIthstsndil
the slow growth of his Democracy.
became suddenly transmogri6ed into
!" abolitionist. and SO quickly was this trar
formation effected. that be does not kns
IT how or whan it was done, and he still
= boris unler the delasicn that he is De-
!. ocrss Mr. Scott. it Is true. denies Il
/. he is IN AbolI;ionist. as the Shamocra
a understand it, but the Depaosrafs al
m correspondent says he is, snd we see
- way for him to get out Of it.
r. The said correspondent winds up
m eloquent epistle with the following cane
O. and lumisO~s statement: sz s
1.-The Democrats have gained At least
- :. votes by Scott declaring himself to b
s Democrat. Send q few more Republic
- speakers to this place OF the sort we h
= had and at the next election we will &
- :, one hundred Democratic majority
. The Democracy Of Stark ought cesta
- " r.. estco--, Mr Scott ,s-v hskhlyfo< :