Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-11-04
Democracy Going TO Pieccs--The South
Indignant ut their Northern Allies, and
Repudiating their Fellowship.

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natl Gazette, that it has no sentiments for
q particular section. 1t claims to be the
same in all parts of the Union-to avow
and act up to the same doctrines, North
and South, East and West How utterly
groundless is this assumption, we have re-
pcatedly shown. Between Northern and
Southern Democrats-as they represent
themselves to the people of their respective
lities-thcrc has long been a marked
and incurable disagreement However this
has been CLOSED over or winked at in times
past, it is manifested that the use which
that party has made of sectional agitation,
to prolong its vitality, has at length begun
to bear its natural fruit of discord and de-
struction. Speedy dissolution is now in
prospect. Mutual jealousies and recrimi-
nations will go on increasing, until even
the Pro-Slavcry wing of the Northern De-
mocracy will cease to be trusted or fellow
SHIPPED anywhere at the South. Honest
Republicanism will be preferred.
Throughout the entire North, it is well
known, even the Buchanan candidates, at
the recent elections, renowned the pledges
made in the English Bill, and on these
terms alone was single man them elect
ell. Yet through all the South, the De-
mocracy have insisted that the portion of
the bill pledging an exclusion of Kansas
as a free State until after the next census,
was its most vital part, and in no case to
be rclinquished. When even the most
rampant Administration men-Bill Eng
lish himself ncluled-repudiated that
clause of the act, III most express terms, of
course the boosted "unity" ofthe party was
not only at an end, but the source of an ir-
reconcilable quarrel was opened 1t was
indeed most shabby act of bad faith. thus
to renouncc solemn pledges made in the
halls of Congress. The South must truly
care little for what it Processes to hold at
so high value, if it does not insist that
these Representatives shall break faith
with their constituents, and fulfill their
prior engagements to the Southern oligar-
chy.
What Southern Democrats say on this
subject may be seen in the following cen
ergetc" strain from a recent speech Of Col.
L. NJ. Kett, South Carolina Representa-
tive, at Whippy Swamp:
81 have seen it stated that all the Nor
thern Democratic nominees for Congress
are pledged to disregard the provision in
the conference bill requiring the ratio of
population for member of Congress be-
fore Kansas should be admitted into the
Union. This provision, Jdst in itself, ne
ccssary to fair dealing between the MEM
bers of the Confcdcracy, was incorporated
in the bill with more than ordinary lcgis-
lativc solemnity. Twas an agreement en-
tered into under circumstances which in
vested it with the sanctitics of a compact.
To it faith was .plighted. 1t cannot be
broken by the northern party to it without
perfdy. If it be true that the Northern
Democratic nominees arc pledged to vio-
late it, then it shows to my mind that Nor
thern fanaticism is increasing. and that re-
sistance to it is giving way. yMe North
breaks filth upon this point, the ties Jetoceen
The tuo rings efhe party wW be weokened
If not dissoiced. The South cannot hold
communion ,cith those rho Jetroy faith and
hound on fanotieism. If Kansas is now
thrust into the Union as free State, a.
gainst and over the provisions of the con-
ference bill; if tho South is to be outraged,
by seeing this Territory, with its rebclious
and marauding population, and its licen-
tious and anarchial agitations, lassoed and
dragged into the Federal sisterhood, an de-
!, fance Of lar, and right, and justice, and
, pledged filth, then she mast tear asander
party ties, and take her safety into her own
hands. THetuJflmem Of the bond tie South
must and sc;H eract, and any piolation Of Il
mast be toilosced by retribution."
This is not the mere bravado Of hot
headed fanatic, remarks the same paper
The same deliberate utterances come up
from all parts of the South. The Democ.
racy there feel outraged by this betrayal OF
their interests, to which the Administra-
ton was solcmnly committed. The
Charleston Mercury sounds the kncll Of
dissolution Tor the Democratic party. Ii
includes both wings Of the North in one
sweeping condemnation. Its pointed lam
guage on the subject deserves to be repro
; duced in full:
"Our readers have doubtless seen the re-
suit of the late election in the North. II
| there were any two States in the NORTH
which the Democratic party and the South
could rely on for continued support, those
two States were Indiana and Pennsylvania
Y They have become overwhelmingly anti
S Democratic Indiana has in the present Con
' gress six Democrats to five Republicans
In the next Congress, by the late elections
there will be but four Democrats to sever
: Republicans. In Pennsylvania the defeat
is still more striking. Out of twenty-fi
. Representatives there will be but two Dem
I ocrats. The immediate cause of this result