Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1859-11-03
Rather Strange Coincidents.

Rather Strange COincidents.
When Banks said Let the Union Slide. +"
and Spaulding said 1--WE are for dissolu-
ton of the Union,' and Horace Greedy
said, "The Union is not worth supporting
in connection with the South" and the
Tribune New York Correspondent-Red-
path-durlng the Fremont campaign. said.
al more than agree with the disunion abb
oliti,nisis," &e, bit few looked 50 soon al
ter for the bold and traitorous steps which
have b.en taken at Harper's Ferry, with a
perfect understanding by the projectors OF
the scheme. that simultaneous outbreaks oil
the same kind were to take place In hen-
lucs7. on the Arkare"e Rive ""a ~,''~'
places? Yetthe predictions and the desires
of the above named Statcsmen(i) are be-
ing verified and gra,ifed.
Just at this juncture--afier Gov. Sc
wards visit to Europe--the correspondence
nov going on between this government
ard that in relation to the San joan diff
Guilty. seems TO be Of rather a threatening
character and more difficult of adjustment
all these things too--not before, but
just after we hid got through with our fall
STATE Elections.
Ifany national or Union man should hap
pen Just now, TO become jealous or mani
fest deep concern for the fate OF this Union,
we fear he would not--two years hence,
laugh at his folly.
We do not sympathise with slavery as
an Institution; but those who composed a
large maj ,ri:y of the founders of the Re-
public, have their rights, and they should
and will b. protected at all hazards
The National Government is bound to pro-
tect them.
Had the several States formed Union
with no slavery at al. in any of them. and
it had crept into the institutions OF some oil
them after the formation of the Union, II
would have somewhat extenuated the enor-
mites OF he trai.orous outrages now be-
inr perpe,rated oil the whole nation. But
!. the case ia different When the National
Constitution YVES adopted. it was done by
thirteen states. Oar Nationality recogniz-
ed BY an emblem of our Own choosing
the Eaale--the AMERICAN EAGLE. and
AZ demonstrative of our inseparable cennec-
ton. there were placed upon the American
flag, thirteen bright and shining stars. rep
resen,ing the thirteen states which founded
our happy confederacy--and ELEVEN OF
THEM WERE SLAVE STATES.
9 Under that apparently living. breathing
and happy Banner. had these thirteen
, stares--with their gradually increasing
number to near thirty four or thirty-fve--
3 gloriously rallied in peace and contentnent
happy in the enjoyment of peace with
All other nations of the earth. and thank
full TO God for the bounteous and profi-
! table harvests. and richness of Che earihs
mineral products, etc, etc., when 1t appears
that few fanatics of the north have SO
worked themselves into the affections OF
suficien! number of greater and graver
heads, Tor ought to be) as to induce them
to turn traitors to the original thirteen and
commence insurrectionary movements TO
rob them of their property bequeathed to
them By their own revolutionary fathers,
and the founders Of the Confederacy
- Who carries that American face that
does not burn at such state of things?-
We dc not. We would rather have 1t bn-
lrisd than no. h-vs it burn.