Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1859-03-03

s-,n- at .all.--Ns, matter whether the people
of a Territory number forty, fifty. eighty,
or hundred thousand, ii they give ey-
iicncc of the ability to govern themsel ses,
and desire to do SO. they ought to be orr
ganizel as State. unless there be some
peculiar reason justifying delay. The
restriction placed upon Kansas by slave
holders AMI their Democratic allies at the
North, was sectional, unjust, absurd. and
mean; but we confess we saw no reason
why Republicans should insist upon sim
liar restriction upon Oregon. Had Oregon
bsaB = slavs. State. they would have
been justified in demanding its application
rhereto; IL would have been but righteous
! rctribution But Orc.son and Kansas were
. not in antagonists. 'Phey stood on the
sanss ID stform--both were free -States.--
The champions of free States wisely OPP
oposc,l the restriction upou Kansas; but
why. In the name of common sense, shonld
tlcy demand its enforcement against Or
eson? The Administration Party was
vindictive enough to say to one You shall
not be State unless you number 90, 900
peop.c-and inconsistent enough to say to
the other, YOU may be State, no matter
what your population Very we'll. gen
tlcincn, we go for admitting both as free
States, because they have population MI
nerous and wise enough for self-govern-
meat. We laborcd to bring in Kansas:
we shall vote to bring in Oregon. You
may be as sbsard or inconsistent as you
please; We shall make fires States as fast as
we can, reasonably Be assured that we
shall never be guilty of the folly of reiec-
ting one free State from the Union, be-
cause we cannot get another free State in
NJ the same timei is
The Tribune dislikss perhaps abhors,
the two Senator'S elect from Oregon; de-
nounces the State "a Pro- Slavery. says it
is not in fact free State. &. Are new
States in the habit of electing anti-Admin-
istrstic Senators? Must [ vote against
them, till their people elect gentlemen to
suit my taste and views? And how is Or
egon to be redeemed from her Pro- Slavery
character? BY remanding her to the
training of Administration officials; by
ganization whose heart and brains are in
Washington? Are Republicans dream
ings Has the multiplication Of free States
ceased to De an object? Are we to permit
ourselves to be swayed so much by party
spirit a. to rcpuaiate our own vital policy
because in q single case. and for an excep-
tioaai reason, it happens to be sustained
by oar opponents? They favor the ad-
mission of Oregon, because it subserve.
certain party purposes for a time; and we
therefore, go against it, although its al
mission must subservc the great cause o
Freedom! for all time! f 80
Werrjoice that Oregon is in the Union
and that il stands there BY the aid of Ele
ven Republican Senators AMI Fifteen Re
publican Members. Had it been reduce,
to q Territorial condition by Republican
votes, we should have apprehended moth
ing but mischief Itwould have gone bacl
under the Drei Scott decision-under al
Administration that regards everyy Terrific
~ as much slave soil as South Carolina
and information received from intelligen
men in Oregon, leads us TO spprehend tina
its next application would have been nnle
Constitution tolcrating Slavery Thanl
God, that danger has passed., and we shat
rest in peace.