Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1859-09-01

DObSiaH y, Ohc VI tAS itCiAONfati
stars. Voice. That's sol lie i
! so much Of Democrat they dare no
: repudia,e him. Douglas says the peo
pie should be taxed to improve tide
water. but nothing for the West.
The Pacific railroad is in the sam'
FIX ss the rivers and lakes. The Yves
will never have it till the Democrat,
party goes ont Of power. The De
mocracy refused to survey the Contra
route. but imported eamels to survey
the Southern desert and disunior
route. which proved only fit fol
camels, carrying water in their BELLE,
for three or four days. They refused
aid to the Central route. lest thcr,
should be chain Of free States on thi,
parallel. The Southern route was
surveyed without an appropriation, fol
what care they for the laws Of Con
gress.
Missouri asked for an overland mail
and bill was passed, Congress al
lowing the Post master General 10 LEI
the contract, the contractor TO select
his own route. On opening the bids
none was found for the Southern dc
sert route; but the Postmaster Genera
told one Of the bidders, If he would put
in a bid for the Southern route, h,
should have the contract. The bid was
made and the contract let, the distance
thereby being increased 900 miles be.
tween St. Louis and San Francisco
One hundred thousand men and wo-
men have beaten plain track across
the plains. but that route must give
way to the desert route, with this
Democratic Administration. | offer
ed bill revoking the Postmaster
Generals contract, and 1t went to a
committee, whereon was member
from Missouri, AMI it slept. L tackled
it on to the Post Office appropriation
bill, and three members from Missouri
voted against it. Two Of the three
were from this border-one Of them
your own Representative. Voice
He's not in town. l care not;
would say the same were he here.
The South moulds the policy of the
Democratic party and it is against that
policy for the West to expand; they
only desire Slavery extension. and for
this policy they oppose the West and
her interests. AS long as the Democ-
racy lives. You get nothing. unless
God himself, who planted the gold at
Pixies Peak, which has been so oppor.
tunely discovered to give new State
and q central route to the Pacific. for
the defeat Of that party.
You must look elsewhere than the
Democratic party for aid. Our inter
ests of State are opposed to the
South in this matter. Missouri lies
north of the slave States; she is sur
rounded by the free States. with which
her interests are identical. have
not the least idea of stopping. Him
ois lies on our eastern boundary, Iowa
on our northern, Kansas on our west
ern, which will soon be free State in
spite of Lecompton and the Admins
tration, and Arkansas, weak and oi
little consequence to us, on the south.
| have sometimes noticed In the pa
pers, that q little beeswsx and few
mukrat skins come from there. which
is the amount of our interests with
Arkansas, while our connection with
the free States is intimate and extcn-
sive.
We must look. in our national con-
Germs. to the real advantage of the
State. l told you / should speak freely
of Slavery-it is the question of the
day, or you would not see gentlemen
from this section vote as they do. A.
| understand it, the Dred Scott decis-
ion is the standpoint of the Democracy
on Slavery. Calhoun first promulga-
ted the doctrine that the Constitution,
per Sc, carried Slavery into the Ter
ritories. You know what his Dem oc-
racy was in the days of Jackson-then
no prominent statesman thonght OF
agreeing with him. lie was OPP
posed to the doctrines of jefferson. II
you refuse Jefferson. and take Calhoun,
do so boldly, and don't "steal the IL
very OF heaven to serve the devil in. "
At the request Of Monroe. Calhoun.
when in his Cabinet. signed writing
assenting..to the Missouri Compromise.
and admitting its constitutionslity.-
1t was an aftcrthought of Cslhoun's,
Is Of the Democratic party. that the
Constitution carries Slavery into the
Territories. but ask the protesting
Democracy to deny the name they dis
grace. From the days of Washing
ton to Pierce. the Territories were held
to be under the control Of Congress-