Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1859-11-03
THE REPUBLICAN.
The Harper's Ferry Tragedy.


! The Harper's Ferry Tragedy.
The papers continue to be filled with
details and comments upon the affair at
Harper's Ferry. All Virginia and the rest
of the Slave States, with their Northern
pro-s slavery allies have worked themselves
into perfect phrenzy Of excitement over
it. They gnash their teeth, tear ont their
hair, declare that the msurrection is the
result of Republican teaching. and that
every Black Republican ought to be shot
do,rn. If there were any grounds for char
!, ging the Republican party with countenan-
cling or encouraging "OId Brown" in his
mad aad lawless acts there would be some
excuse for their phrenzy. But what arc
the facts? The whole Republican press
all over the country, and every prominent
man connected with the party mite in con-
dcmning the movement. and express the
hope that every one engaged in it either as
principal or accessory may he male to
suffer the utmost rigors of the law they
have violated. -I
From the language Of the pro-slaycry
press about this affair those ignorant Of the
history of the Democratic party would
suppose that it was cnti ely composed of
the most virtuous, harmless. hish-minded.
intelligent, jnst anil law abiling set Of
men in the country! But who was it that
made mur,lerous assault in the Senate
+, Chamber upon one OF the most talented
members ofthat House merely for cxerci.
sing his constitutional privilege? Where
then were the anathemas anil patriotic
CALCULATIONS of these canting hypocrites?
Was this act the legitimate result Of Dem
ocratic teaching? Did they condemn the
cowardly ruflian for the outrage? Dill they
cry out for his Punishment? Nay, verify.
But rather made light of the affair; made
il the subject OF coarse and uniccling with
cisms. and indulgc,l in sarcastic remarks
upon the wounded and bleeding Senator
while PROSTATE and suffering from the ef-
fects of the blows inflicted by their cham
pion, whom they Immediately commenced
toasting and applanding for his valorous
exploit in attacking unexpectedly and with
ont notice an unarmed anil efencelcss Sen
ator while seated at his desk engaged in
writing. with a mur,lerous Lu,!scon; con
, tinuing bis blows even after fc had strick-
r en- the Senator down. showing evidently
his intention was To murder him which
he would doubtless have accomplished had
he not been prevented hy the interference
of bystanders. Having. no donLt. the as
surance of those highest in authority that
he should not lie punished. All rcmem-
} Der how this bully was afterwards compli-
mented with presents of canes. and COM
mandatory epistles from all parts of the
country, justified by resolutions passed. in
Democratic meetings, and toasted and hon
orcd by the leaders Of the party. who enio--
sell his dastar,ily act by refusing to expell
him from the House. Had he lived, who
entcItains doubt but that he woulI have
been promoted to a seat in the q. States
S nate. or received either cabinet appoint
m mt or sent off to some foreign Court as
Minister Plenipotentiary? But, though
h, escaped the punishment he so justly
deserved here on arth-imprisonment in
the pcnitentiary for lifc-hc could not cs-
cape the vengeance Of God! The sudden
ness and the cause of his taking off left no
room to doubt the special interference Of
Providence.
Were this the only case of violence
bloodshed, lawlessncss and injustice COM
mitted by Democrats within the past four
years, there might he some excuse for the
hypocriticat leaders holding mp their hands
, in holy horror and turning up their eyes
like dying calves at the mad and insane
acts of"Old Brown" and his fanatical fol
lowers. But the murder Of the Irish wait
er by Democratic Congressman, which
every Democratic Congressman justified by
refusing to expell the murderer from his
seat; the murders and outrages committed
; in Kansas upon peaeeable and unoffending
citizens; the frequent frauds committed mp
upon the ballot box there as well as else
where; the repeated attempts to force
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| Constitution lcgalizing slavery upon the
people Of Kansas against their known will,
not to mention thousand other acts of
injustice. frand and oppression. all having
for their object the establishment of slave
ry in that territory in defiance of the will
cf large majority of its legal VOTERS. arc
too well remembered to require more than
"a bare reference to them here in order to
show mp the base hypocrisy and hollow
heartedness Of those pro-slavery dcms-
gogues who affect now to be terribly hor-
rifed because few crazy fanatics attempt
to whip them with their own weapons