Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1859-09-01

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DAILY ATLAs.-We are in receipt of
several numbers of the Daily Atlas, pub
li-hed at indianapolis, by JouN d. De-
FREES, Lsq., the prospectus Of which APP
peared in our columns two or three months
since. 1t is edited with ability. and its
typographical appearance is very neat
Terms of the Daily So per annum, in adj
vance; the Weekly 81.
The following extract from the Intro
duetory article in the first number defines
the political position of the Atlas:
We shall oppose the continuance of
power in the hands of the party now con-
trolling the affairs of our State and Ma
tional Governments, because:
L. 1t denies the power of the people Of
a Territory to prohibit slavery therein by
Legislative enactment.
2 1t opposed and defeated the passage
Of law at the last session of Congress,
securing homes to actual settlers on our
public lands.
8. 1t has for the purpose of maintaining
political power. forced upon the country
the agitation of questions affecting slavery,
calculated to disturb the harmony and to
endanger the perpe:uity of the Union of
the States. .sa
f. 1t has attempted to extend and to
perpctuate slavery in Kansas by its efforts
to force the Lecompton Constitution upon
the people of that Territory, contrary to
their wishes. ate
5. 1t is pledged to maintain, by Con-
gressional enactment. the dogma first an
nounced by Mr.. Calhoun few years ago,
and more recently recognized by ditum
OF the Supreme Court, tthat slavery exists
in our Territories by reason OF the Consti-
tuition itself. -
6. 1t has failed to enforce the law against
the slave trade, thus encouraging the revi-
val of that Infamous traffic. in accordance
with the wishes Of the leaders Of the party
in the Slave States, who demand a repeal
OF the law itself.
T. 1t has become corrupt and extrava-
CANT in the management of the affairs OF
the State and National Governments.
8. 1t has failed to give that encourage
meut to the construction of Railroad to
the Pacific. and to the Improvement oi
Rivers and Harbors of national character,
With the interests Of the country demand
9. Ithas, for partizan purposes, permit.
1 ted persons from Indiana to occupy seats
in the United States Senate, and to vote
as Senators, who were never chosen by the
Legislature of this State. a .di dflW
Is 10. 1t has created a National debt, by
borrowing money, without providing
means, by discriminating duties, for its
repayment. .ly f-.si.a - !,
! From. the first reason above given for it.
opposition to Democracy. we infer oth'
! Atlas intends taking Popular Sovereignt,
grounds. That is now, we believe. uni
,versal sentiment among Republicans ever,
where. We have always, ourself, been il
favor of it, and although we thought ih,
repeal Of the Missouri Compromise an un
necessary and mischievous measure, yet
we were pleased with tie Popular Sover
cignty principle incorporated in the Kan
sas-Nebraska Bill, believing that the caus'
OF freedom would be benefited by it ulti
maiely. Aud had the Democratic part,
by its acts in Kansas, in 1865 and sc, no
betrayed the base hypocrisy Of its profes
sions, we should have c ntinucd to hav,
acted with it, as we did in 1854. in oppo
sition to the Know Nothing party. wbicl
we could not swallow, notwithstandin;
our lifelong opposition to Shamocracy
'The'opcn and bold denunciation Of tina
principle now, by all Buchanan Demo
Gratis. who constitute three-fourths of tn
party, demonstrates the hollownessl ofthei
professions in 1885,. ssai, led 5rs,l ~