Marshall County Democrat., 1859-11-10
For the Democrat.
To Candid Readers Every
where.

and his followers at Harper's Ferry. and
deny that his acts are the result of theil
teachings and principles. Ifthey are right
in SO doing. no man should charge it upon
them; if not. it should be fastened upon
them as placard. and they should be MADE
walking warning to all candid men uuti
they repent of and forsake the advocacy oI
principles so pernlcious in their results.
We propose to briefly state few facts,
and then leave you to judge-fairly if you
will-of the truth or falsity of these deni-
ais. We wish to premise. that in using
the name Republicans" we aliude only
to the leaders ofthat party--,hose who, by
their speeches. writings. books and argu-
ments have inniliated and raised into a
platform, the creed Of the so-called par
ty.
After tie defeat of the old Wing party,
the American party became noticeable
Its creed was to exclude all foreign born
persons from Office. This party had ad-
h..reuts from all the old and existing par
ties--Whig, Democrat, Abolition. Free
Soil. etc. etc.; but il had not inherent force
sufficient to make lis way to prominent
position, and men partially rallied under a
name known AS the peoples parry. -
This also had adherents from all other par
ties. but having no sufficient principles
being based wholly on she Temper once
queslion-it soon showed signs of decay,
and the leaders of the opposition 10 Democ-
racy--in casting about for something 10
build up party on--made use Of several
leading Abolilionists. by getting onto their
track, and seized on the doctrine of oppo.
silion to slavery. Very soon there was a
perfect afliliaion between the new party
and the anti-slavery men of all parties
from the Free Soil Democrat to The d:sun-
ion Atheisiical aboliiionist Of the Garrison
school. A few honorable consistent anti
slavery men--such as HALE--who always
commanded the respect of men by their
consistency and candor, were cautious in
their adherence; but whenever the two
tracks came together, there was perfect
harmony and sympathy. and the union was
complete with nineteen tweniieths of the
abolition party. The Republicans fused
with them. The sentiments Of the party
were based on and advocated aAli-slavery
doctrines. It's motto was mo more slave
territory, no more slave States" There
grew out of this numerous other matters,
such as "no u..ion with shareholders, no
compromise with slavery" (that is. oppo
siiion to colonization, to gradual emancipa
lion, to everything short of immediate and
unconditional emancipation eternal op-
position to the compromises Of 1850, res,o-
ration Of the Missouri compromise, aboli-
ton IF slavery or dissolution of the I'm
ion;" and hundred others, which every
one can remember. Conventions were
held. men attended with flags having stars
TO represent the free States only. speeches
were made and papers printed articles ad-
vocating eternal hostility to all those who
tolerated slavery. Men were urged to be-
Iieve and to obey "a higher law" than the
law of the land. They were urged to re-
sist the execution of the fugitive slave law.
They were taught and asked to aid the
slave to escape. Men who enforced the
law were traduced and spoken of as worse
than pirates.
The riots in relation to the slave Burns
were applauded and the murders then COM
mtted were sanctioned. Laws were pass
ed by some Of the States repudiating the
laws of Congress. One judge was i'm
peached and removed because he enforced
government law. personal Liberty
bills were passed. conflicting with and re
pudiating the national laws. Slaves were
forcibly taken from The hands of Marshals
and courts, when there under legal pro.
cess Marshals were shot, & process from
the government courts treated with con
tempt Societies were formed in the halls
of Congress TO exclude shareholders from
Kansas Arms, ammunition, men and
money were sent there fol that purpose
When the conflict arose that afterwards fol
lowed, every act of hostility towards slave
holders was applauded. Free State mer
who were killed were held as martyrs
Pamphlets. circulars, newspapers. anc
speakers advocated insurreclion by the
blacks and aid by the whites. dissolution o
the Union, and forcible abolition if il could
not be Otherwise accomplished. Resolu
lions were adopted at every convention II
every free State, advocating these doc
trines with more or less force. Many gooc
men among them couDselled moderation
but the large majority counselled the for
chile carrying gu of these doctrines.
The Democratic party and Democrats
,v;.b.,n, disiiution were called the party