Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1859-05-05
JenersOn's Birthday Cele-
brated by the Black Re
Publicans. How InapprO-

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brated by the Black Re-
publicans. How InapprO-
pirate. Ltt9
The Washington correspondent of the
Cincinnati Enquirer writing under date of
April 18th, 1859, says:
One of the coolest acts of presumption
l ever heard of, or Witnessed, was the cel-
ebration here of Thomas Jefferson's Birth
day by the Republicans. 1t came off on
the 18th inst. Francis p Blair presided,
and David r. Goodloe delivered the ora
ton. l am more than ever convinced of
the truth of the old adage, that wonders
will never cease. If had heard that
Christ had been worsh.pped in the Tenn
pie of Mecca; that the Peace Society had
erected monument to Napoleon tbe First,
l could not have been more astcnished.
No man ever lived who left behind him so
many evidences Of his disapproval of the
doctrines now professed by The Republi-
can party. His acts and his sentiments
are standing protest of that organization.
For Satan to quote from the scriptures is
not more out of character than for the re-
ublicans to ealogise Jefferson. the great
head of the party TO which they are op-
posed. Mr. Jefferson was the great cmbod-
iment of State Rights and of popular SOW
ereignty. He was jealous f the en-
croachments Of the General government
He hated cant, illiberality and bigotry.
He was warm friend of the Union, and
a jealous opponent of sectionalism in all
its phases. His nature, character and in
as it is now understood by the party that
now bear that name, and Of which he was
the great head. Democrats here are In
diynant that the old hereditary foes of
Jefferson's principles should seize upon
his glorious name and seek to use his fame
to overturn his cherished creed. If the
old statesman could be permitted to revis-
it the earth. and witness these mock. Re-
publicans chanting hozannas to his memo
ry, he would think that {. political miracle
had been wrought, and that his enemies
had experienced thorough conversion.
To show how strongly antagonistical Jeffer-
sons sentiments were to Blair and his
friends, / will quote some extracts from
his writings, commencing with letter to
General Lafayette, of November 4, 1903.
wherein he says:
The Hartford Convention, the victory
of Orleans, the peace of Ghent, Frustrated
the name Of Federalism. Its votaries a.
baudoned it through shame and mortifca-
ton, and'now call themselves Republicans.
But the name alone is changed; the princi-
pies are the same. On the eclipse of Fed
eralism with us, though not its extinction.
its leaders got up the Miss ouri question
under the false front of lessening the meas
ure of slavery, but with the real view Of
producing geographical division of par
ties, which might ensure them the next
President The people of the North went
blirdfoded into the snare, followed their
leaders for awhile with zeal truly moral
and laudable, until they became sensible
that they were irjuring. instead of aiding
the real interests of the slaves; that they
had been ufed merely as tools for election
eering purposes, and that trick of hypoc-
risy then fell as quickly as it had been got
up. =
| would like to hear William H Seward
take that as his head for discourse at
such celebration. 's-,ir tr-fsi--k -as
In letter to John Adams, April e2nd.
1921, he says:
What does, the holy alliance. in and out
of Congress, intend to do with us on the
Missouri question! And this, by the way,
is but the name Of the case-is only the
John Doe or Richard Roe of the ejectment.
The real question, as seen in the States
afflicted with this unfortunate population,
is: Are our slaves to be presented with
freedom or dagger
- To Mr. Short, April IS. 1890, Mr. Jeffer-
son said: ,r......ff f.,s.s...,s .-...
Although had laid down as law to N.Y.
self never to write. talk or even think of
politics. to know nothing of public affairs,
and had, therefore, ceased to read newspa-
pers, yet the Missouri question aroused
and filled me with. alarm. The old scism
of Federal and Republcanism threatened
nothing, because it existed Id every State.
and united them together by the fraternsm
of7party. But the condolences ofa mark
ed principle, N moral and political. with a
would never be obliterated from the mind;
that it would be recurring on every occa-
sion, and receiving irritstions until 1t would
kindle such mutual and moral hatred as to
render separation preferable to eternal dis
cord. f.. r.s.. = a4-r.. ~
. What would Senator Wilson of Massa-
chusetts respond to that?