Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1860-03-08

it i, ileAnty OF Congress to prviee,t.
llthe one position IS true. the other is
equally so. II the constitution does
carry Slavery into the Telgito,ie ies. the
people Of the South are right. The
fallacy Of the Argument consists in the
fact that the Constitution does no,
carry ",hc peculiar institution any
where. but does proiec; it where i; ex-
is,s BY virtue Of local law.
john brown.
Bat something has been sail Of
certain John Brown, who fgrrea
rather conspieuousiy at Haipes's
Ferry. In reference to his unfogtu-
nate attack upon Harper's Ferry AMI
on the people of Virginia. ! have but
few words to describe my opinion
Those words are murder anl treason
lie was a felon. and very properly
met felon's doom. Long continued
applause and cheers for Lane -
There Is my opinion on the subject OF
John Brown. | DO not feel in any
way responsible for his act have
taught no doctrine which led to any
such result. The Republican party
las taught no such doctrine. 1t il
perhaps. safe FOR the Democratic party
TO say that the Republican party lid
So If such charge IS preferred
against me. ! have an answer in good
Anglo-Saxon dialect ready: lit is
false"
FEARFUL RESPONSIBILITY OF DOUGLAS.
For seventy years the Territories
were settled peacefully, but in 1854.
when Douglas introduced the bill 10
repeal the Missouri Compromise. AMI
from that moment, civil war, strife
and contention ragged upon the plains
of Kansas, and every drop Of blood
that the soil oi Kansas drank in red
dens upon the skirts of Douglas
There Is a holy rei,ibution that viii
follow him. TO reward him for tha,
blood thirsty ambition which led him
to lose sight of his countly and hi-
country's good. that he might be
promoted to the Presidential chair
That is my whole veiw. in brief,
Upon the slavery controversy.
ADuIyisTRATloS ExTRAvAGANcE.
] wish now to speak in reference to
a few other things pertaining 10 the
Democratic party Cor the last few
years, in reference TO the extravagant
prohigacy and corruption of James
Buchanan and his Administration.
Six years ago the treasury OF the
Uuited States was oveifowing. SO
much so that after meeting all the
appropriations, the Secretary of the
Treasury had to advertise for holders
OF the public securities TO come forward
and be psid a premium for receiving
their money. Within the last three
wears the Administration has had TO
create a debt of $4,000. .000. and
this too wi,hout providing any means
of payment. When prudent man
makes debt. he should. II he he hon
est. provide tie means for the pay
ment thereof. Has the Democratic
party done any such thing? IN the
language of 1.-THE discipline" the
Democratic party has created debt
without having a reasonable prospect
of ever paying it.
Why has the debt existed at alp
There is one fruitful source OF corrupt.
ion in Kansas. 1t was necessary to
send an army OF three hundred armed
soldiers TO Kansas to do what? TO
enable the people of Kansas. in the
language OF the Kansas Nebraska bill.
to form and regulate their domestic IN
tstituiions in their own way. Ex-
cessive laughter. For fear T. At they
wouM 10, DO this thing. three thou
sand armed troops are sent there 10
imake the people do as they please. =
/ \ voice--"IIi, him again." Much
laughter and some applause. Iha,
is strange demonstration it seems TO
nc. \ e.--"A Democrat CIT"
Some six or eight millions were spent
to force the Lccompton Constitution,
al. odins as it was; reeking as it was
with corruption and stained with
blool. upon the necks Of an unwilling
people. We resisted il, your mem
bers Of Congress resisted il. and foi
that we and they are Aboli;ionists.-
| II ! know myself. Ilove the Cpnsil,u.
I. ton OF my country and tie Union ol
the States. ] yene,a,e the fathers o
the Republic to whom we owe thi'
fieh inheritance of civilization. free
lon and glory which ble.ses our com
mon country, and wpnld not srstais
their action ly going a,hwasi all ibei
teachings. by forcing on an unwi.in.
peorie n Cone,ifn.ion that thev neve