Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1860-01-12
A VOICE FROM THE SOUTH.
Reception of the Republican Call in
Maryland.

Members OF the Peoples Party OF Penn /
sylvania,
Members ofthc Opposition Party of New /
Jersey,
And all others, i
who are willing to cooperate in support of
the candidates then and there to be nom- |
mated for President and Vice President. |
has been officially called to assemble at
Chicago on the 18th of June. 1860. Two
delegates from each Congressional District,
and four from the State at large, are to con-
stitute the representation. q j
The basis on which this Convention is
called. according to the terms of the noti
fcation, is, Opposition.
1. TO tho policy of the present Admins
tration:
3 To the Federal corruption and usur-
patton;
8. To the extension of slavery in the
Territories;
4. To the new and dangerous political
doctrine that the Constitution Of its own
force. carries slavery into all the Terrific
ries Of the United States;
s. To the re opening of the African Slave
Trade;
g. To an inequality of rights among
citizens;
I. And who are in favor of the immcdi-
ate admission of Kansas under the Con-
stitution recently adopted by its people;
8. Of restoring the Federal Admins
tration to system of rigid economy, and
to the principles of Washington and JET
fcrson;
| o. OF maintaining inviolate the rights
of the States, and defending the soil Of
every State and Territory from lawlesS in-
vasion;
TO- And of preserving the integrity of
the Union. and Supremacy of the Consti-
tuition and laws passed in pursuance thereof,
against the conspiracy of the leaders of a
sectional party to resist the majority prin-
ciple as established by this government,
even at the expence Of its existence"
The first ground of opposition. it seems
to us would have been all sufficient, and
had we had tie authority, we would have
limited the call to this comprehensive
proposition, for it is broad enough to COM
binc all the elements of hostility to the
ruling dynasty. which is little more than
an expression in itself of every conceivable
sort of NAL administration and hercsy
against tbs Consultation and our institu-
tions as established by the fathers. But
as the authors of the call have deemed it
wise TO amplify somewhat, let us look into
these spec;i .ations, and see what they
] really mean.
Everybody will understand the first and
second specifications. Open and unblush-
ing corruptions and usurpations constitute
the very existence of the Administration
policy, and the only way to save our insti-
tutions from final destruction is to drive
: the dynasty out of power with universal
shout of indignation. 1t has earned the
wages of political sin, and nothing remains
bat 10 discharge tie obligation. Let it be
consigned speedily to the political death
that it merits.
The third and fourth proposition, it will
be seen embraces good old Henry Clay
Wing doctrines on this subject. He was
utterly opposed to the extension of slave
ry into free Territories, and said, he would
see his right arm drop from his shoulder.
before he would lift it in support of any
such policy. And though the Black her
esy that the Constitution plants slavery by
its own inherent power in the Territories.
had not yet reared its black head distinctly
above the horizon, yet Mr.. Clay forcsaw it.
and met it on a hundred occasions, in his
public speeches directly and indirectly,
with whitening denunciations and irrcsist-
ible demonstrations of its unsoundness-
But we are content to rest the falacy Of this
outrageous doctrine upon the Hon. Reverdy
IJohnson's recent arguments against it.
Inspired with the principles of the great
American master of political economy,
at whose feet he sat for many years.
with such eminent distinction to himself
and his teacher. he leaves the hereto at
the head of the government. and his At
torncy Black, not an inch Of ground to
stand upon. Well may the Chicago OPP
positionsts call for Union. in support of
these indcstructible principles. We know
of no Opposition man in the whole conn
try who will refuse to sustain these prop
ositions.
The sixth specification is one that every
American citizens ought to approve by his
vote and acts. 1t is a timely assertion of
the right Of every foreiyn-born- citizen to
be protected by the. whole power of the
Government, should he chance to return
to the country of his birth, or when he is
travelling abroad. He is entitled to as
much protcctection as the native born cit
izen, for he has been made citizen with
out reservation. No more shameful Le-
clerc Letters, we hope, will ever cmsnate
from the State Department, let the Sec
retary be who lie may There must be no
more inequality in the rights of citizens,
when they are in foreign countries. We
must either assert the entire right Of for
eigner to absolve himself from military al
lesisnce, which is a political duty, or sur
render it at once. Justice to our natural
lied citizens demands action on this sub
ject, and this issue should be broadly made
next fall. ~ $50
No man in the Opposition to the cor
rupt dynasty at Washington. can be SO
perverse as to disagree to the proposition
against the African slave trade, or that in
favor of admitting Kansas. and getting her
out, of the way: or that for bringing back
the Government to . system of honesty
and rigid economy. If there be any such