Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1860-08-30
PETER PRINGLE, Jr.
Correspondence of the Republicans.
BoURBoN, August 81, 1860.

BoURBoN, August ~, 1860.
Mn. MATrISGLY:-Iha had thought I wo'd
not trouble you with any more communi-
cations. but some circumstances seem to
require it. l recently accepted an invita-
tion to attend Democratic Club meeting.
When l arrived at the appointed place. a
young gentleman from your town was
speaking. and, with all due Difference to
his feelings. permit me TO say. that he ad-
vanced some most horrible and atrocious
sentiments. He tried to show what good
benevolent, Christian slave holding breth.
rem they had in the South lie said they
fought bravcly in the Revolutionary and
Mexican wars. to defend the rights Of the
people. expect they fought in Mexico
to extend the area of human bondagc-to
rivet more tightly the chains which bind
the slave. The speaker affirmed the right
of property in man; he attempted to illns
trate the right of the Shareholder by instan-
cling partnership of twclvc-nine would
invest the money OF the firm in horses and
cattle--the other three declare that buying
such property is sinful and refuse to give
their assent to it, thus attempting to die
tate TO the majority! Is this not an at
tempt to degrade the image of G Gol to the
level of the beast of the field? \ wicked
and disgraccful attempt to oblitcrate the
line Of lcmarkation between mankind and
the brute creation? And if it be true that
Africans are but brutes, could not hal the
Democratic party be convicted of GER
tain crime, which. the large number of mu-
lattoes in the Southern States afford prima
.facie evidence of It's constant practice9-
Away with this attempt to justify the re-
Voting traffic in the bodies and soals Of
menl For shame. that in this day of
boastel liberty and light. a speaker should
insult the intelligence of his hearers by n
declaration Of the right of property in
man. The orator then proceeded to show
that the Black Republicans were not a law
abiding people. He said that they had
resisted the enforcement Of the fugitive
slave bill, while the slave master is enti-
tied to return of his property by special
provision of the Constitution, dc claring
that there is higher law. which they res
pect more than the Constitution. He was
not fair-mindcl enough to tell the true
reasons for opposition to the fugitive slave
law. and so will state them: 1. Because
1t is an infringement of the right Of trial by
Jury. 2 1t violates the principle OF the
habeas corpus act ). 1t ovcrrides State
Sovereignty. 4. 1t virtually offers bribe
OF five dollars to the Commissioners to re-
coSnze the right of the claimant, for it
gives them only five dollars if the defend |
ant Is proved to be a freeman, and ten
dollars II he is provcl to be a slave. )
1t Furnishes benevolcnce as crime and for. |
bids theexercise of Christian charity-pun-
shlns with heavy penalties acts of kind |
ness which none but an inhuman wretch
would refuse to a wounded spaniel. g.
|. commands MS to take MP the cry of the
bloodhound and pursue the painting fugi
I've from slavcry--while the natural in
tincts OF our nature teach us rather TO af
ord him shelter and Ibid his pursuers de-
lance In the name of our. God" But the
Gentleman done the Republicans too much
lonor. For the sake of our common hu-
nanity l would rejoice to say that they
10 oppose that law. But truth forbids.-
regard for that Constitution, which. |
ear. in the Judgment day will hang like
mlil-stone round their necks, represses
hose better feelings which revolt against