Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1860-03-08

Philadelphia Press, under date of Wash
iugton. February %:
Whatever may be sail of John Brown,
of immortal memory, nothing can be clear
CIR than that his invasion of Virginia has
produced the happiest consequences. He
was, without intending to be so, rare
providence to the South. When he at
tempted to take the lives of certain unof-
Tending people, he took the lives of a great
many candidates for the Presidency, and
when he died q very threatening fanaticism
was buried in the grave with him. The
just resentment of the South was respond
ed to by the sympathy of the North, and. at
this day, if there is any one thing clearer
than another, it is that no party that does
not recognize all the guarantees of the South
can triumph at the coming election. Ten
Presidential triumphs for Southern institu-
tons could not produce more good cpnse-
quences than have followed from the feeling
excited by the Harper's Ferry tragedy.
BIT are the iire-eaters in the slave States
conteut with thir revolution in pnpic SEN
timcnt? Ale they satisfied with cultiva-
ting and strengthening the newly received
confidence in the Union, and the daily-awa-
keninS spirit of fraternity on the part OF
the people of the free States? No; taking
it for granted that because John Brown
was Justly executed, and because their in
dignationathis attempi,upon the sovereign
ty of Virginia was heartily re echoed by the
people of the free States. they seem resolv-
ell to commit every party, if possible, and
particularly the Democracy, to the extrem-
est and most odious views; and, to this
emil, they arc organizing, preparatory to
Charleston, in manner which will arouse
in the Northern mind, the strongest feel
ings of hostility to the Southern people.
| have already told you of the way in
which these men treat Stephen a. Doug
las. Their course to him. from the begin
ming. has been course of insult. Follow
ing the lead of his principles. he found it
necessary to take Issue with the President
in regard to the Lecompton Constitution.
and from this point to reassert, in the
strongest manner, his devotion to the prin-
cipes and covenants Of 1856. When he
did this he encountered sort of o5loquy
which woull have crushed almost any 9TH
err man. Immediately after the opening of
the present Congress. and since its COM
mencement Judge Douglas committed him.
self frankly i'll advance. to the decision OF
the Charleston Convention. He has gone
farther and in his speech, in order to pre-
vent an invasion of States, venturei 10 re-
peat the declaration that the John Brown
ARRAY was result Of the teachings of Mr..
Seward an his friends, asd that the Re-
publicn party were more or less response
bic for that event. His friends in the House
of Representative from Illinois supp ortcd
men who were known to be enemies of him.
self and his principles for Speaker of the
House, and allowed themselves TO indulge
in the strongest animadversions against
those who had first raised his flag in Penn
sylvania and elsewhere, and had, by their
courage AMI consistency, vastly contributed
his success in Illinois. / think all these
steps were so many blnn,lcrs. That they
were honestly intcnle,! DO no. assume to
question. They were, however, conces-
sions to relentless antagonism., Hthcy
were intended to conciliate the Southern
politicians, they have failed to conciiiate
them. During the attempt to organize the
House there was m evident disposition on
the part of some Of the Southern leaders to
proclaim truce against Judge Douglas bu;
iaiterly they have resumed all their bitter
ness, showing at once their unforgiving
temper, and how fruitless all attempts on
the part of Judge Douglas and his friends,
have been to bring them to reason. or in
luce them to entertain the slightest recog-
milton of his claims.
Since the orgaizatien we have had the
Senatorial star chamber in secret session,
laying down a platform which is intended
to be forced upon the Charleston Conven-
ton. upon which as upon gnillotine. the
Illinois Senator ami his principles are both
to be executed. The resolutions. elabora.
ted and vitalized in this committee. are.
| understand. to be proposed to the Amer
lean Senate. and an attempt made to put
them through as a great national creed!-
The organs Of the Administration do not
hesitate to construe them as a blow at Judge
Douglas. and at all his friends, and the Eve
ming Star, which may be sail to speak the
sentiments of the fire-caters. yesterday de-
clarcd that Seward himself would have as
much chance as Douglas at the Charleston
Convention. The Constitution, Mr.. Blu
chanan's organ. edited mainly by Judge
Black and Mr.. Browne, sol disons noble
man, boils overevery morning with vitupe-
ration of Douglas. riiiculing his claims. de-
nying his strength. and doing everything
to injure him with tie people. 1t IL under
such auspices as these that the Charleston
Convention will assemble. Further CON-
ment is unnecessary.
The calculations Of the Administration
party upon which are based all these extra
ordinary movements. are as follows: The
National Convention will throw as many
votes as there are members of the HouseOf
Representatives and Senators of the United
States, viz: 303. The Administration and
Secession party claim that they will carry
every Southern State in November. which
will give them 120 electors. and California
and Oregon, which will swell this number
to 1877. In order to obtain majority of
the whole, they will then be compelled to
secure twenty five more electoral votes
These they expect to get in Pennsylvania,
New Jersy. New York, Indiana and Hi
nois. And how are they to do this? OF
course by fomenting divisions among the
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