Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1860-03-22

The following is from Mr.. Corwn's last great
effort IN The House:
While citing the decision of the Supreme Court
he was told that the Court had changed; yes said
he, when it came to the AbrihaInic pass il forked
of. lie said the fire Gates had attempted to be
witty the singing of the M,rseiiIcs Hymn. by
a band of yankees, at Republican meeting IN
Ohio. on account Of the "nasa twang' of the
singers. He supposed that Prince Rupert and his
chivalrie army did not like the "nasal twang" of
Cromweli's troops. when they fell upon them
shouting that startling and thrilling battle cry of
."God and the sword OF Gideon" especially when
they Mere being swept away BY III, stalwaFt blows
OF these brave enthusiasts. Nor would the sccess-
ionisis like the s'nasaItwang'' ofhe Northern men
when they should rally their hosts 10 prevent a
dissolution of the Union, and punish the trai,ors.-
But they must prepare for that unpleasant "twang'
If they raise their ruthless hands against the Con-
:cler,cy. He believed that the Union would stand,
and that, when time hal grown gray and walked
upon the crutches of eternity, this glorious Rcpub-
lie would have foundation in the hearts of gen
erations then alive, firm and lasting eternity
itself. Ii the Republicans are traitors for advo-
eating the doctrines taught by our Fathers and
deserve hanging, then these val0rous 5ccessonists
might as well sli.tch from that sacred sarcOpagus
now in the keeping of American womcn-thc
mou.dcr NJ rcmiins of Washington, and scatter
them upon tie banks of the Potomac, and place
for such reasonable teachings.
The declaration and pretence OF the the disun
oasts, that the State is the sole judge of its own
agg, evances, as to the time and measure of re
dress, is apalpablc mistake. There isno such pow
or in any State. The whole doctrine of secession
is abstrrdty. The idea of peaccablc dissolu-
ton OF the Uaon is a desnsye one which we won
der any man entertains. No section of country
can control the future of this great Cantcdcracy-
Who dare attempt to vail up the highway through
the Atlantic States, and prevent the great West
and Northwest from approaching the Atlantic
through those States or from navigating the great
flyers emptying into the Gulf Of Mexico and the
81. Lawrence? The millions destined to occupy
MAT great region will keep these avcpres open,
and icarislly punish any ono or more States that
venture to close them. little North, prosperous
and strong it is, may not do this certainly the
puny South, with canSer in its bosom. which is
eating ont is vitality, and an Institution in its
midst, which sparalyzng its power, cannot do it,
Therefore it will not be done by any one.
The right of rebellion or revolution belongs
alike to State and an Individual, but It is crime
Fof such magnitude that he who resorts to it would
be hung so much higher than Haman, that the
bare thought of his .sltitude would make posterity
sfzzy. Secession is treason, and would be punish
ed accordingly Ii there Is a dissolution of this
Union, the North will do il. The PEOPLE of the
North. not few of them, now fear this calamity.
'fhey say tina. the oatrages heapcd upon their
tbcthren who visit the Southern States Is aronsing
AN uncomfortable, indignation, which viii burst
Forth into devoaEng fame, II few more such in
hst,nces of insolent cruelty occur fo-ta p
&c If the popular feeling be notappeascd by proper
concc ssions--if ulofendins men, giiIAesss Of any
cfirhc, save that Of preferrng freedom to slavery.
are TO be whipped, imprisoned and ruthlessy ban
Is be administered solely for the benefit Of slave
J,oldcrs-then tie day Is not fsr distant when tho