Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1860-05-17
PLYMOUTH INDIANA THURSDAY MAY IT, 1860

we have to do with slavery. Let our muzzled
press answer-let the mobs excited against US By
the merchants and politicians answer-let the gag
laws threatened by our Governors and legislatures
answer-let the conduct OF the National Govern
ment answer-"--W. w. Jay.
"The South needs to be free, the South wants
to be free and the South shaa be free.'-Com.
Helper, Southerner, proposes to rid the South
ofslavery in constitutional way. and says the
South "shaH be free"-and Investigator. the de
fender, and his democratic friends when they oppose
the sentiment but say the South shall not be free,
"Iam not the panegyrist Of slvvery. It is an
unnatural state, dark cloud which obscures half
the lustre of our free institutions. For my own
part though surrounded by slavery from my cradle
to the present moment, yet
Il hate the touch o. servile hands,
loathe the slaves who cringe around" "
"Do not reserve your strength until you are pow
erless to strke; the present is the proper time for
action; under all the circumstances, apathy or in
difference is crime."-Com-. 81.
The above is addressed to Southern non slave
holders and it is fsurative language. Elsewhere
he proposes to organize the non-slaveholders and
others South into party for the abolition Of slave
ry by law. We ask Mr.. Investigator il they have
lawful right to act thusi It is none of his or our
business whether the South proposes to abolish
slavery or not. Wegive one more Of ILvestiga-
tors quotations from Helper with the belief that
more are unnecessary to fully show the defend
er's" design.
"Evcn that system however, the worst. which
seems to have been practced by those venerable
Old fogics, Abraham, Issac and Jacob. was one Of
the innovations of Satan that God "winked" at"
Com, l3S.
The remainder Of the above which Investigator
for purpose we'll understood, left out reads thus-
.and, to the mind of the Biblical scholar, nothing
can be more evident than that he determined OF
old, that il should. in due time be abolished"
In the above Helper alluded to the preposterous
claim Shareholders set up to the Bible pro slave
ry book. He then quotes few passages from the
Scriptures. some of which are as follows:
proclaim liberty throughout all the land. unto
all the inhabitants thereof"
"Reieve the oppressed
"Let the oppressed go frec.''
"Call no MIN master, neither be ye called mas :
ter"
'whers tho spirit of the Lord is there is libcr-
ty."
"All things whatsoever ye would that men should
DO TO you, do ye even 50 TO them 7"
In one of his articles Investigator uses the fol-
lowing language:
"The most ridiculous and untruthful assertions
can be proven from the writings of any man, by
garbled extracts. and msrcpresenting the connec-
ton, incorrectly stating the time and circum-
stances under which such sentiments were express
ed.'
The above was we'll said. and the gentleman not
satisfied with his base proposition, makes "the
most ridiculous and untruthful assertions concern
ing the Helper book and the Republicans, and en-
deavors to prove them "from the writings" of the
! former. By "garbled extracts" &c, &c. Merely
for the purpose, we may presume, of showing that
the thing can be done.
In the foregoing extracts we have shown from
the writings Of our most ilustrious and revered
countrymen that Helpers invectives against slave
ry. quoted with qualification by Investigator the
defender" are no more vehement and decided
than were theirs If Investigator curses one he
must curse all, for all held the same views with re
gard to the yillainy of slavery. Wedoubt not that
many Democrats, Investigator included. do secret
ly curse Washington. Jefferson and Henr,'s ex.
pressed hatred of the great sin.