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

short communication for publication. In looking
over your paper of the 10th of February, noticed
that you had published some of the condcmnations
of American Slavery uttered by such of our Rcvo-
lutonary Fathers as Washington, jefferson, Mad:-
son, Patrick Henry, and Others. Liberty revived
within me and slavery seemed to die. | thought
surely the Republicans are going to do something,
surely they beginning to have some back
bono, and hope revived. But oh. when l turned
the sheet over and saw the column headed "Mar-
shall County Republican Convention" aud ran my
eyes down to the 18th resolution, my heart scken-
cd, and was nude to cry in despair, When shall
ibis dark clond Of Slavery that overshadows this
nation, even to its most northern boundaries be
dispelledr'
What sentiment to be uttered by liberty low
ing people, and in country that boasts Of liberty
of thought and speech. But hear thcm-hcar the
resolutions:
"Rcsolred. That We condemn all such forays and
acts rs that of John Brown at Harpcr's Ferry
Ihad il stopped here it would have been well
enough; but hear il further "and all men who in
tcrscre with slavery where it exists in the States
by local law together with their counsclors, aders
and abetto 5. and those who either in or out of
Congress conspire aid or abet dissolution of the
Union, arc in spirit and principle equally guilty OF
treason against the Government, and should aud OF
right ought to be punished as traitors"
This is synonymous to saving that every good
and humane man who thinks acts against the
"sum of all yillanes,'' as the immortal John
Wesley has termed it, where it is located by stat
ute law. should ard Of right ought to be hung
Does the enacting of such wickcdncss into law
make it rsh. or dvinel | pity the man whose
moral vision i, so benighted as to endorse such an
idea My God. has it come to thisl Where is
the freedom Of speech and liberty of the pressl
Surely. mistake the people of Marshall il they
believe tic doctrines set forth in the foregoing res
ousicn. When this resolution was read they sure
Iy did not think or reflect upon the nature OF it.
No, know they did lot / know the people of
Marshall County better than that. This resolu-
ton has originated from some Office seeking poll
tician who is willing throw away all his manhood
and become the tool of the Southern taskmastcrs
for the sake of an Office though it be but small
How diff rent from the immortal sentiment utter
ed by the immortal Patrick Henry: ''Givc me lib-
erty or give me DEATH" The laboring people hate
the oppressor. They know too we'll that they have
to support his extravaganza by hard labor. They
know too well what it is to be oppressed and swim
died Of their just dues by extravagant officers and
slave holders to be in favor of the oppressor.-
Were it otherwise they would be against them
selves. Hearkcn to the voice of the people; al
low the laboring classes to draft resolutions and
make office seeking politicians listen to them. and
then we will have resolutions in favor Of liberty and
opposed to slavery.
Hang every one th,t says or docs any thing a
sainst slavery in the Slave States, or is not in uni
son with the master TO Cypress his victim Tell me
not that such sentiment is entertained by the peo
pie of Marshall County. Let the Republican
party take that ground and they will sink (and
ought to- deeper than ever the old Wings did with
Daniel Webster at their held.
Hang every Abolitionis.. Never again culogise
our freedom loving foreiathers who preferred death
to slavery. Treat with contempt the preamble of
our Constitution which says that "all men are Gre
atcd free and equal" The M,rshall County Re-
publicans say all those who endorse such scnti-
ments ought to be hung. SCHUYLER Collax says
that the Constitution of the United States is
ti-savery document, and he would cons.ruc it so rs
to libcrate every slave in the Union. He is the
traitor Of all and ought Of right to be hung.
So with host Of others, such rs Sumner, Hale,
Giddings, Wade, Lovcjoy, James Harlan, Gov
Chase. They are in spirit and principal against
slavery every where. They say hem it in and it
must die. They are both in principle and spirit
opposed to slavery in the States. There no
call for such resolution the one alluded to- 1t
only shows how Office seekers cin stoop.
Well, Marshall County Republicans, guess
you had better proceed to erect your gallows.--
You will have good time oft. As good time
as old Virginia had with Gov. Wise at the head
You can count ON the assistance OF Gov. Willard
He would not mind 10 hang some of the ant-slave-
ry men and have them out Of the way.
ELISHA ERWIN.
! RExARKs ON THE ABovE.--Our old and much cs-
<emed friend has suffered himself to become great
" excited about nothing. mere phantasmagoria.
He has dashed himself into fury beating the air
and fighting shadow Of his own creation. The
true meaning of the resolution is entirely misap-
pretended by him, and. therefore, all that he says
about it is not only gratutous and uncallcd for. but
unjust toward the trainers of it and the highly res
pcctable meeting that adopted it. He admits him
self that the condemnation Of John Browns foray
rs "well enough" Ifso it follows as matter
of course that his aiders and abettors are equally
culpable and deserve the fate; but this is not
saving that the freedom Of speech ought to be sup
pressed, that those who think proper to cry aloud
against "the sum Of all villainies." but refrain
from committing any over. act contraryto law is
guilty of treason and ought to be hung. Our friend
has evidently allowed his phlanthrophy for the
poor down troddcn slave. for whom sympatlisc
as much a. he does, to blind his judgment, If not
his sense ofjusticc to others. especially the Re-
publicaus Of Marshall. IL ever the serpent slave
nv is either scotchcd or abolished it will be by the
Ian proposed BY the Republican party, and not by
the impracticable means advocated by our friend,
we're we disposed to turn his battery Of sophis-
try upon him we could easily show that practically
he is playing into the hands Of shareholders, by
standing aloof rs he does from the Republican par
ty and refusing to vote, because he understands
the Constitution il is slavery document. 1.-THE
Republicans all occupied his do nothing plat
form, the Democrats would pat their shoulders and
call them fine fellows. philanthrophists and patri-
OTIS. Why is he 20 solicitous about the position Of
fbe Renullican marty? Will he vo(e with them In