Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1860-04-26

its favor" Existing institutions have all presump-
tory evidences in their favori Does the existence
of Union Of Church and Stats in England, Ct thc
Harem in Turkey. the juggernaus in India. Can
abalism in the islands of the ocean, Piracy on the
sea, Polygamy in Utah and Slavery in The South.
shave all the presumptory evidence in their favor!
These institutions and practices all exist and for
sooth. because they do exist, the law--which
should always be just prcsumes they are right and
good. investigator say all statutory enactments
are deemed necessary for public good The law is
fullof fctions and this presumption isone OF them
1t is true the law presumes many things, but then
prcsumptions which are as apt to be wrong right
can be rcbutted. A man charged with the crime OF
murder, the law presumes to be innocent, but when
suficiency of unimpcached testimony is adduced
for that purpose, the presumption of innocence
stands aside and the man is convicted. 1fproslave
ry men would res, their case rpon presumption
alone the thing would soon be disproved. But Mr..
I. endeavors to strengthen his presumption by the
introduction OF evidence, and to that end he desires
to exclude all Witnesses from the stand except
shareholders and southerners. He says, "if it is
the hydra headed monster the aboli,onists would
h ave believe it is the shareholders and Others
who have been ere witnesses during that time
during its existence, 900 years. would be clamor
Gus for It's adjustment" II docs not follow tia
slave holders because they are "oye Witnesses
of their own wrongs would be the first ones to ties
tify against themselves. Ifthat were the rule ant
a correct one evils of every kind would soon ceas'
to exist-the Mormom being "eye Witnesses o
the evils Of polygamy would abolish it, the muir
dercr being an 'eye witness" efhis evil operations
would testify against himself. If this we're til
law. Othslo's occupation of defending criminal
would be gone. "Investigator" objects TO tt
= introduction of other witnesses than Souhcrners-
hear him: "On the other hand those who cry 8
loud against this question ar
resident of free states, not half Of whom eve
!. seen STAKEHOLDER" Well, sir, il YOU permit on
half or even one fifth to testify against your pc
institution a million Witnesses will condemn II .
cruel and barbarous and ruirous TO all connccte
with il. Cut. sir. in addition to this we can aiduc
= the testimony of all respectable slaDeho!der'
;. against the viilsiny who lived prior to Polk
/, reign, commencing with such men as WaslinSto
). and Jrfferson
=, n his fourth article, "Investigator" says, ga
!, know that permitting the slaves OF the South
:, spread into the West will not add one being to tn
unfortunate condition, that it will increase q
happiness OF those existing. and by spreading the
:, over a large surface, viii dilute the evil ere
where and facilitate the of getting rid OF 1t
: Again he says. eat the present time, slave labor
The Southern States il the pircpal motive pow
in the agricultural enterprises OF the South. WIZ
out these the products Of that portion Of osr eou
-, try, which is the most productive, would Swint
:, into mere nothngncss, compared with the present
From the above, We are to understand that the p
prietors Of the paper in which investigators gl'
=. ces" are Published, and the democratic supports
=, of said paper, in short the Democratic party
49, Marshall County, for they all tacitly endorse
- doctrines, are in favor Of extending slavery il
= the West for the purpose of diutng it, AID s.
-. porting in the South because there it is the Pr
cipie motive POI yin their agricultural en'erpFis