Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1860-06-28


and the Constitution have, sanctioned BY
the venerable authority Of, the wise and
good men who established onr Institutions.
They are conformable to law, principle and
wise policy, and their utility Is proven IN
practice by the as yet unbroken current
of our POLITICAL history. They viii pre-
vail, not only because they are right IN
themselves, but also because great and
growing majority of the people believe
them to be right. and the sooner they ARE
allowed to prcvs il in peace aud harmony.
the better for al concerned, as we'll for
those who arc against thcm as those who
are for them. 'sie
/ am aware that small partisans. in their
little warfare against opposing lealers. do
sometimes asSail them by tho trick oftear-
ing from their contexts some particular
Objectionable phrases. pennetl. perhaps, in
the hurfy of COMPOSITION. or spoke in the
heat of oral debate, and holding them mp
to the public as the leading doctrines Of tho
persons assailca. AMI drawing from them
their own uncharitable inferences That
line OF attack bctrays little mind con-
scious of its weakness. for the fal>itv of it's
logic is not more apparent than the injus-
tice Of its design No public man can
stand that ordeal, aud, however willing
men may be to sec it applied to their ad-
versareS, all finch from The tortare when
applied tc themselves fnfact, the man
who nevc. said foolish thing. will hard-
ly be able to prove that he ever sail many
wise ones. - t.htau $50 1850
l consider Mr.. Lincoln sound, safe, ma
tionals man. He.coul,l not DC sectional If
he tried His birth. his education. the
habits ,ofiis life. and ais seogrnphieaipo-
! sition. compel him to be national. All
hisfeclings and interests are ;hlentiied with
the great valley of the Mississippi, near
whose centcr,ho has spent bis whole life .
That Valley is not-a section. but, conspic-
uousiy, the body ofsthe natioH. and. large
as it is, it is not capable Of being divided.
1t is one and indivi~able, and the North
and the South are alike necessary to its
comfort and prosperity. Its people, too,
in all their interests and affections. arc as
broad and general as the regions they in
habit. They are emigran,s. mixed null
titude, coming from every State in the
Union and from most countries in Europe;
they are unwilling. therefore. to submit to
any one petty local standard. They love
the nation as whole. and they love all its
parts. for they are bound to them all. not
only BY feeling ofcommon interest anil
mutual dependence. but also by the rccoi-
lcciions OF Childhood and youth, by blood
and friendship. and by all those social and
domestic charities which sweeten life, and
make this world dwoith living in. The valley
i beginning 10 feel its power, and will soon
be strong enongh.to dictate the law OF the
land. Whenever that state Of things shall
come to pass. it will be most fortunate for
the nation to End the powers of government
| lodged In tho hands ofSncn whose habits
Of thought. whose position and surround
ing circumstances constrain them to use
!, those powers for general and not sectional
ends.
! i give my opinion freely in favor of Mr..
Lincoln, an. hope that, for the good of
the whole country, he may be elected. But
it is not my intention to take any active
part in the canvass For many years past
II have had little to do with public affairs,
and have aspire,i to no political office; and
now in view Of the mad excitement which
convuises the country. and the general dis
runtion anil disorder Of parties and the ele-
linents which compose them. ] am more
than ever assured that for me. personally.
there is no political future, and acceptthc
condition with cheerful satisfaction. Stir,
I cannot discharge myself from the life
long duty (, watch the condtict of men in
power, and to resist. so far rs a mere pri-
vate man may. the fearful progress Of off
cial corruption. which. for several years
past. has sadly marcel and dcflei the fair
fabric Of our government. s-+ - .ssl
F.. If Mr.. Lincoln siloull bcelcctcl, coming
in as anew man. at the head Of a yor,ng par
/ ty never before in power. he may render a
great seryicc TO his conntrv.. which no
| Democrat conid render. He can march
straight forward in the discharge of his high
dates. guided only By his wn good iddg-
Fnient anil Honest purposes, without any
necessity 10 tcmporizc with established
abnses, 20 wink at thc lelinq,lcncies Of old
party friends, or TO 1nlearn and ,liscatd the
had oficiai habits thar have grown up un-
Ifer the niisgovemment Of his Democratic
fprcfecessors1 In short lie can be an hon.
| est and bold reformer on easier aud cheap
cr terms than my Democratic President
can be, for in proceeding in tlic good work
Of cleansing and purifying the aministra-
tive departments. he viii have no occasion
Ito expose the vices. assaii the interests,
or thwart the ambition Of his political
lfrionds oit .sIaJfraW sit 10 yus 20 H0t
~ Begging your pardon for the length Of
this letter, / 1rcmain. with great respect
Your friend and ob't servant - 81
.'s'''is g. EDWARD BATES.n
p EE Tho Republicans Of Chautauqua
county, New York, seem TO be alive to
htheir own goost name. ando to their duty
toward the party Of which they are mem
bcrs - At ratification meeting inst held