Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1860-04-26
a GLANCE
INVESTIGATORS lNVESTICAT TON
OF HELPERS CRISIS. -o
Br A cAsTIeAroR.


he Republicans hold to opinions and are guilty of
.c.s they never though, of. He occasionally as
umes false and absurd positions for the party he
opposes, and manfuly makes war upon them and
hen chackles at his great victory. Perhaps he IS
no, TO blame for his masters do the same shing.
For want Of argument he resorts to the same
pick in his eight " ith poor Helper.
"The Republican plan for abolishing slavery, las
expounded by Hclper,l is for the STAKEHOLDER to
smancipate all their slaves, and give 10 each the
nominal sum of $780," The foregoing is an unnit
gated untruth Investigator ,ceH knoos the
R epublcan party has no plan for interfering with
shaver. in the slave states, rs expounded 10y Hell
per or any body else. Judging from its conduct
for the last few years, he could with far greater
truth ard propriety. say the Democratic pir'y has
a plan for natonalizns slavery. and that the plan
was partially developed in ts endorsement of the
bred Scott diclum and the Presidents Mes
age, which later says, "he Constitution OF its own
force carries slavery into the Territories and no
human power can prevent it." Alter making the
above misstatcmcnt Investigator" belches forth
about column and half of the blacklist kind oil |
lava at the Republican party for desiring to eman-
cpate the slaves Of the South and 10 place them on
an equality with the whites He grows eloquent
as he depicts the wrongs an of this kind would
heap upon tine slaveholders--of whom there may
be FIVE humid ed thousand in the U. S. who are
held in horrid, heiish bondage by their fue or str
millions OF slores. this being investigators esti-
mate of the number. Hear him:
1.-THE idea ofcompclling man, Ia man, or the
citizens Of one half Of the United States, to de-
prve themselves of large portion OF their proper
II l'propcrty.' man. nay millions OF men, women
and cldren.l without any remuneration to them
selves. advantage to their country or oencht 10
the property(') o. thus made valncless-was one
which never found Judgement but in the heated
brain of an abolition fanatic"
We presume the democratic horde OF stumpers
during the coming campaign will have IN easy time
of "a, they will have no thinking to do, no argu-
ment to make. for their thoughts and arguments are
all concentrated into very little ofthe AngioSaxon
tonguc-:hey are all comprised into less than hall
r dozen words--Blsek Republican. Abolition jansf
&c. With these splendid, convincing arguments
: they expect to lash the voters into submission
Win they do it. -
c Again, for argument sake only, admitting tina
the Republicans are abolition fanatics and desire
to deprive 1000 shareholders of large portion
of their property, consisting of more than 5,0O0.00
o. their brethren and sisters, then, indeed. the Bacl
= Republicans are dastardly set of fellows.
$ .'Empaneipation is the most repugnant form o
# abotionism vet proposed. 1t takes from th'
:. STAKEHOLDER that which he is entitled to by thu
Constitution and laws under which he lives, with
C out giving any remuneration. IL gives to an ine
fl,,1r fr,ta
a entitled them to; and exal,s them to position
- which they could not but disgrace, and lose at N
distant future time"
= Now, "Inyestigator," arc you not q little "craz
or dcmented" as you call Heper7 You think {
= mancipation abolitonism of the most repugnaI
>, form, entirely wrong, and advocated only by fana'
lies, do youl Hundreds Of the most philanthroE
- ic and humane citizens of the South have bee,
- guilty of the crime OF "emancipation"
whom VIC believe was Tomas Jefferson and a ma
by the name of Randolph. Several free States ar
also guilty. Kentucky at one time came very nes
emancipating her slaves, and had she done g
. "Investigator," would. to be consistent. call hi
: million Of freemcn, abolition fanatics. "lnrest
. gator if he is an intelligent reader OF the Repu
lcan journals Of the present time, knows that
Emancipation 10 not amalgamaton, nor necessari
calculated to render the cmanciparcd more q
- social and political equal of the white man. The
are thousands OF emancpated negroes in the Nor
ct and they are not the equals Of the white man 9th
10 socially or politically. The very laws tho genil
ut man mentions prevents their equality. and wi
nc these before hs wonderful vision how GIN he de-
ue their existence and forcel IL is we'll known IA
that the major portion OF the Republican party av
ct. the purchase Of some contiguous other terrific
nd accessible to the blacks of tie U. S. in which
do COLOMBO such az are now, and may become Tree
al by the acts Of their owners The policy of q
re- party is as we understand to separate the races
ay. Gar as practicable. Not to amalgamate them as
, If Ibcine done in the democratic South. The beau
rds full fertile Plains Of the west and South west pee
has iarly adapted to the wants Of white freeme''
Of Republican ms want to remsin unp'llusel by
nj tread of a slave. Even Helper himself. the Dire
ian aboitonist. the great fanatic, If we read him
les. right, does not in any way favor smagamaiiop
rir negro equality. If"Investigator" will show u
ern he docs will forth iih yield the palm. Your
Of then upon this subject is 'oves labor lost" nobe
our wants the scare-crow negro cquality--uness it
ize yourself -..s-
uI s.Investgator'' is an out and out pro slavery
his ana now we propose to prove it. Out Of his
bed mouth we will condemn him.
nee Thus far in his discussion "Investigator"
:te ignored the existence of any nssuFal right in
TACT slave, denominating him an inferior being m
zcn property. incapable Of self governments and OF
ch, preciating liberty. Then in his third article
ny says: 49,. 81 -.
! in ssInstitusions which exist. and have all the
mo sumptory evidence in their favor NO cone'us'
I IL more certain than that al statutory enactne
~" or recognized rules for the governments OF socl.
ard we're deemed necessary for the public good.
not very existence presupposed necessity tor their
:. scfment or adoption. In relation to slavery, W
the wear 1860, find it q prevailing institution
ana 6iteen of the thirty-three States composing
are American government; and by applying the
arse aboxe alluded 10, the first testimony on tue
= Of feet u in its favor"ee st.'A 9icA -.s .
;r~ The above Is but the third Of the paragraph
80 ted from to show that the first Testimony