Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1860-11-29

ing the objects and purposes of the Rcpub-
lican party. with the hope of precipitating
some Of the Southern States into a po-
alton from which they cannot. without dis
honor. afterwards recede, well knowing. il
they delay till after the new Administers
tion is inauguratcd and tested, it viii fur
nish no cause for complaints. Secession
is an impracticability. or rather an impos-
sibility. The Constitution provides no
way by which State may withdraw from
the Union--no way for the dissolution of
the Union it creates The General Gov
ernment interfcres but little with the indi-
vidual rights of the citizen, except for
protection. 1t is chiefly felt in its benefits
and its blessings, not in its exactions. If
Ievery Federal officer in South Carolina
were to resign. their offices remain vacant.
and its Legislature declare the State ont of
the Union, it would all amount to little ex-
cent to Inconvenience the people Of that
State. so long as they did not Interfere
| with the collections Of the revenue on the
scaboard The people in other portions of
the Union would not be in the least incoin-
model. What is the South Carolina army
to do when raised? Whom is it TO fight?
! lManifestly, If it commences war on the
~. S. officers engaged in collecting the
revenue, it becomes the aggressor.
This would be revolution and making
war without cause. for South Carolina
makes no complaint against the present
revenue laws. Is SHE prepared for this?
To become the aggressor? The only use
can see for her minute men is that they
will enable the people more readily to sup
press any uprisings in their midst, which
their Misrepresentation Of purposes may
have concouragel She complains that
the fugitive slave law is not executed in
some Of the States. This. If true, the
whole country knows to he a sham
so far as South Carolina is concerned
She is so situated that no slave can escape
from her limits into free States. Howev-
er much cause the border Slave States may
have to complain Of the escape OF their ne
groes into the free States. it is clear that
South Carolina can have no such com
plant. In her resolves. she Processes to be
preparing to defend herself against en-
croachments on her rights. Let her ad-
, here to this policy. and not attempt to die
tate to other States what they shall do.
and no collision will occur, for no en-
! croachments will be made
The disunion feeling in the South is
. doubtless greatly exaggerated. A sort ol
, terrorism seems to prevail in some places,
, which for the time appears 10 have crushed
ont any manifestation of Union sentiment
, but as the causes for this excitement are
all imaginary. the election Of a Republican
|, President. in the constitutional mode. cer-
tainly alfording no excuse for it. it is rea,
sonable to suppose that reaction will
soon take place among the Southern people
themselves which Will overthrow tie dis.
: uni"nists at home.
> 1ti great mistake to class the supper.
, ters Of Mr. Breckinrilye as disunioaists
? Some few of them may be, but Mr.. Dreck.
! inriige himself anil his supporters as q
class are. i doubt not. as sincerely attached
to the Union as many of those who. fol
| political purposes. dursag the recent excl.
tel contest, sought to fastcn upon them the
, stigma of disunion.
Should the conservative and Union men
| in any particular locality be unable to cope
, with their adversaries. and South Carolina
or any other State, under the lead OF null
lihers and disuuienists. who have for years
been seeking pretext for breaking up the
) government. plunge into rebellion. and,
|. without csasc. assail by force Of arms the
, constitutional authorities Of the Union,
there will he but one sentiment among the
great mass Of the people Of all parties and
, IN all parts OF the country. and that will
be. that The Union. it mnst an,i shall he
prcservel." and woe to tie traitors who
are mar~hale,l against it.
Should any Republican inqaire what
. has been gaine'l by the triumph of Repub-
licansm. lanswer, e,uch. Wehave gain
ed decision Of the people in favor Of a
Pacific Rs;lroad. Homestead policy. a
, jnjicious Tariff. the admission into tho
Union Of Kansas as q free State, 4 reform
in the financial department of the govern
ment. aud more simportaht than all, the
verdict Of the people. the source Of power,
and from whose decision their is no appeal,
that the Constitution is not slavery -ex
tending instrument. No more Dred Scott
decisions will now be made. ~Frosemen
both Of the North and the South viii here
after be protected in all their institution
al rights. The policy Of che government,
as Of oil. will now set-in favor-of free
dom. and not for the supremacy OF slavery,
as has been the ease for the last six years.
Freedom will henccfortl, be the law Of the
territories. because tho people in their ma
ljesty have so decilcl. and neither courts
nor Congress win be able TO thwart their
will.
4 When full cfe-t shall have been given
to all these great measures OF the Republi.
can party. and the prejudices erssnderel
against !. in the minds of many by the art
ful Appeals Of demagogues who have mis-
represented IT'S objects. shall have been re-
moved by actual knowledge of its acts,
we may expect the bitterness of party
i spirit to subside. the cry of disunion to be
hushed. and the principles of Republican
ism to become the permanent policy of the
government, under which it will flourish
and prosper. as trust. forever.
| EE A singular story is told of an ap-