Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1861-02-14

and IL whenever il believes that Govern
ment does not do all that is required of it.
or that its allies fall short of their obliga-
tions. it is at liberty to break up the Union.
how is il possible that the Union can be
otherwise than transitory?
It is quite true. ss South Carolins says.
that fourteen States Of the Union have. in
violation of one article of the Constitution.
passed laws. the legality Of which is some
thing more than doubtful. to prevent the
recovery by their masters Of fugitive slaves.
But this could scarcely he regarded of itself
as sufficient ground for the dissolution of
the Government Of the United States, and
that it is not sufficient is shown by the
conduct of South Carolina herself, which
has not thought it . sufficient ground here
tofore for secession from .he Union. With
this single exception. nothing can be con-
ceived more frivolous the grounds Of this
manifesto. 1t may well be said that the
Northern States do regard the institution
of Slavery ss sinful. do permit the estsb-
lishment Of societies for the purpose Of ia
cilitating the escape Of slaves. and have
been by no means eager to employ a very
imperfect police in hunting down and
bringing TO justice men who have labored
in the cause o. the Negro. and sought to
each him doctrines as to his duties in this
life and his hopes in another. inconsistent
with the notion so self-evident to the mind
of South Carolina, that BY treating fel
low. creature as chattle we can strip him OF
all personality and responsibility.
Whatever be the extent of the grievan.
ces. it is not by them that South Caro-
lima has been driven from the Union
The last canse which she mentions, and
the one which has at least served as the
occasion for her secession is the election
Of Mr.. Lincoln-a man of opinions and
purposes hostile to slavery. What tn.
opinions and purposes Of Mr.. Lincoln are
we have learned from better authority than
the South Carolina Manifesto-that is,
from Mr.. Lincoln himself and every one
may Judge how far this is true represen.
tation of his opinions. On his accession
says the Manifesto, il has been announced
that the South shall be excluded from the
common territory. that the judicial tribu
nal shall be made sectional. and that wal
shall be made against Slavery until il
ceases from the United States. Il is i'm
possible to read the speeches and writings
which circulate in the North. where the
freadom of discussion still exists which
the South has changed for its favorite ''do
mestic institution" without being swar,
Of the utter falsehood of these statements
The South is not to be excluded from tn,
Territories unless the Southerners consid
er themselves in the light not of slavehold
ers but Of slaves. II is not sought to rem
der the Supreme Court of the Unite.
States sectional but to rescue il from th
disgrace Of being packed with judges places
there for the advocacy and promotion o
Slavery. and we have not been able to dis
cover vestige even in the most excite
speeches in an excited time, Of any inteu
tion expressed or insinuatcd, to make wa
on the institution OF Slavery.
But what matters ell this? Not sin
gle observation that we have venturcd Z
make could be made in the Republic o
South Carolina. thus auspiciousiy takin,
her place among the nations of the world
Without law. without justice, witho u
delay she is treading in the path that lead
to the downfall of nations and the miser,
Of families. The hollowness of her caus
is seen beneath all the pomp of her lahore,
denunciation, and surely to her. if to an
community Of modern days. may be ap
plisd the words of the Hebrew prophet
"A wonderful and horrible thing is com
mitted in the land. The Prophets proph
esy falsely, and my people love to have