Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1861-01-17

bcrment of the United States and the
founding of a Southern Cenfederacy of Sc
ceiling States, To those who have care.
fully observed the rise and progress of this
scheme ot treason, it is evident that no
compromise or concessions, which the
people or the United States ought to make.
in osdet,tes preserve the peace of the coun-
try, would be sufficient to satisfy tho dis
unieaists Of South Carolina. and / regret
to say that il seems to be almost certain
that the people of a few Of the southern
States are inclined. &c not determined, to
resist, by armed force. any attempt to hold
South Carolina. or any other seeding
State. in the Union, by means of the mill
tary AMI naval forces ofthc United States
But. Notwithstanding the extraordinary
and reasonable proceedings. anil partial.
success of a large class of disnnionists.
do not. at present, believe it will become
necessary to nse any considerable part OF
the Union. Every citizen of the Union is
under an obligation to defend the country.
and its constitution and laws, against the
attacks of foreign enemies and the assaults
of domestic traitors; and il ever MAORI
ty of the people of the United States shall
deliberately repudiate this patriotic obliga-
ton, and shall wilfully and submissively
permit treasonto walk abroad in our fair
land. defy our constitution and laws. and
assail our national Government, then our
once magnificent. powerful. and fratcrnal
Union will sink into state of hopeless
anarchy and decay, and thesexpose TO the
nations of the earth chaotic mass of
mighty ruins, upon which the friends Of
free popular government, throughout the
world. may look with sorrow and despair.
(! My faith in the power Of American pat
riotism compcls me to hope that MAORI
ty of the citizens Of those States in winch
the greatest amount Of angry excitement
now prevails, will be found. in the hour Of
trial. ready to support and defend the con-
stitut;onal authorities of the government
of the United States. to battle and defeat
all the mad schemes Of traitors and disu-
nionists, to re-establish, in their respective
States. the majesty of the laws and the SUI
premaey ofthe Constitution. and to save
our beloved country from the horrors Of
civil warfare and fratcrnal bloodshei. f
How yer alarming the present crisis in our affairs
may be, still hope. by prudent, firm and patriotic
action on the part the people and their represen-
tarives. the rights of every individual and State
the Confederacy may be preserved nviolate, and
that order, law and Justice may soon be permitted
to resume authority in those portions of the Repub
lie where mob law has bsen too long tolerated in
its numerous assaults the persons and copstitu.
tional rights OF American citizens. The novel,
alarming and reasonable assumption that anv State
in the Union has right under the Federal Constitu.
ton to seccdc 1T pleasure, doctrine unknown to
tho Constitution, at Nth the principles on which
our Government established, aud destructive OF
those high and sacred objects sought 20 be accom-
pshed by the COME .eration. If the anti Demo
cratic and anti Republican position now assumed by
large party at the South be true "that the result
of Presidential election. legally and constitution
ally conducted in all respects. l. to be held good
reason for dissolution OF the Uni0n." then the
Union can only DO preserved by a base surrender
of the right OF the ority to rule, and by striking
down that liberty and equality which the Cousfitn-
ton ordained and established to guarantee and
pcrpetuate- The present disastrous agitation now
existing in the southern portion ofihe United States.
has been caused by the disingcnuous and dishoncs.
charges funscrnpulous and reckless parz ms; Who
in their madness aud folly. have given 10 party that
love which she patriot only be.tows on his country
Our Southern brethren have been taught to believe
that the party lately triumphant in the Presidential
election mediate an attack upon their demo stc in
stitutons and violation Of their constitutional
rights The history Of that great party shows tie
utter groundlessness Of these charges remote
cause Of the present hostile attitude Of South Caro-
lima my be found in the reasonable doctrines
taught in 1892 and 1888 by the leaders of the Multi
fication movement These doctrines were tempo
rarily crushed out by the rmness and patriotism of
President Jackson. and BY tic almost universal dis
uborx, in. al IF a.
him in the execution of the laws and in the preser
ration of the Union. But in an evil hour for the
Republic, under weak and wick ed administration
of the General Government. similar doctrines have
again found utferancc and support. But the imme-
datc cause OF the present crisis was the repeal of
the Missouri Compromise. That act of bad faith
and statesm ,nshp, that sin against the ca.,e
of freedom. and the cause OF peace raised the storm
which threatens to destroy the freest hippicst
and grandest government upon earth. Another
which has contributed largely to the present
state Of things in the South is this: Appe,ls are
made by speeches and papers sent from the North
and freely circulated in the Southern States. con-
veying false impression as IN the Objects aims and
doctrines of the great body of The Northern peole
The answer to these incendiary and reasonable an
pealsi suffered TO reach the Southern States
and hence MANY honestly believe that \ large anal
organized party exists at the North, banded toretb
CT to make upon the interests and institutions
Of the Southern people, when every intelligent man
here knows that no such party docs OF can exist
II secession in South Carolina be treason. and no
one doubts but that il is to- al and abet secession
in other parts Of the Republic is no less treason n
the South has her peculiar grievances, the North
| also has m my AMI just causes Of complaint Many
Of her citizens have been deprived OF propertv lii
erty and life without evidence, without trial. with
out crime. Mob. violence has pcrpctrafed such out,
RACES upon American citizens would lead iuevi-
tabiy to state of war il committed by the subject.
of foreign power. Ifpcrmanent peace il 10 be re-
stored to unlitppy and distracted; country. IL
mnst DC done by the removal of all real causes of
offence North and South
The doctrine Of secession, peaceable or forc;ble-
now, or at any other time. is dangerous hercsy.
frsught with AL the terrible consequences of civil
war AMI bloodshe and leading directly to the utter
ruin of all our free institutions. This hcresy has
not yet poisoned the public sentiment Of Indiana.
and may God in his kind providence put alr off the
evil day which shall witness its prevalence amongst
Us. most sincerely believe, and am proud to de
Clare that the people Of Indiana Of all parties are
true TO the Constitution, and loyal the Union; and
tina. they win always be in the future as they have
shown themselves to have been in the past willing
to yield n ready and cheerful obedience to all the
requirements of the Constitution and Laws of the
United States. and to maintain and uphold at all
times, under all circumstances, and every hazard
the glorious form Of free government. under which
We live. The people OF our noble State, with very
few exceptions, arc, think resolved to support the
President Of the United States in the free exercise
OF all his constitutional powers with the nianliness
ana courage worthy OF free people. The people