Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1861-05-02
4 Natiollal RspubIifan Neuspaper...-


the present state of domestic affairs
This logic is very similar to that which
characterized the resolutions introduced be-
fore the meeting at the Court house last
Saturday evening week. and causes us to
suspicion that both the article and reselu-
tions emanated from the same pen; be this
as it may, however, we ask the writer to
tell us, il he can, how "the Republicans
are entirely responsible for the present
state of domestic AFFAIRS" when the rebels.
according to his own admission, have no
"su6fcienf cause" for their course! We
are willing to admit that they told us be-
forehand that if we persisted in electing
Lincoln, it would dissolve the Union; but.
did not Douglas himself tell the Virgini-
ans that the election of Lincoln or any 9TH
er man to the Presidency would not be a
sufficient cause for a dissolution of the
Union? How then can you. Mr.. Editor.
have the boldness to say that ''the Repub-
licans are entirely responsible for the pre-
sent state of domestic affairs?" 1t seems
to us that the logic that would sustain this
allegation would prove also that the man
who has the misfortune to have his horse
stolen by thief is responsible alone for
the larceny. Had he not been thrifty
man he would not have owned horse. and
the thief then would not have been tempt
ed to steal. In this sense the Republicans.
we will admit. ''are entirely responsible
for the present state of domestic affairs"
Had they suffered themselves to be fright
ened from the exercise Of their Constitu-
tional rights. permitted the Southern Oil
garchy to lord it over them. consented to
let slavery become national institution.
and admitted that it was both humanizing
and Christianizing, then there would have
been no rebellion. Ought we to have sub
mitted to these indignitics and such palpa-
Bile political wrongs for the sake Of peace?
The man that says we ought is either fool
or knave. and is not worthy Of enjoying
the blessings and privileges of . republi-
can government. But. what response will
we have to this?-"we told you so; see
what you have done by electing Lincoln;
the country is ruined; you have dissolved
the Union. just as we told you; all we said
is come to pass!" We admit they told us
all this. and much more of the same sort
that no true democrat or republican would
have disgracel himself by uttering. Our
fault consisted in not giving them credit
for sincerity. but they knew better than
We the amount of treason and villainy they
hal in their hearts. To employ the Ian
guage of our Warsaw cotemporary. we
had thought them better men; patriots,
virtuous citizens. honest. good Christian
people. fair and honorable notwithstani-
ing they told us they would destroy the
country j: We beat them in fair contest;
that IN the event of constitutional ma
jority turning them out of Office they monld
manifest the fostering treason which dwclt
in their hearts, by open. armed revolt a.
gainst our beloved country. True. they
did tell us Of the rottenness and corruption
Of which they were capable. but we did
not believe it, it seems rather some hideous
dream than reality. hsE
But. the most amazing thing Of all is the
GOODNESS and impudencc manifested by the
Northern aiders and abe:tors of Southern
trsitors in turning round to the Rcpubli-
cans and charging them with being zen
tirely responsible for the present state Of
domestic aHairs;" '.that il is war Of their
own breeding" /" and. kissing. like vipers.
tell them "Our readers shall not loose sight
of the fact!''
According to their own logic, should
the Democracy succeed in carrying the
election in 1864. and the Republicans
| ohOuiu tncu Ieuei aS tic southern DcmOc-
racy have now done. they and not the Re-
publicans will be the responsible and guilty
party! How ridiculous! How absurd is
such logic! Every patriotic Democrat.
and vast majority of them in Marshall
belong to that class, we believe, must
blush at such assertions in their organ.
The answer to this, viii probably be that
the Republican, doctrines destroyed State
equality. by denying the right Of the citi-
zens of slave States to take their slaves in.
to the territories. and that if the Slave
States could not enjoy equal rights in tho
Union they had right to secede. Would
il not be an easy matter for the Republi-
cans to take the position that the permis.
sion to take slaves into the territories
would be tantamount to destroying their
Constitutional and God given rights Of
Free Speech. Free Press and Free Schools?
They sincerely believe this would be the
effect. How, then. shall the difference be-
tween the parties or sections be. decided?
BY appealing to the cartridge box or bal
lot boxs The Republicans declared their