Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1861-02-21
Lincoln DeeIarTkxerss,


Lincoln DeeiarqkItersea.e tl
The electoral votes Wen <cnbhted AS re-.
saired By the Constitutions, in joint Con
kvssso, or EgrsrdRPrs', on
Ssss f7sssaeHs bseekinFidys declared that
- bsskaM Lincoln having receised = ma
.jority o. an the soies was dnly elected
Jesilenk Of The United States Cor -four
,s.ssssslfsoa esa after the fourth of March
ssshext. he slso declared Hannibal Hsmlin
ssleeted Vice President for the same time.
80 =. The suggestion q Brisadiet General
y John G. Wakes that the Democratic
members Of Congress should defeat the
.slss'ioa sy rsfs.~gto count the vote on
xsthe cay designated by ths Constitution. Il
=, seems was not adopted. nor dill the mob
xshreak in upon the jeint Conyent;on and
n.siisPerse itsssrwasishrsatceed Sy some Of
ss.ths isiexieaSa Bcnocfacy., WHO were so
much chastincd by, their defeat that they
did not see how they could possibly stand
sits Ne gaicsssihc preparations made by
kssssas.scotsioareeeive the Mexican gentle
mon rather cooled their araor and imndrced
them . ceaclude that discretion Was the
better Partsofssaler. zlao Il - .basiSseit
trve.- (. ss.--s8 I:
-,s xftswo-s Don't be Deceived. siGE O.
ssIuHstitieAs Are in rirculation In this coun-
ssy. We understand, praying Congress to
siAdept thc CRIT endcn. or some other SINH
IA, com promise; All who sign, this petit
ton declare themselves in favor Of ss-
-tabSsh'sS slavery by a constitutional pro.
(xisie'ssn slishc serritories south Of So 80
at present owned BY the L. s.. or that may
DO hereafter acquired Those. who sign
this petition ougl1tt q have voted for Breck-
sinriaee. iIideed. sfe world mach prefer the
.aslsc;ios OF Dreekinridge 10 the : adoption
oftlss Crittendcn compromise. One Re-
publican who signed shs petition assigned
ASA reason for doing so That heDahought it
sAwoald be better to agree to the establish-
-suent Of slavery m the territories south of
SO gotham TO have no Union. We should
regard the, destruction OF the Union Is
great ealamits. but il cannot be preserved
long if We are compelled to make such o
compromise as this in order TO SAKE it,
The more VIC yield to slavery the more we
shall base 10 yield. - In our opinion the
.sslvAtioa and Pepstuity Of the Union de-
.Penas ur'e1, the friends of freedom stand
ing firmly by their principles. Had either
wing Of the Democzacy succeeded at sfhe
late,elociion these CONCESSIONS would not
have been demanded by the slave oligar-
schys because they would have feh assured
that the laws aud Constitution would still
have tesn construct for the benefit Of
,siarcry. and pro slavery Governors ap-
-ponssefi over AL the territo,-ics. who would
veto lllaws enacted b. by the territorial
legislatures excluding slavery; them, If we
consent now 10 compromise and y;elinto
tha, demaads' Of slavery IL wonld have bssn
2,eatsrfo cause offreciom that the Re-
pubiieans had not triumphed at the late
Election and il the Republican party. con-
sezts now to ,eompromiss os-ths basis of
Grittenden's proposition twill divide and
slistraetsusr SO that re will fall an easy
Prey before our pro-slasery opponents.-
The Border State c,mpromise is NOT seri-
eusly objected toby moderate Republicans,
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