Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1863-02-19

OonSress tnereOf. III tnlS could not be
done. / should then be in favor of remov-
ing the seat Of Government to free soil. ba
18th. l am opposed to the admission Of
T, any more Slave States from any Territory
not properly included in the Texas Com
promise / do not believe that Congress
ought to disturb the compact entered into
with Texas on that subject. q iaslzs az
Tsgs1 "Yours. a9 asu
'ti a "JosEPH E. McDoxaLD." :
VIM. j. Brown. Democratic member of
Congress from Indiana, became candi-
] date for the Speakership. and to secure the
votes of those his party call Abolitionists,
he entered into the following written con-
tract with their leader. ste5 e10d ai
"WAsHISGToN, Dec. 10th, lS49.
DEAR Sm.-In answer to yours of this
date, will state tina. shonld | be elected
Speaker of the House of Representatives,
will constitute the committees on the
District of Columbis::on Territories and on
the Judiciary, in such manner as shall
be satisfactory to yourself and friends.
am Representative from a free Stntc, and
have always been opposed to the extension
Of Siareyy. and believe that the federal
Government should he relieved from the
responsibility of Slavery, where they have
the constitutional power to abolish it, al
"Yours truly,
ea WV. j. BRowS.
Hou. DAVID WmNoT-''
The Democratic Convention met at In
dianapolis on the 9Th Of January, 1S49.-
Their platform on the Slavery question
was as follows: sit1.z9 - a4 i
''Resolved, That the institution OF Sla-
very onght not to be introduced into any
territory where it does not now exist.
"Resolred. That inasmuch as New Mex
leo and California are in fact and in law
free territories. it is the duty Of Congress
to prevent the introduction of Slavery
within their limits" ae IN
Thus stood Democracy in INDIANA in
1S49. How stood Southern Democracy
at the same time on the same subject?-
Let the record answer. a
Senator Moore. of Louisiana. said:
The Southern man who will stand up
and say that he is for tho Union now and
forever, is more dangerous to the people he
represents than those who are in open hos
tility. II California be trammeled with a
preamble declaring the territory now free,
am willing to dissolve the Unioa."
By Senator Brown, of Mississippi:
"lf the Wilmot Proviso is adopted it
will raise storm that will sweep away
the Union and | pray God devoutly that
it will do so." ia fsa
BY Senator Yulee. of Florida:
"For my part l am ready to proceed to
extreme measures, even to the dissolution
of the Union.' sl
By Mr.. Stanton. of Tennessee: ess
"When the Wilmot Proviso is adop-
ted. ! and the South are ready to walk
out of the Union" 'f8
BY Mr.. Colcock, of Georgia.: 8sios
'.lf the Wilmot Proviso pass in any
form | will introduce bill for the disso-
luton Of the Union" n a.H
The following resolutions were adopted
at Congressional Caucus of Southern
Democrats. held in Washington in Janu-
ary. 1S49: fis i1.rf s
"Resolred, That the dissolution OF the
Union is preferable to the submission Of
the South to the Wilmot Proviso.'' @
By Senator Mason. of Virginia:
'.lt is time the yoke was thrown of and
the question settled" smas ~
Now il opposition to Slavery and its ex-
tension into the territories brought on this
war. are not the Demo, ats Of Indiana the
guilty pa,ty. and should they not therefore
hide their face in shame and quit calling
honest Union men Abolitionists.
ssTrufh u o,iuhty opl xv;ll r.rax-a Il ., tbo
old line Democracy to the contrary not
withstanding- III.
MoRRIsrowN, ND, Dec. "a, 1862.