Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1878-08-29

His Pro-Slavery Record.
THE LECoMPToN FRAUD.
The first appearance of Daniel w. voorhees,
in any action attitude that attracted atten-
ton outside of his own neighbOrhood was IN the
State Democratic convention of January, 1858.
He drew some notice there as seifconstituted
champion of the LecoInpton-or proslavery-
constitution of Kansas, which was then the main
Issue between the Douglas Democrats and the
Buchanan, or Bourbon Democrats Mr.. Blu
chanan had approved that instrument and re-
commended it to Congress. Mr.. Douglas and the
more liberal faction of the party opposed it as an
unqualified and audaeious fraud. 1t was proved
by incontestable evidence that it was adopted
6y body elected by only 1900 votes out of
10000, and that even this slender minority was
made up of vagabonds ard despersdoes from
the Missouri border who had no more right
in Kansas than in heaven. So open and defiant
were the efforts of these men to make Kansas q
slave State in spite of the will of the settlers,
that every Democratic Governor sent into the
Territory was turned into a Free-state man by
mere force of legal resistance to the illegal and
indefensi5le conduct Of the pro-slavery men.
Almon III. Reeder was the first, and he set aside
the election OF a Legislature, in March, 1855. be-
cause out of 6,21S votes only 1910 were legal,
and the Freestate men had nearly 500 of these.
Wilson Shannon. his successor, another "old-
line" Democrat, was converted pretty much the
same way. He couldn't stand the frauds that
Mr.. voorhees, was afterwards champion for.
John w. Geary was the third convert to anti
slavery, driven by the insufferable abuses of the
pro-slavery Democrats of Missouri, supported
by the administration. AS soon as his detection
from the nigger-driving party was ascertained
his head came of, and Robert j. Walker was
made Governor. He was forced, like all
before him, to take part against the pets of Mr.
Voorhees,. IL one of the elections in his time
many viii yet remember that a little place call
ed Oxford, with only eleven houses, was made
to give pro-slavery majority Of ] ,681, and that
the poll-list was made up of the Cincinnati di-
rectory, copied right along, even including the
name of the late ChiefJustice Salmon p. Chase.
These outrages Governor Walker exposed and
denounced BY sucb means constitutional
convention was elected which made pro-slavery
constitution. but refused TO submit it to the peo-
pie for ratification. Only the slavery clause
was allowed to be voted on, and it was provided
1864. The Legislature Afterwards ordered a vote
upon the whole OF 1t, and 1t was rejected by TO-
226 majority. This infamous constitution, es-
tablishiug slavery on free soil dedicated to free
dom nearly forty wears before. by solemn COM
pact, and establishing it by frauds and murders
50 abominable that the Democratic Governor
Walker went to Washington to demonstrate,
and was 80 Disguised at the support given by
the administration to such wrongs that he re-
signed; this instrument, with fraud or q muir
H. L.. 30 als>- ~of -rx-f - VI.
Voorhees, was the especial champion of, self
appointed, in the Democratic convention Of 1853
Six months after his appearance as its Indiana
advocate it was submitted to vote of the peo-
pie by order Of Congress, and beaten by 10000
majority
HIS ADDRESS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA
His next demonstra alton as a friend of slavery
was more direct and cnequivocal, because he
spoke it right out. 1t was in an address to the
societies of tile University of Virginia, in 1860,
July 4. most fortunate day for the pYomulga-
ton of the gospel OF slavery. Two editions OF
this address were published at the time, from
one of which, intended for circulation st home
and in the North his slavery and secession sen
timents were omitted, but to no purpose, as the
other and full edition was brought up to con.
front him. Take few samples Of his slavery
preaching:
THAT the philosophy and teaching Of all ages az
well the wisdom of God himself sanction and jus
tify the existence of dependent and vassal cond
tcB the part of inferior toward superior race
when the two are brcugnt into contact 10 weli-in
al and Inevitable result Of the rreconcable nequa
ties of the human II Is founded principle
coeval with the birth of man We cannot turn lea,
of history, which written the achievements oil
the brightest and best eras of civilization, without
f1pding the bondmsn one of its develcpments.'
have the aht the
the national glory of the system amidst the jarrng
diseordant scenes of the nlongrel races of Mexico
and Central and Southern America"
ITO nv mind it is sufficiently clear that the found
ers of our coon;es and afterwards ofour Federal GOV
ernment wisely framed and fashioned our irstitu
tons for Themselves and their posterity, and pro
claimed equality entered into partnership ant
divided no civil rights with any other racer
All the first half of his address is applied Il
illustrating the superiority of the Angio-Saxon
race-''our ancestors" as he calls them-in or
der to put them on the vantage ground which
would Justify their ensaving inferior race
Having done this, as the extracts show, as wei
as be knew how, he then declares that our ''ciyi
rights- were not intended to be shared Twill
any other race" That would exclude the Eu
ropean Celt as well as toe African and Asiatic
The freshman. the Gaul of France, the Welshinsn
the Scotch Highlander, the Italian, the Spaniard
are not OF the Anelc-Saxon race any moro thai
the negro or the Chnasnan. That is the broad
est and basest Klow-notiing declaration eve
made anywhere in America. No wonder Nj
Voorhees, wanted an exprrgated edition of thi
speech for home use.
WILL RECOGNIZES THE RIGHTS OF SLAVERY EVE
IN REBELLION.
As late as 1862, when the rebellion was ragin
and tho Union was fighting for its life, MI
Voorhees, said. in the House, on March 10. on TN
bill to assist the States to free their siaves:
slavery, wherever it exists under the constitu
ton and my constituents wiz recognize and respec
issss legal rights
IL was doing its best, or worst, at that YER.