Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1854-09-15
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DEAR Sm:-Your favor Of the eth
has just come to hand. | would b.
much eratihed TO be with you on III,
5th proximo. and raise my feeble vote,
IN an earnest appeal 20 your citizens
70 united action in defence OF our free
institutions Of Government. | an
uLder an engagement 10 address the
citizens Of Tioga county, on the sub
ject Of the Nebraska outrage. on the
4th and shall 90 from there 10 Potter
county.
I rejoice that you are to have with
you 50 able and jealous u champion
Of freedom a. Mr.. Greeley In ma
king the disputes OF party subordinate
10 the interests Of freedom and hu-
mainly, he has nobly fitted himself to
runder the most eminent service to his
country In tho present crisis. The
people must come 10 the like high and
patriotic elevation Of purpose, or
there Is no hope for our country's
liberties.
The policy Of slavery cannot be
mistaken--indeedit is boldly proclaim
ed. The recent high-handed outrage
is but the precursor Of series Of
measures. designed to give the slave
oligarchy absolute domination. ~
crush out forever the policy and prin-
ciples Of freedom in this Government,
and to establish on tho American con-
tinent the most powerful and mighty
slave empire in the history Of the
world. slsltaf
acknowledgements in the
policy Of slavery--is fatal; and he who
breaches it. breaches treason TO liber-
". Acquicscence In the legislation
Of 1850, emboldened slavery in 1854.
70 invade the guaranteed rights of
freedom in Kansas and Nebraska; and
to-day; slavery looks forward with
exulting confidence TO the acquisition
Of Cuba--the absorption Of more
Mexican States-~the re-establishment
Of slavery in st, Domingo-the revi-
val Of the foreign slave trade-and To
an alliance, offensive and defensive,
with Brazil, for tho ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Of slavery. and TO enable il to defy the
public opinion and power Of the world
In proof of all this, l have but e
point to the proceedings in Congress
and to the public journals Of the South
In this vast programme Of slavery,
where do the submissionists Of to-day
prepare TO make stand? 1t must be
now-to-ddy. The freemen Of the
Republic, thank God, have still left in
their hands a peaceful and constitu-
tional remedy, il they will use il
wisely and frmly-the ballot-box.-
The policy and designs Of slavery
must Be checked, and the original
policy Of the Government on this
subject restored. To this end, we
must lay aside--postpone for time
the strifes Of party over minor points
Of controverted policy, and unite in
this great work Of preserving our free
institutions from impending destruc-
ton.
The first blow must be aimed for
the overthrow Of the present National
Administration-the mere tool and
puppet Of the Slave Power. Through
the competing influence OF its patron.
age upon the Peoples representatives,
freedom has been betrayed. Unjust
be overwhelmed at every point with
ignominious defeat. We cannot short
en- its constitutional term Of Office, but
we must strike down its allies in every
State, district. and county. II must
have no props in the State. upon which
TO lean, for the support Of its iniqui-
tous policy. No man should be cleo
ted TO responsible office-Governor,
member Of Congress. Representative
whose relations Of friendship ant
alliance with the National Admins
tration are open TO suspicion. w,
must accept of nothing in the candi
dates presented for our SURFACES
short Of undisguised hostility to tn,
ultra Pro-Slavery Power at Washing
ton. Anything short Of this is folly
idle trifiing, shilly-shally nonsense
and designed in the end to lead tn
people. step by step, into acquiescenc,
IN the policy and plans Of slavery
Let no candidate pretend to condemn
the recent Legislation Of Congress
and yet hold himself in party allianc,
with the present Administration
He cannot be trusted; and so sure a
he is trusted, so sure will the people
and their rights again be betrayed
The man will not face, in open ant
manly resistance, the aggressions o
the slave power to-day. cannot be re
lied upon to do so on the occasion of
future provocation. He is hopelessl,
rotten-unsound to the core, and vii
sacrifice his country's highest interes
and glory, for some paltry party con
sideration.
Slavery is deaf to the voice Of on
remonstrance. In vain We point Il
the history Of the country-in vail
we invoke the names of Washington
Jefferson, Madison. and their compa
triots. in defence of the early pole
and settled msxims of our Govern
ment-in vain we appeal to the eternl
principles Of justice and right-all, a
are UNDECIDED. unavailing. In I'll
absorbing selfshness of great intel
est, slavery pushes onward in its ba
berous and destructive policy; sui
verting every principle that gave lif
vigor. and success, to our Revolution
airy struggle, and defeating all II
great ends for which the Governme
was established. II has broken dow
the highest precedents of constitution