The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-12-14
From The Augusta (Maine) Age.
"THE REPUBLICAN PARTY NATIONAL"


"THE REPUBLICAN PARTY NATIONAL"
Among the transparent frauds which the pro-slavery
democratic journals endeavorng to impose on me
ceduty of the public is the charge against the republican
party that it is sectional party, dangerous TO the peace
and safety of the American Union
The republican party is the only true Union party. Its
platform is the only ground which the friends of the
Union stand.-Kennebec Journal
In what one respect is this party national ?-or
what possible claim preenson has to be denominaed
Union pary?" Is it "a natona" or Union" party in
its oryanizationa
Does not every body know that for as this newan
gled party has any organized existence whatever is lin
tied TO the free States That its object is to array the
North against the South2 That it is proessedly section
al party openly avowng the design of wagng relentless
warfare against another section of the Union? That it is
in origin essence and purpose sectional and nothing but
sectional That it called into being sectional
issue receives its lfeblood from sectional ISSUE has
other aim or purpose beyond triumph upon sectional
ISSUE and for such triumph than it does for
the welfare Of the country the perpetuiy of the
Union And does everybody know that if this party
does triumph this sectional ISSUE and carry out its
openly designs and purposess assaults the
constitution and its aggressions upon the constitutional
rights of the southern portion of the CONFIDENCE
there is end to the union of these States? Is it not
then an insult to the intelligence of the country call
party whose origin purposes, and aims fearfuly
sectional and whose triumph could evenuate in nothing
short of the disruption Of the conederacy, Union
party2'
Yet we are told that the paorn Of this party "is
the only ground achch the friends Of The Union can
staadm How much national is its platform than
its Organization the composing i'll Is there the
first national pankbe first plank for "a friend of the
Union" to stand upon--n that platform Behold the
structure 1t is the handiwork of abotionsts 1t R in
deed the old abolition PLATFORM intensified and rendered
ngresce and sectional It has been made oimbody
new and moro nhammabe and dangerous material. Its
trainers content with using the whole constitutions
Ell power of the government welded by sectional MAORI
ties humble and crush portion of the confederay but
they propose boldly assault and overthrow every cons
tuona barrier that stands in the way OF the of
their mad schemes They the purpose to disregard
the constitution not only by refusing to admit any more
slave States into the Union but by refusing to protect
those already in the Union Look at the published plat
forms adopted by this spurious republican party those
northern States where such organization has sprung
into existence and If such is not uniformly their char
Look at the platform platforms of the "republi
can party in this State proclaimed at Augusta in Feb
ruary last and at Portland in August last and tell if
they contain the first plank that "end Of the Union
can stand upon. Can "friend of the Union" stand on
plank which denounces and proposes the unconditional
repeal of law enacted to carry out imperative provis
ion of the constitution in respect to the rendition of fugi
tives from labor Is it "natonaT repudatc the CON
sttution7 Is that party Union party which proposes to
disregard and openly nayy the constitution, which binds
the States together in the bonds of common Union
Does platform which procaims this reasonable design
afford safe desirable ground for any protesting
be friend Of the Union TO stand upon2
Or any "rend of the Unonp stand upon that other
plank OF the Republican" platform which the pur-
pose to violate the spirit of the constitution and disregard
treaty stipuations by refusing admit any new State
whose constitution toeraes slavery Is it within the CON
sutona competency of Congress say what shall be or
what shall not be the domestic institutions of State? or
will insult nearly onehnf of the States of this Union
by saying that State constitution which toerates negro
slavery is not Republican" within the meaning of the fde
raj constitution And repudiate treaty stpula-
tons in relation to the admission of new slave States
which may be created out Of the territory Of Texas9 II
the platform Of the republican party sanctions these mon
strous doctrines he friends Of the Union stand upon
such ground? And is the party which does so deserving
Of the name OF a i" Union party n
Again can any friend of the Union stand upon any
portion of the residue Of the platform of this
party which looks to renewal of the slavery agitation as
means OF obtaining political power? Can any friend
Of the Union enlist in crusade restore the Missouri
Compromise whatever may have been his opinion Of the
wisdom OF Its repeal in connexion with set Of men who
have steadily denounced that compromise and all snbse
quent ones and who would restore il IL they could but
who only take advantage of the occasion TO name sec