The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1855-04-10
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ln.a former commurica,ioo, alluded TO the
prosrtcts of the Rcpublican purity in this State
and IT'S duties in1parf.- II bas other duties l.,
perforlr-kdu'ius to.thc great .b,dy of the pro-
Eple, who are 10 be benefited by its success, 10
those parties in other States VII, stand upon
the sapo platform. andtethe different element,
which IL IL composed in this State. all II
which united in producing the great and glor'-
Gus result following its Organization here
New political arties, Ike new chemical com
bnatens. rrqui'e time aud association to per-
feet thorough and complete affinity ofalI the
parts, TO become a unit IN political feeling ana
and action. Out Of what apparently incoD.
graons materials were tho old Democratic and
Wing parties crested: yet, after those materials
became affiliated in either parry, with what
precision and effect did they for many ycars
contr9l the policy Of this countryside Demo,
Or tic party, from its moro unscrnpulous tac'ics
being oftenest inpower; the Vhig party, from
its more popular principles, leaving the strun-
gcst impress upon oar political history. In
fact, the organization and systemization Of
,hosc parties were so perfect. that after TIM
great questions which originally divided them
had become settled or obs lete the parties still
moved on, nominating and voting for their
own men, merely because they were Wings OF
Democrats, as the case might DO. No other
some new issue was raised, and the only ai
teupts 10 do so for twenty yenrs were tho
cf,rts commenced in 1840 by the old original
a5oliionsts in opposition to slavery in the
Southern States, and The effort made in Penn
sylvania about tho same time to organize
Naive American party.
These two efforts failed for a lko reason;
thev were both impraclicable. The immediate
abolition of slavery is an impossibility; and
the prescription OF a class Of citizens for an
o1ense so many of or revolutionary patriots
were gui.ty of-that of being born In o foreign
lapd-can never be the basis of a permanent
national party. and is at variance with every
liberal principle Of politics, or the human
mind.
The native who refused tn attend the ceIebra-
ton of the Landing of the Pilgrims" because
ii was the commemoratinn Of tho arrival Of
pack of foreigners into this country, was as
consistent as those men who would deprive
tho intelligent and industrious native of another
land, who supports and obeys the laws of this
his adopted country, Of the full rights and
privileges of citizenship. Nothing could bo
more cowardly. Our land is broad enough,
our institutions stable enough. to receive tho
down-trodden and oppressed from every cline.
and protect them in oil those rights they &C.
iqnire when their feet first touch this land OF
liberty, self GO, ernmcnt, and freedom 10
worship God"
Those old Origin al abolliorisis, although
they failed to establish a national party in favor
of the immediate abolition of slavery. or even
TO present feasible plan for its abolition. did
not fail to do go1d. They were honest, earnest
pious of good courage md sound morality
just such men as blew the horns around the
walls of Jericho. We thought them noisy,
impractcable, and fanatical; bu, still they blew
that slavery was mighty sin before God, and
tho greatest of national evils. The arrogance
of Shareholders at last opened the eyes of the
North, and the Free Sia'es havo declared a.
gainst the extension or pcrpetuation OF human
bondage. IL is no longer disgrace TO bc an
aboitionist; vast majority of the northern
people TO day are in favor of the constitutional
and ultimate hbotion of Slavery
1t is upon this great national issue every late
election in The North has been decided II
is false that the party pro cription Of Foreigners
has been the issue.
The Republican party is the Ant-slaetfy
party. 1t is not fully organized in all the
States yoI. but il being organized, and it is the
opposite of Loco'ocosm, to which Democracy
has degenera'cd. That tho Republican parry
will become great and triumphant national
party, j. as certain as that the human mind
knows the distinction between right and wrong
anu ,,..: r -. .....; o.u.sa; s.d conquer error.
WAsHTENAw.