Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1856-11-21

what circumstances we failed, may well be proud OF
our effort One year ago, the Republican Party had
no distinct organization. Within this time, it has
gained the SpeakcrShp Of the House Of Representa-
tlveS published its doctrines the world drawn over
to itself the lights of both the old parties throug
the North, circulated very large amount Of truth
illustrative of The true interests of the country and
maintained a contest with the dominant party
at the polls to bring it to the very brink of destruc
tOn -Four years ago that party carried its candidates
into power almost by acclamation Two years ago. its
Representatives felt themselves strong enough to break
down the time-haowed Missouri Compromise. against
the Judgment of the whole land. Now, after being
made to rembc for its life it its lease of the
Offices and punder of the nation, by the will of much
less than half the actual number of voting Among
these it has counted its sde the Southern oigarchy
and freedom haters generally, the Roman Catholics
almost to man, and the MOrmons the reprObate
throng of the Five Points and of the rowdies Of
all our large cities whe every State and every county
IN each State in which schools have Ao"rshcd for tho
good Of the people for two generations, and where
general intelligence most prevails, has in the same
proportion cast its sutfrages against them. Looking
therefore at what have accomplished in so short
time against such odds, at the strength which we
have grown, and the weakness to which our antagon-
lists are reduced may confidently feel that another
such defen would be glorious vict'ry.
Let US, then, work on With pure and holy cause,
single object of which is hinder 1000 900 acres
of national domain from becoming stealthily the
prey of few shareholders the exclusion of free labor
both North and Souih-wth the intelligence and con-
science of our people, and the opinion of the civil
lized world, clearly on our side-let us hold our
selves, and train children in stcadfast adherence
TO liberty and justice and be found ready in their
behalf for any emergency which may arise.
Should our fears be disappointed in regard to the
course of the incoming Adminstratlon-shoaldM MIR.
buchanan deceive his Southern supporters as sorey as
he has heretofore his Northern onesshoud though
pledged against it. lie faithful to the interests of
Freedom than he was to the Protective policy of AZ,
though pledged in favor of tive will not maintain
factious opposition to him when right, but rejoice in
his proptous inconsistencies and praise that Provid
which not only the wrath but the rogucry
of men to praise Him and further His ends. The most
that be looked for of this kind snot that the great
contest should be decided but only postponed Indeed
the for which we have entered is in its nature
eternal and irreconciIabe while the hostile principles
of the freedom and the servtude of labor stand face to
face, and can never be composed to even hopeful
truce unless Slavery shall be content to abide quietly
in the position which the fathers Of government
assigned it.
We ask all then, who realize the momentous and far
reaching issues before to unite with this similar
association, and seek-by COOL thorough systematic
eorts-so to disseminate light and truth, that all who
can hear and all who read shall be dlSabused of
their erroneous prejudces against Republcansm and
become convinced of the justice and policy OF our prn
cpes, and of their adap,einess to the real wants OF
common country and of our race.