Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1856-08-22

II i composed Of the uprisen masses
whether they were before now democrats
wings. americans, abolitionists, protest
ants or catholics, foreigners, or 10 Tue
manor born Elsewhere the times are
prolific of great accessions TO its ranks
East, West, North, on every one of the
circles its fires are Lighted, on highland
and lowland its banners floatin the breeze;
from valley to valley, and from peak to
peak its shouts resound, and
"-Jura answers from her misty cloud,
Back to the Joyous Alps again and cry aioud!'
The Central Committee of this party
at Washington recommended to the peo-
ple of the different states, counties, and
towns, to organize republican parties in
their several localities auxiliary to the
national party. This recommendation
has been generally acceded to; it was
so in this county, for liberal, patriotic, and
unselfsh purposes, Notwithstanding earn
est effort in certain quarters 10 suppress
its call and propagate the idea that its
meeting for Organization would not be
held. It acas held, and has put forth a
nomination for county officers of men
good, fit. and true. These men stand
forth as the representations of the party,
personifying its principles-and not as
the spawn of any nameless and hetero-
gene convention. They represent party
whose foremost avowal is the advocacy
of free speech, a free press, and free men,
and whose principles have been recently
baptized in the blood of more or less of
its victims.
Shall this party have "aid and COM
fort" encouragement and accession, in
the County of Orleans? Can you sup
port that party in the country at large,
and in the State, and yet oppose its ac-
ton in counties and towns? "Oaks from
acorns grow" Aggregate from minute
parts are combined. How can you have
a national, or state republican party, il
its germs are not planted and nurtered in
smaller communities like counties and
towns? If they are planted among
thorns how can you have vigorous growth
if thorns are permitted to spring up and
choke them? Defer beyond this oppor.
tune season the establishment of the re
publican party in this county, and where
here, will the advent of that party be
$50 thy way this time, when | have {
convenient season / will call for thee
has been the response of some who ad
vocate peoples convention, or rather
some who were opposed to any local re
publican movement. But when is tha
convenient season to be? There's the
rub Is it when rains shall have de
scended, and the floods have come, anC
the winds have blown, and beat upon oul
house and 1t has fallen? When the
democratic party. by reason of our alien.
alton from the republican ranks, shall bt
firmly re-established in power? Wher
slavery shall stride over Kansas and the
continent, and we shall sit under oul
vines and fig trees with fsc to molesr
US and make all afraid? Shall the re.
publican party be ignored in the county
of Orleans by men who are republican Ia
principle, and for the purpose merely O
affording triumph TO men7 The ban
ner OF that party is broad enough to cas-
It's shadow over all its disciples. If the
americans are truly republican in princi
pie, and in good faith mean to supper
Fremont and Dayton, and the republican
cause, they will follow the ark of the GOV
enant, and cling around the affairs of tht
republican party. But are not some O
them attempting divisions from the re
publican ranks, aiming TO get up a secre
nomination Of a county ticket of their owr
exclusive party, on the ground of las
years canvass? This is said to be a fact
Let the republicans then be on the look.
Quiet them "beware of false prophets
which come to you in Sleeps clothing.
but inwardly they are ravening wolves
1t, like the border rufians in Missouri
they endeavor to impede us in our pilgrim
age to the plains of freedom, let us battle
for the right. of way with strong arms and
stout hearts. "God will defend the right p,
OLIVER.