Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1856-12-23

siohs, teIApoFIzlng eXpedieu,s and com
( dromlses with treacherous enemies, ou
success IS complete. Overwhelming ma
Jorlles have answered our appeal 10 tn,
to the regard deep seated in the hearts O
northern freemen, for constitutional lib
/ erty Of speech, of the press, and Of tht
/ territories Of the Union. The rallan
/ nominee Of the Philadelphia Conventio,
leads the Cincinnati Platform, in New
orh nearly or quite 100000 votes: II
the SIX New England States 100000. n
Ohio 1900; in Michigan 10000; in To-
wa 5000, and IN our own Wisconsin IL
GOO. In northern Indiana, northern I!li-
no4s and the WilmOt region Of Pennsvl.
vania, where the great issue was boldly
presented and the people educated 10 II.
tuI appreciation, the voting was pretty
much all one way.
The acuve hberty-loying sentiment OF
the Country, whether OF whig, free-soil
or democratic antecedents, has united to
sustain Fremont. The Literature Of the
Country has bIazed with enthusiasm for
Fremont, and It's most brilliant lights have
lead the republican column through the
canvass. The independent press, wheth-
er primarily devo.ed to agriculture, sci
ence, the arts, literature or religion. has
advocated the election OF Fremont. and
dealt great, sturdy blows for freedom IN
the contest. The religious sentiment of
the Country, true 10 It's obligations 10 de-
fend freedom Of conscience and the rights
Of man, has sided with Fremont. Final
Iy, the young men, the hopeful men, the
progressive men, the really union loving
men Of the nation have almost uuani-
mously sustained the Republican cause
and the Republican candidates. Where
ever there are free schools. free presses
and free churches-Wherever freedom of
opinion is tolerated, free suffrage guaran-
teed and guarded, the supremacy of law
maintained over violence. disorder, fraud
and injustice, there the vote for Fremont
Is almost unanimous.
Still we are overborne. By WHAT
The answer IS proclaimed in the result Of
the election. Slavery has voted uaaui-
nOusIy for Buchanan. Superstition, il.
every form Of bigotry and dead formal
ism, has, either directly or indirectly, aid
ed Buchanan. Ignorance has toiled for
Buchanan with an almost Grenzied hatred
Of It's opposite intelligence. Vice has
strained every nerve Tor huchauau, be-
cause the conscience Of the nation sup
ported Fremont Nenal place men. 10
whom politics are confessedIy :. 4 regular
game, and the winning side ALWAYS right
enough for their purposes, hay0 Supported
BUCHANAN ana retailed the lies aai per-
petrated the stuFen1ous frauds OF the can
yass, with the keen Eest of sD0IIsmen-
Old iunkersm, in us nalignan; hatred
OF progress and reform and its contempt
of popular intelligence, has found lis aul-
urai attiuInlty IN me ranks Of a apostate
democracy. DisunionIsts, plotting the de-
strucllon OF the contederaCv 10 rear on its
runs the structure Of Il Southern Dynas-
ty, have supported Buchanan, becausa
that cJlclaye of northern doughfaces, and
southern cousplrators convened al Cia-
cinnar, pledgsd the prostitution Of the
power, patronage and revenues Of the
general government another four wears
term for tne extension and argrandize-
meut Of southern slavery. Wherever
free schools Tree presses and free church.
es are prescribed, ana everything with
the prefix "free" which distinguishes
and beauties our northern civilization. IS
hated-wnerever freedom OF opinion is
no,toIeraled aad free speech is 4 crime
wherever tly vote by ballot is denied
and free suffrage IS farce-whereger
men are iynched for coascieuce's sake.
and honest men tarred an4 feathered for
being Gol-G ,Hea-HEereycr vice and
ignorance conrreCate, aud sucl a thing
as conviction Ill matters u politics IS d
moCkery-.Aerc the vote IS as certainly,
naturally and universally for Buchanan
and slavery, as IN the honas.. intelligent,
iaw-abiding, garaI communities Of Wis
Consin or New England /. is Tor Fremon,
and Freedom.
The combination of bad men and trait
ors has proved too powerful for the union
Of good men and patriots.
Is the Republican organization 10 be
dwarfed, disaear.cncd or discouraged bv
this check In lis hitherto triumphant pro
gress? Shall we abandon this noble
trucUre Of a popular government to the
control Of the elements IN your social sys-
TEN the most hostile TO free institutions -
Shall wa formally surrender to the slave
power and lis parasites perpetual suprem-
acy NO We must now win bv four
years constant struggle the deIiverauce
to our mIsC0Veruad country we hoped To
achieve IN 4 single campaign. We must
reproduce the zeal, the earnest1ess. the