Squatter sovereign., 1856-12-16
row ABOLITION Is TO BE pRoPA-
GATED THE NEXT FOUR YEARS
THE PROGRAMME 0E GREELZ z
And BEECHER.

The Rec. Henry Ward Beeeher took
occasion on the first Saturday after the
election to preach q sermon upon the re-
suit. in which he "improved' the defeat of
his party by referring 10 the causes which
had produced II, and pointed ou. how such
a calamity migh. be avoided in the future.
| Afr. Rsecher thinks the late election has
been very advantageous to the Republi-
can party, notwithstanding its defeat. be-
cause il has revealed to them where their
strength as we'll as weakness, lies. As
this clerical politician surveys the country,
he dwells with peculiar satisfaction upon
the fact that nearly all the northern States
are deeply imbued with Abolition senti-
Iments, which he congratulaies himself,
sprung from his revered, native New Eng
land. IIe now thinks it is time for ' TIE
friends of freedom to turn their attention
TO tie southern New Jersy, Pennsylvania,
INDIANA and Illinois. These places he
considers still the dark and benighted re-
gions of the North, devoted TO " slavery"
aud its attendant bsrharslns. which must
be penetrated with New England instrrc-
ton, before We can hope to see the North
united in driving back the IS slave power" "
In order, however, to infuse light IN
these quarters. and in all others. he Te-
commends that The mex. four years be de-
voted to an active propa gadisrn, in favor
OF Aholitionism. No stone is to be lefi
unturned. and no effort spared to effec,
this purpose. Here is sketch of the
progra mme, which the Independent SIR.
! Beechers organ. has marked cut. Refer
ring to the " Republican Clubs" through
out the country, it says to them. emphati-
caIly:
l. ''For the purpose OF discussion .
in the form of an inexpensive Debating
Society. meeting monthly for the discus
a sion of TIE great principles of govern
: ment, and Of the questions of the times
3 The advantages of this are at once oh
. vious.
pI 2. For TIE purpose of rigiyeace-or a
G eur true-hearted coiemporary, the Congre
gationalist, would phrase it. as Figiiencs
: Committees for freedom. The inccrnips
Administration viii require to BE watched
e The overplottrg slave power will de
f nand the utmost vigionce ef the North
il There will be frequent occasion to arous
. the people to remonsiraace against some
|
E nor eiectron, on the basis not of party bu
! Of right, and thus prepare the people 70
the grand onset of 1860.
h 3. For the purpose of difasing light
!. The work of indoctrInating the mass
es must be done now. Farmers mechan
. les, all lahoring men, have direct person
;, al interest against the extension of Slave
;. lry. Many Of them understand this; 9th.
ers are misled by the meme '' Democracy.
- Tracts compiled from Oimstead's '' Sea
board Slave States" should be addresse
:. of laboring men. Mr Greely's admirs
>. bic history of the growth Of The slave pow
er in our national legislation. should /
widely diaased. Phillips "Conquest
: Kansas" and Mrs Robinson's g Interic
Review" should be put into general ci
cuiation. The series of tracts and boot
e on slavery published by Jewett & Co..
q Boston, should be in every village. lie,
'r lures should be given at intervals upon I'll
y bearing of slavery upon LABOR, upon prop
D erty. upon education. morality. and reli
s gion, those who are yet uninforlned as t
h the influence of slavery upon nations
!. prosperity, should be done NOW and dor
thoroughly. The present isthe seed-tin
for 1850"
:. A pretended correspondent of the Tril
:. une, probably one of its editors, writes
;. that paper also in the same strain:-
= Much remains to be done in prcpag g,
II liing the true faith in Southern Illinois, Il
4 diana, Ohio, Pennsylvania and New Je
sey, to say nothing of the States accurse
With the peculiar institution. but WI
u right.
50 | wish then to appeal to those of Il
. readers of the Tribune living in the abo'
- mentioned localities to urge a general 6
L fort of ali the working friends of Freede
in regenerating their respective iocaiiti.
before the next Congressional election
.. 1853.
n The means By which this should be 9
a fected are the following 80
n- First. and chiefly, by getting new rea
% ers to the Tribune Let every friend
,e The cause get up club in his neishbo
fhood, and get as Aany wavsriDg on ere