Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1856-12-19

tue we" 10TH lrooass ana eccompa-
MED IL viii, column OF comments. -
Now. We love Gregg better than we
DO Greeley. though. sometimes. ia
spise Of us. he gets wrong on one side.
jast rs Greedy docs, sometimes. on The
other: and we almost despair Of keep
Ing them both right. Bro. Gregg
quotcs the following from the prospec.
sus. which We think both beautiful and
trut:
Tho doctrine that no humsn being
vas ever created Tor tho benefit or i'd.
vantage Of another-that all service
between man and man shouli be free
and eciprocaI-that The isborer sho'J
not toll and sweat to pamrer Others.
pride or minister 10 others luxury.
bat for tie susiensuco and comfort OF
:. those nenr and dear to him-is dcslin.
ed To Triumph. II nusT prevail. for
Odd reins. and Earth WA not made
TO bs a ,hsaser OF injustice. oppres.
sion and misery forever. II Musr tri.
unph: for all true prophecy nf.
frms and the vindieation Of the Di.
vine benigni'y imper~tivsly requires it.
Il nrsT triumph. for Democrats Am.
erica cannot always remain the scolf oI
Asistocrals. add tic shame OF reform.
srs and liberals throughout the Old
World. Il Mvsr triumph: for Mans
hi<:ory u not = chaos or riddle. but
every where Instinct with meaning;--
and no heroic effort ever Jailed Of lie
eatet-no drop OF martyr blood was
ever shed in VAIN
This. The New Albany Tribune thus
pmaphrases:
The plain reading o. tho above cx-
tract. Il IL has any meaning nj al. is
simply. that human slavery is n sin
against Gsd-lhat no human being
Was ever created for the soIc benefit
Of another. and lhat fcr o,.c man To
appropriate to himself The fruits Of an
Others labor without his consent. j.
to ihwnrt lie designs OF Providcncr.
This great moral and social wrong
nut and t0W bc arrested. because
God reisns. and Earth was not erea-
ted to be n iheater Of oppression and
Injustice" God works by human
agencies. and hence the Republican
party Is 10 become the instrument in
Ills hrnds OF breaking The bords Of
the oppfessor. and letting the Cypress.
ed 20 Zee. This mast DC done. be-
cause ".hc vindication of the Divine
benisni'y impeiiously requires H."
Adding the words iucludedln braek.
CT. VIC link our New Albany co,cm.
porary has doro justice to our New
York contemporary. though We arc no,
sure that "she Rrpublican party is to
lccomc the instrument in Gods hands
10 break the bonds OF the oppressors."
We are very sure that some inslru-
meut will be raised up. but We doubt
that il is 10 be the Republican PARTY
Wore We 10 designate the proJo5is in
s'iumcnt, VIC should po.nt ia quite an.
Other direction.
but our fIiend Gregg docs not OK
actIy Ike this doctrine. rs will be seen
By tho following:
ave oficn hear Il said that tho Re.
pubIicaa patty have no idea. whatev
or. Of interfering with The institution
Of slavery where it txists-,hat theil
opposition is confined simply TO its tx
i. tension into free territory. IxsoyAu
As rms Is Tnx TRUE yJsirror or rur
lisrrBticAS PARrr ARE We wrrn rnEx
HEART AND SOUL! But in this pronuM
eiomsnfo of Greeley We fail 10 discove,
anything Of the sor:. It is open an
undissulscd opposition to slavery any
and everywhcr. itexists. Its the ma
ked doctrine VI obotitionisps. rs enter
tanned by q wrison and others Of thai
iIk. = Il IL not op
position to the extension Of slavery
merely. but opposition. clear and we'll
defined. 10 its very existence, and
declaration OF duty 10 labor for Its ex
tinetion. Isihs Republican party pre-
pared 10 30 thus fa,?"
We 10 not presume to speak for tn
Republican party. for we do not be
long to il. or any other party. So "a
as the Republican party or any oIhe
party IS right, VIC are willing 10 coop
crate with them. but VIC will neve
become the organ Of n party. nor
tIind follower Of party leaders.
We can tell you. Bro. Gregg. no,
far VIZ. personally and ind;sidaoii,
are willing TO so. Some who act wi,
The Republicans may wnni 10 60 IA,
thar, oilers not so FAR. We in GU
LIE and l~bors. are willing TO 90 .lhu
far" We are crpofed to The xisiens
OF slavery. either in The United State
or elsewhere, and shsIl "labor for I
extinction" until the day Of our dealt
We arc not so foolish. however. f.,
10 suppose that we can best accomplis
thI: ~ useless onslaught, upon slav,
~ or scrfdon where II exists. und.
the sanction Of law. We shall not {
on crusade against Russian serf.lon
yet We hope TO contribute 10 It's owe
throw. We shall oppose It's inirodu,
ton u this country. and We shall
our almost 10 send the Bible TO Ru,
s'a. and otherwise prepare both mssi.
and eifse for ultimate fleedom. Il
no. tie sork VI day. nor Of a yea