Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1856-07-03
Old Fei ietz ism aud New Republeanism

Exact lnd the leading idea of modern
kePpb ism" is strong government"
Federa 1 believed in the power of the
, Leglsla' do everything, so does Re
, pu6lcau Federalism said, let us cure
: the evlli &clety by the strong arm of the
law, so 4X Repnblicanisni. Federalism
said, let rtate mans food and drink
: Republi upholds and adopts the same
: principl Maine Laws.
The ess Is omniponent--the Govern
mentis -therelore regullte commerce
trade --morals-religion-
, diet-rtl cusehold-the individual--this
was ism F" and RepublIcauism.''-
( Upon = Very question-the "Republi-
can pfln is, 'the government is strong,'
, let Cor interpose and determine the
mstter the government say to the
people ae Territories whether they
shall b. <lavery or not Let the
goyefn1Z ~ TO the people Of the Dis
tIict of coluuiBia. what shall be the form
of their domestic institutions.
The Democratic party is the enemy ofthis
".strOng government" principle. We ex-
press it in our platform, by the term Nom In
tervcntion.t We say, let us alone. Let the
| States alone-let the Territories alOne-ex-
ercise no power over them, but what is abso-
lptely necessary, and leave the balance to the
people thereof
! This policy IS apparent upon the great
question of emigration. Thus, the FEEDER
alist" by alien laws, undertook to prohibit e;
the Democratic party have always said, let
lit alone, it will regulate itself" The one
policy was prescription and disfranchisement,
! by " a strong government; the other, the
policy of charity and brotherhood, trusting
something to Ihe good impulses of human
nature. The great antagonistic principle, to
th9 strong government principle, is the "State
rights" and popular sovereignty doctrine
A strong government cannot exist, when
the reserved rights ofthe people are acknogl-
edged By ccntralizng power at Washing
ton, you buildHp ga strong government -
but by. letting it remain where it belongs, in
the hands OF the ipdividual-the school dis
trict--the tOwn--the county--the Territory
the State--your government Is strong, be-
cause the people are strong.
This is the ground of opposition TO the
! Democratic parly-that it opposes ga strong
government You call il pro-sIavery
because it willnot assert the power Of gov.
eminent over st; YOU call it the whisky
party" because it WIN not force cold water
down everymn's throat, by the aid Of gov
ernment you call it the Catholic party -
because 1t leaygS every man TO worship God
according TO his choice without the interCe
renee of stronz. government :, aud YOU call
it the Dutch. and Irish party" because it
opposes a proscriptiye interference by GOV
eminent.
I. Now, there is no doubt but the Democratic
L., r.,
perance and Religion, as does it's opponents.
! Bnt to Iegislate every mana Freeman--eyery
man temperate and moral man-to oblige
every manic worship the true God-and
oblige everv.man TO be born in America
we apprel - would require pretty "stronc
! governn <f,Republicanism A" may do
all n htwben il is through. what
[Iif ;IInn I, viii not be worth
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