Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1856-10-31
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neSe N6It TIT WINS 'A'. - 2
Marshal Wellington spoke to his veter-
ans on the field Of Waterloo, when the
Iepions of France we're pouring IN their
merciless fire of shot and shell upon his
devoted army, threatening them with al
most certain destruction. They did" up .
and at them" and before their strong |
arms, nervcd by their English hatred OF
despotism, the followers of Napoleon were
driven from the field.
Let US change the scene. Forty-two
wears later in the world eventful history.
we repeat these same words to you, free
men of Orleans. We speak them on no
field of blood, where contending armies
battle for the mastery; but they are none
the less to be needed because spoken in
reign of comparative peace. Americans
Republicans! lovers of freedom OF what
ever name or calling, we speak to you, to
cup and at the enemies Of your coun-
trv-those who now bear rule at the ma
tons capital.
Before another issue of the Standard
is made one of the greatest contests is
10 be had which has ever taken place
since time began; one to be decided be-
tween the rising of the sun and the go
ing down thereof" 1t WILDE the contest
at the ballot-box, in which the destinies
of thirty millions of men will be more or
less affected. The question to be decided
is freedom or slavery. There is no other
great issue before the people. Before
this one overpowering idea, all minor is
sues sink into comparative insignificance
The principle of universal liberty Is
spreading all over the world, and in ouI
own land it has been growing to fer
vent heat. The little abolition band Of
a few years ago, which could number
only its dozens, las increased till it reck-
ons its votaries by tens and hundreds o.
thousands. Politically, it has proved it
self the stone that was TO be cut out o
the mountain, which should roll through
the whole earth and break in pieces al
other parties. To be sure we have nc
embraced all the wild schemes Of thos
zealots who used to lecture so earnest
upon the abolition of slavery in the state
and who thought it their religious duty
steal the slaves from their masters; br
their deep-rooted hatred of slavery ha
been received by the masses of the pee
pie and modified into more rational an
practical form. The free soil sentimeI
has.increased until nearly every man liz
ing in the free states, if he does not ;
heart detest, will not venture to be Ii
open apologist, of slavery.
There is, we say, but one sentiment
the north. All unite in declaring tn
slavery is an evil. The difference b
tween the parties is, one avows the d
termination to circumscribe its bounds,
put an end TO the traffic, to confine it
its present limits; and TO that end tn,
are laboring to protect the rights of &
actual settlers of Kansas, to make her
free state, put down and drive out t
armed bands of cut-throats who are see
ing TO rivet the chains OF slavery up
her virgin soil, by open robbery, by who
sale pillage, by cowardly murders, by
cendiarism, and by practising all t
crimes that can be brought to bear
crushing the friends of law and order.
The Republican party of the Uni
propose TO make Kansas a free state, a
to inangurate a different policy in
nation by breaking down the small |
powerful slave Oligarchy which has
years triumpbed ana domneered OF
PROSTATE freedom, and establish in
stead reign of peace and of safety
the Union and the citizens thereof.
These are the purposes of the RepuI
can party these the principles of {
candidates Fremont and Dayton. UnC
their leadership we expect to meet,
Tuesday next, the hosts of despotism a
terrorism, and overthrow the mod,
Phillistines who depend upon musca,
strength to gain what we intend to accc
plish by moral principle. sup qua
and at them"
What are the aims Of the Denocri
psrtyf II we take the platform wh