The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1856-04-22

politics of this Republic shall and must come
TO final decision, and the days Of com
promises to an end. The slavery question
which was, by using all possible means thrown
into the back ground during the late Presi-
dental election, is occupying the front ground
in the present political contest with such
power, that it even divides the third party
the party of the Notwithstanding them
selves the representatives of the true and gen.
une national party, into two different parts.
This question is of course of the highest i'm
portance in the next political battle, and up
on it the future of the great American nation
will come to final decision as well, and in
similar manner, as the destiny of the ancient
Roman republic was decided by the plebians
against the patricians. The patricians stand
here against us as an aristocracy acknowledged
by the constitution and favored as such with
privileges, powerful by wealth and possession.
occupying our federal government, and there
fore enabled and prepared to make use Of all
ways and means Of corruption, supported by
the Catholic hierarchy and strengthened
by the ignorance and rudeness of the great
masses-this is the party, which stands a.
gainst us and all friends Of liberty under the
name of the democratic party.
This party is very strong; it has taken root
in the hearts Of the people Of this country,
and during the last half century it has la
bored increasingly, and with such degree Of
steadiness and perseverance for the accom-
plishment of its designs as only can be par
alleled with the politics Of Russia, the most
despotic government on earth. For the only
purpose Of making new favors and being pro-
noted by the North, this party has offered
and entered into compromises, but their a.
greements and compromises have always been
revoked; and in the name of two things, dear
to every true American, In the .s.anie OF the
constitution and of Popular Sovereignty
this party has endeavored not only to effectu-
atc this extension, but this naturalization
and perpetuation Of slavery through the
whole Union, and has perfdiously rejected
the last boundary, which was put against the
| further extension of slavery by sacred and in
visible promises and oaths. with the same
steadiness and pertinacity of those Roman
| Patrcians, from whom smallest title Of q
right and privilege only could be obtained by
several years Of oppression and labor, with
the obstinacy Of an aristocracy similar to that
in the world, in despotic Europe, the slave
holders are following only their own interest
an interest hostile to our Republic and con
trary to liberty and humanity; and Just now,
they intend by increased pretcnsions and en-
| croachments to exercise their political superb
ority in this country for long, long time
! IL by the unanimity Of all the southern slave
holders, by means of this immense corruption
of the federal government, by the assistance
and support of the Catholic Church, by the
Incidence of great part of its public in the
northern States, and at last by the errors of
the anti-slavery party-the democratic party
should succeed in supporting its government
| for another four years. In that case, of
course the consequences will be drawn out of
this Nebraska Bill and by politics of con-
quest, which already have begun, this supe-
riority of the South over the North will be
firmly established and the North entirely
conqurcd by shareholders and their northern
humble friends (vulgarly doughfaces.) For
the purpose of explaining clearly to those,
who intend voting the democratic ticket at
the next presidential election, for what they
will vote we consider it necessary to make n
few remarks in regard to the consequences of
a victory of that party at the next election.
let. 1t is sure that Kansas will be slave
Stste.
3D. The bogus democratic principles that
slavery may b. introduced into free States by
virtue Of the United States laws will be fully
confirmed.
3D. Slavery will bc permitted and of course
established in oil new Territories.
4h. The fugitive slave law will be enforced
with the utmost rigor and cruelty.
5th. Shareholders will be permitted TO
bring their slaves to the North, and to keep
them there at pleasure. Remember the Lem
on trial, the Philadelphia trial, and the last
slave case in Cincinnati.
9th. As well as this slave trade, permitted
between the States Of this Union, il will be
permitted between this Union and Africa.
7th. The difficulties in Central America
and Mexico will give desirable opportunity
for extending the slave territory by fillbuste-
ring conquests, and so procure permanent
superiority of the South over the North.
9Th. For the benefit of the Shareholders
| the interests Of free labor, and the emigration
from Europe will be discouraged by all posi-
| Bile means. We may remember here, that
the democratic Senate has always followed
| such policies as arc contrary to the interests
of immigration, by rejecting the Land Re-
form Bill, and the democratic Presidents, al
so, by their veto sgains. internal improve
ments.
These will, at leas, be the consequences
Of new victory of the democratic party; the
policies, which this party has followed hith-
erto, prove it. If this party succeed in elec-
ting their President, may it be Douglass, Bu-
chanan, Pierce or somebody else, the citizens
of the free North will be kept under the au-
thority of the slaveholding South. The state
of our public affairs is very dangerous, and
the most desperate efforts are made by the
South. The people of tho northern States.
continually provoked by the pretensions, the
treachery and encroachments Of the South,
which are increasing from day to day, stand
prepared now for an energetic opposition and
resistance. Under the banner Of the Repub-
lican party, the people Of the North have
united for the only and exclusive purpose of
preventing the further extension Of slavery