Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1858-06-18
WHY We UNITE.

The Americans Of Philadelphia hare on sew
eraI occasions shown an invineible deteruli1la-
ton to refuse TO unite wilh other parties, when
there was any danger Of sacrifee Of tas
great principles for which they have $ long
and 50 peFtiuseiously co1teaded. U.lder the
nost diseonroglng circumstances, f1r tsgo yea.Ss
past, they have preserved their orgaaiz1 ton,
when there vas no immediate prospect of os
taeishing The measures fur which they conten-
ded. Without the means to carry oa 3 paiif;-
cal warfare, with every advanlage Oh the part
Of their opponents, they refused 10 be csaxea,
wheedled, or seolded from the advocacy os
measures which they deemed essential to the.
preservation of the institutions of oar country.
and necessary to the prosperity, improvements
and Independence of The people.
Iuu pVIIvy ti7eg fIs1s
.hev viii contend for still TIE political, eaai-
mercial, financial and industrial Independence
Of our country Is as dear to the AmeIiean pea-
pie Low as it has ever yet been; and they are
as much determined to struggle for ii nov as
they have been heretofore. The uaion of The
people, which has now been formed, involves no
sacrifice Of principle upon the part Of Asneri-
cans, and viii not require them 10 abandon
their organization. Tie events of tho past
gear have shown. more forcibiy than ever, ho
necessity for the establishment of an Ameri-
can nationality, aud he abortion Of an Ameri-
can Industrial aud commercial policy, ia pro-
tect Us from lie interference and competition
Of the nations Of Earope.
Tue great principle, that @the people shall
have the right to form their own institutions, .
Americans have ever been willing 10 support,
and are glad to have all who desire the estab-
lishEent Of right and justice to unite with
them. The right Of Americans to rule our
country. and to protect it against foreign inter
ference of every kind, and against the iniro-
ddetion of immoral clements into our commu-
nifty, we have not abandoned Tie difference
which spsit the American party in 1856, was,
IN great measure, one concerning the relative
Importance Of measures. We opposed the re-
peal Of the @4iissouri Compromise" as much as
any others, but We considered s.Protcefion to
American interests and resistance to foreign
influence as Of primary Importance. Others,
carried away by the Sectional fever Which
spread over the land, were wiling 10 Yield
everything else 10 oppose the optrages Of the
Democratic party.
Americans we're unwilling to adopt the sec
iioual platform Of the Republicans, believing il
that the conservative policy OF the American
party was right; and when others are wiling to
acknowledge it, and to unite in 4 comm3n ef-
fort to resist the tyranny osa despoic Presi-
dent, we arc not SO nnwise as to repllse them.
Time, we believe, viii show the necessity for
adopting all our measures, and every day
brings fresh, though sad proof to the people
that they cannot prosper under the unwise
eystem which now curses the country aud des-
troys the hopes Of the people.
The ffst duty of an American cit:zen il 10
guard the liberties Of his country with Il ieal-
GUS eye, aud when the manifest egidence of
determination to peryert the powers conferred
upon those who administer the government an-
pear before his eyes, be cannot hesitate to adopt
practicable measures to resist such encroach-
ments. The despotic measures Of Mr. BUch-
ansn are too palpable to admit OF dispute, and
no American who cherishes the free institutions
of his country, can hesitate as 10 his duty in
such IN emergency. Tue call for q sPeoples
Convention" in Pennsylvania rings the death
knell in the ears of Locofucoism. It has been
weighed IN the balance aud found waating.-
Whatever errors men may have committed
heretofore, it viii surely be regarded as meri-
tO-louS hoW, tn1t 'tney are ready 10 come up 70
the work of rebuking The iniq1ities Of Mr.
Buchanan and his servants
A,saricans should Be active and vigorous IL
th,,sr Forts to strengthen their organization.
No sxettious to arouse and encourage Ansri-
cans to renew their efforts for the establish
ment of their principles should be neglected..
The time is propitious. Tue foreign cohorts Of
Loco Focoism hold possession Of the Gover0-