The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1858-12-02
Prospectus Of the Republic.

A sufficient time has elapsed since the inau
guration of Mr.. Buchanan, to dispel the hope.
entertained by many who did not support his
election to the presidency, that his administa
ton of affairs would be so moderate and con
servatlye as to give repose toa country too long
agitated by exciting collisions of opinion and
interest. On the contrary, it has been SO faI
marked BY a violence of measures, which il
without precedent, even in the administration
of Mr.. Pierce.
In Kansas it has given all its patronage, moi
merely to faction detested by the people oil
that Territory, but to the most odious men OF
that faction, some of whom have participated
directly in the scenes of violence and bloodshed
while it has concentrated the entire disposable
army of the United States at Fort Leayenworth
under the command of man of known violence
of character, for the manifest purpose of intim-
idating our fellow citizens there into submits
sion to foreign usurpation, and if intimidation
fails, of desolating them with fire and sword.
In foreign affairs it does not disguise its pur-
pose to take immense sums from the Treasury
to be expended in the purchase of new Terri
tories, while it threatens us with complications
and wars fatal to commerce, in the sole interest
of an institution deemed temporary and excep-
tiomal by the founders of our Government, but
which now aspires to an eternity of duration
and to universal dominion.
The purpose of Mr.. Buchanan's administers
ton clearly is to keep up that agitation of the
Slavery Question, which was deliberately enter
ed upon as matter Of political calculation in
1854, as the basis Of new party then formed
to control the destinies of the country that ag-
tation to which Mr.. Buchanan owes his own
election, and to which those who surround him
now look confidently for the perpetuation of
their own aower.
There are large bodies Of our countrymen, in
all parts of the Union, who deplore this organi-
cation of a sectional party at the South, bottom
ed upon the revolutionary proceedings of 1854
and still maintained by violent acts, appealing
to sectional passions who perceive that it os-
tr.clses the moderate and conservative portion
of the citizens of the slave holding States from
participation and influence in public affairs
and who see in this geographical arrangement,
of parties the greatest dangers of all kinds, in
Guiding dangers to the peculiar institution, The
sensitiveness of which is so recklessly appealed
to by political gamblers.
1t is proposed by the undersigned to estab
lish Newspaper at the city of Washington, il
which the views of these portions of our coun
trymen may be reflected. This newspaper will
be styled The Republic, and will endeayor t
maintain nationality and comprchensiycnes
of views worthy of its name.
Esteenling as the most imminent and pressin,
national danger, the attempt to maintain a geo
graphical party by pandering to the passions o
the slavery propaganda, The Republic will reso
lutely oppose an Administration which has de
termined to perpetuate itself by keeping up
form Of party SO dangerous and SO odious.
An inaexible attachment to the Union, rev
erence for the Constitution of the United States
as the highest achievement Of human wisdom
general conformity as to doubtful construc
tons of the Constitution, and as to principle
of public administration, to the school of polite
illustrated by the genius of Mr.. Jefferson: peac
and justice in our foreign relations; the consoli
dation of our civilization at home, rather tina,
needless, premature or dangerous enlargement
OF territory; the dedication of our present pub
lie domain as theatre for the prosperous indus
try of freemen, and, with that view, the prohib
ition Of its transfer except in moderate quaint
ties to actual settlers. Such, briefly, are tn
principles, feelings and objects which will Civ,
tone to The Republic
twill be one of the aims of The Republic t,
cooperate in reducing the expenditures of th,
Government, which have been swollen to seyent,
millions per annum by the extravaganza ane
corruption of the party in power The revenue.
of the country are mainly contributed by #,
free labor.rs, while its disbursements, of lat.
years, have been made with very little referenc.
to their interests Public employments, mill
tary, naval and civil, have become more and
more engsssed BY a peculiar class, which bears
little OF the public burdens, and which has thus
had double motive to augment salaries and ex
penditures.
The publication of The Republic was com.
menced in September last. The prices and
terms of subscription are given below 1t is ex.
pected that daily publication will be added
to commence with the next session of Congress.
DANIEL R. GooDLoE, Of North Carolina, has
been engaged to assist in the editorial manage.
ment of The Republic, and other additions will
be made to its corps of political and literary
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