Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1858-12-30

VIC sugar-coat the tickc; with the name
Of Bell. Bell believes in Slavery. aud
Banks don't: Bell is an orthodox
Southern Stakeholder. Banks an or
thodox Black Republican, let that
account lie squared. Then. the Party,
or the Opposition in each State, is to
pass its own resolves. In one place,
agitation is deprecated, Black Rcpub-
licanism denounced, the Dred Scott
extra Judicial opinions reaflirmcd, the
right to hold slaves in the Territories
under the Federal Constitution main
tained; in another. Slavery is pronoun-
ccl an evil, agitation a good. Slavery
propaganlism a curse, the Drcd Scott
dicta false and disgracelul, the Consti-
tuition the bulwark Of Freedom in the
Territories
\ wonderful Party, Could there
be a single doubt Of its succes>e-
Would it not sweep away the Admin
is.ration as with the bosom of de-
struction ?
If any thing could exceed it, it
would he a Party constructed on the
second proposition of our inventive
cotemporary-a Party Of extremely
difficult parturition, we should say
Let Fillmore, Winthrop, Crittendcn,
Prentice, and Nathan Sargent, name
the President, AMI the Republicans the
Vice President, and then let the high
contracting parties agree on all hands
and proclaim to the Public, that the
Administration thus formed shall DO
all in its power to conhnc Slavery
within the limits of the existing
States Who can doubt that Nation
al Wings and Southern Americans
would cordially agree to such condi-
tion, and, having pledged themselves
to it, wheel the Slave States into line
on the principle of opposition to the
extension Of Slavery
1t is needless to she'd more ink upon
such propositions. Had it not been
for the serious tone of the Tribune 5
editorial, AMI its reference to the plan
pursued in Pennsylvania, as worthy
of being adopted in National can
vass, and its Efforts for fusion in New
York, we might have supposed it in
Jest in laying down plans of compro-
mise so palpaLly impossible and alb
surd, as to demonstrate that compro-
mise is ont Of the question.
At all events, it is better that the
Republican Party set. its face as flint
against all attempts TO tamper with It's
principles, or selucc it into a corrupt
coalition. The Slave Democracy will
hold National Convention In 1860.
at Charlcston, and the mass of tina;
party will be united in support Of one
electoral ticket. The Convention will
reafiirin, as usual, the Baltimore reso-
lutions, then the Cincinnati platform,
adding the construction growing out
of the Drcd Scott opinion. 1t will
abatc nothing, rccant nothing. take nc
step backwards. Without this peril
nacious adherence to its doctrines, thi,
stability. dl~oys source of strength,
and commanding respect, even in a
bad cause, it would ere this have suf-
fercd more vital losses. Let the Re
publican Party, with better Principles,
emulate its constancy and bollncss.-
Cromwell, who was as wise in counsel
as he was daring in action, speaking
in Parliament in 1856 of the then ex-
isting war with Spain. remarked "Il
we engage in business, reco1ing
man may hoply recover of his enemy,
Jut tie sc;sdom Of man surely sr;H b
IN the keeping Of his ground" Let
Republicans lay that to heart. They
are the only Party in the field in op-
position to the Slave Democracy.
/ The issues between the two organi-
cations are as enduring as the confiic,
between Despotism a,rl Democracy
They are plain, known and read of al
men. When they engaged in thi:
business, they took their ground Oh
certain principles of Justice and Law
their main strength consists in In
flexible adherence TO these. ThciI
"wisdom will be in the keeping o.
their ground" for to abandon it viii
be to lose their hold on the North
without securing one inch of foothold
in the South. II erer their principles
are TO spread throughout the South, i
must be BIZ tie assertion Of a po,cer a5lt
10 sustain and protect Tie men Of M'
!South ,cho may acknowledge item.
AS the Slave Democracy will hold
its National Convention, according tC
usage well understood by the People
everywhere, let the Republicans do tn,
same We can not afford, in tn,
thick of the fight, face to face with tn,
Zoe, TO turn aside and bewilier our.