The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1858-09-16

A sufficient time has elapsed since the inau
guration of Mr. Buchanan, to dispel the hopes
entertained by many who did not support hi
election to the presidency, that his administra
ton of affaiV would be SO moderate and con
seryative as to give repose to country too long
ag,tated by exciting collisions of opinion and
interest. On the contrary, it has been SO fal
marked by violence OF measures, which il
without precedent, even in the administration
of Mr.. Pierce
| In Kansas it has given all its patronage, no,
merely to faction dctested by the people Of
| 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 disposablt
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 submis
sion to foreign usurpation, and if intimidation
fails, of dcsolating them with fire and sword.
In foreign affairs it does not disguise its pur
pose to take immense sums from the Treasur,
| to be expended in the purchase of new Terri
tories, while 1t 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 adninistra.
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 destnies of the country that agi-
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 aowcr. FB
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.
tracises 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
sensitiyeness 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, in
which the views of these portions of our coun-
trymen may be reflected. This newspaper will
be styled The Republic and will endeavor to
maintain a nationality and comprehensiyeness
of views worthy of its name.
Esteeming as the most imminent and pressing
national danger, the attempt to maintain a geo.
graphical party by pandering to the passions of
the slavery propaganda, The Republic will reso-
lutely oppose an Administration which has de.
tcrmined to perpetuate itself by keeping up a
form of party SO dangerous and SO odious.
An infexible attachment to the Union, q rev.
erence for the Constitution of the United States.
as the highest achievement of human wisdom |;
general conformity as to doubtful construc-
lions of the Constitution, and as to principles
g. Il Al
illustrated by the genius Of Mr.. Jefferson; peace
and justice in our foreign relations; the consoli-
dation of our civilization at home, rather than
needless. premature or dangerous engagements
of territory; the dedication of our present pub
lie domain as theatre for the prosperous indus
try of freeIhen, and, with that view, the prohib-
ition offts transfer except in moderate QUAINT
ties to actual settlers. Such, briefly, are the
principles, feelings and objects which will give
tone to The Republic
1t will be one of the aims of The Republic to
cooperate in reducing the expenditures of the
Government, which have been swollen to SEVENTY
millions per annum by the extravaganza and
corruption Of the party in power The revenues
OF the country are mainly contributed by its
free laborsrs, while its disbursements, Of late
years, have been made with very little reference
to their interests. Public empfoyments, miii-
tary, naval and civil, have become more and
more engrsssed bya 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 a daily publication will be added,
to commence with the next session of Congress.
Il DANIEL r. GooDLoE, of North Carolina, has
been engaged to assist in the editorial manage
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be made to its corps of political and literary
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