Freeman's champion., 1858-06-03


compiiSh J, the first of which is to
,wrest the government Of the country
out ofthe hands of the. slave oligarchy
that it may be used for the interest OF
freedom.
Again, the life Of aprinciple is ex-
tension. 1t is valaeless unless it
grows and becomes widespread. So
with institutions. Slavery must there
fore be allowed to expand-have room
to spread itself over the country, both
because of the underlaying principle
of growtlrand Of the peculiar nature
of-the institution itself. 1t is ex-
hausting and must find virgin soil to
gain new origin from. Restrict it
and it will die out. 1t has seemed to
us that party organization can ma
terially help in this important work
of restriction, and that is one of the
main objects of the Republican party.
1t (the Republican party,) proposes
to meet the evil wherever it shows
itself in any new territory. 10 do it
eFectually they must have control of
the government, and that object pre-
supposes recognition of its forms
which the Garrisonians object to in
toto.
Another object to be gained is the
aiding and building up of the large
smouldering Anti-Slavery element Of
the South. In all the Slave States
particularly in the large cities, there
are thousands, yes, tens of thousands
non-sl -slaveholding whites, educated,
thinking and intelligent men and wo-
men, who are opposed to the "pecu-
liar institution" but have not yet got
courage enough TO speak out. Now
we desire to obtain possession of the
General Government, so that its vast
resources may legitimately be brought
to aid this dormant sentiment, by
giving only positions of trust and
places Of profit inithe Slave States to
this class of their population. This
is ore of the purposes Of the Repub-
lican party, and therefore we are with
them and they with us in securing
these objects.
These are some of the alterior OBJ
jects Of the Republican party and the
Anti Slavery element sympathizing
and acting with it. The attainment
of them is in the future, and the means
to accomplish them must be diligent.
ly applied. Therefore we agitate
form party organizations, consolidate
and combine, take half loaf when
we can't get whole one, and by such
means we are every year, slowly tits
true, but surely, gaining on our ad'
versaries, and in 1860 we shall have
won one great victory in tho series oi
battles to be fought before the final
triumph of justice is assured.
Men are diverse in their modes oI
accomplishing the same objects. In
dividuality is a fundamental law Of
humanity. Each atom is separate
and distinct from every other atom.
None should know and understand
this truth better than the kingly in.
tellects who lead the Garrisonian sen :
timcnt. Why then quarrel and de-
nounce all those who choose other
modes of accomplishing the same
great end they have in view, viz: the
abollshment of slavery?
So faras the negro race is concerned,
we say that if the slaves were to rise
in arms tomorrow against their op-
pressors, they should have our hearty
sympathy, and what cooperation we
could render--yet, we should regret
the event, because such step would be
productive Of untold misery to thous-
ands Of inaocent people who had no
hand in forging the chains that bind
the slaves, and yet against their own
will have been involved in the conse-
quencos. We believe with the 2ri-
6ans that it would result in the subiu-
gation Of the slaves to still worse
bondage, In view Of these things