The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1858-11-25
Prospectus of the Republic.


A sufficient time has elapsed since the inau-
guration of Mr.. Buchanan, to dispel the hopes
entertained by many who did not support his
election to the presidency, that his administra
ton of affairs would be so moderate and con
sentative as to give repose to country too long
agitated by exciting collisions Of opinion and
interest. On the contrary, it has been SO far
marked by q violence Of measures, which is
without precedent, even in the administration
of Mr.. Pierce.
In Kansas it has given all its patronage, not
merely to faction detested 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 dsposable
army of the United States at Fort Leavenworth,
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 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 administla-
tion clearly is to keep up that agitation of the
Slavery Question, which was deliberately enter
ed upon matter of political calculation in
1854, as the basis of a new party then formed
to control the destinies 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 aOwer
There are large bodies of our countrymen, in
all parts of the Union, who deplore this organi-
cation of q 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.cises the moderate and conservative portion
Of the citizens of the slave holding States from
participation and influence in public atfa irs ;
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, in
which the views of these portions of our coun-
tiymen may be reflected. This newspaper will
be styled The Republic, and will endeavor to
maintain nationality and OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
of views worthy of its name.
Esteening as the most imminent and pressing
national danger, the attempt to maintain geo
graphical party by pandering TO the passions OF
the slavery propaganda, The Republic will reso-
lutely oppose an Administration which has de-
termined to perpetuate itself by keeping up a
form of party so dangerous and SO odious.
| An infiexible attachment to the Union, a rev
erence for the Constitution of the United States
as the highest achievement of human wisdom
a general conformity as to doubtful construc
/ Of tba pcti tp+io nj q ,1os
of public administration, to the school of politics
illustrated by the genius of Mr.. Jefferson; peac,
and ustice in our foreign relations; the consoli
| dalton of our civilization at home rather thar
needless, premature or dangerous cnlargement
of territory; the dedication of our present pub
| lie domain as theatre for the prosperous indus
try Of frecmen, 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 TIE Republic
| 1t will be one of the aims of TIE Rebubic t,
cooperate in reducing the expenditures of the
Government, which have been swollen to seventy
millions per annum by the extravaganza anC
corruption of the party in power. The revenues
of the country are mainly contributed by III
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 ant
more engrsssed by peculiar class, which bear
little of the public burdens, and which has thu
had a double motive to augment salaries and ex
penditures.
The publication of The Republic was com
menccd in September last. The prices an,
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
DANIEL r. GooDLoE, OF North Carolina, ha
been engaged to assist in the editorial manage
ment of The Republic, and other additions vii
be made to its corps of political and literar-