The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1858-10-28


A sufficient time has elapsed since the inau
garation 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 50 moderate and con.
sersative as to give repose to country too long
agitated by exciting collisions of opinion and
interest. On the contrary, it has been SO fai
marked by violence of measures, which is
without precedent, even in the administration
of Mr.. Pierce. ita b e4l 2f'-a isa
In Kansas it has given all its patronage, no,
merely to a faction dctested by the people Of
that Territory, but to the most odious men ,o
that faction, some Of whom have participated
directly in the scenes of violence and bloolshed
while it has concentrated the entire disposablt
army of the United States at Fort Leayeiworth
under the command of man of known violcncc
of character, for the manifest purpose Of intim
idating our tellow-citizens there into submis.
sion to foreign usurpaton, 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 Trcasnr,
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, hut
and to universal dominion.
The purpose of Mr.. Buchanan's administra-
ton clearly is to keep up that agitation Of the
Slavery Question, which was deliberately enter
ed upon as matter of political calculation in
1884, as the basis of a new party then formed
to control the destinies of the country that aoi
tation to which Mr.. Buchana 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-
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, tile
sensitiveness of which is so recklessly appealed
to by political gamblers. Isl, III.
1t is proposed by the undersigned to estab-
fish Newspaper at the city of Washington, in
which eviews Of these portions of our coun-
trymen 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.
Esteeming as the most imminent and pressing
national danger, the attempt to maintain geo
graphical party by wandering to the passions Of
the slavery propaganda, The Republic will reso-
lutely oppose an Administration which has de-
terlnined to perpctuate itself by Keeping up a
form of party so dangerous and so odious
An inflexible attachment to the Union, n rev.
erence for the Constitution of the United States
as the highest achievement of human wisdom
a general conformity as to doubtful construc
tons of the Constitution, and-as to principles
of public administration, to the school of politics
illustrated by the genius of Mr.. Jefferson; peac,
andj justice In our foreign relations; the consoli
dation OF our civilization at home, rather than
needless, premature or dangerous enlargements
of territory; the dedication of our present pub.
lie domain as theatre for the prosperous indus
try of freeinen, and, with that view, the prohib-
ition of it's transfer except in moderate qtanti-
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 employments, mill.
tary, naval and civil, have become more and
more engrsssed by "a peculiar class, which bears
little of the public burdens, and which has thus
had o double motive to augment salaries and ex-
penditures.
The publication Of The Republic was COM
menced i'll September last. The prices and
terms Of subscription are given below 1t is ex-
pected that daily publication viii be added
to commence with the next session of Congress.
DANIEL r. GoopIoE, 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