The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1858-10-21


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 affairs would be SO moderate and con
servative as to give repose to country too long
agitated by exciting collisions of opinion and
interest. On the contrary. it has been so fol
marked ny violence of measures, which il
without precedent, even in the administration
of Mr.. PIERCE.
In Kansas it has given all its patronage no,
merelyto faetion detested by the people Of
that Territory, but to the most odous men Of
that faction, some of whom have participated
directly In the scenes of violence and bloodshed
while 1T has concentrated the entire disposablt
army of the United States ut Fort Leayenworth
under the command Of man of known yiolenc.
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 Treasur,
to be expended in the purchase of new Terri
tories, while it threatens us with com plications
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 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
1894, as the basis of 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 deplorc this organi
cation of o 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
GLIDING 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 cityo 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 nationality and comprehensveness
OF views worthy of its name.
Esteeming 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
form Of party SO dangerous and so odious
An infiexible attachment to the Union, rev.
erence for the Constitution of the United States,
as the highest achievement of human wisdom
a general conformity as to doubtful construc-
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of public administration, to the school of politics
illustrated by the genius Of Mr.. Jefferson; peace
and justice in our foreign relations; the eonsol-
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 freemen, and, with that view, the prohib-
ition of its 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 it's
free labor'rss, while its disbursements, of late
to their interests. Public employments, mill
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 a 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.
DANIEL R. GooDLoE, 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