Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-12-18

Presidents BE sage.

We present to our readers this week
most Of the Presidents message. But for
#. Unprecedented length, we should have
oireu it all. In Topping off, we have been
careful to retain and print at length the
Presidents say on the negro question
from, the Kansas part and his argument
sr the Lecompton Constitution, down
through bis Cuba purchase and annexa-
han scheme and argument for securing
South America, Mexico and all the Amer
lean continent wherever negroes are service
sbe-except Canada and the Russian
Possessions where negro servitude don't
lake at all. We also give the Presidents
views on Pacific Railroad, in which he is
supposed to favor it-particularly route
far to the South; also, his supposed argu-
ment for protective tariff.
The message is pretty generally con-
demned by Douglas papers and by some
Of them most bitterly. The Republicans
papers consider it as perfectly establishing
all they ever said against Buchanan pre-.
yiOus to his election, and more than ALL
lie fully establishes all that Seward and
The Republicans ever claimed as 10 the
brand design of the democratic party
even towards fixing and constitutionalising
negro slavery on every foot of American
soil. At present, the free Territory of the
United States is under fifth of all within
bounds of the Oceans and Canadas, while
over four-ifths is slaveholding OR open to
slavery. The President would yet add to
the slave soil, a large share Of South A
merica, all OF Cuba and Mexico - thereby
giving the area of negro slavery ten-fold
scope of land instead of fve-fol
as at present. Reader, please turn to th>
map and see for yourselves.
Touching Kansas matters, the charge Of
Misrepresentation, falsehood, lying and
concealnent Of facts is hurled against the
President on every hand those in the
Douglas interest leading in bitterness and
some of the Lecomptonites squirming lik,
dogs In hail storm.
The reader should read very closely and
ponder we'll the concealments, double
neanings, false logic and false history
boxing to the effects of the Presidents
michievous suggestions, rather than to his
pleadings Of the right. Like Douglas, The
President uses that singular sophistry
which makes slavery look like the utmost
feedom and freedom look like a useless
privilege, humbug. He can glorify a
Pacific Railroad, yet urge that which is SO
mpractcable that one can never he built.
lie can talk of tariff; and mean only the
RAISING of revenue. He can talk like All
angel and serve the devil, just about as you
would infer from close view of his por-
trait. Had he not been politician he
would have been a clergyman of the Joe
Smith order. We believe he is an instru
ment of Almighty power, raised up like
PharOah,t to torture and enslave the people,
but open the way for their deliverance
through some Republican Joseph in 1860.
God surely has designed the grandest of
Ills works, resulting In the noblest ends,
by just such means, even calling in the aid
OF Satan, on a pinch. He works by the
same means now, especially, when grand
work is to be accomplished. That George
the Ill was raised up as Pbaroah was, and
Washington as Josephine never doubted
all for a grand end. This brazen calf of
negro slavery has its type in the serpent of
Israel, and will perish by just such means
as God chose to save Israel-a Presiden-
tla tyrant whom the people will cast off,
and with him all that enslaves all that
freedom may conquer. We can hurrah for
old Buck, just as we could for Pharoahs
hosts--had we been there when the sea
closed upon them!