The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1858-09-09

PrOspectusOf the Republic.
A sufficient time has elapsed since The ina,l-
guration of Mr.. Buchanan, to dspel 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
agitatcd by exciting collisions of opinion and
interest On the contrary, it has been so far
marked by a 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 disposable
army of the United States at Fort Leavenworth
under the command of a man Of known violence
Of character for the manifest purpose Of intim.
idatng 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 administra-
ton clearly is to keep up that agitation of the
Slavery Question, which was deliberately enter
ed upon as a matter of political calculation in
1854, as the basis Of a new party then formed
to control the destnies Of the country that sigi-
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 countrymerl, 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, the
constituencies ofwhich is so recklessly appealed
to by political gamblers.
1t is proposed by the undersigned to estab-
lish a Newspaper at the city of 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 a nationality and comprehensiveness
| Vi views worthy VI ltS ntnie.
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 win reso-
| iutely oppose an Administration which has de-
| ternined to perpetuate itself by keeping up q
form Of party so dangerous and so odious
| An inflexible 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
| tions of the Constitution, and as to principle
of public administration, to the school of polite
illustrated by the genius of Mr.. Jefferson; peac
and justice in our foreign relations; the consoli
| dation of our civilization at home rather thar
| needless, premature or dangerous enlargement
of territory; the dedication of our present pub
| lie domain as a 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 thu
principles, feelings and objects which will Civ.
! tone to The Republic
1t will be one of the aims of The Republic t.
co-operate in reducing the expenditures of Til,
| Government, which have been swollen to sevent,
millions per annum by the extravaganza anl
! corruption OF the party in power. The revenues
| of the country are mainly contributed by it
| free laborsrs, 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 bya peculiar class, which bear
| little of the public burdens, and which has thu
| had double motive to augment salaries and ex
penditures
| The publication of The Republic was com
menced in September last The prices an,
terms of subscription are given below 1t is ex
pected that 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 hterar,
Terms of Subscrintion.