The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1858-09-23

accordingly initiated the movemed to re
>sll restrictions to lis spread whe5y / say
position was first taken, the inthigenI
conscientious, the truly Democratic spirit
county, took the alarm, and men az all q
Eof political opinion upon ordinary copies
themselves from the party orgas zstiol
which they severally belonged, ~ exts
srized on the instant league Of %rmine
fposition, which ultimately took ! form
name of the present Republican r;y.
sgreat party, now triuf liant ia most
/ free State over all oPpt ition ofe - kin
/. degree, thus sprang IL o exlstel IN q
.stand az if By the fat Of Almighty yer.
lit was Almighty power for it We ,e pow
Everlasting truth that ~reated tb srty.
s.the men of it were nsfired by t truth
\ they first rushed to It's forDatior ad the
animated and inspired by ittto-da They
and are men OF ideas, sner Of esr-si
intelligence, who were and are I prote:
of politics, who believe in the ri , of pl
judgment, and who di i6sved /, he CO
ling force Of party ties b. rat er encies
7 pudiating every sugge n of ,.,cal il
ee>bihty they ruptured t. convic 70 of 1
stime in behalf of gref pIincip> Their
resemblance not wholly imsginar betwee
Republican party of tlhs day, ip - indil
attitude of resistance to false doc hes, an
: outrsges and corruption engene I'd the
and the great and glorious party { be Re
alton in the days of Luther aud 4 !anc,hC
3 their struggles against Pepsl ST. sGscy.
The circumstances of the for. Alton o
party thus demonstrate ho@ vita :s its f
mental ideas, and how prompt o. | INTEL
are its masses. Every RepublicsJ has a n
TO give for the faith that is in hil' He
schy he is Republican. Not OF is driv
defend his vote on the miherabh les th,
always voted the Republican III, II, and
( his father did il before him. NJ. )De sh,
bis vote or his head under the &C rdly ST
! fuge that a man must sticb to bic ,$ty, tb
, the party sbsndons its prihciplet Every
, is Republican for resaon-ip ant, W
controlling, and convincing.
REPUBLICAN PARTY A MEG. SsTTY.
Nc, gentlemen, the Republics. party
inc xorable necessity in the prese functr
affairs. IL mnst be maintained, e its {
dates be supported, as the only b5 ,rk az
] the usurpstion of power bent u 1, the q
ment of free States, the deetructi, Of the
principle Of the Government, tbe. 2egrad
of free labor and its subsection to tlle dor
ton Of Southern sristocracy. Al sristo
who claims that they rule it and ssa It's rig
rulers, and who impudently threetsp that
they lose this control, through ID sxniversl
feet of their allies, the Submiseit'e lists, il
free States, they will break up the 81 ,vernr
The Republican party are warripi ,sgains
arrogant power, aud intend to opquer
Washington as they have conquer Il it in
sas. And if the people of the frei States
be made to see, as one man, how dst ar,
purposes of that party, and wo1 discar
partisanship and all mercensry IS and
siderations, not a citizen would : Gin on
of its organization. Within the nits o
free States, we should be, as we hit to
unanimous party.
The party should moreover be intain
lesson and warning to all re trs
who would sacrifice the rights Of free s
1t ID living demonstration of VII IN QUIT
people can do in improvising the in
a great party and power sufficil aud {
mined to trsmple and destroy fs guides
unprincipled leaders. Ii this aidabl
pect, promptly confronting It's at enemy
carrying its triuuphs to his very ties, mi
him tremble in his entrenchneD it ia a
tacle of moral graz deur, the LID whic
history of politics has seldom So ed.
means, then, let the flag of its t, lphs b
higher advanced, let its tanks eup,
columns push on, till its vioto Ia sta
shall wave over the citadel at hingtc