The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-04-22
Thursday, AprI ~, 1855.
RTpubiica MIsu1 in 1856 aud i'm
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II is well known that tho Republican par
tys in 1865, placed two specific Planks II
their platform OF principles, on the strength
of which they relied to carry them success
fully through the Presidential campaign.
These two Planks were stern and uncom-
promising opposition to slsvery and polyga-
my-.twin siSters-as they asserted, in the
following language.
Resolved, That it is both the right and
DUTY Of Congress to prohibit in the Terrific
ries those twin relics OF barbarism-poly-
-gnmy and slavery"
Here WIS a well defined allegation o:
principles. which they presented to the peo-
pile Of the North for their approval, and in
their advocacy Of them. cried loEl and
spared not the twin sisters and relics OF
barbarisnN-slavery and polygamy.
But now, in 1858. how does the RepubR-
snsn party stand before the country! On the
23d Of hsrch, that party, through their Rep
resentatives in Congress, voted to man to
admit Kansas as slave Stq!c, If the people
Of that Territory choose TO come into the
Union so. "A few days after. the Republi-
can party, through their Senators, also voted
to admit .Kunsas as a slave State-thus ig-
nori"g the right of ofdcongress to legislute
slavery out of GnyTesritory.
What have they done in relation TO poly
gamy! The President asked Congress to
make on appropriation for the purpose of
sustaining the troops sent to Utah, TO put
down the rebelious conduct OF the Nor
,mons, who have been for the past year and
more waging war against the United States
Government, and driving Government off,
GERS from the Territory. The question OF
supporting the army against Utah came up
in the House Of Representatives, some weeks
ago, when the Republican party, almost to
man, voted t. reject the appropriation, and
thus starve out the army in Utah, that Brig
ham Young and his "peculinr institution"
muy have full sway. not only in Utah, but
in al! places where they can gain foo:holds.
The Republican members Of Congress 60
It'd that polygsmy was too good thing to
oppose, and that Mormohism should have lie
way though this Government suffered by it.
Thus hsve the Republicans abandoned their
opposition TO potygsmy, 70 affti tHcerts end
purposes, rs party.
These positions, ussumed boldly and in
the face Of the whole country. place the
Republican party on the side of slavsry and
polygamy. They assert that Congress has
no right to Iegislate slavery out of Kansas
--they assert that Congress has no right to
interfere with the "Ssints" in Utah, nor
NEEDLE with poygamy there, where i. is 10
full blast with ell its blighting influences
upon the morals OF society. They are thus
willing to embrace slavery. and press to their
b"soms Mo'monism and polygamy. Oh,
what consistent party! The "popular
sovereignty" doctrine Of the Republicans,
as exemplifed by leading men in Congress,
goes even to the covering up of the wicked
practices and barbarisms of the Utah Saints
much farther than Douglas ever dreamed !
OF being carried by it's most jealous advo-
Gates. But the principles of the RepubIi-
cans, being SO elastic and ever changing.
have completely astonished the world 10 the
strides they have recently made in their ed-
vocacy OF the doctrine Of popular sover-
eighty.