The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-09-09

Henry Waldron as our candidate
for Congress from this District. And
as much as we honor and respect
the Hon. Austin Blair, of Jackson, ard
admire his warm devotion to the cause
of freedom, We can but rejoice in the
denomination of the Hon. VIM. A.
Howard in the first District. Mr.. Wal
dron and Mr.. Howard are both familiar
with the workings of the present cor
rupt Administration; they know full
well the means that have been resorted
to to extend the curse Of slavery over
the Territories; and being familiar
with the past, they will be better pre-
pared to battle against any new dodge
that may be gotten up in the future for
this purpose. This is time when we
need tried and true men in Congress.
The pro-slavery Democracy are making
a desperate effort, resorting to every
means both fair and foul, to extend the
blighting curse, of slavery over our
entire domain. Our territories have
already been declared, by the Supreme
Court of the country, to be in the hands
of the shareholders. "A late number
of the Washington Union informs us
that free Michigan must also submit to
become slave State if the Shareholders
of the South see fit to make it so.
Freemen of Michigan, can you submit
to such humiliation? No, never. Then
look well to the political character of
the men you select to represent you in
Congress. The present able Republi-
can delegation from Michigan have
battled nobly against every encroach-
ment of. the slave power. They have
carried out the wishes of their constit-
uents to a letter-they have proved
faithful and true. We,point with pride
to the noble and manly course pursued
by our representative from this district,
the Hon. Henry Waldron. Of re-
election by a much larger majority than
two years ago we have no doubts, for
we firmly believe that the cause of
human freedom is fast gaining friends
in our State. We trust also that the
Republicans of the first district will not
allow the seat now SO ably filled by the
Hon. VIM. A. Howard to be wrested
from them by the pro-slavery Democ-
racy., 2e ,e.s5 Il sa III SD 81.
Speaking of the importance of the
present Congressional election, the
Washington Republic remarks:
Do our Republican friends fully APP
preciate the paramount Importance of
the approaching Congressional cleo
ton? How stands the matter? Have
the people of the free States already
forgotten the injuries and insults heaped
upon them ut -tiIo fsrst session :? - Have
they become Indifferent to the prodi-
gality with which their money has
been squandered, in carrying out pol
icy purely sectional in its objects, and
looking to the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT of the
South, at the expense of the North
In short, have any of the causes which
few months ago so aroused the people
of the free States to sense of their
wrongs, their dangers, and their duty,
been abated or forgotten? ..,.,.,
If we succeed in electing a majority
of members of the next House of Rep
rcsentatives, the result will be hailed
by every Republican throughout the
land as the sure precursor to glorious
victory in 1850. 1t will give our
friends hope, and confidence, and en-
ergy. 1t will attract to our standard
numerous opponents of the Admins
tration, who, as yet stand aloof from
our organization, doubling and hesitat-
ing as to where they shall go. 1t will
strike dismay and distraction into the
ranks of our enemies, and to some ex-
tent at least, cripple their resources
for carrying on the war against us.
On the other hand, if we fail to carry
a majority in the next House, or at
least to make large gains, the result
cannot be otherwise than most disas-
trous--we fear, fatal to our hopes of
success in 1860. If we cannot make
large gains now, while the outrages of
last winter are fresh in the minds of
the people, can we expect to do better
two years hence, when time shall have
in some degree worn off the sharp sense
of our wrongs?
In fact, unless we can secure the
next House of Representatives, and by
that means hold a check upon the pol
icy of the Administrator, the great
mischiefs which we hope to avert by
getting the control of the Federal Gov
eminent into our hands, will probably
have been contaminated before the
great contest of 1860 will come off.
Before that time, Cuba will in all prob
ability have been purchased, and an
other slice of Mexico, and perhaps
Central America will have been an
nexed. The South will have stretched
forth her arms and embraced all the
territory she covets, leaving us nothing
to do when we get into power (if we
should be so Fortunately but to provide
the means for paying the enormous
debt. which will have been entailed
upon the nation. s--........ y. 49,.