New-York daily tribune., 1859-01-14
s. and rs leston. of duty from tie Declaration Of In


Re business of the former is 20 consolidate an OIL
earchv In these United Stses ard make II psrpst1al;
latter In secure to TIE people the blessings OF
Eberv" and 70 the States republican form Of gov
ernnert." and he1ce it is vel called the Republican
nsrtv In contradslinctioo 20 the ohgscmcal lmis-
rsIlsa Dsmocrscl party And here, precisely, is the
orest vital central Issue OF the day Shall tnis Gov
eminent be- a republic or an ohgsrchy In other
vords shs the Contribution, vhsn guarantees " the
states republican form Of government, be preserved
In It's integrity and power, through the etfor.s and
fsithfuness Of the Republican parry or shall the dec
rires Of the so-caed Democratic psrty re accepted
ard its purposes phshed the Constitution snb-
verted and tslefsl ongaTcby established upon the
ruins Of our republican system
The lelfstyled Democratic party is essentially
Southern or SlavehOders party It's pohcy. 10 refer
TO all questions Of national OF political intsreste
is dictated By Shareholders. IL has yielded 20 them
by a two-thirds rule the nomination virtually OF lts
Candidates for President ard VicePresident. In It's
National Conventions it permits slavehoding MINOR
ity 70 control non-slsvehodlng majority thus as
csrdng the Democratic principle taat the majority
shall govern II consents that slavehodlog minority
may prescribe the issues upon which every national
canvass shall be conducted, and pronounce The shb-
boleth which every Democrat shall repeat, from the
Rio Grande to the A1eguash 1t asserts through its
President, that
1.-THE Supreme Court Of the United States has decided ths all
American citizen, have an equal nsni 70 tlss ino the en- n
States and 20 bold such property there USDFR THE GUARDIAN
toral condition shsn remain. This is weesabi'hed
position'
L. requires the acceptance OF this position" by the
Democratic party as one not to De denied, OF even
brought in question. 1t insists that the inhuman and
impious declaration Of the sAvehold0g Judges OF the
Supreme Court of the United States, that those who
bear Gods image cut in ebony have no rights
(which white are bound 10 respect" and may be
treated outlaws and hunted as wolves shall be re-
ceived as s sacred and indubitabe verify.
II demands the admission of Oregon into the Union
as State, with Constitution whicn denies to colored
ko rfr ot erpiC
States under the Constitutions thereof, the right 10
maintain stS loU for the yindcatiOD Of any night,
or the redress OF any wrong.
TIE party organized in opposition TO these arlsto-
cratic IDEAS said Mr.. Wsshbun, s the Republican
party. Whist better or more appropriate name could
have been given TO i'll 1t is sOggestive of the better
days Of the Republic; it has an odor o. genuine ma
toL Lalty; it's sleociations are of liberty order, and
law i is the name by which the author Of the Deca-
ration Of Independence and the father Of the Const-
tutiOn chose TO be known; it speaks for itsel and
needs qualifying terms; and men who are afraid, or
ashamed TO own IT, are not those TO whose guidance
the ark Of the Constitution may be safely committed
The party which is worthy to wear 1t should hold
every lover of liberty, every hater Of oppression,
every opponent Of Slavery fanstclsm whether IN the
North or tho South, tor IL draws the breath OF ts
lfe from the Declaration OF Independence, and il
"stands in defense OF the Constitution"
This party formally org ganized at Philadephis,
in the month Of June, 1886, and IN the succeeding
November il carried the elections IN eleven OF the
Free States by unparalleled maOrtss and if il is not
to-day in the ascendepcy in every Free State this side
of tae Rocky Mountains, the exceptions are those
States only in which its friends have been unwilling 10
stand upon the strength of their principles, and
within the organization of their own party but have
sought alliances and coalitions with men, and bodes oi
men, whore purposes were not colncident with their
own, thinking TO gain something by swapping princi
pies for voters and idees for allies Sir this policy
cannot win. God forbid thst it should Its ffuits,
where it bears any, are Dead Sea apples.
Ii our idea is rot the true one-lf in ohgarchy be
better than republic, if there is no sal danger
and the shareholders DO not deserve to be opposed
let US gay so like honest men; but If, believing in
Republican principles, and seeing that they are
assailed, we desire that they may prevail let us say
ud and say as If We were not afraid that we should
fail III efforts TO maintain them. We cannot ian,
we true. There were never any Issues presented
10 the American people strong a. those which have
been given into the care Of the Republican party.
They stronger than the party or than any party
that ever WAS in this country; and the organization
which faithful TO them s stronger than any man in
il. We shall grow weak only as we ignore or deny
them. In those States where the Republicans have
been eonented 70 abide in their OVID organization and
rely upon their issues, tue party is united and
impregnable; and Ike policy viii be attended with
similar results in every State. But if Republicans
will encourage men not 10 depend upon their own
principles but rather upon coalitions, bargains and
Offsets much for so much-it viii be Impossible Tor
them TO preserve patty which Will ENJOY the conn.,
dence and respect OF the people.
party must have faith in.itself, and respect for
Itself fkit would be more than mocksry and sham
To lie powerful and respected it must be positive and
sefreliant It's ideas and purposes must be clearly
d, fined and vel understood, Ii must have unques
toning fsith in the truth, frnness, and necessity OF
s Issues and Objects for its first ddty s to be, N
respect 10 them as perfect as il knows they should
express its best thoughts acd its profoundest convic
tiOns A party careful 10 bs right will be earnest,
and esrnesness is the hardest opponent that wrong
aud cen encounter; mere opposition party Is,
of necessity failure it rarely succeeds IN carrying
an election and when it does, it inevitably falls to
pieces afterSard, for without unity OF purpose, or
homogeneOusness Of material With nothing to keep II
together but the "cobesve power of plunder,' 1t
qusrrels about the spoils and by postie justice,
finds its executoners in the causes Of its apparent
success.
Shall we admit that party which was brought into
the world to oppose the slave power in its efforts 70
overthrow republican institutions to maintain tue
fundamental ideas Of the Government, to resist an
ogsrchy TO stay the spread Of Slavery to restore the
action Of the Government 20 the principles Of Wash.
"irgton and Jefferson" is not strong enough and
well founded enough ia succeedf That has anything
90 gain by avoiding these Issues OF exchanging them
for others II there was ever party on the earth
which could not afford to hesitate as TO its duty,
to be LEES than true and logical, II is the Repub
can party. Its fidelity s the condition of its
Let us learn wisdom from our opponents. Look at
the Democratic party and note its policy IL has held
possession Of the Government, with short Interrupt
tons, for more than quarter of century; not be-
il has been always right bet because il has been
in earnest and has dared 20 tTUs, sc IL bss never
paid court 10 its opponents or stopped 20 speculate
upon their weakness and divisions; always bold and
uDconpromsirg, il has never doubted its own suic-
iency and nvincibihty, and so Il has ever been @
mighty power in the land.
AND let no, the Lesson 10 be read in the fate Of the
old Wig party be lest upon 1t was the weakness
Of ha, organizst thai 1t too much party Of
e1pedients and provdepces-s always visiting for some
thing TO turn up. II had sufficient unity and per-
sstency, ard lacked prevailing faith. lts questions
OF measures rather than principles. II more
disposed 20 be controlled by circumstances than to
make itself the msster Of circunstances; ard with