The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1859-10-14

anu IIo NAiohNHNN Ne.h NC III SAACi
However artificially and skillfully the agi
tation Of its cause may be conducted, what
ever temporary advantages may be achiev
ed, it will soon terminate for truth once
made manifest, the party must cease TO ex-
ist.
Admitting these general remarks, we
will pass over to the Republican party-to
which we avowedly belong; and assuming
that that party has committed gross viola
lations of the principles laid down in its
National Platform, We are constrained 70
publicly enter our solemn protest against
such violations, and 10 submit facts which
we think of sufficient weight to justify u,
in doing so.
The Republican party i. not confined to
one particular State, but its organization
extends all over the Union, and operating
as it does, under one common Constitution
it forms unit and as such, it is in duty
bound to respect the organic law, as it must
likewise be held responsible for all viola
tons Of that law, wherever the same may
occur.
We, therefore, hold that the Republican
party, by its attempts in the States of New
York, New jersey, and other States, to eff
feet fusion with the Know Nothing par
ty, party whose sole object is to disfran-
chise the foreign-born citizens Of this coun-
try, has deviated from its National Plat
form, and shown a more than dishonorable
readiness to betray the interest, and sacri-
fee the rights of the foreign born portion
of its members, for the purpose of accom-
plishing certain ends; and that, by the
proscriptive Massachusetts Amendment,
which makes a distinction between native
and foreign born citizens of this country,
that cannot be justified by anything, has
committed gross violation of the princi
pie Of Equal Rights" as laid down in
its National Platform, and thus loosened
the ties Of common interest that once en-
braced the party. And in consequence Of
these palpable contraventions-
We do hereby declare thai we can not,
and will not support the candidate Of the
Republican party for the Presidency of the
United States in 1860, unless the nomina-
ton be made independent of the Know
Nothing party.
Passing now over to the policy of the
Republican party in our own State, we find
ourselves constrained to protest against the
denomination by that party of ALEX. ".
RANDALL As a candidate for the office of
Governor, and do herewith assign the rea
sons which have prompted us to do so.
A. W. RANDALL stands yet arraigned
before the tribunal of public opinion, for
having at the time Of his election as Gov
ernor Of this State, bought the support and
service of a certain individual of the Dress.
and afterwards refused to pay the bonus.
A man who uses such corrupt means for
the purpose of influencing the result of an
election, is unworthy of being a member of
party Ct a reform; much less should lie
be elevated to the highest State office in
the gift Of the people. lie is suspected of
being member of the Order of Know
Nothings, and the fact that by the ardent
support of the Know Nothings he secured
his first nomination and election of Gov
ernor, and that to the same influence he
owes his recent denomination as a candi-
date for the same office, must render this
suspicion certainty which admits of no
doubt. A man who belongs to the pros
criptive dark lantern order" has no
claim upon the support Of adopted citizens
lie has, for the purpose of securing his
re nomination, employed means which are
disgraceful to an honorable Republican,
We will say nothing OF the manner in which
he stroye to gain popularity-make no
mention of the "Lord's Blessing" which
he solicited for the Light Guard, "-none
OF the plous speeches which he took great
pleasure in delivering at Sunday School
meetings. We will pass by all these des-
picabie petty manoeuvres, but we will here
state that he is charged with having drawn
$40, 600 from the State Treasury. ostensi-
bly, to pay costs of the survey of certain
Swamp Lands, in reality however to defray
the expenses incurred in the business of
buying up Delegates that would pledge
themselves to support him for a re nom-
nation-a grave charge which we have not
found denied yet.
He has appointed persons to office whom
he had formerly, in the halls of the AS
sembly, denounced as robbers and scoun-
drels, not worthy Of the public confidence ;
and by such action violated one of the most
sacred Republican principles to appoint on
ly men Of honesty and integrity to Office.
lie is an adherent to, and defender of the
Fugitive Slave act-a measure which is a
crime against mankind, and a disgrace to
the present century. To prove this, we
refer to the speech made by him in the
city of Milwaukee a few years ago, and TO
| the fact that he petiticned for the annoint.