The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-05-25

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The True Policy OF republicans.
The Republican party, in order to tn
umpll in the coming Presidential contest
has = Great worl, before IT,. 10 succeed.
it must needs have an admirable cohesi.
veness combined with such sagacious cou,se
Of action as shall enable it powerfully
and successfully, so accomplish its high
mission. Hence premature discussions as
to distinctive platforms and particular
candidates. whose tendency is but to
awaken foolish q%uarrels and reckless dec
larations, difficult indeed to recall, is but
a mere waste OF words,-having no salu-
tary effect towards combining the grand
element Of opposition against the present
miserable Administration.
Conservatism, which is true wisdom. il
what is most required in the present poll
teal juncture of affairs. The intellectual
strength Of the country strongly sympa-
thlzes with our cause; only approach it
calmly and generously and we have its
hearty support, and with it an easy victo-
ry. Let the cowardly cry of " Romish
influence" be entirely abandoned. and the
puerile effort Of f%actious disorganizers
timely rebuked, and no difficulty will
stand in the way of uniting every wing of.
the Opposition,
For it is not a partisan strife to el9san-
some leader, by the potency of his aause
alone, that we are to engage in, but \
noble and righteous struggle to confirm the
policy OF our government to the Wise
teachings Of the Fathers Of the Repub IL,
The platform should be broad and m. ion.
al, fully up to the bold expression Of an
honest peoples sincere haired of the ex.
tension Of slave labor, having no re foronco
to the prejudices of localities, the NET
schemes of extremists or the mar, ,ow ard
exclusive measures of a puritanic al bioc.
try. Our object is simply to displace
dishonesty extravaganza, by T. .opomv =.
and corruption by integrity, in tt e admin.
i~stration of the Government.
We believe that the Repu blicans Of
Vermont, the cradle, we NAV 81 ~. of Re.
publlcanlsm, Tor hear it was. Il at il first
found outward expression in DO liticaI ac-
ton. } will cordially endorse tn is view of
the political course o. their part y. They
CONFESS TO an earne st rationale, Union
lovers in the highest sense of In term :;
believing that tie Union " must al ID shall
be preserved" by the carrying out of the
broadest, most liberal, and patriotic ideas.
Ihey abhor sectionalism, and wo aid cling
to rational liberty and disliki 10 sham
democracy and corruption, they " ould la
Dor hard. to overthrow it.
ana to do this, generosity wisdo III and
decision based on sound compreb ,nsive
views of public policy, are plainly r, ,quir-
ed to further fthe wished-fo su, ,cess
Acting in a spirit of justice and Iiber atty
republicans must strive to ~rcconcilo a,h-
er than to eraSperate differences upon the
many MINOR questions, so likely to spr inc
up m such a party as theirs, and Il lus
form a complete and formidable union OF
the foes OF injustice and oppression.
Therefore, in our political action H.,
P - y I pe largely COVER neil
,oy mere feeling or caprice, or be led a xav
by the arttul maneuvres of demagopu es
Let us heed to the wise words of the host
men OF the party, and give preference q to
age and experience when deseryin = ~
popular favor but beware of rusbi,
to the depths and shoals" Of fanat ic;s'n
lest the slings and arrows" Of outr, ,nann,
action come back to plague us in t. 70 1a,
w.oaL w ni' no way out Of oul
We cannot better close. we tbir
by quoting the few concluding $, .n,c .u
OF a remarkably able article on tb;s W.
Ject which recently appeared in he 1r'
tame. 'f-
We say, then, to the exc msivs
either hand, Keep cool. Victor ' il
clearly within reach of the Onnosi,i Is
a victory over which bot Rennbl ioan.
and Conservatives will ha se amnIe : 'oann
to rejoice Let it not be. fooled Avs, y hy
a childish strife abo' 1T names ;,yb hay
Speech ends to irrita .e and distr-,c, nn'
sPeakable is the W lsdom of Silaure~
B"rh"sto" Dahl y Times.