Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1859-08-26
The Republican Party in Delaware


pre-cminently the party Of the people. |
was the offspring Of an almost universe
sentiment, and it was originated and orga
nizei by the people in opposition to tn
wishes Of the politicians aud leaders Of al
parties. The North had suffered from th'
aggressions Of the South until in sef-de
fence the people were compelled TO rise
up in their might and strike for their lib
critics. Their industry upon which they
were alone dependent for their prosperity
had been for years crushed down by a for.
eigu competition for low wages, euceur.
aged aud fostered by our own legislation
under the influence Of the South, that
white working men might be kept down
on an equality with Southern slaves.
For this purpose the use and Importation
Of foreign manufactured goods was eucou-
ragged by tariff Of revenue, and We as
a nation were made s1bstrvieut to Eng
land aud France. Free trade tends to
make US nation of farmers dependent
on other nations for such goods as require
the intelligent labor of freemen for their
construction; while protection audencour-
agement TO manufacturing industry tends
to make US independent Of all foreign ma
tons and to elevate aud improve ;he cou-
dltion Of the free white men who work for
their living. Thus the old contest be-
tween Free Trade and Protection was
but another phase Of the same contest that
Is now being fought out between slavery
and freedom; between the encouragement
OF slave labor and the encouragement Of
free labor. 1t is the support Of slaves and
slavery on the one hand and the support
Of treemen and free labor on the other.
Here is why the people Of the North, al
must as one man stand up for the Repub-
lican party. 1t is the party of the free
working man; aud its policy tends to his
elevation and benefit; while thai of the
present Democratic party tends to sustain
the labor of slaves at the expense of the
white man. 1t would elevate slavery, in
deed it has already done it, to the ruling
power in the nation, and instead of sha-
ping our legislation to the welfare of free
white men, all its efforts, under the man
igement Of its Southern masters, is to ex-
Tend the area of slavery, to increase the
Of slave labor, TO add to
he negro element; while the white work
ne men of the North are to be choked
iown to an equality with Southern slaves.
"Under such aggression the working
men of the North have for years struggled
IN, until 'forbearance ceased TO be vir-
ue, and contrary to the advice of those
sho have hitherto been their political
eaders, they united in the formation Of
he American Republican party, while
Webster and Clay, and Winthrop and
held aioof, and others of their :
3aders went over to the Democracy
ieBce you ind that nearly all the leaders
f this great party have sprung up from
he ranks of the people. Many of them
Tere once members of the Democratic par
y, while others were Wings, but nearly
Il Of them at that time were unknown as
olitical leaders. Thus has originated the
ariy of the people, and its destiny is not
its course is not run, until
le Government of the nation is placed in
le bands Of those who will shape it for
ie welfare Of free men, and not for the
engtbeniug aud advancing of slavery {
nd slave labor. S
"Whcre, then, is the white working
an who will not 60 with all his heart for
lie success Of the principles of the Repub-
can party? II there is such Que be is
ther ignorantly or wilfully neglecting a
S duty to his country and the personal E
terest of every freeman in the Union. L
he votes with the Democracy he votes
degrade and impoverish free white
and to strengthen, extend \
j increase slavery and slave labor to the d
eat injury of the whole country, (excep- "
lg the slave holding aristocracy,) and to
grade and cheaper the labor of free o
lite men, until they are placed on an ! !
uality with the working classes-sLAvEs +,
of the South Is not this as plain as
G sun at monday? If SO, wha, white b
rking man in this State is fool enough n
vote for his own damnation Is there u
e? u
ave trust not. IL there is, let him D.
Idy this subject in all its lights and !. u
AIDES, aud he will see that his duty to 81
country, as well as to himself, his fam z,
, his children, aud his chiidren's chill fir
,D, to the remotest generation, is to ol
nd up for FREE SOIL FREE LABOR J.! u
D FREEDOM FOREVER -
A mau, named Samuel Newman, who bi
/ some time ago broke Jail at Dauville, II
3 arrested in Sunbury, and lodged in di