Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-01-29

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H.. of OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES III
seward OF Now York.
In presenting, as we did Yesterday, ior
the consideration of our Republican readers,
the elaborate article from the New York 1r''
hun- Of the 18th inst, an article evidently
from the pen Of HORACE GREELEY himself, it
seems fitting that, as leading organ Of the
marty in the State of Minnesota, we should
follow IT by few comments. The article
in question, must be read by leading Re-
publicans everywhere, with a high degree OF
interest. For ourselves, we confess to not
liking much the recent compromise policy OF
the New York Tribune on the Presidential
question: nor, does this article, though dis
abusing our mind of some previous impress
sions touching its radical inimicaity to Mr..
SEWARD, take exactly what we deem the true
grounds as to the future policy of the Repub-
lican party. in the selection of its candidates
whether for the Presidency or for any Office,
State or National. In our view, what the
party needs in its nominees, are not expectancy
men, men of extraneous popularity aside
from their principles,-so much as Reprsss"-
tatice Men, incarnating in their persons, by
by their purity and singleness of purpose, the
distinctive principles Of Progressive Rspu03'-
canism!
The idea of SUCCESS in electing President,
with no higher purpose than merely defeating
the organization of the so called Democratic
party. though that is tempting idea
in itself, yet it is not the Great Idea which
caused the Republican party to spring into
being, and which underlies its whole fopnda-
tons.
This Great Idea is the " Lrspressi6S Conflict
6etueen Freedom and lSlacsry," whichis hence
forward to go on increasingly in the United
States of America: the Great Idea, that the
time is coming, is very near at hand, or has
arrived, when the salvation of the country
its reputation before mankind-its prosperity
under the smiles of the God of Justice and
Mercy-rest upon the vigorous carrying out
of the not-to-be disguised determination of the
Republican Party, that the States Of Mis
Union shall be ALL FREE: that not chain
shall clang upon nor q whip crack over hui
man beings guilty Of no crime, any where
under the broad folds of the American flag!
Any course of party policy, which shall
compromise the progress Of this great and no.
BILE Idea towards its full working out and &C
complishment, is, in our opinion, most suici
dal to the Republican party, and should new
er be adopted by it, even though it should
procure them temporary success in the ele-
walton of certain men to power, to the delight
and qualification of eager hunters after the
offices and spols of power.
Not that we are insensible to the charms Of
the word "success!" Success we think
good thing-the Offices Of the nation we doubt
not are good and pleasant things to enjoy
but we would rather the Republican party
remained out of the Offices for years upor
years-aye, forever-so that the Idea of thu
party's organization was saved from contain
nation by any hampering or deteriorating al
liances SO we beheld that Idea pressed on
ward by formidable public opinion, to sic
cess in fact, however true it should be that tn
party inscribing the distinctive principles OF Re
publcanism on its banners, might never hav
won single pitched battle in the Presidential
field.
Our notion is, that if the system Of agitation
constant agitation,-with the exertion of
constant moral and political "outside pressure
upon the Slave States-should be resolutel
persisted in, though years and under the PR
tecting @gis of the Republican organization
If emancipation in the Sta'
States,-amongst their own citizens,-withi
their own borders,-such movements, for il
stance, as we now see going on in Missouri
should for few years, continue to be stin
ulated into being, and continue to be aided
the countenance and backing afforded by tt
fact of the great Republican party bein
actually in possession of most of the norther
States, and byits rendering to those movement
cheering encouragement; under this syste
Of policy it is our opinion, that Republicans
will eventually sweep and destroy SLAYER
from out the whole land.
But these results, it must be remembers
depend entirely on keeping up, unalloysd ar
undiluted, the ONE-IDEAIsM of Republicanisr
on maintaining, in all its exclusive and simp
majesty, the doctrine Of the Brotherhood of
Humanity, and of Justice and Uprightness b
ing higher considerations for nations polio.
than dollars or cents or material interes
founded on wrong, or on the defrauding ar
robbery of the weak. Such party in Il
oneness and elevation of its principles, W
have moral strength which will beget for
. physical force that no chartered error, NJ
primeval sin. can resist or Withstand.
1t is vain to think even, that any Compr
mise Party can achieve this work which
the high destiny of Repubicanism exclusive
to carry on and inish-no party can do
that courts support in the South from SUE
people as rally around the Richmond Viii
or even around JOHN BELL of Tennessee
which would be just such party as we wou
soon behold passing, in their National Co
ventions, sickly resolutions of no-meaning
please everybody-an emasculated sort of
party, which would be what the old VIII
party became, thing Of shreds and patche
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