The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1859-01-04
From theI.sntias Republican.
Principle.

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| Principle.
| If an emergency had arisen Ia the Unit
I'D States il. 1854, involving the question
Of a Protective Tariff, 80 urgent and impcr.
ative as to break up political parties and
to reorganiEo them upon that isaue, and If,
after uniform success for four yoars, one Of
the clements Of that new political organiza.
ton, had sought to wrcst it to other ends,
ignoring that upon which it was originally
based, II is clear that dissatisfaction, re-
sentiment, and final overthrow would have
been the consequence.
/ lfan emergency had arisen which had
resulted In the reorganization Of political
parties but the hard money question, sue
cess had followed, and the elimination of
partizan strength, ani ascendency had then
been demanded TO secure arother object,
or ifthe object which lay at the foundation
of the reorganization had been .disowncd
or rcpudiatcd, similar dissatisfaction and
disscnsiod would have been the consequence.
An emergency did occur, in the month
Of May, 1854, SO urgent, SO imperative,
that a simultaneous movement was made.
without concerted action, throughout the
Free States, practically dissolving tho or
ganization Of three political partics-the
Wing, Free Soil, and Liberty Party, and
seri ,usly affecting The strength, if not tho
very existence Of tho only remaining one
the Democratic darty. This emergency
was the threatened unlimircd extension Of
human slavery. Upon the principle Of op-
position thereto, the Republican party,
formed in part Of all the others, was organ
lied first in Michigan, Of all tho States in
the Union, on the 6tli Of July 1854. .'i
The repeal Of the Missouri Compromise
startled the whole North-Whigs left off
boasting of tho name and principles Of
Clay, and rushed to take hold Of the dan
gers Of the present hour, as ho haa done
when he lived. Free Soilcrs saw need to
forego their Intellectual organization TO save
their .cffectual princiglo-.Abolitionis
walked to the inefficacy Of fighting upon its
own ground, an institution that they could
hardly keep from their own doors. Dem
ocrats walked with alright, to become
awaec of the black horrors of the bosom in
which they were nestling-all-all good
men, Of all parties, rs a noble band, flew
together to take counsel for the egigency,
touched by the galvanic wire from Doug
lass charged battery of political treason.
The elements rushed together as to
vacuum, and the process of equalization
was one of moment. Events subsequent
to 1854, have been such as to bind the or
ganization together by a constant and in
creasing pressure from without. No oppor-
tunity has been given f.. apathy-none for
carele,sness, mono for Iemitted eff)rt. -
Slavery has well taken care, through her
Pierce and her Buchanan to keep freedom
and all her enemies under the spur. There
has been no let up-not for a.day. Kan
sss, with all its intense and intricate va
riety of indignity and outrage, Cuba, Cen.
trail America, the Slave Trade, the prosti-
tuticn Of the Army, the arm Of Executive
power upon Office holders, the open inter.
ference oi the Executive with the functions
Of Congress. the denuuciation Of free opin-
ions, the sacrifice Of all partizans not ready
to sin up to tho Executive standards, have
been SO many means to "keep their anger
tn notion" and to mako true men feel, in
deed, the words so often falsely or thought.
lessly quoted, that Eternal vigilance is
the price Of Liberty"
True soldiers of The Republican army,
are self enlisted for the warts that war
over! Wait until YOU read the next mes
sage Of Buchanan, about which SO much
sccresy is maintained, as the papcrs say
at Washington, wait until it il seen and
known what schemes Of dazzlin. aggran-
dizoment are to be held before the popular
cyes-wha. bribes are TO be set before ad-
yeuturous spirits, what schemes Of pros
pcctive wealth and power are TO be btoach
cd, in which slavery is TO have her usual
double share, before it will be time TO talk
about the war for FREQ Labor being over.
The events Ct tho ninety days succeeding
the first Monday in December, will muster
new 10 inforcement for tho arms Of Re-
publicaus.
Let US then look well 10 the principle Of
our organization. Let us auoid new issues
Jet us denouHco and ignore new tests.-
Let the slack, the despouding, and the un-
principled DROP behind to be taken up BY
our opponents as recruits, prisoners, po.
batioucrs or non combatants, as their fate
shall determine, but let Republican deal
ings be with Repu. lican mon, who believe
in the efficacy Of Tho cree, and not simply
with those who admit its present ascendan-
cy.
Distrust all who would Republican pow
or, to any other end, than for the advance
ment of freedom. Listen TO no suggestions
that the party is strong enough to do this
ond 10 do that, unless the thing to be done
is in the direct line with the principles Of
The organzotion.
Let us, Republicans, in all things be
just, prudent, and faithful to trust,-lct
not the cause suffer through neglect Of duty
or want of prudence aud care, but Of all
deadly and fatal things TO 20 Stunned con-
stantly, is propensity to disown or dspar.
ago the great principle upon which we
sand together-all who have stood there
all who will in future stand there, arc
Republicans-let us denounce no man who
loves Freedom.