Nebraska advertiser., 1859-09-08
correspondence from the Capital.
Omaha, Aug. 80, 1859.
REPupLIcAN RATIFICATION.

TUESDAY the 10Th was lhe grand jolif-
cation day Of the Republicans of Omaha,
as designated b nammoth posters calling
the faithful, The halt, blind and sore of
ali opposing parties to meet thema al the
Western Exchange Bank, to interchange
opinions and set forth the doctrines Of all
those who might have sore heads from
any and all causes. whatsoever. tra
In this same poster appeared the names
of three persons to address the meeting,
who had formerly made professions Of
democracy but proved by their own ac-
acknowledgement that they never were dem
ocrats in7prineiple and we know they
never were IN practice, Notwithstanding
their loud and earnest profession in con
nectlon with and in behalf Of the de-
mocracy. ItU[
Besides those who were publicly an
nounced to speak were others who taking
umbrage at the course pursued by the ad-
ministration, although sound in principle
as they had always declared, came for
ward and before an intelligent audience
eat their own assertions, and turned com
plete and perfect political summersets,
and then ~endeavored to bull head it into
the crowd that they were honest politicians.
-Welglory in the independence Of free
speech in every man, ard always take
that liberty ourselves, but aIwaysIook with
contempt upon those who talk one way
and act another at the sametime.
If gentlemen wish to be Republicans
who have heretofore adhered to other
parties, let them honestly come out and
confess they have changed their opinions,
and not stultify themselves by saying that
they had been partisans in practice and
by loud professions, bun never did believe
the principles advocated by the party to
which they belonged. .e
The Chairman of the meeting was
Judge Pease, and the speakers were Mr..
Meridith, Col. Curtis, Of Iowa, Gen.
Thayer, Collier, of Burt county, Paddock,
of Washington, Thomas Clark, S. Went
worth, of the Republican, and .Harsb ;
those italicised made their maiden Repub-
Iican speeches and as usual with all new
converts, took extreme grounds and run
into all the follies pertinent to that party,
making assertions which they cannot
prove.
Kansas and the negro, was of course,
the burden of their songs.
In reference to the sixteen points which
they pilfered from the democracy and in
which the two parties mainly agree, they
had considerable to say confermatory of
the principles Of our party but ~endeavor-
ing at the same time to take all the credit
and honor to themselves.
It appears they have run nearly mad
over the folLies of the President, besides
blaming him with hundreds of results
over which he has neither care nor con-
troll.
All the mishaps either State, National,
or Territorial which have ever happened
are with them sufficient data to let loose
the dogs of war upon the Administration.
They claim that all who are not particu-
larly friendly toward the course pursued
by the Administration, Douglas men in
are and should be naturally allied
to the Republican party, and are really
whining some persons into that belief
As to the course which should be pursued
by true Douglasites there cannot be the
least doubt, inasmuch as the principles
held by parties differ as widely as light is
from darkness. The Republicans both by
their presses and speeches, acknowledge
the Philadelphia platform to be the guide
for their political action and government
That platform says sit is the duty of Con-
yress to exclude from the territories the
curse of negro slavery" whilst the
democracy hold that the slavery
question should be left entirely to be
settled by the local governments directly
Interested In the question, and not to be
egislated upon by Congress in any shape ]
form and holding that the Constitution
introduces into or excludes slavery
rom the Territories. They are in favor
# non-intervention while the Opposition
lold to direct Intervention by Congress.
The respective parties advocating those l
Numerically opposite sentiments upon the
yreai leading question of the day certain,
y can never consistently unite in favor of
he same candidate for the position of {
Delegate TO Congress. q
As to the great question of interest to
IL parties in the West both the Republi-
and Democracy agree: such as the b
homestead, Pacific railroad, Free Terri :
Dry, Equalization between native and
aturalized citizens, State government.