Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1859-06-16
Horace Greely on Presidential Pros
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poets,
Mr.. Greeley has been making Z pol. tical
speech i n Kansas (a; Ossawa;amie, Hay
49, il which he lays dlwn the following
views as 10 candidates, and the views of
The Repu 5lican party:
But what of the union of the Opposi,ion!
am asked; shall we refuse to unite on
equal terms with other opponents of the
National Democrscy to drive that foul party
from power! Most certainly, we Mill unite
as proposed; | am most willing, and even
anxious to do so. But if there is 10 be such
a union, it must be an alliance. not ium-
ble-not melting Of existing parties TO
form an entirely new and distinct party. IfI
there is 10 be union. the Republicans will
20 into il as Repubicans-not asking par
don for what we have been. and promising
ior tine future to be something else. We
j)in in battle with the comml aGve sary un.
der our own proud banner. under which We
have already marched to victory in nearly
every free State Of this Confederacy No
new watchwords, no strange devices will
serve our turn.
Our cardinal principle of Slavery Re-
strction we cannot. must not surrender; we
| ask our allies to surrender none OF theirs
not in conflict with this. 1t We cOncede
| candidates, we do not thereby abandon our
principles, but do our best to advance then1
For instance, |, as one Republican, speak
ing for myself and dsclaiming any au;hOri-
ty to speak for others, should be entirely
| President chosen from the ranks of the
other wing, provided it should be distinctly
understood that the power thus conferred,
mainly by Republican votes, would be
welded not 10 defeat but to secure the
cardinal objects of our movement, our Or
ganization. Il this is refused, then no union,
save or Republican, for President, is pos
sible. The party will speak for itself, at
the proper time, and through its chosen DEL
egates; but shal. be willing and ready to
support such man as John Bell, or John
NJ. Bolts, or (better stilD Edward Bales, for
next President, upon distinct and open
understanding that he WELD the pcwer with
/ WhlCu HC may tuus tHlIuSttus uOL W
tend and fortIfy slavery, but to limit and re-
strict it to the States whereby it is still
cherished. Except on this basis, no union
on any but Republican for next President
is possible, or could be rendered effective.
/. there shall be union Of the OPposi-
ton FOR the contest o! 1860, the right of The
| position must be conceded to the Repub-
lican party, as by far the strongest of the
allied powers. We go into the battle with
certainly not less than eleven States and
over one hundred electoral votes at our back
while in most if not al, the remaining Free
States, ours is by far the strongest division
of the Opposition forces. II two millions
of popular vo:es shall be cast in 1869 in op-
position 10 the shsm-D Democracy, at leas;
two-ihirds of them will De cast by Repub:i-
cans. Il, then, this large majority of the
Opposition, for reasons of patr otic urgency,
shall be willing to make liberal concessions
as 10 candidates, and IN order to render GER
tain and signal overthrow of the shm-Dem-
'cracy, insist that they shall be met in a
Ike magnanimors spirit, without iggling,
caviling, OF requirement that we in effect
surrender our principles, but in that spirit
which secures respect for cherished cen
victions Of others.
And insist further that if the sham De-
mocracy are to be routed in lS60-as routed
| trust they will be--the movement must be
led and impeiled by that party whIch is yet
in the vigor of its youth, with the flush OF
many local triumphs Oh lis brow, which has
generous, positive. affirmative, progressive
iteas-that party which is sped on its
course by the prayers OF the oppressed and
the hopes Of the needy. which bears proudly
on its advar cling standards the magic words,
..iree LAND for the landlesS," while insisting
that every worker is of right and should be
in fact the absolute owner of his own brain
nj sinews and of all that they enable him
TO produce. Concede the right OF tn al
tack 10 this party, and victory can not fail
to perch on the banners OF the united OPP
position; attempt to disbahd and reorganIze
it under new flags and strange captains, and
it becomes shorn Sampson, and fresh
lease OF power is assured to those who have
already too long piundered and msruled the
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