Nevada national., 1859-06-25
Why they skou;d be raiied Black
Ekcpajlicass.


On tha lllh OF april. 1856, debate oe.
cured upon the MEMORIAL OF James II.
Lane. cf -.susas. 10 which Judge Douglas
thus sxplaiIis Why the republicans are en-.
titled to lhas'prefx
The Senator complains that designate
those composing the party with which be
acts, as black republicans ! tell the gen.
tleinan Why used the term. Il Is necessary
TO have some distinguished nn.ne 'ar po,iii-
/ cal parties. Some years Ego when | first
came into political life, 1here was national
republican party in tie country, aud my
first political speeches we're in oppsi.ion TO
the national republicans. Ia the course of
Greats new questions came up and that title
was changed to the same Of whig. Since the
dismemberment Of the whig party, that
portion OF its adhrrents Shn heve abandoned
its principles aud became sbolitionists. have
formed a coalition or fusion with oil the
Other isms Of the day, under the name OF the
republican party" They no longer clsi IN
TO be national men, Rnd hence drop the
word national as prefix to the name Of re-
publican.
q There was good reason for emitting
"national. as part OF their name The old
I facasNeA pnit. VI WHICH AluI
aud Webster were ihe distinguished leaders
held that the Constitution was the supreme
law Of the Republic, and should be ubeyed
Us such with equal fidelity in all its provi-
sions. They proclaimed and advocated
national principles upon the subject OF bank,
finance, revenue. public lands, and upon all
questions OF public nature. They proclaim.
ed their principles alike in the north and
the south. in the east and the west, wher,
ever the Constitution reigned whether their
measures were eypedient, il is not now ne.
cessary 20 inquire; it is sufficient to chow
that their creed was national and uniform
The new republican party has abandonded
the creed ns well as the name OF the old one
so far es il relates to its nationality. The
new creed adjures and ignores every ques.
tisn which has for its object the welfare aud
happiness OF the white man-every question
which does not propose TO put the negro on
an equality with the white man, politically
and socially. 1t is purely sectional party
with platform that cannot cross the Ohio
river, and creed which inevitably brings
the north and the south--,he free and the
slave Slates-into hostile collision. What
are the objects to which the stand pledged
| First, no more slave States.
Second, the repeal Of the fugitive slave
law.
Third, the abolition Of the slave trade be.
tween The States.
Fourth. the abolition ofslavery in the Dis.
irici Of Columbia.
Fifth, tho restoration Of the Missouri
Compromise.
Sixth, 10 more territory 10 be acquired
unless slavery be first prohibited.
Every plank in their platform rests on
black basis-every clause relates 10 the
negro-aud hence consistency requires that
the word black be substituted for the
word % uational' in the name Of the new
a. republican party" wish TO call things
by their right names. The name should be
significant Of the nature and the object of
the organization. These reasons the whole
country seems, by common consent. to rec.
ognize the propriety Of calling this new
party the " black republican party"
No wonder then the black republicans
hate Douglas, No wonder that TO abuse and
vilify him is with them labor OF love. No
wonder shat they praise Broderick, who has
always opposed Douglas in this State
whose friends to . man. voted against the
Kansas Nebraska resolutions in the Legisla-
ture in 1854, and whose leading supporter
denominated BIN a western charlatsn. -
II there be any real friend OF Douglas in this
foul fusion OF Broderiok and black republi-
cans, let him come out at once. His present
association lie an insult to that distinguished
gentleman. Standard.