Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1860-12-28
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PROSPECTUS FOR 1861.

PeLITICAL.-The great political campaign of 1860 is
closed. The battle has been fought and won and the
eagles of victory perch on the Republican banners
Abraham Lincoln has been trumphantly elected Pres
iden of the United States for four years from the
of March, 1861.
We entering upon year that will be memorable
in the annals of American politics. The Fire-Eaters
of the Cotton States have undertaken break up the
American Union. The people have decided against
them at the ballot box, ard they refuse to submit to
the verdict unless their demands shall be complied
with, which follows
DEMANDS THE FIRE EATERS.-1st. That the Free
States shall pay for all fugiyes from labor who may
escape. 3D. That all State laws against kidnapping
ed into all the Territories and protect by Federal
Slave Code. 4th. That the Slave traffic shall be REQ
pened in the District of Columbia. 5th That law
Shall be passed granting the right to shareholders
travel and soourn in the Free States accompanied by
teeir slaves.
In case Noncompliance with these prosIavery de-
mands, the FireEaters threaten to secede from the
Union, and up Southern Confederacy, reopen
the African Slave Trade and attempt found great
slayehoding empire qy absorbing Mexico, Central
America the Islands of the Gulf Such the pro-
gramme of the Disunionists.
IL this crisis it behooyeS every sound patriot and
friend of the Union and constitution to stand by Lin
coins Administration the old Democrats stood by
Gen. Jackson when assaed by South Carolina multi
ers. The free North must not be bullied fright
EN- by the arrogant ogarchY into a base surrender
Of dearest rights and most cherished principles
OTHER QUEsrIoNs.-And there are other impor-
tant matters to come before the Admins tration
Among these are Free Homesieads for tbs Landless
improvements of Rivers aud HarborS {; Construction
of a Railroad to the Pacific EncO nragement of the
Manufacturing and Farming industry of the country
Retrenchment and Reform in the administration of
Government restoration, IN short, of the earlier
and purer days of the Republic. On all these cues
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