American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1860-03-22


cipient. seryile war, because Of ber resist
snce, the Democratic Press deridlnply
SAID, Let beF bleed" Official intrgrity
pas been rsusp OF re luke sad punishment,
when ii resistsd frauds designed to pro.
mote the extension Of slavery. Through
IoGt The Whole Republic ,here is cot oss
known disseuter from that policy remaip
ing IA place. if within reach o. the Exacu.
tive srn. Nor over the face Of the whole
world is there iound representative OF our
country who Is rot an epoOgist Of the ez-
tension OF slavery.
1t is in Ameris that these things have
happened In the nineteenth century, the
era OF the Worlds great progress and while
all nations be, ourselves have been either
abridgiug or altogether suppressing com.
merc- in men: e, tbe very moEsnt when
The Russian serfis emsuipsied, and lie
Georgian captive, the Nunian prisoDpl and
The AbyssiBisu savage are lifted Up 10 ires-
dom by the successor Of Mahommed. The
world. prepoSsersed 10 cur behalf by our
early devotion TO the rights Of human ba,
ture. as no nation ever before engaged its
respect eud sympathiea. ask. in wonder an
amazemell, wha, aIi this dsmoralizaJioD
mesns. I! haa an excuse better than the
world csn imagihe--betler than we are
centrally conscious Of ourselves; virtuous
excuse. We have lived not Freedom so
much less, bot the Union Of our Country
50 much more. We have teen mate to
believe f7cm time 10 time. that. in cri.
sis, both OF these precious Institutions
could not be saved together: aud therefore
ws have, from time 10 time, surrecdered
Safeguards Of freedom to propitiate the 10y
atty Of capital, and stay its hands from DO
! ihg violence to the Union The true state
, OF the case, however. ought not 10 BE- a
; mystery to ourselves. Pre- science. Indeed
is not gwen 10 statesmen; but we are with
: out excuse when we fs:. TO sppreEsnd the
: logic OF current events Let parties, ,or the
. Government, choose or do what they may,
the people Of The United Ststss 90 not pre-
E fer the wealth Of the few to ths lb5tty oi
8 tbs many, capita! TO labor. Aficas SLAVES
q 10 white freemen. in the 1Giional Terrific
q ries and in fu are States That question
i. has never been sufficiently Fecog 'isei ci
8 acted upon by them The Repu icat
party embodieS the popular protest and re
e action s-ains: policy which has been last
d ened upoE the nation by surprise, anC
it which its reason and conscience, corcur
% ring with tbe ;eason aaI conscience of rcso
z kind. condemn.
4 !fhs choice o the nation is now betwesl
!. the Democrats party and he Republical
d party. It's principle and policy are. there
g fore. Justly and even ne s.srily Examined
d knoW of but cne policy which il ha
q adopted or avowed, n.melv. Tie saUin,
i Of the Territories of III United States. j.
/. possible by constitutional and !0sofai means
h trou: being hom's of Slavery and POlygLH'y
e Vino, that considers where this nalon ex
Y ists. OF what race it il composed, in Wha
. age of the world it acts its part ca the pub
d lie stage, and what are is predominant in
% stiulious. customs, habits and sentiments
:. doubts that The Republican party Csn su'
!. will, il unwaverlugly faithful 10 rtst poll
s. cy, and just and loyal iG al beside. carr,
! ii into tFlumphsl success? To doub, is /
, be uncertain whether civilization can i'm
Ic prove or Christianity save mankind.
10 ! may, perhaps, infer, from the uecessil
7e Of The case, that it will, in all courts an
" places. stand BY the freedom OF speech au
II OF the press, and the consttuti nal right
J. Of freedom everywhere; that it will favo
D. the speedy Improvement OF the dom4iO h
Of homestead laws. and will encourage mining
z misunderstanding AMI .Jtern u conmerre. " Il
IL nsedIul connections between the Atlanti
le apd Pacific States-for all these are i'm
10 porlSnt interests to Freedom. Fer all tn
70 rest. the national emergencies, not indi
S. viduai Influences. must determine, as socie
al ty goes on, he policy AMI character Of til
.e Republican party. Already bearing ii
III part in legislation and in treaties, it feel
ip the necessity OF being prarticsI in its car
4, OF the naIioUal health sud life. while
at leaves metaphysical speculation 10 tbos
r whose duty it is to cultivate the onloblin
a science of political philosophy. y
D. But in the midst Of these subjects o.
OF rather, before fully reaching them, the r
al publican party encounters untzpeoteIly..
new, and potential issue-one prior. an
therefore paramount 70 all others, one ,
naion.l life aud deatktI6tlsl ss il SO liuo
- had not been already conceded; nay, ju
= IS ii nothing Al all mad ever be conceC
~ y ed TO the interest Of capital invested 10 mel
~ We hear r,+nsces CT ;sunlou, loudeT. lnol
- emphatic than ever, with the, condition thi
:. they shall he executed the moment bat
Republican Administs' though const
tulioualIy elected. shall assume the Co
10 ernment. i-.g rs &,.s d.
g 81 Go moi oertsinly know that the peop
a, are prepared to- call such sn Administr
:" tioni 10 power I know only. that lhroug
10 succession o. foods which never great
as excite; and ebbs that ueyes entirely di
o. courage me, the Volums OF Republicans
P rises continually highsr end higher. The
er are probably wise whoSsappr4hensions a,
le monish them that it is already stror
40 enough for eject. -.
10 Hitherto .le Rspubic4n party has bee
en- content with Que self inierrogatorY Tho
IL many Votes it can cast? Thesr threats Ell
~ forced apoiher-has it dsterminsiioo euoua
to cast them? This latter question touch
n its spirit and prize. lam quite sure. .hov
10 ever, that. as it has hitheflo prartoed 81
Y denial in SO many other forms. ii will
ID, this emergency lay aside all impstencs
~ temper, together si!h all smtilion,and "