Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1860-09-29
THE TOCSIN OF REVOLUTION
SOUNDED.

John Wentworth, the Mayor of the cit,
OF Chicago, is the editor of the Democra
of that city, and the special mouth piec,
of Lincoln, says he (Lincoln) must b
elected next November, who shall at leas
inaugurate the work, by the general gov.
ernnent to make all the States free. W.
qoote from the Democrat of a recen,
date -
"The radical men of the Republican
party are the strongest men Of the party
The strength Of the party itself consists in
its faithtuness to freedom. If the party
is to be turned into an organization for
obtaining possession of the spols Of Office
its disruption will speedily occur. Its
strength depends on its purity. We want
possession of the government and its ma,
chinery, it is true, but we want it as a
means and not as an end We want to
elect Abraham Lincoln next November.
Not for the purpose of having him turn
Democrats and put Republicans in the
Federal Offices all over the land, Int for
the purpose of having him bring back the
government to the policy of the Fathers OF
our Republic, and, by ID faithful adherence
to the enforcement of the Constitution and
the laws, at least inaugurate the work OF
making the States all free.
the editor OF this paper owes whatever
OF position or influence he may possess to
his devotion to the interests Of freedom
lie has never been afraid of being too rad
lcal and too free in the use Of hls radical
ism. He was not afraid to do full and
ample justice to John Brown, the hero OF
Harper Ferry, and while other Republic
an papers trowned upon the gallant old
man, apostle aud martyr of freedom the
Chicago Democrat dared TO speak OF him
as he was and to tell the whole truth about
him. And at the municipal election which
followed soon alter these events, the editor
Of this paper was elected Mayor Of Chica-
go by larger majority than was ever Civ
en- for Mayor before"
1t cannot be denied but that the Chicago
Dcn:ocrat is the leading Republican paper
in Illinois, and its editor is holding the
mayorality Of its great city, and it is very
plain that his influence is powerful in the
politics of the State He wants Lincoln
elected to commence the work Of making
all the States free! Now, what does Hen.
ry Clay say to that doctrine? Hear him
in his native eloquence:
"And am ready 20 say that if Congress
we're to attack within the States the insti
tuition Of slavery, with the purpose Of the
overthrow or extinction of slavery, then,
Mr.. President. my roice r0uid be for mar,
Then roUld be mGde case rhich rouAi
justify in the sight Of God, and in the
presence Of the nations Of the Earth. re-
sistance on ,he.part of the slave States, to
such an uncons ttutisnsl, usurped attempt
as would be made under the supposition |
have stated. Then we would be acting in
defence OF our rights, Of our douicils, OF
our property, Of our safety, of our yes -
| Then think would be furnished case in
which the slave States would be justified
/ by all the CONSIDERATIONS which appertair
to the happiness or security Of man, to
employ every instrument which God OF
nature has placed in our hands, to resist
such an attempt on the part of this Gov
ernment.'-LJe and Speeches Of Hcary
Ciay, page 6l2.