The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1860-08-08
THE ISSUE No. 2.

IollIlcal ADo1itlonlSts, II honest were
too short sighted to discover the working
Of the measure, and incurred over the
downfall Of their darling institution
Their political pet was destroyed, and it
had met its doom at the hands of demo
Gratis That ruthless villain who had the
audacity to lay his hands on such q dar-
ling, and PROSTATE il forever, must DO con-
demned and executed according to the
excavations heard from the cleft of the
falling institution, if by any means il can
be accomplished. But political abolition
lists were Too feeble to do it alone; and
the wings could not do it without their
assistance. Nor yet could sufficient
members be marshaled from both parties
in the North to accomplish the object
without weakening the democratic party
previous 10 its arraignment.
Accordingly the cry was uttered thro'-
out the length and breadth of the free
States, "Slavery is let loose! The dem
ocrats have repealed the Missouri Com
promise, and slavery will be upon us. The
democrats wish to extend and perpetuate
slavery. They believe the people of the
Territories are capable of framing their
own constitutions and enacting their own
laws! They would allow the people to
be their own sovereigns, and regulate
their own affairs OH that will never
do. Such depravity should never be toll
Grated. Those wicked democrats must
be speedily condemnedw
But how could it be accomplished
A wing could never endure the scandal
of being called an abolitionist. Never.
That is title to which the wings had
long been opposed. Could an abolition
ist yield his distinctive cognomen and go
over 10 old fashioned and long hated
whiggery? No; never. Too long had
wings been bowling To tho South for an
abolitionist to turn wing, even in these de-
generate days. Much less would dis
affected democrat consent to classify him
self with either.
But democracy must not be allowed 10
go unwhipped. That hoary headed mon
ster had repealed the most important act
lin their estimation) ever passed in our
Congress, and must be arraigned. Only
two things remained to be done for the
accomplishment Of this object. The first
was to make the repeal of the Missouri
Compromise appear as odious rs possible
in the sight of community at large, so rs
to wool the eyes of some democrats; and
the second was for all tho foes of democ.
racy to unite and adopt a name, which,
in itself, is unexceptionablc in a demo.
cratic government, and prostitute il to the
purposes of n corrupt scheme. That
name was "Republican." On this prin-
ciple the enemies of true democracy met
and formed for themselves political plat
form. Wings werc wings no more, abo-
litionsts ceased TO be abolitionists, while
aspiring and disaffeeted democrats gave
up their democracy, and, lying down on
the amalgamation platform, cried out,
"Tho democratic party has left me"
And thus they are willing to remain, be-
hind the age in politics, and throw their
influence, so far as it goes, against the
true principles Of rcpubhcanism. Sharp's
rifles, Colts revolver's, bowie knives, and
other instruments Of death being brought
into requisition, completed the organiza-
ton of tho hosts who arc doing battle
against the democracy and the Union.
Hero we have the origin of the present
republican party.
The question may here arise, Is that
a pro-slavery party?" 1t processes to be
anti-slavery in character, it is true; but a
glance at the nature Of tho Missouri Com
promise, and the movements Of the party,
will show it to be pro-slavery, in fact.
1t can not DO denied that that Comprom-
Use was the safeguard of slavery to the
South, as much as il was barrier TO il
at the North. And inasmuch as freedom
and right will always triumph over bond
age and wrong, when brought into open
array against each other, freedom needs
no safeguard but the virtue and popular
will of the people. If then, The popular
voice of the people is sufficient to estab-