Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1860-07-25
Genuine Republicanism.

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Fourth of July celebration at Pennington
Massachusetts,. The following names are
some Of the officers ofthe meeting Pres
ident, Edmund Quincy, Vice President,
Francis Jackson, F. b. Sanborn John
Browns partno:) Caroline NJ. Severance,
Elizabeth B. Chase, and Abby Kelly Fos-
ter. From these names it can easily be
told what the sentiments Of the meeting
were. 1t had been given out by this class
of fanatics that they were not satisfied
with Mr.. Lincoln's A Abolitionism, lhereup-
on Senator Wilson was despatched to this
Ladies' and GeatlcmenS' meeting OF rank
Aboltionists to teach and instruct them
in the doctrines and teachings OF the pres
ent Black Republican party and no one
will deny but that he has done ii to the
very letter-hear the Senator'S own words.
the italics are ours.
"rhe anti slavery movement was begun
twenty-five years ago, amid opposition and
persecution, by despised few. TO day.
the country is torn by the irrepressible
conflict, and men beyond Mason and Dix
ons line are coming to aid the cause. 1t
takes time TO accomplish the noblest ob-
jects. The sentiments of a great nation
are no" to be changed in a day nor an
hour. The cause is going onward, and,
| through or over parties, we are marching
on to certain success. (Applause.) Ev-
en- what our friend who spoke here this
morning called the black code of Illinois,
will yet crumblc before this march of pro.
gress. The battle is fought by the Repub.
! lican party on the trucst and strongest
grounds, on legal and constitutional
grounds. When it wins against slavery
extension, it wins against every thing
| When the Slave Power goes down in the
national government, it goes down forev-
er. Great Applause,)
Gentlemen, the Republican party is not
party of abolition 1t is opposed to hu,
man slavery everywhere--at home and a.
broad-in the South, in Cuba, and Brazil.
But the Republican party claims the pow
er and assumes the duty of excluding sla-
very from the Territories. 1t was organ,
lied upon that idea. 1t has engraved up.
on its Flag this great doctrine of the
Fathers embodied in the Ordinance of u
81. Its mission is to save the vast Terrific.
ries Of the United States TO frecdom-to
overthrow the power of slavery in the
government, and put the nation on the
side of freedom.
Mrs. FosTEr. wish Mr. Wilson would an
swer one question before he leaves the plat
form. 1t is this Wherein is the Republican
platform, on the subject of slavery, better
than the Wing platform, when that party
made its last effort, and Mr.. Wilson left
the party because he could not stand on
that platform? II he will answer that
question, think we shall all be edited.
SENATOR WILSON. l hope l shall not
be kept on the platform answering guess
tions; but if they are put, shall answer
them. (Applause.) The question put to
me is-and it is a fair question, and will
meet it fairly-wherein the Republican
TartY differs from the platform of the
Whig party, on which l refused TO act?
will state the difference.
The Whig party of Massachusetts, from
1887 to'4S, maintained on the slavery qucs
ton the precise position ofthe Repu blcan
party to-day. A Voice Amenp Til ere
is an admission. | cooperated with tAat
party during those years, because it pro
tessed to be antislavery. Another Voice
Amen (Laughter,) How was it with
the Wing party of the United States, of
which the Wing party Of Massachusetts,
was one branch? The Wing party of The
| United States never did, as a national par
ty, occupy position against slavory ex.
tension on-Never 'Amenp Its North.
ern men in Congress were against slavery (;
! / a Inr . ga I,l
the party was divided upon that question,
and tolerated the difference. In 1913,
the great crisis Of the country, when we
had obtained, by the peace with Mexico,
half million square niles of free terrific
! ry, the question arose. Shall this territu-
| ry be continued free, or shall it be slave
territory The Democracy, North and
South, went against keeping it free terri
tory. The Southern Wings were for leav.
ing it open-taking substantially the po-
sition of Douglas to day. The Philadel-
phia Convention was held. | went there
as member Of the Convention. We pro.
posed to the South simply TO stand by
the Wilmot Proviso, but the National
Whig party hurled the doctrine out Of tho
Convention, and trampled it under foot
and when it did so, took my hat and
marched ont of the convention. Loud
applause and cries of good
Ny friend, Mrs. Foster, in measuring
the Whig party, measures it not by the
National Wings, but by tho Wings OF
this State, and few other Northern
Wings, who occupied our position to day.
i Now, how stands the Republican par,
i ty? This party was founded upon the ac
ceptance Of the Wilmot Proviso 1t sep
{ Grated from the Wing and Democratic
parties on that question it went out be ,
cause they were false to that principle
Htaid us corner stone upon tie doctrine Of III,
power Of Congress to prohibit Slcyc,y in evc,y
, territory ofhe United States. Applause. l.
Since lS4S, when we left the Phiadelphi1
r Convention, an1 thirteen unknown men
without national reputation, assembled
together and made arrangements for cal,
ling the Buffalo Convention Of that year
we have grown up until we are million
and a half or two million of men, stand
ing uDun tho fundamental idea that ClDgrcSS