Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1860-03-20

! tent N!th one self inierrugittof ,--huv MANY
o,es il cas-, TheSs. threats euforce a,,oti'-
er-hsS II determ ina. isn eusugh 10 cas- them
ih!s lat er question touce, is spirit 5ud p-ide
am quite sure, however. that 1t has Hsiuerit
pracilced sclt-tieLIa in 50 many other forms, Il
viii IN this emergency lay aside all impajIeuc,
OF temper, together with all ambition. and vii
consider these extra. ordinary ,ieclanlarl0Is Sc
iiously. and with ,I>t moderation. II would
be a waste Of words to deinon>t rate that they
are Unconstitutional, and equally idle - show
that the responsibility for dlsunIon attempt cd
or effected, must not with tn =. who IN the
exercise OF the Constitutional authority main
taiu the Government, bat with those who nm
constItutionally engage III the mad work OF sui =
verting 1t.
What are the excuses for these raenaces p
Fney resolve themselves into this. that the 2 :
publican party in the North j. hostile u the
South. But 1t already is proved To- be a maior-
Ity IN the North 1t IL, therefore. practically
the people of the North VIII it not s.iu Be
the same North that has forborne with you So
! long and conceded to YOU so n.ch 4? Can YOU
justly assume that affection, which has hee, so
complying. can all at once change 10 hatred iu-
I tense and lnexoralle
/ You lay that the Republican party is \ Sec
tional one. Is the Democratic party .ess sec
t!onalE Is It easier for us to bear your section
/ al sway than TO Won TO bear ours Is II un-
( Bat Is the Republican party sectional ? Not
! unless the Democratic party Is. The Kepubli-
| can party prevails in the House Of Representa-
/ tives sometimes the Democratic party in the
Senate always. Which of the two IS the mos,
{ proScriVtIve Come. II YOU Will. into the Free
States into the State of New York anywhere
/ from Lake Ere To sag Harber. aIn,Iur NV
( ncIghbors IN the ONa4cp Valley hold your
;nveutions. nominate YOUR cantiid;.,eS al, res
the people. subnIl hem fully earn ,stly. e.o-
I L., l,.,.rt f.r
Northern dsloy-alty. oppression. perfdy ke p
not hing back speak l'.- freely and lorljl n
yuu do here Won wIti have hospIfahie VEL
comes. and apPreciarIug audiences wItA ballot
bVses open for all she votes yuu can win. Are
You less sectional than tins Extend 80 us tire
same privileges, and | viii engage tina: Won
will very soon have III c South As lu.ut Re
publlcans l. have Democrats IN the North
There ls huwcver, better test of nationality
than the accidental location of parties or
pUiIcy of labor in the Territories wa, not see
tIonal IN the first forty years OF the Republic
It's nature inheicS. 1t VIII he national again
during the third forty wears. and forever after
ward. II Is not wise and hencfceut FOR u
alone injurious To you alone. It's effects age
equal, and the for ) ALL
You accuse the Republican party of ulterior
and secret designs. How can party that
counts its votes IN this land OF free speech aud
Tree press by the hundreds Of thousands have
any secret designs Who Is this cuulurer, i.i.d
where are the hidden springs by which be cal
control Is uucongregated and widely Dispersed
masses and direct them to objects unseen aud
purposes unavowcdT Bus what are these hid
den purposes You name only one &? suppose
had the power to change your social y stem,
what warrant have you for surprising Il At we
should carry negro equity among you We
/ know, and we Will show Won. If vuu will only
give heed, thai hat our system of la!rur work
out, wherever II works out ythIng Is the equal
Itv oI white men. The laborer in the Free
Sta. es. no matter how humble hIs occupatipri l.
a white and he Is politically the equal of
has employer. Eighteen Of our thirty -fhice
States are free labor States. There fhcv are
Maine New Hampshire. Ml~sacuu~eifs, YER
mont, Rhode Island. CnuuectIc;It. New York
New Jersey. Peuu-S Ivauia Oltr. Michigan.
Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin. Iiuapsp'a, Iowa.
California and Oregon. DO not array them
iu coutIa9t with the capital States. / an po
a--liaut OF States. All If the States are par
cels of Inv own coun'ry-the best OF them uui
50 wise aad great d am sure 1t viii hereafter
be TIE Sta;e least developed and perfected
;suoug them all IS and better than as
foreign State know. j. Il then ~ any. and lu
which, Of the Sjate~ / have named that negro
cu,laiiv offrnds the white mans urI.ie
Tnruug boat the whole wldc world. where Is the
State where class and cassie are 50 utterly extIn-
q .i,hed a. they are IN each and every one of
them Ler he European emIgraut who avoiis
the African a If his sIin exh1led con}ay.au.
answer You find him always IN the Slnic
where labor is ever tree. Dad Washington.
jefferson aud Henry. when they impiored voG
10 rrlin ush your Syste and accept tine aur
We have l1on:el. propose to sink vnu DOWN tu
the l. vel Of the African. IL ;hcir te~jre
to eyait all white men to political clry alton
b: we do not seek to force. or cyeu tp IN
trudc GU system Un You. We 1rc cSclrint
iustlv wisely aud con tentcdly from al poiifj-
cal power and responsibility in your capital
I Sia;es. You are sorereI9ns oa the subject @!
slavery within your own borders, and ye are uu
lie same SUBJECT within cur borders. 1t is well
( and wisely - arranged. Use our ant horitv 20
maintain what system you please. We are not
d!-trus3ful Of the result. We have wisely rs
\ we think, exercised ours 20 protect and perfect
itlp manhood at the members ot the State.
The whole -pvCr .ientv upon domestic concerns
within the Union = divided be- wccu us by uu-
| mislakeable boundaries Tou have yuur fifteen
| distinct parts eighteen parts. equally dis
;inct Each must be maintained. IN order y -
| the whole may b.. preserved. If oars shall he
ass7ilcd. within or without. by any enemy. or
/ c.r auv eause. and we shall need. we shall ex-
/ net YOU To defend II. If yours shall he so as
/ sailed. in the emergency, 40 matter wha, the
cause or pretcxt. or who the foe. we shall de-
! d.ui your sovereignty the .uivaleut Of our
lawn We cannot iudecy - accept your system
or capi.al of It's ethics. I bat wouid be 10
! render and suhvert our own, which We esteem
/ IN be better Besides, il We could, what need
! fo- any ,tivi-inn into States AZ all You are
{ acoaltV al liberty 10 reject oar system ana IT.
! ethics and to maintain ihe superiority uf vour
oxu by all the force of persuasion AMI argn-
nlpnt W. must in'lsed 'uu' ualIy discuss br'h
systems AMI e<prc ally nr 81 We d-cu=~
/ tferr since We have "a decide n ngtion. which
ef the two We ought to engrafr on the new and
I future States growing uP Ia the great rui'lrr
domain D.>eIl-.lon~ then. being uHav''s ta''ie.
] what could he more wise than fn conduct ~
with much tolerntinn aud a fraternsl spirit
Yau complain that Republicans discourse too
( boldly and directly. when they express with
.. f;4a,.ca their belief that tie stem ef illH-
ril1 il, tbe end be universally accepted b. tie
! .--i-aI States. actIrg for themselves, aud IN
.,,,, f,-r,ity To their own Constitution. whIle
! tLey sanction too tnre,ervediv books designed
: fo advocate. emauclp9tIau. But surely ron can
7 hardly expect the Federal government or tie
pnli.fcal parties Of the nation to maintain ceu-
/ sorship of the press or OF debate. The theory
! Of our system Is. that our error Of opiiieu may
in all cases safely be tolerated where rea-on :
left free 10 combat Il. VIII It be claimed TIA,
more Of moderation and Tenderness in debate
are exhibited On vour side of the great -a--u-
r7,,7nt tha1I nBr own We all learned oar pole
mics. As well as our principles. from common
master We are sure that do not. on 90
side. exceed his lessons and example. JeHer-
son addressed Dr. Price. an Englishn7n, con
eerning bis treatise emancipation IN : AIneri-
ca in this fashion
b, fer readers concHrrnE with it IL sentiment on fat
F-aun the mouth n the bead ci ti