The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1860-06-27

the interests Of free labor. even the distlu.
guished Senator from Illinois only Obtained
majority Of his Legislature through an
unjust apportionment; the popular majority
was against him.
The people Of the great Northwestern
States. now numbering nearly ten millions
of freemen, will ever hold in grateful rec.
election the memory Of those whose states
manlike and patriotic foresight dedicated
the soil upon which they live to free Ia.
Dor; and they are not unmindful of the du-
ty they owe to their posterity. They mean
to prove to the world that the same zeal
for liberty which inspired their ancestors
still animates them. With slavery in the
States Of this Confedency. they claim no
other right to interfere than to unite with
an enlightened Christian would in public
sentiment before which all great wrongs
must sooner or later give way. But in the
broad Territories Of this Union they are
determined slavery never shall obtain a
foothold. The auction block for fellow.men
shall never be established there the crack
of the drivers whip. the clink Of the fe,ter.
or the moan Of the slave mother at the loss
of her offspring. shall never hc heard there,
but those broad plains. those fertile valleys,
and those mountain gorges rich in shin
ing metal, shall be wrought alone by the
willing hands Of free men. As fas, as
thsy are peopled. the school,house and the
church will spring up, and civilization and
refinement will bring comfort and happi.
ness to the entire population.
Mr.. President. a new era is about t.
dawn upon US; the desperate struggle
which has just taken place at Charleston
Is one Of the dying throes Of the slave pow
er. The most important functions of this
Government-excutive,l Legislative. and ju-
dicial-have fallen under lis control and
its immense patronage has been arrayed in
the unholy work Of extending slavery. 1t
must soon surrender the power which it
has welded 50 despotically over the party
in the North and over the whole country.
The slave code which the resolutions indi-
cate will never be passed and the doctrine
that slavery exists by virtue Of the Consti-
tion of the United States viii soon fall into
contempt. A party is about to take pos
session Of this Government, with the same
principles Of the Republican party Of 1900
An enlightened people are thoroughly
aroused to the good work; and they will
reverse the decisions Of your Supreme
Court. and the policy which has prevailed
under Democratic rule; they will make
freedom national and slavery sectional.
Their candidates, LINCOLN an HAMLrN. are
thorougly identified with the interests Of
the labOring classes. from which they have
sprung; and they are thoroughly imbued
with the principles and the love Of liberty.
Around such standard.bearers the hosts Of
the people will gather, and bear them on
to victory. Their Inauguration in power
will restore the Government to its original
design. 30 beautifully expressed in the pre-
amble to tho Constitution, and Z" to form .
more perfect Union. establish Justice. in.
sure domestic tranquility. provide for the
common defence. and secure the blessings
Of liberty to ourselves and our posterity. :"