Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1860-07-20


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: be made nation of freemep Thank God ]
t do believe such a day lis. coming. and pray
: that it may he lastclediss {s.,. fa.Ie.-s-
i believe the Republican party wiz do al
: that the public sentiment aud feeling of ou
E nation VII ALLOW Just neae, and that it is il
The providence Of God to brirg this organiza
r ton into power, 10 comp3ence the work Of lega
determination .frst, shd that it is to bC
brought mp before many years have passed
away, if not now.
: fhese ate my re1soha fbf Supporting the Re
Publican party, and ! believe they ought to bt
tsnficient 10 iutiuee go1t also to go with me ir
r the support of the eniy party that has an,
prospect of ginning flIe ssJnet III dttt nation
! that will do anything whatever for The anti
slavery movement 1t will not ito half al
much as fwould have it do, yet it will uccom-
faish great and good work. and the only
prospect | have Of d''i1g any thing at present
for thg sliffe,'is To y0e7tl,is party iuto power
i aud thdn tabat for i.ise attainment of Elstill
higher ground. Zaet from pitiIalItbsopic
i-ehristiail RlotiyesS as christian man / feel it
my daty TO do exactly what ain doiirg
i "a al now press upon you az christian men
to say whether you do not feel it to be your
duty TO ITO whatever is in yUrr power to DO
/ for the eradication of this great evil from our
nation! And then / would ask you, in all
sincerity, whether you know Of any oiher
means of cffecting anything politicQHy at this
time, than by placing the Republican party in
power i'll oer nation
l know you must answer, it is your duty ;
| and that you know Of no possible chance Of
doing anything against slavery ncte except
| through this party. Thin I ask you, lcw can
you escape the conviction that it is your duty
| to support the Republican party:
| Come now, my friends, ltt us reason toge,h-
er a little. In two ways I think We may be
too closely attached TO u political partt--I
mean we may cling to the Organization as
such too tcnaciously 10 best serve the ends Of
Justice in some cases First, bec,.,lse we know
our principles are right We may adhere 50
closely to our organization for the sake of
those dear principles us to lose opportdnti
of partially accomplishing our aim hy other
means which we viii not embrace because
thereby we shall be ohlig Il to waive our for
mer position, it may be for very short time,
and thus by onr rigid course, ana failing to ac-
conlnodate ourselves in the least degree to the
force of circumstances we may totally fail to
accomplish purpose however good. It'll
may be- Now think in this way very honest
and Jealous abolitionists very liabIe to err
and doubt not many will thus err the coming
Fall, and the vote of many a noble man will
be worse than thrown away upon candidates
who stand no possible chunce of being elected |
while they increase tie chance Of other cali
didates who, il successful will add another
and still another brace to the very edifiee they
are seeking to dcInolish. Such men had bet
ter save what they by elevating men to of
fee whoTwIl at least accomplish part OF
thelr on1eets s---ss -ssfs3t t7,--.-,, i-ss ks.-
In the second way we may he untluiy influ-
enced by the charms and popularity Of a name, |
forgetting that very d 6ereIut principles may be |
grouped under the name, and thus we may
be led to endorse a wrong action merely be- |
cause that action was consummated By all Or
ganzatOn whose name we revere on account |
of the justice of its ancient policy. | believe
there ore hundreds, might not say thousands?
of honest hearted men, WHO really pretty
good anti-slavery men, who will this Fall vote
ocRAT is the name of their party. They
would gladly sustain the Republican, pri,,ci-
plea if only they were Democratic princi-
piss. l do not wish to cast any improper re-
Elections on any party or any individual Of
that party but do believe that little re-
fection win bring you TO tllis same conclusion.
/ have a more favorable opinion than to be-
lere that every man who votes the Democrat
ic ticket is rank pro-slaver5 man at heart
believe there are thousands of these men
who would rcjoic; to see ths evil III Our couif
try abolished and yet these men will steadily
support the Democratic party. the principles
and policy OF whose leaders no one can deny
to be full of pro-slaverF opposition. Now
this is a mystery which | cannot account for
on any other principle than that these honest
men blinded by the name of their party
This is all wrong. Party shackles ought TO
have no such control over the mind of any
citizen. The result of the g,lnes played of
in politics affect not any party alone, as
such, but the nation bears the consequence
and every indiUjd,toFs interest feels the
influence. Men who thus act and are thus
bound, ought to follow the commenda-
bic example set 10y the nobler portion of
the former leaders of their party. Whence
came many Of the noblest minds and spirits
that now lead the Republican ranks? Came
they not from the Democratic party? What
Induced such men to leave the ranks of
great organization where political honors were
lavisbed upon tbem and would have continued
to be lavished upon them by the party which
they served Was it not the love of correct
principles more than love of party name. They
knew that principles change not, however
great changes may take place in the policy of
party organizations, and they Fixed their eyes {
upon these, followed the dictates of conscience
with an enlightened judgment as it led them
On to duty. needing not the tinkling sounds of ,
party names. Would that thousands of 9TH
ers would follow so noble an example OF JUS
tice To exchange righteous course of con-
1uct for an uurighteous one is base in any
man but to cease to do trrong and learn to |,
10 right is ennobng in the sight of God and
good men.
But have written much moe than at irst
designed, and will close by inviting you to
investigate this matter without prejudice, and .
then of course act according to your judg-
ment.
The speech and also this letter, l have de-
signed for all Of you, my friends, to peruse at
your leisure and you are at liberty to show =
them to whom you see fit; besides have not !,
wished to appear as an opponent, but desired
to reason as friend with friends
hope you will let me hear from all of you !
On this important subject. All well.
Your friend and brother,
WESLEY WILLIAMS.
:
DoceLAs IN rHE S0UTH--But three iouru- ,
als support Douglas in Alabama and two in
,,o+ rz,a 10 do,,,k Co-oI;,a