The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1860-09-21


the administration of the govern.
ment, to an irresponsible government
bank, to issuing millions OF shin
plasters for the purpose Of carrying
on the government in q time o.
profound peace, TO borrowing money
every year for the Office. holders, and
creating a national debt for post,rity
to pay-opposed to making wal
upon weak and defenceless neigh
boring nations for the purpose o
robbing them Of their territories
over which to extend the blight oi
human slavery .-' opposed to the
Fugitive Slave Bill, to the reopen.
ing OF the African slave trade, or to
permitting slavery to 60 into aud
occupy our national territories to
the exclusion of the laboring white
man opposed to selling the public
lands to speculators, or permitting
them to go into the hands of any
person but actual settlers opposed
to an increase of tho rates OF letteI
and newspaper postage-opposed
as Washington was, to a large
standing army in time OF peace
believing it to be dangerous to the
liberties OF free people opposed to
importing from Europe anything
which we can manufacture as vel
and cheaply at home-opposed to
going to England to buy rails for
our great network of Western Rail.
roads, when we can make them as
well and better from the iron mount.
ains OF Pennsylvania, where forges
and furnaces. which are now idle
and still, and immense beds of coal
and iron ore and forests of timber,
await but the touch of the American
artiz IN and American laborer to put
down every bar Of railroad iron We
need at our doors--and finally, OPP
Loscd b the passage Of all laws,
either by the Legislatures OF the
several states or by Congress, grant
ing privileges to the few whicE are
denied to the many.
These are some few of the points
in which, as a party, wo stand in
direct antagonism to the present
national administration and those
who placed it in pawer. But the
Republican party is not, as has been
charged by our opponents, merely
q party OF neg atives; it stands forth
and boldly proclaims to the world ,
not only it's hostility to the wrongs
and corruptions of the slave Demo.
cracy, but in the language of Gen.
Jackson. declares that it is in favor
Of PLAIN AND SIMPLE GOVERNMENT.
DEVOID OF PoMP, PROTECTING SPECIAL.
FAvoRs To None" and that its first
desire is to see the government SO
administered that Like the dews oi
Heaven. it's blessings shall fall upon
the rich aud poor, the North and
South alike" For this purpose was
the Republican party organized and
on this platform it proposes to fight
every battle--it therefore favors from
necessity, as well as from choice.
peace with all natiors and the full
protection not only Of the American
born citizen, but of the rights of the
naturalized citizen both at home and
abroad, favors the improvement o.
our great inland seas and Western
rivers and harbors, to protect and
build up our growing commerce;
favors the e-adjustment of our reve
nue. laws, so that money enough
shall be collected for the usc Of sl
economical administration Of the
government, without issuing treas
ury notes or borrowing dollar, and
at the same time adopt such a sca!C
of duties as shall afford ample en-
couragement to our manufacturing
commercial and farming interest
thereby restoring confidence and b,
a proper division Of labor bringinl
activity to every Jorge and furnac,
that is nav lying idle and still il
the coal and iron districts oi Penn
sy ylvania. and repewing the hum o
the spindle and shuttle at every wa
ter fall amc ng the cotton and woolel
factories of New England. TIM
creating n home demand for on
bread stutis and produce. and in
fusing new life and new energy int
every department OF industry, keep
ing our gold and silver at home in
stead OF sending it to Europe as now
to buy our iron when we have irol
mountains at our doors, to buy cot
ton goods when we supply the worl,
with the raw material, to buy on
clothes and wooden goods, when W
can grow wool enough to clotho ha
the world.
1t also favors the prohibition O
slavery in all our national terrific
ries, and more stringent laws to suE
press not only the African slav
trade, but the enslavement Of Oh
nese, Coolies or ally other race {
men under whatever form OF pr,
tence the attempt may be mad,
favors the repeal of the infamou
fugitive slave act, and leaves tt
rendition Of ingitives from sERvIe
and JUSTICE, where the constitutiu
3 leaves it, with the Governors an
Legislators OF the several states; Fl
, vors the withdrawal OF the publ
= lands from sale and dividing the
, into farms Of 100 acres each for d
= free nee of actual occupants; favo
. such an administration OF the 20
r ernment that in time OF profur
peace they shall keep their expen
Y itures within the limits Of the mon,
raised from the duties on impor
Q and not borrow or issue millions