The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1860-06-05

arisen upon this same subject, is that warning
wnp,n in your hands against us, or in our
hands against You! Could Washington him
sell speak, woul hr cast the hama of th~t
SrctIunalIsn upon rs, who sustain his policy
or upon You who rcrulinte il Applause.
Werespcct that warning Of Washington, and
we conn,sn" it to YOU, tagelhei with his ex-
ample pointing 10 the night application of 1t.
(AppI"use.) But you say YOU arc conserva-
tiVe-wblie we ara revolutionary, destructive
or something Of that sort.
POLITICAL CONSERVATISM DLrIxED.
What is conservatism! + il not adherence
TO the old and tried, against the new and un.
triedl We stick 20 and contend for tho iden.
lical Old policy Oh the point in controversy
which was adopted ly oar fathers who framed
Ihe government under which wa live: while
YOU with on accord reject. and scout, and
spt nPDn the oil policy, aud insist upon sub
stl'uung anme'hrg new. Truo yau di>agre
among "cursrlyr, as to what that substitute
hall h' Yea have cons drrable variety Of
rew pr p'-'i'u> Hn plans, hut you are unan
"o'r. ~ Q q inc ml '"yruucing the Oh
rollc e .u~ I.rh - Some of Won ale r,r.
r'vni = ',. n : M fn Conr,.s 3
-''nr .,.' ~ tn r r,,ri e; ,o,nr { r.
''ro '',- 80 "a. f-, .- '.''.
~'.r.r' " a' .ju.-: som
-"luug -o,..r wuhl the Tenitou ,r,.l
the Iu Icar,; Soma t,r tho "gur-reu pur r,o
cjp.e'- ,ughtcr) r)-,ha' "if one man would
cus,av" another no third man should object"
fenla~ticsly Gated ''ropular soyereiguty"-
renewed augh.er and appiause) but never
"a man atoong Won in favor of federal prohibi
tiou o' slavery in the Federal T. rilories ac
coydlug 70 the practice Of our fathers who
framed the government under winch we live
No one Of your various plans can show
precedent or advocate in the conurv within
which our government originated, Consider,
then, whether Your claim of conservatism for
yourselves, and your charge OF destructive
nes, ag'insi rs are based Oh the most clear
and stable foundations. Again, YOU say that
-" have made tho slavery question more
prominent .han it tormerI; was. We deny
II. We admit that 1t $ rore promiuou,, bnt
we deny chat We mad !. so. It WIS not We,
but you, who disc nd the old policy Of tba
fathers. We res stad and still resist. your in
novation--your want Of conservatism; aud
theme comes tie great prominence If tho
n >tion Woull you have that question re-
ournd to it, former proporiionsl Gn back to
that old n,licv Whai has honn w;Ii I,n a
gan uul'r the sane couat ons Il YOU wo'i
have the peace Of the old tn"s. -,IoUt tho
Proc"pts and policy OF the old times. Zap
W charge .!gt We s., ap us.rec.ions B.
mono y.ur ,'ay,s We donv il. and wb,, *
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ir J,ho E,,yn lRan,v.l laugbt,r p
John Brown wa. .n Hopnh!ican. aoi you b.y,
G;rel to i,n,l,c,tp . si,,,,le R.nnh,i,,n !, ,ba
Harncr', For,y en,ar,ri[a T.,ul o,,la,,s.
lf.nv member If ,rr ra,tv /, gyi,ty IN thai
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If von 40 know il. v,n are inny,n.,5,e 10 ~.
lo.irnate the man and proya the 6,.t. ,f,,oa
IN ~ know il Won NV, ina,c,,,.,h,a - o...r.
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.,frr yo, brya tr,,l ana f,1.l ~ r,,L. tho
ur,,f (Ciro,, anrr,p.,l Va, ra,l nat Ia
told ,hsf nar.rstin,, in y cLarr, ,yli,b ono
does NOT Know +, +, fyre i simn'y , r,a'i,;oss
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lrr,psrilu. which ,ynr. mn, held +, aoJ r,nl.
hy. uur Z nora yb, f,omcr ,i. oovsr.,n.,,
mo- Ter which ". r,ya IA,,ui.nSaN w,
Il. yer ,l,'r family l,.u. IN relation in this ac.
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""'' u "'.'''. ~" i"r'r'aW State
"itc'ion' wet '' IN wy" IN
rv'd"n' Go 'lth 'Ar. h.i'.t b
inI thr hIam' on Us You c'ad yet 80 at''-
tag" "' rs 70 those elections The '.c'i"n1
c'..r' an Your expectations wrr' not quite
.'hHed. Lug ter lon dIt not sweep
New l"rE' ald New Jersey and Wisconsin
ana minnesota precl,e'y IiSe rre winch sweeps
over 'he Hfa'f,e IN hiGh "ind' (L'ughfrr'j
- rt't. " ''''' y"
in., = woman r,,ko ho, j,yc Won ~ b,. v;,,;.
rcin, a man mai. him vote c.r r,,, q, and
t,v !, G,fs,or,rs r,,,h;ar o,j ,r,l,,,,,I
arrl.nsa Evo,v Renrblicon ,,ao lnoy
that .. ~ b.,ns,.fo, Ie.s, y,rr ,ha,,, ,,o. ,
,'arIor. and ba wa. not rn1,h incInmj hv !,