, 1860-11-05
APPEAL To WORKING mTsN.

Henry Wilson, Senator in Congress from
MASSACHUSETTS, himself :s working lnan, the
Nutick shoemaker, in full sympathy with
WORKING. men everywhere, c]oscs speech
in these glowing words, which We, subst1.
tutin. Illinois f,r Massachusetts, would
gladly make our 'rsn:
The Republican party, brought INTO "
ins by the necessities OF Tie country amt
The needs s,f tho age, rejects the wicked
dogma that slaves. i'lc creatures ol local
law, arc recognized bg the Constitution MS
properly, t.,a. the Constitution II Rcpubli-
ran America carries slavery wherever il /
goes. and that the national flag protects
slavery wl.crcye! it wares The kcpnbll-
call party "carcs whe,hcr slavery is voted
up Or down" in the Tc-r:iosI::s, rejects With
ho7rnr the i;ls:. that 4caiital should own
labor" .lis.,wns the craven declaration tint
it is the lr.1. Of patriotism and duty to
recognize ,,o principle" and bravefy and
hoprit.}'y accepts the duties now imposed
upon tic people Of the Cnited statcs, i'y
the Providence II: Almighty God. The
Republican party proclaims its living faith
in the sclt-cyitl2ut truths Of Tue Declaration
Of In.ie,>cntlc11tc, now scni!ed I'll and jcered
nj bv tic leaders os the slave Democracy
as ~rhctoric:.l .iourisllcs,' - @4g'ittcring gene
r:Ilities,.' ..=c!i:cyidcnt lies" '9farTagoes Of
nonsense = pronounced l'y Hrcckfhrldssc,
"alstrattions," which, if carTie1 into prac-
1icc, would "lc:sd our country rapidly 10
destruction and declared by Douglas 10
mean sn.y that "Irilish subjects on this
continent were equal 10 British subjects
born and residing in Great Britain
The Etp:lb'ican party believes, with its
chosen leader, .abrallau Lincoln, 1l'at
athcsc expressions os:: apostate Democratic
nolitic;a::s, differing in form. ure identical
in object and cf|tct-the supplanting ofthc
nr;nt.inlcs Of free government, md rcstor'
inc tltgs of classification, caste and lcglt''
mocy:'' 1l.at "thcy would delight convo.
cation 9! crowned heads, plotting against
the nco,,le;r that ''thcy are the vanguard
tle ssp!,crs mud miners, Of returning des
,o,;sm1 Tie Republican party believes
too. with It's noble candidate, TINT the ut
s,r,ct ,r1,,l,' Of the declaration il 'applica
Tie ia al men and all timcs;" that to~dn,
and in :;,i coming days, ii shall he rcbuiS'
ami a s.um1,l;ng-l,'ock TT the harb1ngcFs Q
re.apmarinS tyranny and oppression. Ae
ceMiay nj lis living faith Tie creed OF til
equality Of mankind, the Republican part!
recognizes the I,oor, Tie stumble, the son
oGloi}.t whose hands arc hardened !y; hon
<.st labor; whose limbs arc chilled by II
7,lasls Of winter, whose checks arc scorcl'
ed by :he e4ns Of summer, Us the equal
hcsorc tie Inv, Of the most favored OF III
Hons of, mcn. q.
Delie1iln,g list tue Republican Fathers {
+ne No: Ii and ~ the Sout1l-wA!a Wasi
ing.on and Franklin, Adams and Jefferson
Henry and 5ay, Morris and Mnson' Mad
son and 1la,ni'ton,' HING esa Munro
Pnckney and Marlin, and their illust1iou
.assoc;a.e.-t,.at slavery is sin ofcrimso
dyc,' .t..aa atsocious deImsemcnt Of huma
nature,*@ . dreadful calamity" which ''lcs
sens Sense Of the equal rights Of mar
kind. an1 l,abhuatcs' us 10 tyrrany and OF
preston = |yclicving with Henry cluy, thu
Aslaverylsls Hropg, a grievous wrong Il
contingency can maks right" the Re,,ut
lican party is opposed 10 ela;ery every
wlIsrc'. Recognizing the rights of tll
States, II dt,es not claim poweT,to abolis
flarery iu-lhc States by Congressional lel