The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-04-25
Prospects OF Repu0g:caaa s2c-
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and responsible duty OF selecting cahdi.
dates for the support OF the Republican
/ party for President and Vice President,
viii devolyo upon the Chicago Conven-
ton. The unparalleled progress of the Re-
publican sentiment Of the country, aifsrds
every encouragement that the contest in
/ November wi. terminate IN glorious
success, if the delegates, to whom are
committed these importont trusts, pursue
n wise aud discreet course, and give rs
candidates who will represent fairly and
squarely the principles OF the party. We
must have candidates who have known
record men Of known and established
political reputation and craftsmanship
mon whose past acts will be = guaranty
that they will truly represent the princi-
ciples Of the party, and that they will be
| guided in their official positions By wis
dom, econ.my, fifmness and Justice
/ The present is no time for second-rate
men. Neither is it time for men who
viii truck3 and barter and compromise
their principles away, either through
want of lirnness and decision, or per-
sonaI considerations. We want states
;nea who VIII do equal and exact justice
by all, and who will stand ny their prin
cples as nnmoyabIv as the eternal hills.
We have such man-men whose. records
are right, who are uncompromising III
their faith, and whose history Will be q
sgro guaranty Of what they will be when
elected. Men wEo are ever conciIiating
and ever compromising, viii stand out for
conservative candidates. We want no
candidates selected jccouse Of their con
soryatism. Let the Convention give US
Seward, Lincoln, Chase or Wade, and
we shall entertain the most abiding faith
in our success. Even defeat with such
men, would be preferable to temporary
success with milk-and water candidates:
for defeat with the representative men of
The party would leave us vitality and
hope, with which to recover from the
shock, and victory would finally en-
sue.
But we do not anticipate such an event,
if either ofthe persons named should re-
ceiye the nomination; while the election
Of Il man of the reputation Of either Of
them, would Lequeath to the party
position that could not be given to it by
any cftho conSeryatiyo-comproin men
proposed and urged FOR the head Of the
ticket IN certain localities, and for purpo-
SEES Of questionable policy. The RcpubIi-
eau party has hal an existence Of but
few wears; yet It's growth has no parallel
in Che history Of American politics.-
Founded upon the principles Of Truth
ana Justice, as expounded by the early
Fathers ofthe Republic, its positions can
not be successfully assaied. lis origin
dates with the passage of the Nebraska
Bill in 1854. Mr.. Douglas brought in
his bill for the repeal Of the Missouri Pro
hibiton against slavery, and declared that
Congress should exercise no control over
the subject in the Territories The free
States took the alarm. An address was
sent forth signed by Seward, Chase, Sum
ner and others, calling upon the people
10 rally in defense Of their rights. The
call was responded to by the people
Then followed the incuIsions Of the Mis-
souaians into Kansas, which intensified
the feeling Of the people against the orig
iaator of that ubiquitous measure and those
who sustained it.
Since tie organization Of the party,
ITS march has been right onward 10 vie
tory. 1t has withstood the shocks of
malice, of vitup GRAFTON, Of rilicuIe and of
intimidation, uuawod and unshaken.-
~ ~ II .tol -,
members. and to Undue them with re-
newed hopes and determination. The
party stands today without parallel in
growth and pow0r. The first elections
which followed the passage OF the Kan
sas- Nebraska bill, overthrow the party
in the Northern States. We condense
from the Cincinnati Gazette some of the
more striking results of this breach OF
faith. In September, 1854, Maine gave
10000 Republican majority; in October
Pennsylvania gave $4,000 opposition
majority; and Ohio 5000 majority. Tho
ether Free States followed. The basis of
the movement was the excitement caused
by the Kansas Nebraska Act, although
the large majortics were partially due to
The Know Nothing societies. The men
who voted for the measure in Congress.
f:om the Northern States, had leave to
retire from public life, aud their places
we're filed by men who had no lot nor
part il the iniquity. The following
shows the composition Of Congress for
the last few years, and is tolerably cor
rect criterion by which TO judge the feel
ings of the people.
Of theta Representatives from the
Free States, all but four or five were
swept into oblivion Three from Indiana
and two from Illinois arc yet in public
life, representing districts remarkable for
a density Of darkness. The next Con-
gross contained III members of the House
elected as Republican, 20 Know Moth
ing and n Democrats. The 35th |
Congress, commencing in December 18-
81, had 90 Republicans, IA Americans,
and l3l Democrats. The seth Congress |
now in session. Las l13 Republicans. s
Anti-Lecompton, "a Americans, and 92
Democrats. In the controversy for Speak