Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1860-10-02
LUTHER IIANCIIEII'
Political Issues.

The time was when the organs OF the
Democratic party, and their speakers and
candidates III attempting to secure vo'-s'
claimed 70 be the party Of fixed principles,
which they urged were calculated u advance
The Interest ofthe American people. During
the present campaign. However, VIC hear
nothing Of the principles q the Democratic
party. and nothing Of principle at all save an
occasional allas.on 10 ..iny great pFHcIu.e.
by Mr.. Douglas. At this time, the g-eat
e,v is ..tha tTue i-sue;" but whist that issue IS
il is difficult to determine, for il Is as change
abe as were ever l.. principle Of he party
Atone tine It IS Lec.Ir t5 be the right OF
Congress 10 legislaie upon lie slavery ques-
ton for the Territories, but upon this there
is difference Of opinion in their own ranks,
and til. issue is dropped, and we hear that
The true issue IS the perp-,giiy % dissolution
Il the Union. The Republicans are charged
as being d;suniouists BY northern dema
goeues for the reason that they fancy i viii
tickle tie ears Of few southern fanatics,
WHO they hope to convince that Douglas and
his friends are on . MISSION to save the Tn
ion. Should tie time ever come when AZ
attempt is made to sever this far fabric the
American Union, these northern Douglas
ties may i's 30 &C.
as me li'9''5''o's y " ~ ,,..-.-.,;a -,
The beiaocFa''c P1i.5 :"
this time Pfs7s'.. ~ ~,
NV almost as many ..i-sues'' as they have
prominent men ~'is = 80
erlogize the A'niH'9 '-..o" -
haaan, prahou"ei"- y i "'9' ~
patriotic "nHe os1's.s e.4''h' nc ~
dent IS "5iacN sheep lR '''i y '''o' -''s
fold for whose acts i!7 parry - ~
able" Eut Their candidates ''f - - -
his tate, sho" mere Clearly F5I'fi'7' ''''''
any other to whom we e2o'l a''1-s, '''' nor
mony Of sentiment eAi7tHs !" ~
Democratic party IN y .sco'7l''' " '.',''
fess to have the same PfiAclPie7 d 81 ''i''
and in al places
Ia the h-st DisIfie' "he'e ',t'
the the vote close they nave III 'ol'a''ii'i /
Arnold, a candidate who + attempting e re
beth the Douglas and bfecNipFidae hoo'IeS
On the slavery ISSUE lie he''e' e '1''5 -
the doctrine of Popular Sovereignty WIN
n. Douglas but he thI'As WIN -Hf. "'s'l-
inridge ii'at the lllhe 70 eNe-t'~e ''ie
pie Of excluding or saae"oh'"5 s'a'ei5 =
the Territories. : when the people vote I''
State constitution. and moi "I''-e 'hey a-e
~ Territorial e'nai'ioh.
Ia The Second District strongly iiePao.i-
can, with desire to catch IL" votes Tor
their party, they have nominated !. -. Icy
inert, VINO has SINCE declared himself an ol'
and out Aoo1'Ho"'s'' opposed 70 S1.eiE ~
the States q Vel q II 'le rs" eFEi'o-
fies;' who datss ms an'i-s'aYeTy sentiments
= far back as ISIS. when he says he was
in favor Of the ~ iimot Provlso, which
made it fundamental condition TO The &C
QUESTION Of any Territory from New Mexico
that neither slavery nor involuntary seryi-
,nde should ever exis: IN aav part of said
.rerr;,o-y exceat f,r crime NJ. Reymert
rba, he made This assertion for The nnrnoss
os c.,cb-ng f.w &,-,yeqisn vo.ss rad
,,rob.btv f.-r..,sn I'LL. ~ D,r-,as III
al g. ,,s p-a-;ls,,..,- ,,.,s,.,. or,t, f,n-
p.,,ocr,,. from III %arrb ,,.t, ya,s4 ,c.i,s.
The wnnot P-,sisa.
In liz Tbi.d District tb.v have Charles
II ,arrabe, ,ybo bolf. .hst sl.vo-c :
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