The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-11-07
What the Republicans Propose Doing
in the Event of Lincoln's Election.

The Hon. Daniel E. Somes Republican
member of the present House of Representa-
tives of the State of Maine, has written to
Gerrit Smith, a letter to induce that gentle
man and his radical followers to support Abe
Lincoln. He promises them protection fol
the pursuit Of all their incendiarisms in the
South in the event OF Linconln's election
| thus he says:
| II Mr.. Garrison desires to publish an anti
slavery paper in Richmond the President is
bound by his oath of office to defend him
| against mols or State LAWS. Should. Wend-
ell Philips take it into his head to stump the
| South, he must be protected, if necessary, by
the army and navy.
1t seems to me that this platform is broad
enough to hold all who regard slavery as an
evil, aud yet high enough in its tone to salts.
| fy the most radical anti ti-slayery men who de-
| sire TO see slavery abolished in the most spec
| dy and at the same time constitutional man
ner; and the only question is, will the Re-
publican party come up to the standard which
| it has itself erected Why should it not p
| The Govrnment viii be- in the hands of men
who regard slavery as a curse and crime,
/ diil tASf wiz hdNC tLC uicduS IettSSdTE "
| accomplish their purpose. The leading idea
of the fathers was liberty, and they agitated
the subject until the people were ready to re-
volutlonlze the Government, and to lay down
their lives to attain their ends.
The Republican party is made up Of North
ern men with Northeorn sentiments, and we
| have right to infer that the Controlling in
| fluence of the Lincoln administration will be
| IN favor OF liberty and equality, founded on
natural and constitutional rights and to Sc
cure these rights to every individual, they
will have to employ such means as the Con-
| stitution has placed in their hands, and which,
| if used, will lead t, the following results
l. The prohibition of the employment of
slaves in the dockyards and Executive De-
| partments.
2. The abolition Of slarery in the District of
| Columbia.
.. Ultimate emancipation in the Stare States
| by the Introduction IF free speech and free
press.
4. The exclusion of slavery from the Ter
ritorles by the same agencies, or by Congress
sional Intervention as the last resort
This is the Republican platform when strip
ped to its naked frame work, and is in har
mony with the leading sentiment ofthe par
ty. Why, then, cannot you vote as cheer
fully for MIR. Lincoln as you did for Mr.. Bir-
ney Why should not you and your party
and Mr.. Garrison and his associates, join the
only party that can lift the yoke from the
necks Of the down-trodden and oppressed ?
We do not need your votes to secure the elec-
ton of Mr. Lincoln, for | suppose it is regar-
ded, if not conceded, by all intelligent politi-
clans, that he is to be the next President. But
you would add strength to the positive men of
the party, and assist in inaugurating the new
civilization in the South, while We in turn
| would smooth your little army Of brave men,
who are now bristling with Sharpe's rifles
and John Brown pixies and dsunion, into
constitutional and Christian warfare.