Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1860-08-09
The Candidates Again.

tion Of Abraham Lincoln, TO whom we now
call the attention Of our readers. We think
no stronger stump speech can be made than
just to let the honest people know the true
positions of the parties.
The. everything truths that constitute the
platform of principles upon which "Honest
Old Abe" stands are omnipotent, and II
they do not prevail now, 1t Is because the
people are not sufficien,ly enlightened. As
en- evidence of this even oar opponents dare
not meet US with honest front-they dare
not allow the people TO know where we
stand-but instead they appeal to the pref.
udices and buser passions, using means Of
deception, instead Of combating the prin.
ciples upon which the Republican party
stand.
First, then, upon the Slavery question,
his platform asserts IN substance that 1t is
dependent alone upon the laws Of the States
where II exists.
Upon the relation OF the question TO the
territories. his platform asserts "ibat the
normal condition Of q II the territory of the
United States is that of ireedom;" and Mr.
Lincoln proposes to protect the territories
in that freedom, TO protect them from Slav.
cry just as he would protect them from the
nra va lance of ne, otbor cr;,no
Here then, you have the whole demands
OF the Republican party upon the Slavery
que stion. Abraham Lincoln proposes TO do
no more nor no less than to establish this
principle, and that done our countr shall
settle down into degree Of quiet she has
not known for many years. Assert the
territories free and you drive this vexed
question out Of the arena OF National pol
itics. Then asserting this you assert that
which Is as true as God 10 true.
But the Rep pablican party stops not here.
The country requires legislation upon other
matters, and that legislation is proposed by
the party whenever It has the power.
We find "Honest Old Abe" stsnding
upon platform, pledged to maintain invio.
late the rights of the States and the perpe-
tuity Of the Union; pledged to respect the
will and wish Of the people as by the imme.
di ate admission of Kansas: pledged to pro-
tect the industry Of our own country by a
proper discriminating Tariff pledged to the
principle of Internal improvements, as
for instance the Pacific Railro ad; pledged
to secure to the poor whites Free Homes in
the Western Territories, thereby checking
the swindling specnlntors and giving an
impetus to honest industry; and p edged to
the immediate reformation of the extrava.
gsnce and corruption of the Federal Gov
ernment.
Here, then, you have what the Lincoln
pa.ty propose TO do. In " hat particular will
you take exceplio ion TO either propositionl Is
Lincoln not right? Does he or his party
not mean to do all they proposel Well let
us see as to that. The Republicans had
pretty coed rontrol of the lower Houae of
Congress, and how many of the above posi-.
tons have they proved Themselves true upon'
They passed q Homestead Bill, but a
Democratic Administration defeated it.
They passed Tariff Bill, but a Demo.
cratic Senate kicked It under the table.
They succeeded in es,ab fishing very
great reform In the public printing. thereby
removing one Of the greatest channels of
corruption and ex,rsvugance.
They passed a bill repealing the odiour
black laws Of New Mexico, thereby showing
their fidelity to tho non-extension of slavery
Thus you see that the party has proved
true to all It's professions.
The character Of Lincoln personal or
political, is one that will bear the closest
investigation. II ia unspotted-even his
enemies grant that hs 10 honest. Douglas
snys "he is an honest, able und popular
mani" and again he says that "he is the
abest lawyer in Illinois and the smsrtes,
stump speaker in the Union; an earnest and
an homes, man, who believes wha, he pro.
fesses and will carry out wha, he under
takes Here is the wors, that can be said
against him. I, is seldom that we have be.
fore US man so eminently nun of the
people, so tonest, so capable, one who Ia.
spree the great masses with such entire
confidence. Such is "Honest Old Abe"
who stands very good chance of being our
next President, and for whom any man
voting will never regret it.
We have here stated in this and the two
past papers the true position Of the four
parties now before the country. Again we
will state what Se conceive to DO the true
Issue.
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