The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1860-04-10

the fame and honor of its ancient faith gath
cred legions of its former victorious armies
who believed in Democracy because of it
principles, assumed the name urder whiei
Jefferson triumphed. Could it be expec
ted that we should sit quietly by and Sc,
the acts Of every Democratic Administra
ton rebuked; could we hold political fel
lowship with those who we're willing to cru
city the memory Of Washington, Jefferson
Madison, and Monroe; conld We calmly
witness the desecration which could say
that the men who made the Constitution
and hewed out the path which has led tc
glory, knew not its provisions. and under.
stood not its spirit And because refuse
to uuite in this unholy work Of demolition,
and lay my hands on the uniform and time.
honored legis alton of tEree-fourths of cen.
tury F; because | would not unite in this
assault upon the memories of the buried
dead because | would not rise up aud &c.
care their Legislation unjust. unconst.tutiou.
al. and with abolition tendencies, am tC
be reprOached as an apostats from Demo.
cracy. Sir, would rather desert politi.
cal organization, than to turn traitor to my
own conscience. and he guilty of moral troa
son to my own jugment
l question no mans right to change his
religious or political views; but l de.
mand, as justice, that when l profess the
faith, shall 6e recognised as adhering to
the policy. of the democratic fathers.
Tho Christian may turn Jew or Moham.
medan; but how wonld you stigmatizs him,
should be insist upon substituting the new
doctrines under the name of the faith be
abandoned 3? The liberty. loving Democrat
may become slavery propagandis. /; but
how will history judge his attempt to hide
the enormities of his position under the
mantle Of his ancient name, and rendezvous
with his confederates in the temple Jeffer.
son built, and Madison. Monroe, and Jack.
son, guarded with SO much care? The
patent of my Democracy is in the records
Of Democratic Administrations. and by it
| stand or fall.
As Democrat, l believe slavery to be
a crime against the laws of God and nature
vioIatlve OF the the instincts or common
humanity; that it degrades the African,
paralyzes the energies Of the Anglo-Saxon
prevents the full development Of the re.
sources Of the country. and granting to the
masses Of the people but little of material
prosperity and happiness
l believe that each State is supreme in
its own borders, uncontrolled by foreign
power; at liberty to retain or revive relic.
of a barbarous, unchristian age, whether
they be slavery or polygamy.
l believe that the Territories belong tc
the people, and not tho States and tha,
the Representatives of the people have the
sole control and management thereof until
they become States; and that Congress
should protect them from everything which
would have tendency to retard theil
settlement or diminish their value and a,
the entire history of the world shows. anG
our country establishes, that slavery is 9
mildew and blight, that Congress should
keep free territory free during its territori
al condition, unless for any cause it dele
gates such power to be exercised by thu
people therein,
l believe that slavery is local institu
tion. existing entirely and sustained alone b,
virtue of the law of the State which create
it, not recognised as such beyond the Stat
limits, only so far as the Constitution O
the United States regards the right Of eacl
State to retake. and the obligation of siste
States to return, fugitives from justice o
labor
Such. sir, is the platform of the Repub
lican party. Does it not contain the re
corded principles of the Democratic party
and Of all parties, from the adoption of tn
Constitution down to 1877?
Listen to resolution Of the gallant Stat
Of Georgia. whose entire delegation ON thi
floor and in the Senate make loud and vale
rous boasts that 10 man elected on the Re
publican platform shall over be inaugurate
President. On the 18th day of January
1775, sh. said
/ ITO show the world that we are not influence
by any interested or contracted motives, but
general philanthropy for all mankind, of wha
ever language or complexion, We hereby declal
our disapprobarion and adherence of the unna
ural practice OF slavery in America practie
founded in injustice and cruelty, and highly dal
gerous to our liberties, debasing part of our fe
low-creatures below men, and corrupting ii
virtue and morals of the rest, and is laying ii
basis of that liberty we contend for upon a Vel
wrong foundation. We therefore resolve at 9
times to use our utmost endeavors for the man
mission of our slaves in this colony, upon Il
most safe aud equitable footing for the maste
and themselves"
Men Of Georgia. 60 by the graves Of 20,
fathers, renew your love Of country, ar
recall your reasonable designs. The sci
Gus charges you make against US but rea
upon the memory of your ancestors. "
stand this day on the Georgia resolution
of 1775. Such we're the sentiments Of ,
, the patriots Of the Revolution Under the
, influence, your fathers-I mean your Ii
! erty-loving fathers. for suppose the Tori
! of Georgia did not, even in that day, su
> scribe to the above resolutions-aided
achieve the freedom of our country T.
desire of universal liberty warmed the hea
of the American soldier; and in the ho
of its final establishment and full fruisio
. be sacrificed property and life. By m
!. breathing such sentiments, the CONSTITUTE
4 and Union we're established and now >
n say that the mere enunciation of the sal