Brookville American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1858-1861, 1860-03-16

| "ftttth ~ fenN ittt>t itttH w UoutuNto0
10 the New York Trisane, In vlpdlca,
ton of Mr.. Bates asa Republican from
flich We make tl,e annexed sxtrac, -
This c rfssppndonl biiuek oul ths iAcl
shnt Mr. Bates many yearrtgo lont
beioro the Republican party had au OK
Istenec. became convince of the eslls II
Slavery, and resolved as m Individual
to 10 hIs duty In the pee,hisss lie dc.
Icordlnrly prepared bis slaves fDr free.
dom, aud subsequently, emancIpaisd
every ono Of thvn-- thirty In number
we believe, iiero we have ~ practical
illustration OF Republican prIneIplea. :
This ID worth something. IL 10 worth
a great many pIofssaloDG tsa
Lot mo ask you In what particular
Mr. Balos ls not ~ truly aud purely a
representative oi the prlneiplor of The
liopnhiiean party us Mr.. Chase. az M.
Seward himself uudvrsIald tI,atln
cardinal principle OF the Republican
party II opposition to the exl.n-ion oi
slavery IN tho Territories. Ar. Bates
has stood upon that principle always,
sud "a unswervingly IN any man IN
tho nalon. He has opposed nnd
daes oppose tho slavery propa
gabdism OF tho Den,oera,iu party az
s'ernly ms Mr.. Chase. Mr.. Seward, or
any Republican living.
But VI RepublIcanlsm mcans more
than mere opposition TO the extension
Of Slavery which Is a sort of negative
position--if II means an enlightened
and Christian protest against tho insti
tation itsoli, as u "relIc Of barbarlsm,
then let me ask you who moro uubly
represents that Republican, idea thai,
Edward Bates OF Missouri, who born to
tho heritage of Slavery, and swathed
from his cradle IN tho prcjadices IL ia
vor Of the slave system, yet bud the
moral ken 10 see through its pernicIous
nature, and the moral courage, amid u
slaveholding people. 10 uncoil Tho folds
Of the hydra from around his house.
hold, and stand forth nm emancipation
,st in practice years bcfDre tho great
lights Of tho Republican party, such
M Mr. Seward aud Mr.. Chase, had clo.
waited the grounds Of emancipation into
Iillustrious political principles Why.
twenty years ngo, twenty years before
tho present Republicans party was form
ed or thso,sht .-of >fEslssard BAtos neld,
and was quietly working out In prac-
tice the fundamental principles Of Re
publican ism. Mr. Bates il indeed one
OF the Fathers OF tho Faith, Of which
Mr.. Seward and Mr. Chase are certain
ly honorcd aud able apostles.
But let me ask further, IN order 10
arrive atlhe true luster OF Mr.. Bates
position Does Republics heun
even something more than the hon-ex
tension of Slavery, and something more
than protest against tho institution
itselfas u ''reilc OF barbarism2' Does IL
,nean, also, positive vindication OF
Free Lubyr, as the only honest agency
by which "a man. may elevate biinseif "a
soeietyf Then what u the record OF
Mr.. Bates on this point? Mt only did
hs emancipale all the slaves thai ever
came into his posses ion, but he did It
wisely aud humanely, Us a we'll consid
ercd scheme of life. He did not turn
them adrit. ignorsut, heIpIoss aud un-
provided for, TO become paupers aud a
pest to society, but Ee careful " instruct
ed them, and pr pared them for tree
dom. aud established tnom as vel Us he
|could in life, 50 shat they might be sclt
supporting, and useful To- soviety. And
one OF them, at ieast-au intelligent
yoy--he educated thoroughly, and sent
TO Liberia, 10 be what he really is-a
missionary of civilization and Chris
tianity among the heathen tribes OF his
kindred race.
While Mr.. Bates was doing this work
Of humanity for a dependent class by
his uuaided free labor, he was at the
same time rearing aud educating one OF
the largest families Of his own that God
ordinarily gives 10 man. Excuse mo
that mention hero the particular fact
that the wife of Mr.. Bates, aSouth Caro-.
lima lady, has borne him IN their long
married life seventeen children, eight
Of whom survive. Consider these two
families, sir, tho white aud tlre black,
that Mr.. Bates has provided for as 4.
Christian falher aud philanthropist, and
tell me wlat citizen OF this great Re
| public has moro gloriously illustrated
the dignity aud power OF free labor?-
Is IL anS wonder that Mr.. Bates ns- al
ways been pOor-too poor to DO poll'
tician aud an office seeksr--too poor u
occupy seats in Congress aud Cabinets
which he had the opportunity TO ocrn
lpy, but declined because he had ."worL
t. do, and could not afford 70 hold Of
fcc? Lot any candid and true heart.
ou man in the world consider the rela
tive efforts OF Mr.. Bates, Mr. Chase ane
Mr.. Seward, towards cffecting "A wis,
md Christian solution of the great pro
blon OF Human Slavery in our govern
'nent, and the comparative Lrying cir
cunstances ot their individual relation
10 II. and my ward for 70, hs will hal
Mr.. Bates az very Paul among tn,
apostles OF RepnbIicanism--ths trn'
Jeffsrsonian Republication. which IL !
the desire ant turpose qf the present Re
pabiicdn paffy 10 restore. AHd Nc. Caas
and Mr.. Seward will hail this awar,
with manly pride and iratcraal rympa
thy. s
Mr.. Bates may not be the man 10 le,,
he Republicans In the next canvas,
though you and might h"ld that 10
many good reasons 40 should be, nv
he luest of which il the. absolute cor
| ainty Of his lcctioa if h. should be IA
nomince ut ChIcagp. b at IT he j. ma
elected as he standard bearer. letii nu