The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1860-04-03

lts mongfci hords q, ignorant slaves and
vicious frcemen, while it was compelled to
issue treasury notes 10 dcfrsy its ordinary
expenses a.,
They have foand in fact, hat then, i.
back Of the Government, and stroPge tLsa
:he Government, power that for ycars
has ruled The country with tyrannic snd
despo:ic sway, The power is slavery" I.
has made Senator'S and Cabinets aud
Pesients. II has made platform, for par.
ties, and decisions for courts. It has mado
compromises, used them fos it1 own beuc.
fit, and violated them when they were nc
longer scryiccaD!e, 1t has sought by iraad
aul by tvtce, to coutroi the new region u
the West, and for this purpose has used, as
its willing instruments, the National Gov.
ernmeut and its horde oc dependents.
All these things, aud many IEorc, MI.
Chairman, have the people aud free S.ates
learned Of the action, and the power wLi;L
controls the action Of the Federal Govern.
meut. And out of this knowledge, out Of
this state Of facts lcglimatey and nccessa
:ialv, sprung TIE Republican organization.
NJ: Chairman, q Iroro agreeable task
now devoIves upon me than that which
have been performing. Thcr, nro yet
bright spots in American politics. There
i yet hope for tho county. The people
own the Government, and they will pre-
serve it. They will rescue it from the un-
worthy hands into which it has faller.--,
They will purge ii Of corruption, and re.
store it to its original putty. They will
make 1t once more an agency fos good, not
an instrument Of oppression. They will
see that it is no longer destructive ofthe
ends for which il was instituted, but that
i is administered "for the benefit Of tbs
governed" To do this is the mission Of
the Republican party--a high ard holy
mission which | trust, it will fesrlessly and
conscientious!y fulfil.
doubt Mr.. Chairman, whether any po
litlcal party in tho United States has beer
moro ferociously assacd, m ore malignant.
" t,adlced, OF moro recklcssly belied, than
tho one of which | speak. And it is in
view Of this fact that l propose briefly 10
examine tho position Of the people ct tho
free States upon the subject of slavery.
that may show what Republicansm is
and what it is not. ,..s
All will readily admit that tue uassos
in those States are, to Il greater or lesser
degree, anti slavery in sentiment. The
most radical portion are those who sym.
pathize with and follow the lead of William
Lloyd Garrison. This class is confined
Chiefly to New England. and even there it
is not Numerous These men regard tho
Constitution Of the United States rs q pro:
slavery instrument; in this respectfully
agreeing with disunionsts Of tho Soath.----
And, if am not mistaken, they join tho
fre,eateIs of the South in clamoring 70:
disunion. And may here say that they
are the only disrnicnists to be found anyl
where in The free States There is no
other portion OF our anti.saycry pppuls.
ton that seeks Or desires 10 break up tho
Uhiou .. u.
From this class of anti slavery r.ca,
earnest and enthusiastic and self sacrificing
as they are, the South has nothing TO fear
, Thev will neither hold office themselves,
nc? all - cheating others 10 ofRce.-
They utterly refuse to rcsot 10 tho ballot
boX TO right the wrongs Of which they
complain; and being non.resistan.'. they
will never join in u hostile crusade agairss
the peculiar institution. They prcscl! ii.
Ganst slavery; prny against slavery and
priut against slavery; leaving 1t 10 the
Republicans TO vote against II, .aad TO tho
Sword Of tho l.ord and OF Gideon TO
fight aganstit il. ed"
The second class Of ar,i.s.nery ',uen
arc those who aympath;ae with ucr;s
Smith. They regard the Constitution Of
the tpitel States as an anti slavery instru.
mcul. Thoy believe Tia. iha' 'Ncderal
Co"cyumeut Eas tEc power, and thai 1t ].
IL duty TO abolish slavery throughout ,hn
whole Iand--"lo freak every yoke, and le,
the oppressed 20 free" This class o. rseu
resort to the ballot box to right the wrosgs
Of which they complain. This party, tho
more numerous lhan the GaTisonians. en-.
brace in the free States bat ccw' thous
and !deu. Ii, chief strength, ! believe, =
ii. tho State Of New York; and yet theae
= only pulied five thousand four hundred
aud seventy votes, in IN aggregate &C FIVE
hundred and forry.iour Thousand eight hun.
drcd and sixteen, being but very s:nal!
fraction over the one hanGroth p rt OF the
entire vote Of the State Il cannot sHov
the same relative strength in any othet
State, aud believe it Is safe to say, th~
not one in two hundred Of the votin. pop.
n.aliou Of the free Sta.ca can 10 legitimate.
Iy classod with tn party. ID.
The next and last class Of anti.slayc,y
mon is that with which it i, my privilege
aud my pride to act that class which is
largely represented on this floor, ana which
embraces within It's organization an over
whclmuG majority of the people Of tho
free States 1t is that, class which l.
known to candid people, and to ali gentle.
men, as tho Republican patty To those
who have no regard for the ordinary po.
liton,ss, and no respect for the common
civilities Of life-whelhr he be political
editor or members of Coagress-itisk is known
as the Black Republican party. -,
This party, Mr.. Chairman. holds tho
political faith of tho fathers Of the Rcrub-
lie, We believe that all mcn bavo al
inalienablo righ, to ''Iife, liberty. aud tho
pursuit Of happiness" J." We believe, nay
we know, that slavery, socially, morally.
AMI politically. is blighting and wihe,.
ing curse. We know that its inReencc il
delcterous upon both the oppres or and
the oppressed. We know that It rotarJs