Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1860-10-20
Platform when
stripped OF us MIXED Frame
work" as Defined BY u RE-
pubiicum Member Of Congress.


questions Of the day, from which We make the
following extracts Give them careful peru
SAL and Judge for yourselves, whether the !
claim for conservatism set up for the Reppb-
Hcan party and platform by Republican lead
ers In this section Of this State Is founded
on truth. Remember that Mr. Soars is
prominent Republican member Of Congress
from the same State IN ehich He RepubH-
ca,s candidate for Tee Presidcat no,o re'
sides. The letter is Published in the Boston
Li5erator, an abolition paper published by
/ VIM LLOYD GARRIsoS, under date Of "Bidde
ford. Me. August 81, ls6O.p Thclauer says
"Itis true that sixty thousand men cast their
votes for MIR Birney IN 1874, and did so from
sense of duty growing out Of the convic
ltioa that slavery was wrong in the abstract, /
aud it was therefore right TO adopt measures /
for It's abolition as well as TO prevent its cN- /
tension by opposing the admission Of Texas /
But while they all agree upon the two iacts, |
the wrong of slavery and the right Of abolition, !
they did not agree upon any general plan OF
operations Some contended for immediate
emancipation by Congressional enactmepts,
some proposed dsunion and Others insnrrec-
ton As these means were nj war with the
, a Christian civilization, the Clay wings, who
we're mainly opposed to the extension Of slave
r clung to their organization and hoped for
, the best, while the Democratic party, Pretend
s ling that Texas would be an outlet for slavery
= lin the old States, and thereby become means
of its final extinction, triumphcd and added
+ another link to its chain. Tho wings, smart
c ing under the defeat, charged the Birney men
IS with having caused it. while the slave power
N still in the garb of Democracy, grew bold and
!, defiant
Its arrogance and aggressons have gradu-
9, ally opened the eyes OF the people of the free
n States and they are now ready to adopt any
n constitutional measures TO break its force; but
!, they arc as 10th 10 accept any whichare illegal
. or mpracticable as they were in 1874, and
ID more So for they now see more clearly the
II necessity Of prompt and effective action.
d Those of The slrtg thousand toho are net CO.
operating Nth y0a may be found IN the re
publican party doing good Seroice. They
n. have been engaged for many years in scatter
no ing the seeds Of truth among the masses until
= plurality, if not majority, Of the voters in
ne the free States are fired with the true spirit o
ty wisdom aud animated by a .fred purpose ao
at only to prereHt the further grOWh of III,
IN STARE poicer, ont 10 beard the lion in his den
How can this be DONE il may be asked
Vi without interfering with State rights ! an
he slcer, by placing M Lincoln IN The PreSi
ne Dental char, aud holding his administrator
~ % kle letter Of the constitution and the rt
sh P"oefea~ p<guarsa. Ia other words, il ma
N, oe u0ne py p'acing the government in III
h' hands of men nhO lcW hare M co,,,....' - /.
be defend the freedom of speech and he ,,Sr,
ch in the Stare States. Let this constitutions
ps right be defined by the Executive, and SLAYER
would soon be on the wane. Agitation, whcI
is apother name for free speech, is all tn
ms friends Of liberty can rely on for success
ent is the pioneers axe, which hews down i,snol
on ance and prejudice, and opens the way for tn
n, entrance of truth and the exercise of thos
ne powers which God has given His children fc
va the working out Of their own salvation; viii
laws are out milestones by the wayside, shoy
ing how far the race has advanced toward sci
~" government
Su- at is absurd to think of staying the marc
,rtv of this demon by resortiug to unconstitution
oa means, or by carrying on guerilla war in Il
outskirts OF the country, or even by attemr
be- ing to smother it by fencing it in Ii wi
rel never cease TO be aggressive until it is force
nce into defensive position Shall we continr
Co. to waste our breath by chasing false light
va Must we be satisfied with capturing, now an
nor then, one OF the picket guard or a stray mul,
the Is it wise to let the army that has won vi
"A p
;..l ed behind the bulwark of booty, ready to maxi
. '"u fresh attacks on the rights of the people th
loli- first opportunity that ofTerS2 Or shall u
item send The AmericaH Fdg rith free Speech an
tate a free press embldEoRed on eUefy t0id, iHi
,ho their camp, accompanied iciM pr0clamdtio
By the President that 10 must and shat I
II maintained" Should the latter course !
its pursued we should hear no more about Coz
|, in gressonal slave codes, or of popular sove
h eighty in the Territories, for the oligarcl
would have no time to attend 10 these outsi,
sue, arrangements, bat would be busy in defen
tent ing the "diyine institution pt home.
Az 4
''The citizens Of each State shall be en-
'.ap tied to all privileges and immunities of eitze
usn- in the several States
y OF Here rights so clearly set forth that III
ext-4 can be understood byall, without an interp
..h, tation from the supreme Court
49, II Mr.. Garrison desires 10 publish an a,
the tsiQrery paper an Richmond, The President
otten hound by an oath QfoBiee to defend h
sim against D,obs or State lars Should "
n q, deR Phillips take il into his head to stu
a the South, he must be protected, if neces
eiee- ~ by the army and nary
I the Ii seems to me that this platform is brC
bably fenough to hold all who regard slavery as
a., evil and yet high enough in its tone to sati
- the most radical antislayery men who des
nope TO see slavery abolished in the most spe
mined and at the same time constitutional mann
publi and the only question is, will the Republ,
-; party come up TO the standard which it
itself erected2 Why should it not2
lch government will be in the hands of men ,
own regard slavery as curse and a crime,
they will have the means necessary to ace,
plish their purpose. The leading idea of
fathers was liberty, aud they agiated the
y. ject until the people were ready to reyolut
hat a ize the government and lay down their !
:, ,ba. to attain their ends.
The Republican party is made up of Nc
mug ern men with Northern sentiments, and
NJ. c. have a right to infer that the controlling
are fluence Of the Lincoln administration will
,r.n in favor Of liberty and equality, founded
Neipe, ~ natural and constitutional rights and t.
Ie1r cure these rights to every individual, they
"on" have to employ such means as the constltu
- lo has placed in their hands, and which, if Il
ana M will lead to the following results
!! NJ, l. The prohibition Of the employment
l,guoi slaves in the dockyards and Executive del
o1icei ments
ru ni Ss 2 The abolition of slavery in the Dis
(, .y W Of Columbia
! mar 3 Ultimate emancipation in the 5
States by the introduction Of free speech
ms OF free press
as by A. The exclusion Of slavery from the T
nsited tories by the same agencies, or by Cong
ional intervention as the last resort