The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-07-18

called tGrncoat l ratify the nomination OF
Lincoln and Hamlin and propose to act with
the party which they lead, while that party is
honest, and | see but little cause for fear. BY
and by, power may pass from the hands OF
the masses to the leaders and the party become
corrapt, but thus TAR, il has been the exposer
OF corruption. Its inception was in honesty.
In this State, it has denounced a corrupt Gov
crnor and sent him to the oblivion he merits.
The RepL tli.an patty has been sneered at as
a one-idea party. founded wholly on the.'nig-
GER but it has outgrown the imputation.--
BIT the '-iigge. nas appeared in the Dem ocrat-
ic party. The lead, rs have finally male the
discovery. Everett, the ncst learned fool in
the nation.-gazes fixedly at Washington and
pretends net to see the woody head Bell is
attentively perus;ng the Constitution, IN APP
parent forgetiulness Of the one abcs:bing
: theme. Breckenridge and Douglas recognize
the "nigger In the fence" Breckenridge looks
him boldly i'll the face. and says; "Cuffee.
you are slave 1t is all right. The Consti-
tuition and the Bible place you where you are.
Stay there" Douglas gives him contempt
uous glance. and says; "Cufee. you are where
you are. and its none Of my business. / don't
care whether yol are voted up or voted
| down"
| l endeavor TO carry into politics the same
PRINCIPLES which govern me in private life
A man who is caught by the name Of party
is not deserving of the right OF suffrage. We
must rely upon something better than this
! upon devotion TO principle. The Republican
party Is battling for honesty in public affairs.
for universal freedom. Its object is to rear up
generation of intelligent, earnesta and patriot
ic men. and its principles are found in the
Declaration of Independence.
In this land four millions of human beings
are held in bondage. The Republican party
deplores tho fact, but in its war upon the sys-
TEN which Expresses them, it resorts only TO
persuasion and argument. 1t says TO slavery.
il must extend no further. The Territories
must not be blighted with its curse Anoth-
er principle than hatred to oppression. ami
| mates the Republican hosts in their struggle
for the restriction of Slavery. They wish 10
1
here labor is honorable Men Of spirit will
moi compete with slaves, but will rather go to
colder and more sterile cliincs, Upon what
| other principles can you account for the vast
| emigration to the Northern States. They re-
icct the richer harvesis and sunner clines Of
the South, because they wish to go where
man i free. A party like this Offers great
inducements to honest lib.,ty loving men. Its
captains. are earnest, laboring men. | ex-
pected Seward would be nominated at Chica-
go, hut bSlieve our candidate is as great Il
man. and cheerfully saccept him. Lincoln
understands the trial Of poverty, but be Las
lett the rails behind him in the race Of great
ness and stanGs the peer Of any living man.
He is above rcproach-the pure champion of
a noble cause. We can safely ratify his nom
nation for he is capable and honest, and he
will leave his mark upon this generation for
permanent, neffaccable good. while the pre-
sent Administrations will be remembered like
the mildew and the famine.
Mr.. F.T5H. said he supposed he was called
or as compliment TO Young men. Ee gave
a rapid sketch efthe position Of the statesmen
of the early days OF the Republic, on the sla-
very question. Douglas was the only states
man whom he had found to be Indifferent OF
this sub,ect-the only one who citin't care
whether slavery was voted up or voted
down" The Democratic party was called
the Grelt National Democratic Party. A z cd
definition with three excel tions il is neither
great, national, nor deme rate. The princi-
Fles of the Republican party are the true con-
servative principles. Let every man carefully
examine the principles Of the two parties be-
fore he casts his vote Let him compare the
speeches of Lincoln and Douglas in the cam
raign of 1853. Let him compare Lincolu's
n. Y. speech with Dogelas' article in Harpcr's
Magazine. Douglas there asse! Is that slave
is hell by local law, and so in the territories
ne must be held by the Constitution, accord
ing to Buchanan's interpretation Of it. Do
we wish man for President, holding opin-
ions SO hostile TO Freedom?
A. MoRsB said young men were called out
! because Young men rul d the West. They
were in the pulpit and at the Dor they filed
/ the work shops, the counting rooms and the
fields. The West has great influence in en-
iarging men. man who has been cont
/ West a year, can no more be forced back in
! to old habits and old modes ofthoGght than
chicken three months old can be forced back
into the she'll which once contained it.
Judge Foster, being called on, said it was
a pleasure for him TO address this Club. He
was a Democrat. and should quarrel with us
hut upon principle. He was opposed 10 a tar
riff, and did not know whether the Home
, stead Bill was good measure or not. In re-
gard t. the non extension of slevery, he agreed
with us, but differed about the means to be
used ] am no "h;gher law" man. [ viii use
/ only legal and constitutional means. / sup
psse the office seekers are here. / come TO see
them. The Democrats have bit few candid
atcs for Office. Rrchanan never IF cd to cheat
the COZ lie until he adopted the principles of
Congressional Sovereignty. In regard Ia
Kansas the Reru' licans stood with Tonglas
mon Popular Sovereignty brit they stco2
there from oicv and not from phi 'le. Yop