The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-06-27


Now wait for the harvest and homes Of the
frea
Shall the dark tide of slavery roll over the sod
| That freedom makes bloom like the garden of
Gsd?
The bread of our children be torn from their
mouth,
To feed the fierce dragon that preys on the
South
No, never the trust which our Washington
laid
On us, for the future. shall neer be betrayed
| Then fling out the banner, the old starry
| banner,
And on to the conflict with hearts undir-
| mayed
| P. Y. WISE, being called for, came upon the
| stand amid loud cheering, and said sup
! pose it may seem singular to many of you TO
see me in Republican meeting, aiding to
elevate Republican nominees to Office. a year
| ago, [ was conducting q Democratic paper,
though some of that party hardly regarded it
as such. l have believed that true Democra-
! cy and Republicansm are essentially the same
| could no longer support the Democratic par
| ty, | told my friends So. You can see what
| treatment have received from my former po-
| litical associates. Mr.. Wise here read an ar
ticle from the Prescott Democrat. OF last week
| in which he received some male Lotions and
| was consigned over without regret TO tie EN-
| DfaCS6 VI I)ldCh puG4ICdii4oH IIin 10
| what gained by spending $1,000 in establish
| ing such paper, | viii give you some Of
my reasons for leaving the Democratic party.
| First 1t Is too corrupt. GU remember
! the frauds and cOrruptions under the BarstOw
| dynasty, the forged elect on returns and the
base attempt to retain his seat as Governor
| against theyoice Of the people and the ruling
| Of the Supreme Court. | was asked at that
| time by am agent of his man now living in
| I roiua
! county to go to Madison to sustain him in
! power. told him not one, but hundred to
! sustain the Supreme Court. Now, BarstOw
| still retains his power and influence III the
party. 1t endorses his villainy At the last
! Dem. State Convention, he was the first dele
! gate chosen to represent the State in National
! Convention. | cannot vote for or endorse any
such man, und because have opposed him |
! have boon denounced by the party, | have
| been refused a seat in its conventions, or any
share in its management, allowed simply to
! pay my money for It's suppost. When saw
| that the Democracy of the State continued TO
| endorse him. l told my friends should work
and vote Tor the Chicago nominee. | shall do
| it,
| Another reason for leaving my political as
sociates in Prescott, is the course most of them
| took in opposing the erect on of a school house
in that city. They are always opposed to
I
| building the school honse was circulated by
| leading Democrats, and signed by the grocery
| keepers and their hangers ON, and when the
vote was taken, the yeas nearl y all RepGbll-
cans md the nays nearly all Democrats, |
| thanked e, my name was not with the nays,
Another reason is enc that would touch amy
| OF us. At the time OF the sickness and death
of my child, not one of my political associates
! called on me. The men with whom and for
nIATR, | bod lnIp
and showed me TO kindness. But the Rcpub-
| licans whom had opposed and abused, came
| TO me in my afflictOn. They pTpttered me
! sympathy and assistance; The ministers of
| the gospel kindly made arrangements for the
! burial service. / cannot forget these things.
| | wondered how il should be so and cannot
| longer work with those men without feeling
like pirate. And because have declared
myself IN favor OF Line In am called a rene
sade. Such treatment supports the truth of
| Summers recent speech, it is an imitation Of
| debased Southern chvalry.
| These are some ofmy reasons for leaving the
Democratic party, there are many others in
| volving matters of principle. Look at the
| way in which the Democratic party bows to
the decisions of the L. .. Supreme Court, III
the same slavish subsection that popish dew
otec bows to the papal bull. They deny the
| right to question the correctness or justice OF
| its decision. Now, | believe, with Lincoln,
| that the Court must be checked by public
opinioi--that the voice of the people is wor-
| thy of respect, and for this | am a renegade,
| Thanh God, will be one.
AS has been said the Democratic party has
changed its position Once it held to the prin-
| ciples of Jefferson, now it holds that "Free-
| dom is sectional Slavery national" Freedom
sectional The very expression is an absurd
itv. an anomoly. The sunlight and the air,
the waters and the winds, everything around
us but man is free, and his right to freedom
can be bounded by no sectional lines. And
| vet the vaunted Douglas. the first 10 break
| down the barriers 10 slavery--the first to
greet the bred Scott decision is the leader of
| the Northern Democracy. Again, the Demo-
| cracy are opposed to the Homestead Bill. Its
leaders scout the dignity of labor, and sneer at
honest industry. That party makes pledges,
but let us take warning from Buchanam's adj
| rninistration, which has controlled the Cow
eminent exclusively for Southern interests,
betraying Walker. Stanton and Others, and
| still keeping Kansas out of the Union.
Free discussion has not yet been permitted.
| How was Sumner answered-how was
| Broderiek removed-how was Potter threaten
| ed The SOutherners boast of superior hos
| pitality and refinement, yet they practice the
most cruel injustice. by approFriating to them
selves the unrewarded labor of Others They
4 claim the authority DlDlS HUI tIleIt iHotIlu'4oH
| but the most daring blasphemy is that which
| claims divine sanction for slavery.
The Democratic party has greatly changed
| in few years past. When organized in this
State it occupied nearly the same ground
which the Republicans now do. do not be-
| lieve the Republicans wish to excite insuwec--
ton, bat to restrict the spread of Slavery, and
| if possible place it, lin the course OF legal and
peaceful extinction. As a Democrat, L have
never written a word for slavery. | opposed
| Republicans, but on better examination, L
| find | agree with them. have another strong
reason for opposing the Democratic party
Last winter. after The John Brown invasion,
| Southern postmasters acting under Democrat
| ic authority established censorship over the
U. S. Mails. The Post Office, a National in
| stitution has been Invaded and Post Master
| General Holt has decided that any Postmaster
| may destroy what he deems incendiary mat
| ter The right to Judge carries with it the
right to search, and not only papers but prl-
vate letters may be broken open aud destroy
| ed at the will Of a partisan postmaster, and
| Mr. Hollis decision to this efieet has been pub
lished. Is not this sufficient to justify rebel
| lion? Are not the ends of Government per-
verted? And yet no Democratic paper has
| protested against this infamous outrage. Even
/ the IL Little Giant" dare not rebuke this despo-
| tic tyanny. Now every person who votes for
| the Baltimore nominee, indirectly supports