American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1860-02-02
abe Gantastrr Ia,rttr.
The Republican Party--.Ils Principle.

Sin Savor Of negro equality" abolition, I"
and "disuniop." Never was more de,
hbents. willful, malicious and contempt.
bic perversions Of truth uttered than are
found IN the above declarations. They
come from men wlo are either blinded by
prejudice, or corrupted by the lure Of
spOils and plundsr. They emeuste from
vampire demagoguss, whose thirst for
blood hiss dried up tie fountains Of truth,
whose eSgerness Of spoils has bluu,sd eve.
ry moral ssnsibiliiy and bshished every
conpunetion OF conscience.
The Republican party is not Section
al" "sitberiH. mtu or measures, lis prin.
ciples are those Of the Fathers OF the Re.
public = those most conducive to the
interests Of the Nation and most 10 con.
formily with the spirit OF our institutions.
They are opposed to the extension Of slave
~ into the territories. They will oppose
IL BY every legitimate constitutional me ans
Here, they stand upon the platform OF the
Fstlers Washington. Jefferson, Madison.
Frsrkliu. Hamilton, Clay, Webster, Ben.
ton. dali the patriot lights who moulded
and shaped the genius OF our institute MS.
Here, they stand upon the practice and
policy OF the Government for the 6lst six.
~ five years Of its existence, until the
powerful interest and rnceasing demands
Of Ihe slavery propagandstS Of the South,
aided and abeted by the servility Of den '
sgogues Of the North, changed this policy
into an instrument Of oppressive wrong
Eere they stand upon the interests Of the
Nation with en- eye single 10 the welfare
and prosperity Of the people, unwilling to
do that which will bias, their prosperity
and bring upon them the txecrStions Of
posterity. Hero they stand upon the
grsa. principles Of humanity and right.
refusing by "wold, or act. or teed -ty
mind or will to aid in admitting one rod
Of territory now free. to the everlasting
curse Of Lunau bondage" to add another
pang to cringipg rerves. another bond 10
feltered human flesh.
The Republican party ignore ,hs theory
that slavrty Is ustiora aud that the Con.
sIiIution furnishes law for It's creation aud
protection, looking upon it as au institution
opposed TO natural right that can haze 20
existence except by positive and special
The Republican party look upon slavery
asa great "eyo sore" 10 the Republic. a
moral. social aud political wrong. but re
spectiug and accepting lie compromises
Of the Constitution. acknowledging the
right Of each State. each independent aud
complete body polite TO shape aud regu.
late their iaternal polity, "the,r domestic
institutions in their own way" under the
Constitution aud laws Of the United States
They protest against any interfslenoe with
i'where it now or hereafter may xist by
virtue Of legislative enactment.
The Republican party will guarantee
the South oil her rights under the Consti.
tuition, respecting and carrying out fully
all the compromises Of that instrument
They will return their iugitives from labor
ina Legitimate. consttutiOnal way.
The Republican party are opposed to
negro voting. opposed to slevaIing the ne.
gro to a social or political equality with
white men. They look upon him as in
every way their inferior. but while they
entertain these views, they look upon him
as human, aud would gladly elevate him
above the force Of circumstances, gladly
liz him from the slough Of his degradation.
They would not deny him because Of col.
'or, or imperious circumstances the pro.
lection Of the law: they would not debsse
lhn beyond his present condition.
The Republic party are in favor of a
,"bcneslead law" 1t is the poor mans
party. II would give to each head oI
family. actual SO tlers. one hundTed and
SIXTY AOres Of tho public lands. and thus
settle our territories and give to honest in.
dustry competence and independence.
The Republican party i' in favor Of 10.
Producing the most rigid economy into ev'
cry branch Of the government. They
would strike OIL the teaches from the pub
iIo treasury. They would reprove conup.
ton and punish fraud from whStever
source and Of whatever character where.
ever and whenever found. They would
restore the government to its primitive pu.
riiy, to healthy and vigorous financial
condition and wrest 1t from the lands
reekipg with robbery and corruption that
now have ii in charge.
The Republican party is a Constitution.
al party. Planting itseliupon that iuslru.
nsnt Hnd claiming an equal share in the
mSOy aud inosiimablo blessings that flow
from Il. they will cling to it while a
shred remsin'. Knowing we'll the value o.
Constitutional liberty, they will defend il