The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-07-18
Meeting OF the Republican
County Club.

The Club met, pursuant to adjourn
tnent at Prescott on Friday last. The
meeting was held in the Cong. Church,
aud fair number, from the various fowls
OF the County were in attendance. The
Club was called to order by A. Morse.
DR.. o. T. MAzox. being called on said he
as not FGbl;c speaker bvt lie responded
ch eeFfaily to the call He was proud of our
country. Its institutions We're born of patriot
ism and Lad been baptised in blood. Once
we had reused the nations by our emphatic as
sertion ofnotle principles. Now. we are call
Il corrupt. and It has been proved that our
jo~e~naaSrt is one Of the most corrrpt on
earth. Jams Buchanan weut into power FRO
.essedly 10 iepudate the Administration of
1raHki!1 E.trcc, but he hal made that hon.
CRADLE BY contrast, The speaker here gave
brief rev!ew OF the outrages. committed under
federal sanction in Kans-s.l We see a ten
dency to Arstocracy, and we live under
dssPotisn more CALLING than that Of France or
Russia. American frccmcn are liable tn lose
their lives. t,r All expression of sentmt Mt
not by laF, bat by the dicta of this Aristocra-
~. YET men defend il. Why? Because ii
pave. their way 10 emoluments aud pow en-
We have unprnciFled leaders in the Republi-
can party, but hey will be kept right bv the
masses. TIE leaders rule the Democracy. the
masses rale the Republican party. The Dem
Octats retain corrupt man in lie leadership OF
the party, the Republicans discard corruttion-
lists, as they discarded BaslfCrd The DR..
welcomed the Club to Prescott, and ass.red
them that Prescott Republicans would be ac-
tive and faithful III this great struggle for tie
night.
Q. T. BARNARD do not expect to make
speech, but am always willing TO give a reason
for the faith that is in me. / once belonged 10
the unterrified Democracy, bat ief Tin, party
early, and am glad f-r it. The Slave Power
has ruled that party over since left it (Great
cheel ing.) We have candidate fresh from
the ranks of the people, he las spii, rails, and
he will split the Democracy Lincoln will
protect the rights OF every citizen of the Tn
ion. ! hate slavery but DO not want to med
die with it in the States where il exists But
/ want 70 be protected in all my Fights as an
American citizen. If | ga to South Carolina
and want to take tie Tribune, | want 10 be
protected in that right. Douglas has no
chance ofan election. He is responsible for
much of this fierce agitation. 1t sprung from
the repeal ofthe Missouri Compromise. Doug
| las is summing scrub race. All he can hope
to do is to throw the election intathe House.
/ But We are prepared 10 elect Lincoln. We do
I not believe with Senator Hammond, that the
laboring men should not have political power.
| We ale in favor of q Homestead Bill and OF
protection to home manufactures and home
Industry. II these princiE les cannot carry
what can
W. ]. CoPr.-I feel as if ought to apollo
gizs before attempting to make a speech, as ]
an better acquainted with potatoes than with
| politics. We are here 10 ratify the Republican
National nominations. For myself. am no,
a Us. s..S,.H. Age ana experience have laugh.
! me FIAT STARE to a party is no better than 5