St. Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1845-1863, 1861-04-11

in 1860, and the silence of its platferm
upon the points here indicate. shoYs
distinct appreciation Of the advice.
Again, the two great parties that had
hitherto divided the country. met for
the last time in national antagonism il,
1852. In june. 1852, the Democratic
and Whig Corrections met. both rat
lifying the corn,rnn;isc measures Of $50.
..s.d expressly endorsing the Fugitive
Slave Law. Mr. Seward in tracing che
origin Of the Republican party, and the
necessity for its organization. declares i
arose from the position Of these two
great parties 10 the cause Of slavery: that
tho Democratic party was welded to
slavery: the Wing party not sufficiently
pronounced for Freedom In Augusr
1852. the free Democrats met in Can-
ren,ion at Pi,sburg--tyom thrir plat
sorn then adopted, I quote tAree prom.
inent articles.
Article ). mo more slave States
Ia slave Tel ri;trirS--un uaturiIlz.i sla-
very--Lo uational log.,ia.isn for extra
dillon OF slares."
Assuming L S:.-oA. l.;s,er thaa Gods,
~ho ordained i,--a Christianity pu-er
than that Of It's founder, Christ. VA"
recognized and 'actinn-d 1.-THE Trainers
of that Platform. thus cIr.r.cteriz. the
system Of African ..As.r5, as i; obtains
aa.ong u:
Article 6 Slavery +. \ sin ss4ic-t
srt.. and crime against man. which
M hxmiE enactment, 7"r Usage can
nake right, ana that Chrstiam,t:. Ia
m1nitv. anu patriotism demands i,s As-
CLIFTON"
New. 70 show tl- close sy;np4;hg 70:
thought between the trainers oi hi. plat
form Of 1852, AMI the Republicans of
1880. will r,atIa these s-ut:nc"s, ~
inti,.:l in concept n. rs thy ARE trea-
son-tlc in u.terance. by tne dclibcrat.
ing President of ,!,es. United States. -
Prom 3 letter n,l'ir"-s-d by Abraham
Lincoln to II. L i'irrc. ard others.
Boston, dated Arri! 1850. I quite til
following sel:~nce:
Tins is world of comp,nsatisa..
and he who would be no rIayc mur,
consent to have no rlsve. Tnose who
deny freedom 10 others deserve it No.:
g. themselves. and under just God
cannot long retain it."
The v'ry echo If the 9Th article Of
he platform Of 1852. sba, christianity.
huuHahity and Patriotism demand" th,'
'sboli'ion" Of slavery. Its abolition
10. 81 =.
does not there exist--uot in the Terrific
ries, Cor both platforms deny it's legal ex-
istence therein the slave States, if IAN
vuage has any intelligence, and the framees
II sae article understood the meaning Of lis
terms. Hear it. slave holders Of Arkan-
sls---hear the DOOM pronuuuccd upon vou
h- Abraham Lincolr--.' cnlancipate your
slaves or become tiaves yourselves" It's
just possible that Lincolr may not be III
accredited interpreter of the DEGREES of "a
Just God and you :hus escapc the pun:
ishment denounced Now listen 10 th,.
sil,l If the free democratic party of 1852
as disclosed by the 2!st article Of their
platform.
"Th., W inscri5e 81 orr harncrs-rrce
Soil. Flee apeech," j. & the liberty Of dis
cussing the "bar:arism Of sizrrry" in the
presence af its cxist,nre. Free labor. =
and under i, will tight on and fight ever
aatl! triumphant: victory sh-N rewart
cur exertions
Who will fgh. on. Geht ever, to the
triumph of yictory-the Free Democrats
of 1852. Henry Wilson, sow Senator
from Massachusetts, MAS President of !ha.
Convention on--,!ohn P Hale, Senator from,
New Hampshire, Their EoHl;:,.e for IT..
Presidency. Where foucl, W':,soa il
1860? Foremsst in the van he k"r;lb-
l:csr forces in Massachusetts N'her7
Hale: Tsav~rsins the prairies Of Illinois,
insriTias % n!iyatier efforts the supporters
OF that conservative native. .bGru Kcn.uck-
ian--A. Lircoln. of Illinois.
1t woald net be difficult to connect Mr..
Lincoln BY the evidence oi lis own pol;:::-
cal rT'ecchc. wiih every nater;a i?.r~sY IL
,he sissirrm Of le:Z, but pcrhals II will
be as sssistac sorry Ia introduce the evidence
of a witsess q! accredited position in sh.
ranks of Repubiicanism
Had the sclcctiou frsm all The Amer
ican people, Of the r,an 10 carry cut the
principles for which hs,. fo..gh, al M
life. sud for which ! wcal! he wiling t.
die, that man would be Abraham Liucoia
of Illinois,"
Sc spoke at petro;tr-I quote the sub-
stance if uat the lFteyal w"rds--th=t Ne
!.hi.torhiles to our Republican Faust
thst martyr to plagiarism. William H.
Seward. Of New York. | describe him
.ruthfnl!y n. the martyr to plagiarism :
--Phason-hke, he would neun, the .'ir-
repressibie conflict car of our Illinois Ar-
polio. and was hurled TO tho earth for his
pfesan'fton by the Convention at chiea-
gn.
M. gentlemen. il was nt1. Sc-ard' q f.-
pa''eisn' that esns~sl his rejection, but be-
cause that fanaticism was too patent.
] am compelled to the belief ti,at the n,
!iuate aim OF RepubliconiSn. 10 as an
nounccd in theplasform of is52-,he abo-
It;Iu gs AgrHan glaserv xhcrSver !, sx;ss,