Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1861-03-14
The Republican Party.

would be the end of the Republican party :"
or, in other words, there is nothing in our
party but the negro.
Let US see. The Republican Party in
their Chicago platform, resolve in favor of
the principles promulgated in the Declara-
ton of Independence, and embodied in the
Federal Constitution" and that the "Unien
of the States m lust and shall be preserved" 4"
Is there any "nigger" in this?
They resolve that it is the "right of each
State to order and control its own domestic
institutions according to its own Judgment
exclusively ;" and denouuce 'the lawless
invasion by an armed force of the soil of any
State er Territory, no matter under what
pretexs." Any ''nigger" in this +?
They dehouncs in their platform the reck.
less extravaganza of Buchanan's administra-
tion, and recommend return to rigid econ
omy. Any Niger in this?
They resolve in favor of revision of the
present Tariff, and in favor of "suah an ad-
justment of the duties upon ports as to
encourage the Industrial development Of the
whole country" Any nigger in this
They resolve 10 faver of Free Homesteads
fer actual settlers. Any nigger in this?
They resolve in favor of appropriations for
river and harbor improvements. where such
improvements would be OF national chars
aoter. Any nigger in this?
They resolve in favor of Rail Road to the
Pacific. Any niger in thisS
We find this party, toe, unlike some other
parties that have "rose, reigned, and .teU."
in our midst, as aoon as they get power, and
wherever they get power, going quietly to
work to put into practice the principles of
their platform. They have passed Pacific
Rail Road bill they have passed the Tariff
Bill; have passed Homestead Bill, which
was vetoed by Democratic President, and
are busy in Congress legislating for the great
interests of the White Men of the country
Whilst it is true, and we thank Heaven that
it is so, that the Republican Party has plan
ted itself firmly upon the doctrine that Sla-
very should not be extended over our West
ern Territories yet they do not devote their
whole time to this one idea Of their faith by
any means.
Wha. legislation has the Republican Party
ever proposed in the Congress of the United
States that looked to this Slavery question
in any ether light than in opposition to its
''further extension p They have never pro-
posed to interfere with it where it DOW ex,
lists: but, on the contrary, have passed a
resolution unanimously through Congress,
declaring that they have no desire to do so.
How is it With our Democratic frieBds p
Havs they not recently had some little family
jars over this inevitable Sambo? Whilst
the Democracy claim that the negro questi-
on antics us and keeps as together, in fact
keeps US alive as a party, history shows that
this same "negro question" broke up the
Democratic party, snd sent them into the
last contest with two leaders, agreeing upon
everything else, but disagreeing about the
negro. (For facts We would refer inquiring
Democrats to the history of the Charleston
and Baltimore Conventions of 1860. Whilst
we claim that there are SEINE other questions
that help to unite and keep together the Re-
publican Party beside the Slavery question,
we knoD that in the Democratic party this
same question was Of such potency and pow
er that it rent che party asunder. 1t as a
question ol some magnitude, is it not, DEM
ocratic friends, if it brought your proud old
house down about your cars?
Is not the settlement of this question prop
erly, worthy the highest aims of political
party We think so. And proF erly we in
tend TO settle it, ia favor Of FREE TERRITo>
RIEs, and against he dogma the Democracy
are trying to re-unite their scattered family
upon, that Slavery shall be recognized as an
existing institution IN our Territories, and that
neither Congress nor any other poacer can IN
terfere wih it," The Democracy may re-
unite their foress, but they will have to meet
this question CT the further extension Of Sla
very they must take some position upon it,
and when they do they will have just as
much negro in their platform as we have in
ours. All there is in ours is opposition to
the further extension of Slavery they can't
have less than for extension, or against it in
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