The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1862-10-31
From the h,i,0nubee Nepy.
The Issues We Deal With.


The main issues rer"g">z~d during the
Presiden.ial election Of 1860 are now .I.sd
iiIr question of shaver, in the ,.rri,nrie.
i no longer question for deri>inn either
III Congress, III The h4l box. or nny>
where else. All the Incidental uu..rinns
of that campaign arc also snep, awsv by
the torrent of subsequent events The
people have now To determine solely
whether or not the constitution and The
Union shall be pIA>ar,e whether or 10;
THIS is 'ahd of Liberty and l.ni of law
lie republican party is essentially rev
oiutlonsrv. 1t has grown strong upon its
capacity 10 destroy It's frst exis encs in
ihi> Sin'e Is distln- ni-h-d bv an attempt
10 nulllty ihe constitution and resist The
government. Its whole existence ha.
been marked hv bold attacks upon the ex
scHtlve ami Ju 'icial an iroriiv nf the ua,
il0n. II denounced The laws of CnrOr.s.
aud resis' ed them 1t dennnnr.d the
President and resisted him. I. 5-uonnc.
ed the supreme c. urt and resisted j..
In Wisconsin it m"hhed the "tfirars Of
the Federal Goverhmrn, In Kansas. 4
established a revolutionary government.
In massachusetts, federal laws were 4ye>
cuted only by armed forre II denied the
rights of the people of the territories tn
legl>Iate tor themselves Ii attacked he
rah's 1T the states. aud intermed.iIed with
Their local INSTITUTIONS vithun, moral or
i"gsI lt>'it''ation. Il did no &C, to sns
tain the federal government. the ini"pen
'ieh"e of ihe states, or the rights Of the
people. II sought 10 substitute the gov
ernnrnnt "f parry for The government 4s
tahil>hed by law, III the Ia ion, in states
aui IN territories
Assuming the reins Of the government
it LIST D"ue of is Irea.ou;.bIa -pirir -
When he President has >ouyh, tn ABIDE
hy the con>,l u,lon. and Ia enforce il lhr
p"llti"ian- of his party hsvr rn4rcile>sly
assaulted him, thea ing him Wi Il .'.s
pot'>m. TIE pe 'rl~ of the border states.
nlne t'n'hs of whom were 10y al To the
Union when the war began. wels tan. sI>
Iz"l. mi.repreSen'ed aud lbplleh, b.e.u<a
iney re'a-ed to j'a in The m4l .rherne
for tho suh'-r-i.n Of The snnSri,ufiun.-
fhe purp"-eS If The do.ninan. party wefa
III tie the lest Of loyalty D,rnocrai. in
Iowa; states were tl,'"~n int" pri .nn while
the open adv"ca'e- of d>uninn were pro
tec'ei, hon"ied an! a.panGei.
Now position is taken. more bold
more dvtAnt. more dangerous than all
preceding. The crime ,h.y now ESSAY 70
"',mail', includes ali their previous c.iu4<
'he gpy~rnmert, they a>-u.ne, mn>t h-
-nbserie'i Tor HE srkr "f the government.
The c"n-'iutinu i white pa,er. # no
hInhry t"ire upon losai men or nrnn the
ministers Of the en,-rnrnent Stare. r,u>t
"e reduced 10 provinces. a'd provinces to
dependent c.1!r,,,-s. The President can
10 no wrong >nve III viola y lI,. wishes ,,f
his party. tbs power Is uu:lmi esf, save
hr the decree, "f parry. The whne
theory OF the g,'vernu.r:t is prnc'aila.d
fai>r. and 4 new grr-ruruent nnl-t h- rs
tstllshei upon he old ~ ne~ gayprn-
nIenr, unlju:tei, snprrne. onn;rreseu,
aud onnIpoIe"t throughout The land.
SnriI Is Tie patty w:'h which HE rao
PIE baHe now /" contend 10 be rer,,t,
rran implies an urquaI'ti-i eni.t-em-u,
of all the rev"lu 'lonars >cl,rtne~ We have
stei To vote for a r"puhijcn is +,
No.e for them al! Tie grvnrr,lnpn, is IN
-sue here III Wisconsin,. ~ well rs ON the
Iotomac Llhertv j. ~ stalk he Q a> wei
a, there. We vote here IL November u
recIr for t''e constitution or ay4ius; i'll
Ior a Union Of independent s'at4, aud for
h: ilgnts # : SOVEREIGN pe"l5'e or against
'hrlu. GIVE nS victory tor the Constr
'ulnn afd the Union at the polls. sud lh..
ives nf our >Oitj,rS have fut been -Irren
ierei in VAN. D-f,a:ri. aud IS los.
x".tnv fr--'uan'- det~n,;. Defra'ei
.i.,, .ha reheIlnn w'r;cn wr are ~ u. hl,
,,runy.tt .tt,,nr to quiz. - lnN'grrs,"i With
new lie siIlr lhs taithles>ne>S 90 o~"r.e;rc,
20 tie government Il il eHr du;.. to mslu
tain