The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1862-05-20
EDITOR.
The Republican Party.

Guardian.
On the contrary the Repub lean party had
i;s inception in the traitorous design to separ-
ate the North and South from each other, and
thus form two distinct and separate Nations,
out of the one which was formed under the
Constitution For proof of this, see the speeches
OF Seward, Lincoln and the other magnates and
parents of the Republican party. Shall VIC
.anote them for the Guardian
TE- 1t is not necessary that Mr.. Ma
HONEY should make his quotations, for
we know what he has reference to, and
we know, too, tlat even malignant part
izanship must fail 10 satisfy itself that
the words he would quote can be justly
used 10 fortfy the position announced 10y
Linn above. The doctrine to which he
refers simply announces an abstract truth,
which in the light Of recent events, has
become plain even 10 The du!lest percep-
ton. How even a MAHoNEY Democrat,
wrapped up in sympathy vi h Slavery,
can fail to acknowledge the truth, now
recognized and enuncialed South as well
rs North, that there is natural and
irrepressible conflict between Slavery and
Freedom, would pass our comprehension,
di we not see something so much more
surprising in their pretensions of love for,
and loyalty 10, the Union.
To make good the above assertion, the
Herald should show that the Republican
pr las endeavored 10 make two Ma.
lions ont of the oil Union. This he knows
he cannot do. On the contrary. he knows
that every Republican in the Country is
heart and soul for the old Union, and for
one Country. They are now offering
up their lives by thousands to prevent
Mr.. MAuoNEY's old party friends from
concentrating the division which the
Herald says they ihems lives desire. 1t
i. The men with whom Mr. MAHoNEY has
always been in political sympathy that
are trying to carry Out the "traitorous
design TO separate the North and South
from each other, and thus form two dis
linct and separate Nations, out of the one
which was formed unler the Constitu
ton" and we are sorry TO say that Mr..
NAH ,NEY has not deserted his old friends,
even in this attempt. Consistency is a
virtue, bat 10 follow friendship into such
,llany is neither yirtuous, honest or
honorable. Nor is HE enormity lessened
by The hypocrisy Of crying Constitu-
ton" Coustitu ion," while thus endeay-
oring 10 assist in its entire overthrow.
Or, il MAHoNEY means 10 assert that
the doctrine of the non -ex ension of Slave
~ into the Territories, upon VIII CHI the
Republican party was grounded, was a
new or a traitorous doctrine, and in that
gives warrant for his charge upon the
party, he is equally lame or unfair.
MAuJNEY knows that that doctrine is
as oil as lie Constitution itself, and has
been held strenuously by at least the
northern section Of the Democratic party
even in late years, as well as By the pur
est patriots whose memory the country
now delight, to Ii nor.
In 1913 the Democratic lie sislaturc OF
Wisconsin passed series Of resolutions,
eliminating in the following:
Reso,esa, That orr Senator'S in Congress be,
al they ar hertby instructed, and our Rep
r-sentrtIycs a"c requested 10 use their influence
to ms r. into the organic act for the government
ofany new territory already acquired or here
liter to b. acquired, that is now free, an ordi-
nance forever prohibiting the introduction Of
involuntary seryltudc into said territory except
as punishment for crime, of which the party
shall hlye been daily convicted according to
Law.
In 1870 the convention Of the Demo
cratic party in Maine passed the follow
ing:
Reso,csI, That the institution of human Sla-
very is AT variance with the theory OF our gov
eminent, abhorrent to the common sentiments
of mankind, and iiaught with danger to all
MAO CONE NlLilll Lic Sitliefs OF It's ltluuence
that the Federal Government possesses ade
quate power to nhibit its existence in the terri
tories of the Union and that We enjoin upon
our Senator'S and Representative in Congress
to make every eXertion and employ all their
influence TO procure the passage of law forey
erexeludng Slavery from the Territories OF
California and New Mexico.
Even Delaware resolved, as late rs
1917, rs follows
Resolsef By the Senate an House of Repre-
s,ntatyes of the State of d liware, in General
Assembly, Net, That our Senators and Repre-
scntatiyos in Congress are hereby requested to
yot Nc ,inss the annexation Of any Territory to
ctr Union, which shall not thereafter be forey-
CT free from Slavery
The legislature Of New York, BY
vote aim ostunan mou-. III l841, and again
in 1919, passed similar resolutions, as
did the Democratic legislatures Of New
Hampshire and Illinois in i847 and 10
49, And similar resolves were also, we
believe, passed by the Democratic legis
lature Of our own and other States. Ma
HONEY doubtless considered this good
Democracy then bnt, adopted by, and