Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1867-05-31
The Republican Party Of North csroIi-

We are publishing number of meet
ings recently held by the Republicans us Of
this State, and we hear Of many more
meetings to be held soon. 1t il written.
that in the latter times "a nation shall be
born in a day." Our loyal people being
ripe for it the Republican party Of this
State sprang into existence "in a day ="
full armed, and numbers not less than eigk-
~ thousand DseDlJtrs! The result will.
show that these eighty thousand Eepubli-
cans are as loyal and as true TO the Uuion
as the same number in any State north Of
| the Potomac. .-
The country is once mole free. Thnssl
''straitest sect" Union men. and those per-
secuted "Red Strings" and the thouss nds
who fed the country to avoid fighting
against the old flag, all Of whom were
singled out during the long snd horrid
days of the rebellion as special objects of
secession hatred, can now proudly hold
up their heads and rejoice that treason is
about to receive Its mcri,ed punishment.
Detectives no longer dog our steps. Wo-
men and children and venerable old men
are no longer arrested and confined in
loathsome places to compel them TO tell
where the deserters or Union soldiers are.
The blood hound no longer bays on tho
track of the painting fugitive. The ten-
der boy is not torn from his weeping
mother to fight for despotism and human
slavery. The heartbroken copseript is
not forced from his stricken aud beggsred
family to do battle in cause which he
abhors. Our smoke houses and n-ciibs
are no longer visited aud emp,ied 10y in
sole3t officials, skulking from the battle
in which they forced others to die for their
slaves. 1t is no longer a cause Of burn
iDg reproach to love the Uuion. aud no
iron hand is lifted to thrust US into the
Bastile when We soy We love it. Thank
God, ace are t5e,, The Republican party
exists and is hourishing in a State in which,
two years ago, the avowal Of Republican
sentiments would have been instantly fol-
lowed by the most ignoninious punish
ment.
The name Of Republican was adopted
on two accounts; first, to plant the true
Unionists on those great principles by
which alone the Government eau be safely
guided and conducted aud to put our
selves in active aud living communication
with our Republican friends in the north
ern States; secondly, to sift the wheat
from the chaf, or in other words 10 pre-
vent the WORTHLESS and the pious Pellites
from still further deceiving the people by
sclaiming to be Union men. II they are
really Union men they will no< be ashsni-
ed TO say they are Republicans. IF they
say they are not Republicans, then they
proclaim that they are rot Union men.
The Republican party saved The country.
Mr. Lincoln declared at one time that he
regarded the Union as more importa ut
than slavery; that if il was necessary TO
continue slavery to save the Union ho
would continue il, and that IL il was neces-
sary to abolish slavery to save the Union
he would abolish il. In the end he did
the latter. lie abolished slavery TO save
tho Unicn. The Republican party sus-
taned him in doing this. Every colorsd
person released from slavery owes his or
her freedom to the Republican party.
That was the party that saved the country
aud freed the slave. Every colored per-
son knows this, aud every colored person
is therefore Republican. II the scces-
sionists, olgarchs, and latter. day war
saints, who thus lost their slave property,
are reconcicd TO their loss, and are really
Unionists ut heart, as they would have the
people believe they are, they can have no
difficulty 10 admitting that they are Re-
pubicsns. This is the test. Let our
loyal people, aud especially the colored
people. trust no man who will not prompt.
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II he hesiiates or quibbles, cast him on,
for he is an enemy, aud MT a Unionist.--
Raicigh on o. Standard.