The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-06-10
New Issues and Old Measures.

the continued encroachments Of Slavery,
which WAS then national institution,
while Freedom and the industries and IN
stitutions growing out of the non-slave-
holding system, were sectional. The OBJ
jcct Of the Republican party was to rc-
verso the importance Of the two systems
in q political point Of view, and while
from tho necessity Of the object accom-
plished. new order Of things must exist,
il contemplated no alteration in the fun
damcntal law Of the land. and consequent
ly. no Infringement Of existing rights.
Evidently when it had accomplished its
first avowed purpose. its mission had no
more become determined than when n
man plants tree his work has ended;
but 1t must be hedgcd in, digged about,
watered and nursed until its roots strike
out and grasp the soil, and the branches
lend protecting shade. But before the
law could protect and encourage and &C
complish the object Of the party. the
sword was obliged to do it. and the M
ton had for its enemies the party dis
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During tho war Il became necessary TO
wipe out Slavery and IL was done; while
TIM, instead Of making Freedom national
and Slavery sectional, the Republicans
wan, further and made Freedom national
.,5 S,,verv +, fpy;tiv, from the land.
Th.nt Cod for that f, I'm, lie mission had
mo, then ended because the tree of equal
rights and manly heritage planted In an
infsrtile ard unfricndly soil needed cult
walton and kindly hand to assure its
Growth. And so that issue came up and
was met by this new party. They placed
forever on the tablet of the Constitution,
never 10 bo torn thence except by revolu-
ton. the XIyth and the XVIII amend
ments.
Meanwhile the opponents of this new
marty formed one combination TO save
Slavery. and IN do tbi, IL would sacrifice
the government. Therefore the new par
~ were forced 10 take An issue which they
never thought would be an issue. Its en-
emies being overthrown that issue was
settled and vanished. With the stability
of the government assured. slavery wiped
out with all the questions pending upon
il. and the constitution irrcvocably deter
mining all past issues, what keeps the Re-
publican and the Democratic party apart,
and what issues have the one that the
other does not have, both exactly alike9
The two great parties of the country
are now like two iron posts, firm and
strong, not on account Of what rest on
ton of them. of what they support, but
according to tho tenacity Of their fibre
and If You put too great strain upon
them, you overcome that cohesivencss
and they fall apart. He who would mar
shal mems opinions into companies, reSi-
ments, brigades and divisions must bear
In mind that n rod of iron will sustain
given weight n given number OF years,
after which Il is no moro than n rope of
sand.
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R.,,h,;c,n marty Iyonld hold together
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