The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-03-18
The Republican Party and Its Future
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The, tbe uchiei missio6u or the Republi-
con nor,v had Nan nnliShed The
romark was ;isel IN illustrating the causes
or lisintegration lint t were Il at work and
lIke,v tn imnair The future unity Of our
rort;;. hut harmless IA the expression
yao n ia nroncr connection and meaning,
II was seized upon by certain Of our West
VIRGINIA exchanges, misquoted and gar
bla,T N a meaning never intended and ono
that could not fairly hayo, been given 1t
Wodid not choose thcn, under the lash Of
those gentlemen who wore reading us out
~ tbc marty TO correct them or qualify
,hs nhrase but since the Republican
Legislature elected on tho heels Of that
discussion has decided that We then ex-
nressed the views Of the Republican party
n the State and those who wcrp then so
from n lenonnce and cxcommunicate US
did mt we can afford to refer to tho mat.
,or oTnir ,iN i3'2 :, Z.
what was then said In anticipation may
ro., no affirmed AZ AN accomplished fact!
The Rennblican marty was organized in
Lo..i,i+v N ,hc cynansjon Of slavery. Il
came into ,,ower M nm auti.slaycry party
In 1ee0 and UNA confronted with choice
Lo,u,oor v,0r or surrender II accented
tho iosuo md n, one blow DESTROYED slave.
-, onI ouhIuoJ Tho rebellion The rebel.
lion Ia the event Of this decade that occu-
No, Tho Ior1o,, snocol IN orr current histo-
r., go, ~ I,bo N,,ure historian the really
,D,no.ton. onI oigr;scort event Of these
,ino. ,viII bo Tho oytirnation Of American
-, ,,,,,,Io ,lo rohol,;,, ;rrur,,rntc,I
II q. Ioenoo will No rognrlcd Int the in.
o;,lor, Tho, FASTENED No downfall and de-
voloned tho real meaning Of the Republi-
oor ,Dovo,n.r, vrrrcoonizcd although
+, wos until ,hc crisis of the wsr
h.oTnh, II out The cxtirDntiou Of slave.
-, NO ,,,o c,,,ogmiss,on If the RepubIican
=, rtr. srJ NOV, Tin met ,ncosure 10 com.
nIatc and establish the work Inns been con.
sn,nmaied
Rnt oo effect follows cause one necessi-
~ and ore ,lr,v rrows ont Of another, II
!. ro,v necessary 10 maintain what has
ha.n dome We noed n marty tint will
ros,., ;,,hotovcr reoctionarv disDosition
~, .,iat ooroorrirr N. mas, Tie
n"mocrnt;c Marty h thoroughly idep.
,I6od with thr rebellion Ii aided
tho ,oholIior IN every possible waS
orI has sincc resisted all the mca.
amro, ,,,horoh,, tho r-u,ts oC o,,r victory
ovo, +, wcrc IN he secured, In some
oro,,ors ,hO Domocrotic leaders profess n
wv, o., oOoort III, vol G,c,s In. thc
noorIe ySor, ,ns,lv distr,,st ,l,e sincerity Of
a,,oh ~ srocoS.;on.
~ o",,n,s,, n,,v, rro,nc, itsc,fngainst
,oon1,,nr - ,to r,;ns,ions involved in
do a,,r hocnrso ,hcir r.opnipv would
~, ',o,,.,,.oI ~ .,riC. and ncrhons war
IT, ~, no.o0.,,,, literature ID n nortv
49, III, ,,"., - XXI; mi Mia ,I,o wort
.aa.,,,..,,osio,, ro,y,n ho,t ~ I'M finally
",o'o,I Mo ponnhlican nay.v no It now
ow,.,. :, ,,,o,,,,oJ ,v III ia t;Storrv IN ,,cr.
800 u, I'VE, ,,or,, sIIcntifafl viii,
r. r 49, S,,,,n,,,on,0I n,or,,,p,i,,iors that
W" ~ ~, .,.,'..a;noI ,ho c,,,iI and Milf,
..I I .S - ~ ali ,Eo c;t;zcnu md tbr
c.,., S ~ ~: co,,o., ,,,or, 70 Ia crcilitorT.
T,I 'u = ,,s;no,n,o. wa ,n,.t s,onG hy M
80. ,nhot ,,,.r ,,o, ,I,o. name NJ thc
".- .s ,lat ,noint.ira tbem . md
,rSo,o~or rocos,inr IF n.o1r4ics there
""s w T., tno n,,,ro ,vo m,st nj
-, on1 CIR oornotimn N come don,
LIZ ,hooo onrs,iDrs tlrn,,rb turtles ms
.Io,. o.;s, n ,,o oro nj ,vo haze ibc
poH,,hlicon organiyOtion embracing IN its
rsn,,a tT", ,nortion If tl,o nconIc that
,,,I,,od orF ,,nycrr, mn, dnwn tho rebellion
and re.cstablIshed the Union on a basis Of
genuine republicanIsm, pledged by all its
acts To be- faithful and consistent in
maintaining It's own work. On the other
we have the Democratic party whose cor
ncr.stone was slavery. which embraced In
i,s ranks all those Tint insurirated the
Rebellion and nil TINT ever rayc II mater.
al or mornl support, North and South, "a
marty 40 thoroughly identified with the
rcbeIlIon That throughout the war It's mem.
hcrs cycrvwhere rcIoIcod over tl,e defeats
or the Union army and acknowledged de.
frat in Ito victories This partv has con.
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