Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-08-18
1elaware Tribntte
Thursday, August IS, 1870.
THE REPUBLICAN ADDREss---A GLORIOUS
RECORD FOR A GREAT PARTY,

The address Of the Congressional Republican
Committee, Of which Hon. Henry Wilson is
Chairman, we publish in full, to-day, and com
mend 1t to the sober perusal of every reader.
Senator Wilson has prepared an earnest thought
full document, such as is due to the time and
circumstances Of this campaign, and he has
that no unprecedented man can follow his state
ment without pleasure and approval
The address REFERS at the outset, to the past
history of the Republican Party. 1t truly says
that it behooves the members of that organiza-
ton not to forget it's origin or its history. Amid
its difficulties of to-day, let us remember that it
was born of the Nations necessities, and has
grandly and successfully met the exigencies for
which it was formed. From the past, indeed a
Republican can draw glorious inspiration, pro-
yiding for the FUTURE the most ample confidence
in his great Party. 1t came into existence to op-
pose the extension Of slavery, and it checked and
bound that system. Again it was attacked by
armed rebellion, and it subdued the rebellion.
and saved the American Republic. Again, the
crushed serpent of Disunion turned to strike,
and this great Party organized Reconstruction
out Of the Southern chaos restored the States
TO the Union the stars to the flag, and secured by
the final and irreversibie guarantees of the Con-
stituton the full results of the War.
All this is history. 1t is the history of great
deeds. No men, in any age, have equalled these
achievements, for while they were upon the
grandest and most immense scale, while they
shook the Republic to its centre, and agitated |
tho whole world, they have ended in the in
rreaaed and mora aaaurad l;hartv of fJa ,,annIa
and in the establishment of q purer and juster |
government. Tyrants have hurled thunderbots !; |
Nations have engaged in death struggles with |
other Nations the passions of men have con-
vulsed Society and from all there have arisen
new forms of government, sometimes more
LIBERAL often more despotic but in the history
of the American War against the Slaveholders'
Rebellion, there is the record of the heroic OK
ertions Of plain citizens who loved their country,
saved its unity, preserved its freedom, and orga-
nized Peace Like Washington, they resigned
the commission of war, when the cannons had
ceased to thunder, and they gave back to the
care OF Liberty not only all that had been hers,
but more
Passing from the inspirations of the past, to
the duties of the present, we are able to claim,
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the legislation of Congress, a steady and honor
able progress in the discharge alike of the
pledges made to the people, and of the Just
necessities OF the situation We have maintained ]
the public faith, and strengthened tile National
credit; we have greatly reduced the National
debt; we have almost swept away taxation we 9
have curtaled the Army to the most moderate !
demands of peace we have maintained law and u
order IN the reconstructed States; we have
lha''glrated policy of Christian Justice to the
Indians; We have eestablishedreform and economy
IN every department of the Government and
we nave set i'll progress measures to secure the W
'ihilng of the debt at lower rate OF interest, II
thus to relieve still more the burdens of the n
people, entailed upon them by the Southern in
Rebellion. /,
The record of the past il 30 grand, tho dis n
harge of present duty 30 steady and so efrec h,
I'VE, that the Republican party appeals to the n,
country with confident assurance of the res n,
'onse. It will be again sustained the people "a
VIII once more, al they have now done for ton W
ears place the National Legislature in its hands at
Y great and decisive majority. The forty N,
econd Congress may have in it more Democrats n;
nan Inc present, but it will be as strongly and ia
osiflycy Republican body as tile Forty-frst. de