Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-10-28
The Republican Party-Its Mission,
and What II Has Accomplished.
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the prairies on fire With new enthusiasm
with fire burning from North to South.
that penetrated the centre of the State, and
extended even TO the lowermost borders of
Egypt, until everywhere in Illinois there
was found a body of men to stand upon
the face OF the world and proclaim univer-
sal liberty and freedom everywhereY am
glad to find that fire is not yet extingitshed
In the northern portion of the State am
glad to find here to-day the evidences,
strong and enduring that that Republican
party has its basis still fixed impregnably
in the hearts of q patriotic people. We
cannot meet with defeat, fellow citizens,
backed by such an enthusiasm and sup
ported by such. men.
Grand old Republican party Where
does 1t stand to-dayg Has its mission been
fulfilled9 Have the duties of its organiza-
tion come to an endY Is there no more
work for 1t to do in this land of ours9 Is il
to be said everywhere that its mission is
endedy What was its mission9 Original
ly 1t was to stop the. onward flow of slavery
into the Territories--that and nothing
more. ltdid stay the flow of slavery into
the Territories. And then, what was its
next mission? What was its intention at
that timer 1t was, by an organization,
thorough and complete, that reached all
over this nation of ours, not only to stay
the spread of slavery, but to take hold of
si sno noilll " Puplic unalIs, anu run this ma,
.,on, ga. ~ anu yeaI ou. unt,l they shouiu
S;Soneia:e az ~ preserve 1t, anu perpetuate II.
@ pIi one issue tlier aIlother came up, ana, as
Sacm - . ole arose, .n,s hepuonc9n party met
~ raSPeu !t II! uealV Nun 1t, anu setlleulV'
,,,1 as its MISSION uohe WIeI wa war was qe
S'aleu .g against i US py tne reDel olatesf NO
~ IN me. .ne lssue, anu ON II went, step py
S.oP' my nSo.tuS eNery ISSUE, up 10 tlls very
uay, anu l.s mission Is no. yet ended ihere
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