The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1874-07-23
address OF THE REPUBLICAN, CON.
GRESSIONAL COEEITTEE.


We are in receipt Of copy Of the ad-
dress, just issued by the Union Republican
Congressional Committee, to the people Of
the United States. 1t is a document Of con-
adorable length-longer than the Presidents
last message and altogether too voluminous
for our columns. Nevertheless, it is paper
of such Notwithstanding so many
we'll authenticated facts, that We feel it to
be our duty to the public to transfer to our
columns as much of the address as We can
find room for. The document begins with a
review Of the political history Of the coun-
try prior to the accession Of the Republican
Party to power, and says;
1t is thirteen years since the Republican
party was first called 10 the administration
Of the National Government. For more
than thirty years previously the Govern
ment had been almost uninterruptedly un-
der Democratic control. OF that control
there is hardly memory left at which the
nation should not blush. Seemingly, it was
inspired by but one ambition - the bad am
bition to make our foreign policy a. ignOble
As our home policy was shameless. Our in
tercourse with powers weaker than ourselves
vas spirited enough. We bullied Austria
out Of Hungarian refugee. We despoiled
Mexico of 3 portion of her territory. We
demolished GreytowD. We jingled millions
in the ears Of spain as a lure for Cuba and
the bride was spurned.
In 1854 three of our ministers abroad as
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which they declared, cater We shall have
offered Spain price for Cuba far beyond its
present value, and this shall have been re-
fused, then it will be time to consider the
question: Does Cuba in the possession Of
Spain seriously endanger oar internal peace
and the existence OF our cherished Union
Should the question be answered in the
affirmative, then by every law human and
divine we shall be justified in wrestling it
from Spain If We possess the power"
1t adds piquancy to that extract to know
that two OF the ambassadors who in 1854
could think of no way of saving "our cher
ished Union" but TO wrest Cuba from Spain |
were Pierre SOple and John y. Mason. The
third was James Buchana6.
But during all that time, and il spite OF
all that gasconade, there was not q single
citizen who could safely revisit |
ais birthplace, for there was not one whose |
was not absolutely denied by the |
'Oyereigp under Whose dominion he was
,0rn.
No American, native os paturslized, could |
end letter abroad except upon Onerops |
conditions. We had then formed postal |
with bat seven foreign countries. |
The lowest rate Of postage stipulated in
hose conventions was ten cents for q letter |
Ieighing not more than one-half ounce. The |
highest rate 81 postage on the same letter
vas thirty cents
We tamely relinquished to Great Britain
l portion Of our territory in the northeast;
mother and larger portion in the north |
rest. We described the line agreed upon in
he northwest 10 loosely that Great Britain
Immediately laid claim to large islands on
'ur side of il. That insulting Claim was
,either resisted nor admitted. 1t was COM
,romised by permitting the claimant to hold
rmed POSSESSIONS on one end Of San Juan,
he most valuable Of ihose islands, while We
Iuietly squstted on ahe other end. And
rhile, by successive concessions, We ysn
onstantly adding 70 the area of the Cana
as, We stupidity relinquished to their pro-
ucts free access to our markets, Is the equi-
alent Of being allowed to send similar pro-
ucb from The HoEthvsst, through Canadian
harnels, to such precari0Us markets IS they
ould find On the other side Of the Atlantic,
Then follows review Of the work accom-
lished BY the Republican party during the
airteen yean in which it has had control Of
he general government but this portion Of
ur countrys Ahistory is still fresh in the
linds Of the people. The address admits
,me wrongs that have crept into the party
/ times and sayx II
Bad ma, doubles, are still left in the
;epablican party, - bad men are in the
|emoczatic party. So good men are in both
artieA Tke dihaeace Is this In a,ite Of
10 bod men in tie former, il has in thirteen
ean Eaissd he country higher in true ma
onal greatness than any country was ever
lised before in tie same leagth Of time
lille. because q bod man in The othw party, |
Ae country constanfly declined IN cha1acser I
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