West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1881-10-28

/ sPlces Of CLAY and WEBSTER And
'i'er the Wing Party wac abandoned,
in 1854 It's ambitious politicians
/ joined the Northern Auti-Slavery
Party, and, IN 1856 Organized the
present sc-al.oj Republican Party,
on the Apti-slavery sgitatiou mainly.
, 10 was necessarily sectioaal party,
and It's founders proclaimed il tenn.
! Poraly party, the mission Of which
would end with tao sstt.emeut Of
The slavery question. Hon. LYMAN
| TRuM8ULL. who acted originally and
duuug the war with this so-calied
Republican Party, in = speech in
Auuust. 1880, gives tie following
exposition Of the origin and conduct
Of THIS party, to-wit:
Before proceeding 10 discuss the
questions which now divide parties, il
may DO useful to inquire whether there lis
anything in tho present attitude Of PARTIES
which requires Republican OF 1856. or
1860, to support TINT party now. This
/ question wili be bes, auswcrcd by IDquir-
Ing what the distinctive characteristics Of
the Republican Party of tina, period
we're, and comparing them with it's pres
eat attitude. The Republicans of 1856
declared in ,heir National platform that
they were
Opposed 10 The repeal OF the Missouri
Comp Omisc; TO the extension
or slavery into the free Territories; in fa
vOr Of sdmi.ung Kansas es a free State;
OF restoring the action OF the Fedora!
T. Government 10 The principles OF WASH
NGrJG and JEFFERSON. and Tint q railroad
10 the P1Ci,lc Ocean. by the most central
and practicable route, is impcraiivtly de
mandCd 10y loo interests OF the whole
country"
The National Republican Convention Of
1860, which nominated Mr.. Lincoln for
the Presidency, adopted substantially the
platform of 1856. together with these two
resolutions:
"a. h-ihat the maintenance inviolaie of
the rights OF the States, and CsprCislly The
/ rights Of oGch State 10 order ana control
/ MS own domestic Institutions aCcoIlirg 10
ils own judgment exclusively, is essential
Z
ncrfpcti1 Uo' ol ~ LIVER on Nnicn me
fabric Gcn.ds. and we dcrrn T|I '',a'@
less invasion hv armca force of the coil Of
! any State or Territory, no matter uudcr
c "I,, = 'e''"'' as among inc GrYesl OF
"G.h-Ttgttae psonle irs,ly ,,io,, ,.;,,
alarm the reckless extrayapance which
| pcrvadcs very department of the Federal
cover, may return 10 rigid ecano-
arrest The systematic phn5cr IF ne n,i,
lie treasury by Gyor,d nortisc,g ,tE'i.
the recent STARTLING d,yoIopmonls ~ f,ard
| and corruption AT tbe Federal me,ronaiis
show that an entire change of adm,ris,rs
ton is jmnsrotivgl,, Jo,,s,,,',; .,
So important ala Mr.. I1vo,rv reco-d
the fourth resolution. ASSERTING Mo ri7h,s
OF the States, that he iocornoraiod IL :,
his iaauqural address. 'r.ese r,soJp,i,rs
Of the Republican PARTY Of 1s-e and teeo
distinctly announce the principles upon
which il attained power. For the gscen-
dcnCY of Oh, Sc principles / siruugIcd end
for all that remain unsettled l am struq-
Cling to day Sat how many Of them arc
now living issue? Aud Of those wh.cn
remain, how many does The R,rublicen
, Party Of today rspresapt2
Tse effect of ,F.. N1...,.,..i
..l:.t ..,. N"'N 'o"''c
"'''" ~ '''"'''u stNeiy north OF 80 de
Bic-s ana % minutes north Latitude, and
the question of cyfoDdipo lever, i,t,
free T.rritori,s IL cot,l,l 60.
r.i-,..., ~ INC
"'' =" -N'lenI'lehI u Inc Consti'u-
Ton or the United States, which declares
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