The advocate., 1891-06-03

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the destiny OF the associations OF men to have a
beginning and an end. II one association Is
born Of an enduring political necessity, 1t will
continue and wax In Vigor and power until II
Supplants other and superhuOus though more
aged combinations. That such Is to be the case
with the Republican party Is seen In the fact
that all existing combinations are uniting against
1t, on the ground that such union is necessary
10 prevent its immediate and overwhelming
ascendancy. This union Is an effective answer
70 the former argument that the Republican
party Is an ephemeral and evanescent one. Sup
pose we abandon the Republican party for It's
shortcomings, win freedom then have any party
left? And If so, what party; and where shall
we find It? know this, that this state, this ma
ton and this earth are to be the abode and hap
py home OF free men. Its hills and valleys are to
be the fields Of free labor, free thought and free
suffrage. That contamination win come when
society Is prepared for It. My labors are de.
voted to that preparation. leave others to
cling to obsolete traditions and perish with them
II they must; but In politics as In religion, de-
sire to be with that portion OF my felI0wmen
who hOld.fast to the truth with hope and conf
dence enduring through all trials In Its complete
and eternal triumph.
In January, 1856, the following
provisional call was sent forth among
the friends of better government:
TO the Republicans of the United States:
In accordance with what appears to be the
general desire Of the Republican party, and at
the suggestion Of large portion Of the Republi-
can press, the undersigned chairmen Of the Re-
publican state committees Of Maine, Vermont,
Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio,
Michigan, Indiana and Wisconsin hereby invite
the Republicans Of the Union to meet In formal
convention at PlttSburg on the 22nd of February,
1856, for the purpose Of perfecting the national
organization, and providing for a national dele
gate convention Of the Republican party at some
subsequent day to nominate candidates for the
presidency and vice presidency, to be supported
at the election in November, 1856.
The haste was SO great to get this
call before the people that it failed to
be signed by the chsirmen Of the COM
mittees in the states of Maine, New
York, Indiana and Michigan; having
to it as follows: Lawrence
Brainsrd, Of Vermont; j. 2. Good
rich, of Massachusetts; David VIII
mot, Of Pennsylvania; A. P. Stone, of
Ohio; William A. White, of Wiscon-
sin. At this Pittsburg convention
there were represented the five south
ern states of Delaware, Maryland,
Virginia, Kentucky and Missouri
the last named state by James Red
path, Of Kansas.
Rev. Owen Lovejoy, of Princeton,
Illinois, who died while in the peo-
ple's service, during the national ad-
ministration Of Abraham Lincoln, as
a Representative in Congress, offered
notable prayer at the assembling of
the convention in which he presented
petition to Almighty God, signed
by all the true hearted lovers Of
equality and liberty in the republic,
asking that the present wicked ad-
ministration might be removed from
power and in its unholy designs on
the liberties Of the people thwarted.
A committee was appointed to pre-
pare an address to the American peo-
pie, which address was published in
the New York Trih1Lne of March 1