Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-08-06
Judge sample Orr's Review Of the His.
tory Of the Republican Party.

AAN AANPuoilchus clalm mat theirs
10 the greatest party that has ever ex.
listed In this government. In one OF
their platforms they call this govern.
ment an understandable republic,
whose most glorious chapter of history
IL the record Of the Republican party"
They claim that, ia the unfortunate
internecine war, they were the only
true union men, or party. That they
preserved the union and constitution,
and many OF the members OF the abo.
lition or Republican party have called
the Democratic party the dis.union or
secession party. Let US examine aud
see how the Constitution and the union
were preserved aud what the Repub-
lican party has done for the advance.
ment OF this government
The members OF the Republican
party know, and are proud OF the fact,
that their party is synonymous with
the old abolition party, amongst whom
were many able men.
Il is fact that when the war OF
the rebellion came on, or soon after,
Abraham Lincoln was commander in
chief OF the army and navy: having
been elected president OF the United
States by little over one third of the
popular vote Of the people: getting
the constitutional number Of electors.
Eyery candid man IN this government
knows that had ali the men who voted
ID 1860 for Mr. Douglas, Mr.. Bell and
Mr.. Breckenridge gone into the rebel
army the war would not have lasted
nearly as long rs il did Few men
will claim that there were many bet.
ter men in the Republican party than
Mr. Lincoln The great aim OF his life
vas the emancipation OF American
slaves He, a. we'll as many OF the
ablest abolilionisls, never expected "a
abolish slavery. or free the black mar
without breaking up the union.
Mr. Lincoln was once a member Of
congress. during which time he de
olared that State had right TO sc
cesle. Many Of The ablest members o.
the abolition party were clamorous FOL
dissolution Of the union. No Other
party ever petitioned congress TO dis
solve the "blool stained union"
On the 25lh OF February, 1850, Mr.
; Gidings, Of Ohio, 10 the house Of rep
rcsentatiycs presented two petitions
Que from Isaac Jetiries and other citl
gems Of Pennsylvania, and the othe
from John 7. Woodward and othe
citizens Of Delaware and Pennsylvania
asking Congress to devise and pro
! pose, without delay, some plan for th
immediate peaceful dissolution Of tn
American union. Upon the first 0
February, 1850, the same petition
I. pratin dissolution OF the Uuiol
were presented ia the senate by MI
G Hale, Of New Hampshire. Mr.. Wei
! stcr, Of Massachusetts,, said that Their
a should have been preamble TO th
petition ir these words: ''Genti'
men, members Of congress, Wherea
!. at the commencement Of the session
r you, aud each Of you, took your so
}. emn oaths in the presence Of God an
+. on the holy evangelists, that yo
n would support the constitution Of th
i u. s., now therefore we pray you
0 take immediate steps to break up th
e Union and overthrow the const
5 tuition of the United States as soon d
q you can. "a burlesque Of course.)
None but three senators voted Il
It the petition, Messrs Chase, Hale an
c, Seward
D. In 1856 Mr.. William Lloyd Carr
II son, upon being asked IL he believe
Q the Republican party could succec
Q, said certainly notl" but among 9TH
'c things said II expect to hear the
l cry Excelsior, come up higherl and
- see many Of them take their positic
e under the banner of disunion." NJ
e Gidings in Republicanism or FIR
soilism said al have said again an
q again. that in proportion to the grow