Year: 1860

Republican speech in the capital Of his
native state.


How then can the Republican party es-
tablish a foothold in any southern State
Only when, having possession Of the pow
crs of the government, it may, by wise
and moderate policy, give the lie to the
SANDERS of adversaries, and when it can
dispel the fears of the timid, conquer the
prcjudiccs of the ignorant, and coyince the
reason of the intelligent, Sir, there is no
middle ground; we must either
yield to the intense scctionalsm Of the
democratic party, or We must crush it out
through the agency and by the triumph of
the Republican party. Great applause.


Let Us not be diverted by the third
party, scarcely heard of since 1856, now
rising under the drill of wcll-paid SER
geants Of the democratic party. The
times are two earnest for such movements.
| have before me the address of the Ma
tional Union Committee, in Washington,
to the people of the United States 1t
is signed by many gentlemen for whom
| have high respect, and with whom |
have acted often. | can pledge them
that every Republican is as earnest in his
devotion to the Union and the constitution
as they are and as this is the staple Of
their party cry, hope they will share it
with Us, as we are willing to share it with
thcm against the only men who threaten
the Union, or who seek to subvcrt the
constitution. In acting together, no sur
render of principle is required of us or Of
them So far, at least, as Republicans
are concerned, | know of no reason why
they cannot cooperate with those who aid
cd them in defeating the Lecompton Con-
stitution, and who are willing to stand
upon the principles avowed by Henry
Clay, who declared that, coming as he did
from slave state, it was his solemn, de-
libcratc, and well maturcd determination.
that no power, no earthly power, should
compel him to vote for the introduction
of slavery either north or south of the Mis-
souri, line. In a great contest like that
now wagng it is idle to stand aloof upon
a third party organization. Those who
are inclined to do 10 can scarcely ask
great party, on the tide Of success, to
yield up its flag and organization. We
cannot aud we will not do it and trust,
fcllow-ctizcn. of New York. your expert
enec has taught You that it is far better
that the democratic party shouldelcct our
open advcrsarics, rather than that You
should elect men from whom YOU have to
ask pledges and guarantees. -An open de-
feat is far preferable to humiliation BY
treachery after the victory has been NOM
inaly achieved. You have found, as
your fellow Republicans did in the recent
contest in Congress, that those who are
not with us are practically against us.-
Let lis be moderate, conciliatiny, but self
reliant, and as the rock of truth upon
which We stand. The Republican party
will then not only hold in check the now
dominant olisarchy of negro slavery, but
will show by it, firm, patriotic and consti-
tutional administration of the government,
that neither the wrongs nor insults Of the
past and the present can induce it to i'm
pair or invade in the least the rights of
our common country.


Mr.. Ford, of Ohio, followed in brief
and pointed speech, after which the meet


ing dispersed.