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Good Reason Why

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Parent Issue
Day
19
Month
October
Year
1860
Copyright
Public Domain
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ITon. Philo Chase, of Waldo Gounty, Maine, who has long been an activo man ia the ranka of the abolition republiean ! party, has announced that he ahall no longer uphold or vote with that sectionnl organization, but shall hercaftor do all he can to thwart the plans of the sohaming disunionists and wire pullera who are advocating measurcs that tend to keep np the bitter strife that now exista betwesu the Northand tho South. He saya: I havebecome most thoroughly satisfied that the principies of the republican party are opposed to the welfare aud porpetuity of the country, and that the triutnph of these principies would eventually result in nothiiig less than a diamembermsnt of the Union and in all the evils whioh would most surely fullow suoh dismemberment. The republican party is bssed upon tb. single idea of oppositioa to the South, It has no other idea, no other principie in cjmmon amoug its numerous supporters. It is composed of men who entertain eyiy shade of opinión upon every other measuro of governmont policy. Of min of high protective tariff opinions, likc the editor of the New York Tribune ; and of free trade uotior.f like tho editors of tho Now York Evening Post. Of mon who are in favor of a ■jstsm of intcrnal improTemanta ; and of others ' who d9ny tha constitntionality of suoh a syitem, Of men who are bitter proscriptive Know Knothings ; and some foreigners theinso'.vos Of men oppoaed and in fYor of a Homestead law. Of pea who havo not defiaed and agreed upon a systetn of foreign policy. The party although it has very much to sav upon the matter oL slavery, still has no unity, even upan tuis subject. It eontains witbin its ranks, rabid abolitionist like üarrison, Weudeü Phillips, John BrowQ, Gerrit S:nit,h, CbarUa Sumner, and Lovejoy ; and more moderate men liku Tem Corwin and Elward Bates. Of vaan who bsliovo that "the Constitution of tho UaiteJ States is a compaot with the devil, and a covenant with heil." Of mon who ' w i H obey the Constitution a? thay undcrstaod it," and of men who beliove in the constitutionality of the fugitivo Siave L:iw. Wiluaot Proviso mon, and mn vh votod for theadmissioa of Slave Saca. Strsngo as it may seom, there ia no unity in this party upon the matter uf slavery, evan Opposition to tha South, i tiis only ground upon whichtha whole p-irty stand. Hero they arj all uuited ; and t)iin i thir only boad of uaioi). Llepublican speakers and republican documents, all abound in bitter donunciations of the South and it 8 institutions. Tha reasons Mr. Chase giro for taliing bis preieat position iu opposition to sectionul disunionism are itrong roasong ; roasons which every cousorrative mui who wishes to act consistently and for the good of his country, should read and weigh well. As Mr. Chas sys, the Abolition Ropubliean party is ''baaed up00 tha single idea of opposition to the South," and its leaders ara man who differ widaly upon other measurós of governmeut policy ; men who care more for the aosomplishment of their sslfish aims than they do for the perpetuity of tho Union Are unprincipled man of this utamp worthy of beiug supported ? Worthy ot' buing elected to the highest oiïïcn in the gift of the people '1 Or in faot, worthy oí being pleetsd to any platv of trust :ind power 't Ws think njt I Lot very true Damocrat ; erory aoujsrvstive man; overy ons who wishes this country to prosper in the futura as it lus in times past. unite in tho coming oloction and accompligh the overthrow and utter defeat of theono idea gactio.ial, disuuion Abolition Republican organization. More maj be lnrned by devoting a few nioments dailj to reading, than s commonly suppossd. Five pagos maj bu read in fifteen minutes, at wliicli rate ou may peruae twenty-six roluines, of two thousand pnges each, in a year. You iay that you liave nono to guide you. Th best Dcholars aud men of scieiico will tell you by far tha inost valuable part of their eduoation is that which they hve given thcrr,s3!ves Volumes bare beea filled with the biogr.ipliy of ?eif-tauyhli men. Thiuk of Frsnklin, tho printar; of Linno, the shoemaker; of Jobu Hunter, the cabinpt-maker ; of Ilerschel, the muaiciir; of Do lald, tlie weaver; of Turner, the printer; of Buriitt, tho b'a;-kfm'th Love learuing, and yoa will ho learnod. Where there is a will there is a way. Begin at once, take Tiine by thö forelock, and remomber that it is only th firat step tbat costs and 1 aving begun, re.olve to learn something every day - Strikfi the blowand avoid the weakneaa of those who spend half of life in thinking what they shall do next. Alwayg harn a. volume ncar you which you may oatch up at such odd minutes as areyour own It s ir.cre.lible, until trial has been madn, how rnuch real knowledgu uiay b acquired in these brokeu fragment of timo, wbicb are like the dust of gold and diamovia.

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Michigan Argus