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Show THE REPUBLICAN JUBILEE. A jublleo celebration in to be held at Jackson, Michigan, on July 6th next, to commemorate the birth of tho Republican Republi-can party. That is the first regular convention-which called itself Republican, and officially adopted that name for Its party, Its .platform, and its nominees. That convention was hold "Under the Oaks." at Jackson, Michigan, on July 6, 1854. There have been a good many conflicting con-flicting claims with respect to the birth of the Republican party, both as to the place and time when it took form and wa.s given name. It was manifest from tho general election of 1S52, that' the Whig party was dead; it had served Its time, and had nothing to offer the people. The slavery troubles were ycoming to a head, and the wholo country coun-try was absorbed in that question to the exclusion of everything elwe. The people of the North could not bear to think, of slavery being general in this country; they rejected! the idea that tho National domain in tho Territories, Terri-tories, especially those lying to tho north of Mason and Dixon's line (tho north lino of Maryland, and the latitude lati-tude of the Ohio river, roughly speaking) speak-ing) must bo slave territory. Tho Kansas Kan-sas troublps were coming on. Tho Dred Scott decision inflamed the countrj'. This free sentiment was so pronounced and so universal that the party to represent rep-resent it formed itself, and was in fact In existence long beforo it took concrete form cither In party expression or party name. From many places and by the mouths of many persons the cry" for the new party arose. Suggestions for the name It should bear wero many, but there was a general consensu? of opinion that It should be called the Republican party. A Wisconsin man at Omro was the first, as we recall it, who squarely put the name before the country as the proper designation for the new party which was so universally in tho public mind; and this was generally agreed to. Under these circumstances, it was in-ovi in-ovi table that tho first State convention of tho60 who opposed tho slavery idea and the Democratic party which appeared ap-peared to be its slave, should take the namo of Republican. Michigan was fortunate for-tunate In having tho first convention, and hence takes, tho honor of being the originator of the Republican party. And it is an honor. It was an honor In 1S54, has been an honor ever since, and will always be an honor. The Republicans Re-publicans of that Slato will havo a celebration, cele-bration, as stated, over the fiftieth anniversary an-niversary of the great thing that their predecessors did on that notable day. But they don't propose to keep it all to themsolvce. They take the initiative and will shape the programme, but thc-y "invito and rely upon the endorsement and co-operatlonj of all the States In proportion as they had or have to do with tho party's founding or Its subsequent subse-quent growth and triumphant accomplishments." accom-plishments." It Is proposed to erect upon the exact site of the party's nativity, "Under tho Oaks," at Jackson, a suitable memorial "to the party's perpetuation and that of the glorious principles co-ordinate and imperishable." It is hoped that the memorial me-morial fund will aggregate at least twenty-five thousand dollars, and a strong commlttco has boen named to handle this purt of the proposed Jubilee celebration. Remittances can bo made direct to the treasurer of that committee, commit-tee, Mr. Peter B. Loomis, Jr., cashier of the Jackson City Bank. Or, The Tribuno will take pleasure In forwarding forward-ing any subscriptions which may bo sent to it for that purpose. The exercises on the occasion of the celebration on July 6th will be appropriate appro-priate and memorable. Secretary Hay will deliver tho chief address, while other Cabinet officers and distinguished Senators and Representatives, including includ-ing Speaker Cannon, have agreed to be present It will be the greatest political jubilee that has ever been held in this country', and It richly deserves to be. For no other party rivals the Republican Republi-can party In lofty achievements and patriotic pa-triotic service. |