The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1848-11-02


everything else. ! do not say thu, ,hi
will he fair argumen,--l know il il, i,
some respects, altogether an unfair nrcu
mcnt-but it IL a plausible argument;
VIII answer his purpose, and he will stan,
upon it. You may depend upon i, tina
will hc his course. So much, gentlemen
ior the general question. respecting ,h,
election Of q President ot the Unite,
States.
but recent events have raised sno,he
question, which has come To affect yer,
materially the domestic government of III,
State OF Massachusetts. A party has arts
On aud has hccn organized in this State
which calls itself the Free Soil party.
think there is good jokc hv Swift, or som,
writer ot his time, who wished TO ridcul,
some one who was making no very tasteful
use at the "nafaic so!um:"
"Dulce ct natalie solum-
Good words; wonder where he stole lem /.
Now. will not say these words, "Frcc Sol
party" are stolen from any where: bu, III,
sentiment is possessed BY sort IL pcti,
larceny. Gentlemen who Join this Ere,
Soil party in the State of Massachusetts
pretend that they are better lovers of libcr
ertv, warmer aud more consistent oppo
nenis ot the slave power ,han those the,
leave behind them. do not admi, this
| do not think they can prove it. ,hinl
wc nre just rs good nnii-slnvcry mea nm,
Free Soil men ns they nre. although VIC d,
not set ourselves up, by way of cmincnc,
aud pre-cminencc. ni,ove our nci.hbor-.
snow. first, what is tho history or ,hi,
Free Soil party, Some Years acn, indcc,
before MIR. Van Buren's election 10 IN.
Presidency. or about that time, there wa.
known 10 he schism 10 some extent in the
great Democratic or L@oi;co party 81
New York. This schism increased bv de-
grccs; and sor man, Years Mr.. Van B,rc,
was sckno~ led.ed In be- the general hcas
Of the party. and was supported hv bot.
branches at this schism. In process o
time. II grew wider and wider, until Gov
Wright was candidate f,r a second re
election TO the office oil Governor; when
some OF the party, icnomina,ed the Oh,
Hnnkers. either grew cold in his suppor,
or abs,ained from giving him auy supper,
aud BY this time the other branch al III,
party had adapted the name ii Barnburn
crs. This schism went on until il came 1,
an actual outbreak, n ycar and half o
two wears n2o. nm actual outbreak, n stat,
nt hns l.fs al A.
the party. but this party. now called III,
Birnbnrncrs, existed ms one branch of thu
great Democratic party 81. New York. Ion.
before any question arose ahou, the Wil,no
Ptoviso. or ANY opposition in that party /,
the progress ii Slavery, ar the extension o
Slave territory. And mp to the time of III,
annexation Ut Texas. every member of lo,l
branches 81 the party in New York. wen
straight iurward and right ahead in sup
porting The annexation Of Texas, SLAYER,
aud NIL.
''lsut BY this time the efforts of tho Wing,
alone had raised a strong scntimen, in Ii,
North, against further annexation of Slay,
territory. say the Wings alone, for no
body belonging to the other Party, NortI
or South, las, or West, stirred finger j,
thnt cause; or il there were any, they wes,
so few rs not to be discerniblc in the mass
until the Wings Of New England, Ohio. an,
other Middle States, had accomplished
great excitement, new feeling in the pub
lIc mind; mud then this portion Of the de
mocracy Of New York. now denomina,et
the Barnburning Party, seized upon THU
state Of excitement, thus brought sbou, b,
Wing effort. and attached this principle 1,
their creed. tn give them prc-cmincn nc,
over their rivals. Tha, Is the history Of III,
Buffalo Convention. In lis origin, il hat
no more I" do with free principles, than i
had 10 do with the Masonic Institution. o.
the Ant.masonc feeling in the community
Il was a mere contest for power and pre-
dominance IN the party in New York. An,
now having engrafied this very JUS, scn,i
ment upon their old creed, and holding ias
to all the rest oi their "Thirtv-ninc nr,i
clcs," they expect that the Wings Of Mns
sachusc,ts will take service under them
that they will engage. and enlist, | had nj
most said to DO subsidized, 10 maintain III.
predomnence Of one branch of the Demo
cratic Party Of New York over the other
For one. propose To do no such thing.
do not like the service"
"GentIeHen, the Wing party may en-
counter misfortunes; it NAV com,ni, mis-
takes; but, for one, | SHALL FOLLOW ITS FOR
TUNES; because am more willing 10 irus
mysetf. and trust the country, upon Wing
principles and Wing policy, than upon
those OF any other political party or associ
alton. Great applause.) / believe tina,
these principles and that policy have come
down to us from the DAYS Of Washington
sec that this Wing party strc,che. from
the North to the South. from the East &c
the West. comprising much Of numbers
much Of intelligence md v;,s,,e much nj