The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-07-20

into comparison oi slave Will Ivy 1890
The preponderencc is vastly with the iat-
TOR. You know it and thc South feels
it.
then come 10 the brief conclusion that
slavery is not to be extended. An instita-
ton coalerring such absolute power cannot
be connected with democratic Institutions =
The idea IS absurd had rather be a subject
Of the Autoerat Of Russia than citizen ol
a republic, where slavery il the pfeteunna-
ting power, where IL is 10 be perpetual and
revolutionary.
Does il look like fannticism T. inquire On
this occasion, il we arc not on the verge q .
more terrible dsspotism than those our iala-
ers repudiated the verge OF disruption, oil
revolution. Slavery, restless and unsats-
fled. has become essive first as 10 for
eign policy. Men holding the rens OF gov
eminent have kept Il watehtul eye for the
interests Of slavery. II is not cotton, mol
the rights of scanlen, but i is slavery, which
has been The constant object OF care; slave
~ Proclamation Is most visible in govern
ment appointments. This Proclamation
caused a violation of treaty IN the case ol
Florida So with the Cherokees. The
poor Indian! The despsed savages extend.
ed hospitality 10 iugtises who fled to them,
rave them salt and shelter, and would not
surrender them. Georgia made war upon
the Indians in violation ut solemn treaty :
they were driven from their homes, aud are
gone where perhaps war Will again be m1de
upon them for tie same reasons. When
the Spanish provinces threw 1.-THE yoke Of
oppression, We did not send them aid. On
the contrary, we said, strike your flag OF free
dom. Why Because Cuba is our neat
nei.hbor and liberty is obtained there, our
ins;itntlon viii be endangered.
When the nations Of Europe entered up
on an alliance fer mutual protection i, was
proposed to form an alliance in TINS hem
isphere for the protection Of Western repub-
lies. The movement was suppressed. -
Whyl Because we could not unite III II
national Congress with the republics Of
South America, where distinction of ceior
Is recognised. The national Congress
never assembled, and these republics have
gone back to despotsm worse than the
first San Dimingo is a republic Of blacks
with which our commerce is greater than
with two or three European nations | could
name, and yet slavery has hitherto forbid
den us TO acknowledge her indep andeace, OF
to exchange ministers. Neithr have we
ever taken national notice OF the Iiberian
republic. child of our own bowels, for the
same reason When Texas first struggled
fer independence, aud Appealed to the IA
tons for heir. sht had zone from US; We
would not utioe 4 free republic without a.a-
very, to exist on our southern borders
Where we're then the advocates oi popular
sovereignty! w said 10 France and Eng
land then, uc cannot atloa you u aid Tex
as, ii we resort ta war enforce ctr views
You know all Wings, Democrats. and Free
Salars, that slavery hes always held this
governmentbaek from aiding Liberty IN all
The world
+ il ans better N oar domestic policy
In great many states Washington could
not BE- elected a constable t. day. tie plat
forms would tro1cribe him. Cur Presidents
have all been pro-slayery fAeu, Or men
whose antecedsnts were in tyr 81 the sys-
ten. The system Of slavery runs through
all the government. but i IS not confined
Is the general government Il has Is
tab!iahed slavery III The Dstricl 81 Coluu,-
bia. Whore u. tho right l0r thatl ltis 4
bold assumption. Slavery exists there cor-
trary 10 aid IN open violation 81 the caHsti-
ton. Now i proposes - go into \ ebraska
and Kansas, trrrtery that has been devoted
to freedom over thirty years, Thas i
shows itself eyer aggressive. II Is -enaorse-
less. possesses no magnenmi'y, no compass
sion, il destroys Iifn and limb, yea, il pre-
sumcs to sacrifice the immortal soul, il
marches with the iron heel ot despotism ut-
terly regardless Uf whati crushes, / repeat
what said before, desp tism IKE this cam
not co-exis' with liberty, enc cr Tie other
must perish utterly.
Nebraska and X ausas e MS iiutc great
central portion Of this continent. Look Oh
the map. They will intime form ten States
larger than Ohio or Kentucky Lay aside
moral scnsibi ity. disregard higher law, and
as men Of comrn2rca, mere nen 81 the
world conscious that slavery leads back 10
barbaTism, you cannot look with iudiller-
enre to conversion OF this vast region t.
slavery. The Gcrman, the BritoH ana the
American must all unite in declaring, on
tn 5 fertile soil must b. planted our free in
stitutons No other consideration than the
desire To possess concentrated power, Il spir.
it Of office seeking, could haze led 10 thu
contamination Of such deed as this. Now,
gentlemen, the procedure in this case
shows contempt for thu ruling powcr ia
these United States. In 1850 the whole
subject was set at rest We were then all
governed BY spirit Of comfy, aInity and
Now In 1854, before, accor-
ding to the reckoning of historic events, ,he
ink was dry upon the paper, these several
compromises are tramPed under foot
From this We may sec there is no ignomny
T. which slavery will not compel the North
and the South to submit. This measure
was passed through in hot haste There
WAS no call for il, for the country had ne
settlers, in n single session, under suspcn-
sion of rules established for the protection
ef minortics, was the measure consumma-
ted; and even now, so soen as this, we read
that slaves ara to be introduced and slavery
in these territories II need b..
by force Of arms. And all this il done an
der the pretence Of popn'ar s1nc refgHty'-
We must exciaim with Ijrabeau, On Lib
crty, whu, deeds are perpe,ratcd inthy name
Popular Sovereignty! Where are tie peo-
pie! The government under slave III
tucnce, appoints all the officers, and yct
hear that cry--POPULAR SOVEREIGN
TY!
Gentlemen, am detajhing you too long
and yet wanted to present q summary of
the Hggress;ons OF dis slave power. l. not
only holds Congress in allowance, bat II al
SD holds the right Of speech iii ubcyance-
You see men enter the Congressional halls
armed for slaughter, or fpr protection. One
member calls smother Cd Did hvp-