Demoine courier., 1854-07-06
Read and Ponder il well.

TO their constituents. and the citizens of
The Northern States, giving the reasons
for their opposition to the passage of the
Nebraska. Kansas Bill and the repeal OF
the Missouri Compromise. This ad
dress will be found in to.day's paper,
and we hope every voter in Iowa will
read it carefully and profit by the facts
it contains.
This address, which but simply de-
tails the history Of the legislation OF the
country, shows up in its stronges, hgh,
AS every unprejudiced reader must
admit-,he continual aggressions Of the
slaye-holding portion of our Union, from
the beginning of our government to the
present date. and the actual necessity of
checking the progress Of the foul blight
in our land. The North is fully arou
sed to The importance of the case, and
the more honorable and peace loving
citizens of the South repudia,e this bant.
lang of Northern STAKEHOLDER, which
if no, repealed will array one portion Of
our Union against the other in such dead
ly hostility that time can never efface it
from memory and probably end in
that worst of all results, the dissoiutio
of our happy Union. God avert SO dis.
astrous result!
But, must the people of this country
iamely submit to SO great an imposition
as the passage of this Nebraska Bill and
the trampling down of the Compromises
of 1920 and 1850! We think no,.-
The naintainance Of the Missouri Com.
pl omise is essential 10 the observance
of the Compromises of 1850. We
were one of those who acquesced in
in the latter, believing it essential TO the
peace and harmony of our Union-and
accepted it as FINALITY. The admin
is,ration of Mr.. Fillmore supported and
sustained those Compromises; the Pres
idential Conventions Of 1852 pledged
themselves 10 cry down slavery agita-
ton; the present Chief Magistrate of
our nation re affirmed the declaration of
the Convention that nominated him,
upon his accession TO power. But, alas!
how far has he come shor, of his pied.
ges and promises TO the country. In
stead Of decrying slavery agitation he
done exactly the reverse; has brought to
the support Of this Nebraska bill the
whole OF his influence and patronage,
thus breaking his plighted word TO the
nation; trampling down the laws and
Compromises he had sworn 10 sustain,
thus sowing broadcast the seeds of agi-
talion and dissension. How humiliaiing
these facts must be to those who asss-
ted to place him in power
We are not one of those wish to med
die with the Institution of slavery as
long as its remains in the bounds pre-.
sclibed for it by the Compromises mu.
tua.y entered into by the North and the
South; but whenever it raises its hydra
head beyond those Limits our voice shall
be raised for its expulsion. And we are
not alone in this position. The entire
Wing party Of the North and thousands
Of homes, and independent Democrats
entertain the same views and will main
tain them at the polls. |. matters not
to Them if the Democratic Representa-.
,ives from Iowa do bow the knee 10 the
Slave aristocracy of the South, and the
Charlton Convention of Office. holders
and Office. seekers do repudiate all the
pledges heretofore made in Democratic
Conventions in regard to this matter
They are beginning TO think for them.
selves, and they will act for themselves.
The time has come when the unjust de.
mands and aggressions of the South
will no, be granted or tolerated any Ion
ger. and the friends and supporters of
this Nebraska bill will be made TO real
ize this at the polls. The Sentinel and
kindred prints, together with the Hawk.
eye, their worthy co.labore-, may RAM.
about coalitions, Free Sellers &c., as
loud and long as they please, but they
will find their efforts to hoodwink aud
gull the people into Submission are fruit
less. Iowa will repudia.e this foul blot
upon our national escutcheon as sure as
the 9TH day Of August comes to hand. if
we are not sadly deceived in the honesty
and frmness of the people who rule her
elections.
"On the Democi attic platform we