Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-12-29

t. -. whea. the hare .nentian at the
hana-xe have chosen Tor short srt1cie'
,1aAae blood sith quic kcoed pace Trough
In rains. 1t was ike stepping on one
cesss, every man felt sore upon thc subject;
chile al sckasrlsAeed isa evils. and good
nm~sssysd for it, removal, few had the
zen srity to seise it boldly BY the horns
~ sssiing was like psas-ap waters ssfus-
linz for release. but confined by barrier
that held then In check. Tis' ssrrisf vas
III. aiead pf harsh and an5r feelings, OF
the disssssrancs of Political ties and the
ssptnring Of cid party friendships, Win
de violation OF solemn compact entered
iato besween the North and South, tHas al
TERRITORY north OF certain degree OF ia'i-
tude vas dedicated TO freedom forever,
those teelings were swallowed up ia the
Greater One of love for country, and now
uas saaaifesssd that seli-same spirit which
animated our fathers and since @the days
that tried mems sous" has been lowering
orer,Osr land, shaping The genius oi tue ma
ton That opposition 10 oppression which
ssas<sd the spartan band ef Americans 20
aaaist shs mother country; that spirit OF lib
eysy .xhich animsted their breasts in the
struggle for independence. It is spirit
shst never can be vsnquished, il may be
quelled, but the pages Of history furnish no
example Of its entire subsection. The man
who hkens this feeling TO the contracted
idea which pervaded the mind OF the Abo-
hiionist prior to the repesl ofthe compact OF
1890, is q stranger to ,ha, generosity Of soul
shst kait together the early defenders Of our
saeshlic. Obtuse and bigcted. be cannot
discriminate between . marrow, contracted
iaea and broad. ekpaaaise principle.
Ths eoaEoversy which now agitates the
sseetsy = apt npon the question Of free
- - ~ easah; nor whether We shall
s1nit- Ito the Uaioa sny Sts,e which pre-.
ssnts itseK with constitution legalisine
slavery. The former may be question
for fnfufe consideration. the latter never eau
Be. provided slavery, as Washington and
Jsoesson desired. shall be excluded from
che territories in their papilage. In the
language Of the N. Y. Esssiag Posi-, the
trps psessat questionable great practical
Gnestion ofthe momen.-is, whether slave.
n, shalt be allowed to overflow inte the ter.
ritoriee. II il not there pet, or. il it has en-.
tsFsd. It has entered timidiy. and in fear,
: .ssisss only in safersnce-is is NOT yet es-
Ablished. We must shut !, eut-resolute-
II and edectually must we exclude it from
shqes regions Of which it has not taken pos
se6sGon, and drise il from those into which
n has partially insrudel. The territories
efss mighty field on rhirh is to be fought
d great battle Of iiberty All future con-
] go should be PossDoned to this urgent,
unavoidable. imminent one.
On the question Of resisting the extern
sioa Of slavery, there are many who agree
Nth n and would sesiously act with Us,
frvm whom We could not hope cooperation
in the attempt to exclude from the Union a
State which has already adopted the instr
!. ppsioa Of slavery. We should contend
sgsipst the admission Of new State under
snch Circumstances. with q smaller party
and with less chance Of success than We can
Aow contend against the introduction OF
slavery into the territories. Il is our wis.
dom e. make the party Of freedom as large
Z uad - formidable as possible. and to bring
) ierward no premsture issues that are likely
80 make il iess numerous, or that give our
sseuies the advantage Of new ground from
: which TO assail %. In dealing with 9 con-
6.gretion in great city, We do not waste
the means Of distinguishing il on the build.
ings which are already glowing coal from
the foundation 70 the roof; we strive to pre-
.yspt the flames from sei,ing on the neigh.
boring houses. In States which have once
Incorporated thsl6stiistioa Of slavery into
thsis sepa1iis,ions. the evil il slreasy be-
~yes1 senedy. The work we have to do.
ppst Be done before the mischief hss grown
. thst hopeless msgni;uds.
TIE TRIAL or AREIsos. After trial o,