Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-06-19

Davslpert, Tuesday, Jane -. lass.
TIE e1eN11 ~ &11I orAIeA
racs demonsua,s The. III nsis is growing
II very rapid saae. The Land Ol6ces AZ
Chicago. Dixoas0 Quincy, Edwardsvilie sad
Palestue. q that State, have bees closed,
and tho books, mapa and papers translcsr d
to Springfield. which. arrangement leaves
but Gre other office now epan in the State
i slso aPpesp shst there hare been enter
ed in less than Eve years over eleven mill
lions scfes Of government lands, or abou,
hs9f q much land has been entered since
&ssO, Is dodrg al The time up to that
ysdsA Referring TO the subject. the Chi
eagc Pres saga
"Fsets like these bring very wildly be-
fcee the mind the wonderful progress which
10 aow carrying orr State forward towards
~ front ra,k. We can almost begin to
aoalise the brilliant destiny that awaits her.
snd proud may that State be which the cen
ses d $50 shall show 70 be in advance OF
Ilkaois."
We have no means Of definitely ascer-
taiaisg any statistical facts in regard to the
yscsat growth o. lows. but that it must
hsss been unpreceden.edly rapid has been
patent 10 the obse,va,ien Of all, both Of poo
pie living ia this State, and Of those in
other States who have not ced whi,her~sr
The extra rdinlry Tide Of emigration was
sending. We are pleased that Illinois is
growing 90 rapidly. but we are better
pleased that the growth Of Iowa is on still
more wonderful scale; and we have no
Su.bt that the census Of 1860 will show that
she Ha~keye State has increased in .
greater ratio than any other ia the Union
The growth of1heseStates isanoiher DEM
oustration OF the strong anti.siarery feel
ing Of the country. The population which
il pouring into them, and which forms tbs
%est material for constituting republics
Aas no afinities for, and would stand nc
chance of achieving prosperity, If placed
under the domination Of q slave oligarchy
Against this strong tide Of Freedom, one
would think It was useless for the slavery
propaQsndists 70 conten nd. and iha, it would
Be a foolish for them to forbid its flowing
asit was for canute to forbide the rising Of
the tides Of the sea. But it must be re-
nembered that the battle is not slways tc
the strong nor the race 10 the swift, and re-
cent events have very clearly shoan that
the abettors of slavery are fertile in ex
pedients andregardless ofappearances. Alta
lsata lost the race to her slower-footed sui.
tor BY the golden apples which decoyed
her from the path and delayed her progress
and the fable Of the hare and the tortoise
also teaches lesson which can be profit
ably pondered.
Its to be hoped that the friends Of free
dom will not allow ihemselves-to be Sc
duced BY bfihes or weakened by apathy
The time for compromises on this subject
has pest. Slavery has now as much terriior,
g il i entitled to, and it would be shameful
to submit to its attempts at additional aequi
sitions- The people Of the free States
have right and power on their side, AM
6rmness 10 Ill that 10 necessary to the at
tsinment Of their just demands. It should
not be endured that % great and desirable
IN object, a. the one under consideration,
bs jeopsrdized for III sake Of the compsr.
ativey paltry prices Of the political lottery
We know that on this question the mass Of
the people sre firm and united, bu, they
should beware that they are not disappoint
Ain their expectation. and defrauded o.
their rights. by the Vaccinations ofjuggl!nl
politicians.