Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-10-26

Every .aey I'd e repofts Of in petiset &C.
eessions to thY Republican party M New
York. Hon. JAMES 8. WADswoRrH, well
kaswu - an able and influential nemoer
~~essAs Dsaossauc party in Western New
.l.sk, q wsll As man oE immense wealth
Assd rhe higASst social position aud personal
character, has published letter in Tie
RocAes,er. psmoras, in which he plainly
and decidedly adopts the principles of the
Republican party and regulates the posi-
lion taken BY the Convention Of tbs Democ-
sraey of New York"
We particularly commend the following
paragraphs With which the letter concludes"
Is is sttention Of our Democsasia friends
ia this region. The case is stated strongly
Aas fairly. and Mr.. Wad.wor,a's argument
nsss have great weight with rigss-mlnded
-men II eli parties -
.pAi.ful % !, Is to differ with those old
poIftical associates with whom have iougnt
a. I. 49, r.aks the hard fought battles Of the
ns1eaI Democracy oil New York, cannot
eonsent 10 be led By those whom they have
,aiaxA 10 power and renown, into pos,lion
y I. 80 snestion in any respect equivocaL
WAen ve zee the convention approving the
.ara sf an adm Illustration whose latest
n..sura had been 10 remove aGosernor
S,nm Raasss who would not succumb TO the
Mi..ouri in saders, and sppointin his place
r,eatnfe who would; when we see the Of
6.eh1iders assembling IN New Yp,k and
a.nooecinr this part OF the platform; when
~eaee men like Governor Seymour raised
a emiuerce oy the Radical Democracy OF
Mes York, taking positions conflicting d.
rectlv With this resolution, when We see
me tools Of The government attempting to
rad the Albany Atlas out Of the party, be-
c.use he incorruptihie Editor supported the
declarations Of the convention IN their IN
.s.n, and meaning We are reluctantly con-
s,rainea 10 believe tina, the resolution re-
ferred 10 VAS hollow and meaningless, u
not false md deceptive
Where the Radical Democracy of New
York 10 apon this question, have no man
ner Of doubt. The men who served under
sneh leaders as Siias Wright, Michael Hott-
vIsu and Samuel Young, are q OF accustomed
20 be swayed BY the slluremenis OF Once,
.;.aimiAated BY the threats, or Eisled by the
ps,ty soyhistfy Of placemen. Nor have any
doubt where thoss great men would be
found If now living. They would stand
~ .be great ordinance Of jefferson. against
the extension OF slavery. and they would
inok With smazement upon the proceedings
sus convention claiming TO represent ths
,ru. Democrscy Of New York. assembled
q ~ heart Of The State, amidst three mil
ior, Of freemen, and amidst the imperish-
.hie and wonderful achievements Of free
NOR. Who vet hesitsted to ayow that they
n,eferred freedom to slavery, and did not
d,re to denounce those who bxsely betrayed
IT, J,
IS 7 apuYeciste eli the dangers Of q sectional
party: but let the responsibility rest with
shoes Who have forced upon Us . sectional
iasue. Kansas was free by = solemn COM
,act-ths South has seized il. New Mex-
60 vss free-,he South 10 oyerrunning H.
Northern California is free slavery 10
t.,,an;ns At il; and when and wLsse in those
Saat reSjops south Of Us, as extensive as the
eetaled portion of the United Srates, tiinly
eeoeled, with almost no government, and
p,setiealiy open to colonization. shail we
srvest the march Of this fatal and blasting
,eur.e. IL no, now, and here! know of no
words which can color too highly the mag
uitude of this question. Its simple state
srnent.-Shall those vas. and beautiful re-
s;ous be occupied, cultivated, adorned by
me willing arm of free labor. or shall they
be siven up to the African and the lash.
= passes oil power of exaggeration.
Holding these ews, in the statement OF
which have occupied much greater space
thsn 1 intended, il is unne csssary for me to
sdd, that cannot follow the leadership oil
such men rs Pierce, Douglas and Seymour
but I have no fears that the honest and
pstriotic impulses Of the great mass of the
Northern Democracy will bring them &c
any other conclusions than those At which
ksys arrived, and separate me from them
or that when the time comes they will fai
90 70 exercise the elective franchise as 4
rive force and effect to their convictions.