The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1855-12-15
OFFICIAL PAPER OF THE CITY.
Progress. Of sIaveocr.,ic Ideas.
The support Of Negro Slavery and the ad

advance.
Progress OF siaveocratic Ideas.
The support of Negro Slavery and the adj
vocacy of its extension hns become the test
Of Democracy. in the United States. A few
years ago the Democracy would have spurned
such idea as Indignantly as Hazael did the
suggestion of the prophet that he would be-
But, like him, the Democracy have become
ssdogs to do this thing ana If they shall
progress for few years to come as rapidly
as they have in the past few years, they may
be in time not only in favor of Negro
Slavery in the South, but of white slavery in
the North
Already the leaders Of opinion in the Dem
ocratic party insist that Slavery is an essen
tial element of we'll ordered, moral and
prosperous community, and the Richmond
Enquirer goes so far as to say:
"Russia with slavery has become great,
powerful and contented. Western Europe,
without slavery, has rapidly retrograded, and
become poor, sedltious, and revolutionary.
Tainted as We are with our Institutions, re
like to appeal the example of Russian pro-
gress and Western European decline. No
people in Christendom are so happy and con
tented rs the Russians, except the people of
our Southern States.'
Two-thirds Of the population of Russia are
slaves--white slaves Mt that--and the leading
Democratic paper Of the Union appeals 10
Russia as an example of the happiest people
next to the Southern States on the face of the
earth.
Our Fathers declared that all men had an
inalienabe right to liberty, and that Govern
ments were instituted to promote the welfare
Of the governed, and derived their rights on
ly from the consent Of the governed And
in former times il was the boast of the De
mocracy to maintain these principles as essen
sial TO the welfare Of the people. But now we
End organs of the party appealing TO the ex
ample of Russia as the happies: and most
prosperous state of society next 10 the Slave
States Of the South. nov known in the world.
If Slavery Is essential to human society.
and Il s community where two-thirds Of tie
people are abiecs slaves 10 the remaining
third. exh.ti:s Z model condition OF modern
society, how long will i. be till the rich and
powerful democrats OF The North shall seek
- realize this happy condition Of the people
by reducing the poar whites 70 the same con
d,ion Of slavery tia, that class occupy il
Russia.
American citizens, democratic American
citizens should Just look AT the above extract
from the Enquirer- ponder it we'll, trace out
the resalt Of The doctrines propounied BY
this leading Democratic Organ, and see If
they do not eii TO despotism and slavery
Aai then lie; them remember that the paper
which puts forth these views is the leading
an most influential papk Of the Demoeraie
Party in the United Sta.es, unler wao-s
counsels the party has already made rapid
strides Sow ards slaveocracy.
Compare these views with those Of the
founders of our free government. The Faith
ers Of the Republic felt and expressed an
earnest ana glowing admiration Of liberty,
but the leaders Of the ID smocracy look TO the
Of their ideas Of society as it should be. In
the early days Of the Republic such senti-
mants would have been secuted By every
American patriot; now, no man can hope Tor
the favor Of the d Democracy, for the weight OF
the Democratic party is in the South. Who
does not sanction such sentiments, we re-
peat, should such ideas make as rapid pro-
gress in the future in the past, but a few
more years will be required to repudiate ev
cry sentiment Of our r., dictionary fore
fathers ar 10 establish the principles Of des
poeism and of Slaveocracy as the pervading
and dominant sentiments Of the Democratic
party Of thc ed States.
Mould il not be good notion for some Of
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