Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-10-08

IL 1spali AeCssvsasisa,t - Massachusetts,,
In the sbsencssi awe generally We can
not occupy our coipmns 70 better advantage
than ~ he Pubksa,ion Of the following
aSoress . resolutions. sdop,ed by the Re-
Publican esye saf~n- ~ Gently held in Mas
sachuses ms Rerpbii.an Is strictly an
sr,i-slsS y t)s,y s1d q. sssh the principles
ss asowed in the address below can be en-
dorscd BY every man Who is opposed to the
repeal OF the Missouri Compromises -
/ To The rEorLx OF HAssAeAuenTTs.
| In all free countries. po!lucal principles
are represented by political parties. u
par,ies cease To represent living principles,
they become factions. Injurious TO the high
I est Interests ct the State, II no, isial To- s
\ lie. Fortunate Il Is tor Republic, il its
| citizens are found TO have enough oivirtu.'
/ inieii.yegce, and sci control, 10 break the
ties .. asaaciations. and the powered names.
I and to modify their poit,cai argan.xauoas
TO meet the real political questions OF tse
hour. A happy omen = Il tor our hefoo-
&c. tina, the parties CT the day sre orgsniz-
I ing span the principles Of the day, TO met,
/ the real principles OF the day.
I S!ayrry in its nsucnsi relations - the
/ great poat,ssl question u The tunes, Slave
n in The hiays States. il matter OF State
control Tor which We have no constitutional
/ political 1ss poasibl!,y. But an imfer.ous
necessity has made slavery. IN its relations
/ To The nation and TO the free States, cues
/ ton oil practical, immediate and paramount
/ Importance.
! Erst-lt 5 apayamsunt question STAY
cry aud Freedom are Inconsistent with
each. other. Slave labor and Tree labor
/ cannot cooperate. Slaves in this country
I have 80 mere ased that the number VI slaves
/ row is greater than the entire population oil
The causiry at the time Of the revolution
A, the regular and probable rate VI incIelse,
! Ia el.ht wears there will be as many slaves
j. tAsre are inhabitants, bond AMI tree TO-
petaer. A, the adoption OF the Consttu'
t!on there were but live States which wee
practically slave States. There are now
/ litteen. In lTS7 al. the national territory
was made tree. In 1890 half oft WAS leit
! open 10 slavery.-The experience OF the last
| lew years, and especially the repeal OF the
Missouri Compromise, has convinced the
/ most doubling that slavery is aggressive;
/ tina, the slave power, II not repFessed Viii
advance; that ii slavery is not prohibited II
/ viii prohti, ireedom.-The slave power
/ controls every department OF iae Govern
ment The question - not the abolition 81
! slavery, but the existence u! freedom; not
| v neither slavery will be tolerated in the
| territories, but whether there shall be
\ ioothoid for freedom. Either slavery or
/ freedom mus, be dominant in this Republic.
4 Tue Republic itself must be either a free
power or a sIase power in the family OF na-
tons.
Second.--i, is political question. It's
| no longer question of mere ethics, or OF
I political abstraction. II entails political
/ contest, which may last through this gene
ration. II is a contest which may bssioaght
at the polls. Slavery is to be repelied, and
ireedom made national, by putting into ex-
eculive Office men who will be faithful 10
| freedom. We must send TO Congress men
/ who will be faithful TO freedom. We must
! fill the vacancies 10 the Judiciary with men
he will be faithful 10 freedom. Notoniy 80,
| but such preponderanee oil political pow
er mus, be established, that they may be
KEEP, faithful. Legislation for freed m is
( required in the State as well es in the ma
| iiuusi governments. These ends can be
secured only by politicai means, by united
action Of men who think and feel alike; IN
short, by the regular republican method OF
political party.
Third.-The ends are practicable. The
free States have the vast preponderance in
numbers, education, arts, sciences, manu-
lectures, commerce, wealth and business.
Why should their millions stand IN the re-
istIoa OF political thrsldo,n TO an oligarchy
OF less than half million of men who WELD
the powers Of slavery! II is not fit that we
bear the shame longer.
Fourth.-The state Of other political
questions is favorable to this movement
The wing party, formed on the idea ot re-
sistance TO tie increased executive power,
adopting IRON time to time positions On the
financial questions OF the tay, questions
which are now settled or passed by. can no
longer be said 10 exist as a political power
in the nation. No hupe can be entertained
4 at present that the democratic party will be
| is.thlai on this issue, or that faithful men
I can act eiIectually through il in our cause.
! Tie question OF social reform, the probi, III
Of restrictive legislation in favor OF temper
ance, and The question ot foreign aud native
influence in the affairs OF the nation, are
felt even BY the greater part of those most
interested in them, 10 present any just
obstacle to united action here. Everya nere
are indications OF an uprising OF the mind
| and heart of the nation 10 meet this para
mount issue, an issue into winch the Pres
dental election the next year will sweep
every other.
fiIih.-We offer no geographical or sec
uonai ISSUE: We adopt no principles which
hHye not the sanction oil the iounde, vi the
Republic, IA ali The States, North ana
South, free or slave. We adopt no pr.n-
ciples which Washington, Jefferson and
Patrick Henry, would not have glofird 10
Gee brought into action We adopt no
principles which conscientious opponents
u The Increase oi slavery frou4 al, parts u
the land, esnno, and ought not 10 rec gaze.
" e act IN no sectional spIut DC 10 men.
: We are ready To vote Tor men iH any part
OF the land who will act with vs. We
! know that within the area Of The slave
| States themselves, are Tree men, not slave
holders, VINO sympathze with us We
know there are Shareholders that think a.
We do-to say nothing VI the three millions
of slaves themselves. As to the Terrific
nes and the new States, > know no geo
| graphical limits. We desire to see ali the
future States free, North and South. Secure
I ira. ut this I 81, 80