The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-08-29
An Interesting Extract.

We are aware that very large Eaa,bers
q, The mastery speech Of Schuyler soiiax,
a. Indiana. delivered IN the House OF Rep
resentatiyes on the 2lst OF June, have
been printed and circulated throughout the
e.untry. bu, eyen those who have read the
entire speech, will not object to again read.
ing the following paragraphs, and the ad.
m,rable extract from one OF Mr.. Clay's
speeches /; does appear TO US ,ha, Il the
people Of ,his eouatrs would rightly realize
that the present Presidential canvass s be-
mo carried on exclusively on the question
az The extension or the aon-extension OF
slavery, lie uraBiinily in favor OF freedom
would be even gresser than Il no" Is MT
pochanan is now svaWedly and srdenty
snnported fov the Presidency because ms
election " ould ra.se the price OF negroes an
tho slave. breeding States, and secure Ms
establishment ii Kansas. and MT. hach+
anan is called DemoeFat, and those who
suppor, him call themselves Democrats /,
Mr caI{sx i referring to the haunting
declaration Of Douglas, that II the people
81 Kansas want any of the laws complain
ed J, repealed, let them try TO carry their
oaint at The polls, and let the majority de-
eide the question and having illustrated
the position Of the free State men Of Kan
80 be- quotations iran the strocious acts
Of The bogus Legislature, be says -
rnsnch a state of affairs as this, to talk
~ poinp 10 tie POLLS and having the laws
repe.Ied.is v o7se than moesery sitis an in
suit. It's like binding man hand and foot,
throwing him into the river, AM then tell
inc him 10 swim on shore and he viii be -.
we'd. It's Ike loading man with irons,
and then telling him TO run for hls life
The only relief possible il Kansas 10 nc,
nromptIy admitted ss State, which hope
NAV be effected, is in change OF the Al
mlplslration and OF the party that 50 reek-
lessly mlsrnies the land; and that wall FUR
nish an eifeetual relief.
AsI look, SIT, 10 the smiling valleys ans
fertile plains Of Kansas, and witness there
the sorro wfnl scenes OF civil war, in which
when forbenranee al last ceased to be 9 viz
tue, the Free State men OF the TerrItor
felt il necessary, deserted as they were D
their Government, 10 defend their lives
their families, their property, and thei
benthstones, the language OF one OF u
poblesi statesmen Of the age, uttered 81.
yehrs sro AT the other end OF this Capitol
rises before my mind. | ailude to The gres
:, .tesmaR of Kentucky, Henry Clay. AM
while the party which, when be lived, L
tie torch of SANDER at every avenue OF his
priyate lie, and lbelled him before tht
American people by every epithet that rem
ders man infamous. az gambler, debsu
ehee. traitor, and enemy OF hls country, ar
now engaged in shedding fictitious tear
over his grave, aud appealing to his oldsup
porters 10 aid By tier votes IN shielding
Them from the indignation Of an uprisel
people, ask them 10 read thls language
hjs. which comes 10 .. a. from his tomb to
day. With the change u bui single gee
graphical word in tie place OF "hexieo,
how prophe,ieally does il apply to the yer
scenes and s1ues Of this year, And VII
can doubt with y hat party he would stan
il The coming campaign, if he wss res ore
10 us from tue damps Of the grave, whe
they read the following, which ieil from h
lips ii 1850, and with which, thanking th
House Tor lis altention,i conclude my II
marks
But If, unAsPpils, We should be involve
In war, 10 cipil anar, between the tgo part
OF this Conlederaey, in ahich The effort o.
the one side should be 10 refrain the snfrt
dac.lon Of .Slaperg ind the Bao TsrTilOrae
aud ppon the other side to force is igtrOdat
ton lhers, Mhai spectacle should We pre-
sent 10 the assonishn4eai Of mankind, IN Al
effort, mol to propagate righ.s, but mus
say il, though tras! il viii be understood
10 be said with DO design to excite feeling
- war 10 propagate wrongs in The Tern
tories thus acquired lrom Mexico. itwoaii
be var Id which we should have no sym
p4thes, no good wishes-In which al n'ssa
hind would be against ia; Tor, from IN
commencement Of The RegolIticn down Il
the present time, we have constantly re
pro aehed our BRUSH ancestors for the 10
PRODUCTION oil Slavery into this country"