The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-06-12
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In an article thus entitled the New York
Era,niner, a Baptist journal of high stand
ing published in that city, speaks In astrain
Of proper Independence and ind nation
concerning the atrocious transactions which
have occurred in Washington city during
the Session OF the present Congress, Pan
deFs TO the slave power may affect 10 cal
such writing as the following reasonable,
but their silly insinuations will oaly be
treated with contempt BY the common
sense of the people, After stating. thar to
speak with indie pendence against slavery at
tie corners of the streets, or in promiscoous
society At the seat Of government, has be-
come scarcely less p~eriloJs 10 him who
does ii, than it Is 10 speak against the Peae
in Rome, or in favor Of p%oliticsi freedom 10
Naples, the Examiner proceeds
"These facts, which the lsst few weeks
have more fully disclosed, need no CONNER
to point out the degradation they are bring
ing upon the country. They are al this
moment ranking like iron in the hearts OF
millions OF the American people, and they
have zone forth 10 all the world, 10 proclaim
! n every land the humiliation which is over
spreading the American character, and the
oarbarism which rules al the American
| CAPITAL. But these atrocious crimes 10
shich we have referred, are only the tore
shsdosings OF the still deeper degradation
10 whica We are Fastening, It they are SUI
tered TO 90 u~nrebuked and unpublished. The
case of Mr.. Sumner may At any moment be
the case Of any other Senator from a Free
State, who shall speak with fearless inde-
pendence Of the agsressions OF slavery
He is one oil the most accomplished MEM
oets OF that once grave and reverena oody
-one sl the lew VINO unite the lettered &C
i. luiremen,s OF the scholar with the dignity
i aud station of the Senator, aHd VINO are
distinguished. both in Amerlca and Europe,
Ter otner laburs than those OF the politician
and legislator. But ever since ne has sat
: an the Senate he has been brow oeates and
. pulled, tainted and insuited, by the mih-
IONS Of slavery around him; and when IN a
speech 81 mauly iearlessness he hurts back
out a portion ut the scurn and defiance
? which have been hesped upon him, he 10
,t-lcken down in an unexpected aud de-
j.. ..nceIess moment by the oludgeon vi q
I,uwsrdIy assassin, VINO receives The spPro-
vsl of members OF both Houses Of Congress,
, md is loaded with applause oy presses ana
public meeting. in the States " hlch slavery
rules.
Amid circumstances like these, We are
not surprised that so many OF our best IN
formed cotemporar.es Of the press, openly
,scommeud to members Of Congress and
visitors at Washington from The Free
States, that they 60 constantly rmed. and
rsady 10 repei every assault that may
threaten Their persons. The Senate-hsse
mas been stained with the blood Of Free
dom. spllled b the hand of Slavery. Do
we feel a patriots disgust al these revolt
NO scenes, then let Us put an end to them.
% we feel humbied at the disgrace which
mas come upon US as a people, then let US
1 ramov- il from al! connection with the Ma
uonal Government. Party divisions and
State lines are If no consequence now.
All these should ; : laid aside and forgotten,
and the feryent prayer Of every Christian
! heart. The fearless vote OF every Christian
/ citizen. aud il need be, the right arm oil
every Christian PARROT, should no" be en-
lsted in the one work OF bringing oack our
! departing freedom, and Of re-estabiishlhg
: before heaven ana earth our imPeriied name
/. as "a Christian Republic"