The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-10-24
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The pcseileat,al c>atsst.

The rrssiAsatial Contest.
Mr. EDITOR The vital question now
before the American people, who are called
upon to cast their SURFACES for Presidenten
the 4lh OF November next 10, whether the
curse OF slavery shall blight the future OF
large portion Of the choices, of car do
main which was once, BY special enact
ment OF our Congress, eoasecrated TO Free
dom, bu, which. by the anholy power OF
base politicians, has been annulied--tem-
porarily. This is pstai Quesesea, which
no, only interests the present, but genera
tons vet to come are to be degraded or ele-
waited by this issue. The deep aud damn
lag act that has caused the eemmotion
throughout the land reimbursed the descea-
dents OF those who stood shoulder to saoul-
der in the Revolution and fought Tor lib
erv, nov to array themselves against each
other with all the luminosity that betrayed
freedom and oppressive slavery can invessi-
gate. is the principal subject OF eentFe'er-
~. The party which is responsible Tor all
This inhuman strife is struggling for con-
,ipuation OF power, and the lavish expendi,
,ore Of corrupt administration Is used in
| battling agains, the rights OF ireemen'-
| lanes Buchanan is their Hercules; they
have placed on his shoulders their world OF
sins which has entirely pressed out his
orisinsl integrity; he has lost his identity
and acknowledges that he is no longer
simply James Buchanan but the so-calied
Democratic platform, upon the south side Of
which no man dare, without peril ei his his'
express Freemsn's sentiments, But he
is fit man icF the place. While his eoae-
tutors st hems we're using their :ll-deserved
power IN creating domestic turlnolls that
cause our fabric TO tremele from its base, he
| In his foreign station was promulgating the
| Brirsna's pies that nigh, makes right, da'
| ring to aHix to our National escuieheon the
| pirs,icsl emblems. and breeding ds,rust and
| hostility towards US BY foreign nations.
We want no such man for President
We wan, 4 person for chief ruler OF this
| Union who knows his country; We ~snt
| pres,oeu. who will use his power 10 deret-
,oins shstwe already own and assist the
coun,ry in sustaining itself, ere we cover
our nsigheor's property. While Mr. Blu
ch.n.n and his evil adorers have been ere
.,ins the discussion. now thrust upon Us, .
rec people have risen throughout our eoun
uy, determined, hy the power vested u
them ut the bsllot-box. to sweep from gu
,hori,y the base politicians who have so IN
,ertered with the plighted faith OF the found
ere OF oar Union.
Our STANDARD. bearer, John Z. Fremont
aside from HE sentiu enrs in regard to IN
non-extension Of slavery is otherwise pre-
eminenty qualified above James Buehana
to be The chief magistrate Of this country
Mr.. Fremont knows our country weiii D
. has periied life, combstted urparsiiele
hardships and suffered to the extent OF M
man endurance in becoming scqssinie
with his country. The result of his perso
n.l researches, his faithful portraiture Q
the millions upon millions of scres of unde
yeloped country in the West, has been tn
| stimulus TO hordss of immigrants who arr
pouring Westward, guided By bis genius, t.
| peaceful homes Generations yet unborn
sill revere with exulting pride the memor,
Of the gallant pioneer Of the agrieultars
sea they inhsbit.
| Mr.. Fremont's power vail be used IN de-
seloping the mighty country Se nov pos
sess. the garden spo, OF which has barely
been encroaehed upon BY civilization. Mr
BaeAanau's pcliey weuld be % grasp nor
| Territory, until factions and dissensioh
would inevitably arise and tear the Unio
ssunder. Far better that we should tur
our attention 10 the improvement Of OF
: own co1n,ry, with The yet uRdeyeloPe
!! homes for millions, than 10 impede our trt
/ progress by unproductise expansion. WI
!. Fremont as President the mighty We
& win soon reyesl to iffssasionished eyes
J the world prosperity unparalleled; TO sur
q result, the power Of the nation should
| directed Fremont knows from person.
obsers alton the resources Of our counts
vet wing unsroductiye; thar portion whic
with bis genius aud power, viii soon ARA
nseII as bright considerations IN cur confe
! er.cy and sd lustre 10 our renown ihroug
out the y GRID as being 1.-THE land Of the fri
and home OF the brave" X