Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1856-09-17

AMERICAN PRESIDENTIAL RLEC-
TON. go
IL 10 curious 70 notice The altered tons
OF the public press Of THE Kingdom -
pospeeS 20 Mr.. Buchanan. When that
esntlsosn was ss Loadon - Enbeseador
and Minister Pisnipotsntisry from the
United States, be won goldss opinions
from oil ranks and parties, and vac one
Of tie NEST popular sspEs ssnsasisss Of
the Republic ever seat here. Nov, with.
in few short MONTE, ell that fair fame
- gones sad our neWspspsrs make the
name OF Buchanan stsnding dish for
ebloquy and reprosoh. How 10 this 2
Why, simply bseauss Mr. Bachsoso is an
honest man.
Let W now, in - lev words - possi.
bic, place this meter in % clear point
Of view that child may understand it.
When the articles Of Consideration
were entered into between The thirtsen D
American Provinces, m0ss of them were
eurssd BY slavery, ~ introduced there BY
Crest Britain. Not only what are now
the slsveholding States, but New York,
New Jsrssy, Delaware, and even Con-
n0ceiout retained ths lossieutien Of els.
very. The compact BY which these re-
VOTED provinces became United Stasss
under one Federal Government, necsss-
srily provided that the municipal and
local laws Of eseh provios or Stsse should
BE- upheld and supported by the eonfed-
Grated Governmsot. Most Of those 10.
cal CODES Ct that time upheld slavery,
bot number OF the States have sipoe
abolished the seeursed thing while 9th
ere retsin it. Nov it 10 not 10 the DOW
or Of the President Of the United States,
nor in the Federal Congress, to interfere
IN the least with the municipal laws Of
those States, which chose to keep sls-
very. Nay on the contrary. the Prssi-
dent ssd every member OF Congress ore
bound by . solemn oath to support the
Constitution Of the Federal Government.
which c onstitution provides that tho To-
csI laws OF each and every State shall
DO maintained.
President Pierce, the incumbent, and
Mr. Buchanan, the President in prospect,
ere cursed BY our public press, and CO.
oased OF adhesion to slavery. Now, in
point OF fact, both these gentlemen are
decidedly and dramatically opposed to
slavery in principle, and from associa-
ton and hsbitudes Of life, % vas Mr..
Daniel Webster, the great statesman Of
the North yet the whole Of these states
men, and every other honest mso in the
Union, feel bound by the Constitution to
see the local law upheld. 1t will be re-
membsred shat the Times and other Lon
don papers took Mr.. Webster severely in
had bot short time before bis death.
because that great statesman voted for
an cot to capture runaway slaves. Why,
bic ossh % Senator compelled him to
the vote, and hs wss too able lawyer
and too upright man not to feel bound
BY that oath.
But it will bs asked, Chow 10 it that
Mr. Fremont another candidate for the
Presidency, 10 enabled to bold forth pro.
fsssions pleasing to the Abolitionists,
and thus secure the Northern States ?"
We answer decidedly, that be 10 either
an ignorant or . dishonest man. II be
does not know the framework Of the
Government Of bis own country the par
amount laws Of the iand-the Conseitu-
ton which mskes the country the United
States, why, then, be must have the
FOOLS pardon; bui it, knowing this, be
holds out promises and false prstsnses,
which az President he can never per-
form, then the man 10 rogue and de-
serves no support from any one. II the
most zsalous Abolieionist 10 America
were elected President to day. he could
do no more nor less thsn eli the Presi-
,ients have done in the matter of slavery
that 10, to let each State manage i,s
own blscks in its own way, and sec that
the local laws Of each State are upheld
and enforced.
KANSAS NEWS
The steamer J. H. Lucas arrived yes.
terday from the Missouri river. The
news from Ksnsss 10 Of very little real
interest. A gentleman who was ct
Leavenworsh on Tuesday. ct midday
says that there 10 90 truth 10 tho report
of the capture Of Gen. Richardson, ct
Lawrence, BY Gen Lane. He wss in
Lawrence for two hours, examined the
AVAUuOosaou0s oOO SOOo tOU8 UuU JO0V0s
but be was not prisoner.
Rents train Of wagon. from New Next
co wa, moi molested. Mckinney was
captured. and this because the latter lived
in Westport. and was hostile TO the precee-
dings Of the insurgents in Kansas.
Gov. Gsary arrived at Lsavenworth on
Tuesday Last. He would Immediately pro-
coed to the execution Of his official du;ies.
Meanwhile, il is said that the men under
the commani Of Gen. Reid, to the number
OF between two and three hundred, would
be prepared 10 attack Lawrence to-day. -
We have little doubt, however, that Gov.
0eary, immediately upon his arrival. took
measures to prevent any such collision. =
There is a sufficient force under command
Of Gen. Smith-augmented by the arrival Of
troops from Fort Pierre = TO control all
the movements in the Territory st Louis
Republican, 18th ms:
Massachusetts, Democratic Nomins.