Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1856-12-15


lealing article in reply to ours OF u C
18th, in which the usual amount 'f
eLsG is 10 augmented as to render our
search for few kernels Of grain, en-
tircly fruitless. We gave the gentle
men of tho Gazette credit for little
more talent than they were justly e.
titled to, IL their editorial Of the 18Th
u ~ bc taken as standard.
The Gazette. for the forticth tline,
rartot-likc, repeated the lesson 1t learn
eL from Greeley, and called tho Great
National Democratic Party the FRO
Slavery party and among other things
said to sustain the charge, was tbs,
that the democrats Of our Legislature
refused to vote for resolutions oppos-
ing the admission Of Kansas as slave
State. We replied with reason and
argument, sound and conclusive 10 all
honest minds, showing the blank alb
surdify of sucl. n charge. To this the
Gazette replies in two-thirds Of col
umn Of the silIcst nonsense ever en-
p'oycd TO cover n retreat from bad
dilemma. 1t is utterly out Of our pow
CT to crawl ont Of such small holes rs
the editor Of the Gazette has SO often
Conc. Reckless charges arc made CT
Their from ignorance or worse motive
"a desire to dcccivc-and when diit-
en- to the wall, he commences q wrg-
ling that would DO credit TO n water
snake, and escapes through the slime
Lc deposits upon yoar hands.
We labor for the ocrpctuty Of on
present form Of government, and desire
to see it transmitted to posterity, M
impaired bv sectional hate or loc;, di-
vision. We strive 10 cultivate the
feeling that the aoAols Of ons country
is worthy Of Our patriotic love and de-
votion, and do not put the Union, and
all its g,orics, the Constitution, and all
Its wisdom, under the cloud of ono dc
feet, existing south Of Mason and DN-
ou's line. While We rcgct tic lcfcct
and would take all constitutional
means to remove it, We would not
seek to eradicate il, Ike the ignorant
qnack, by means Il at would ruin ,hc
body polite.
The Gazette's pretended misGndcr-
standing is shabby,nay mere, do~nriglt
dishonesty. We viii make tbs i,su,
in plain terms,
/. SO Far rs the Constitution WI
rermi, the Dcmocraliclarty IS Oppose
to Slavery,
Q. The Democratic patty has never
supported a measure which Was roj
clearly within the powers OF Corrr,s-
sional legislation.
,. The Nebraska Eil cuuacia.cs
RIGHT; that the people oi States aud
Territories are lnlcprnl1~, ii Jv:aes
&c legislation.
4. BY sustaining flat r..ht for t,,c
people Of 4 TERRITORY, We dono moro
than the Republican patty u :or t!,c
people Of a State.
8. Because the people Of Sl,,c a
Territory exercise The right Of sell.
crnmcnt, in establishing slavery, il
does not legally follow that those who
defend their constitutional right, ~.
prove Of their po!lry.
o. The Democratic party defend,
the right of Kansas to establish SLAYER,
but does not s;mc,ionthe ,3cicg cl sacl.
attempted Joiit.
7. The Democratic party viii al.uil
Kansas with or without slavery, be-
cause Congress has no, tie ,,op.r n
prohibit or abolish Siae,ry. ciNr, in a
State or TERRITORY, thcic.rorc the Dem
ocrats Of the Iowa Legislature could
not vc.c for Clouds Abolition rcsolu- .
tons.
6. All this does rot make the Den
ocratic party pro-slacry.
1t is true the Gazette car, and viii
continue the charge, but honest men
will scorn the accusation, unsupported
by facts. No simple resolution or AZ,
Of our patty ever sluin,cd at pro-slavc-
~.
We dv not hesitate at annexation of
territory or admission of States, simply
because within it the people have ador-
ted tic institution Of slavery. We be
lievc that the doctrine Of SclfGoyeru-
ment was haptiscd on Bunker I'LL
with the blood Of heroes, and that !,
should not be abridged except by the
consent Of the people.
The Constitution is laughed At and
the democratic party ridicuIcd by the
Gazette because we have such a revei-
cnce for that sacred instrument, but zee
know that human liberty depends upon
the preservation and strict observance
Of that Charter or Compact of union.
We know that the liberty and happi-