The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-12-16


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The Deaerat Il lsst bsgias to sa1eTstssd
We, snl il SCENE to thiak We understand u.
TAss aar. very god. Il treated ~ Jester
day aernias % IN even column, in which
lie sesereble editor did not bestow upon
the Gssstsa single rsy ofths Sunshine Of his
psty, sor The sliehtest sprinkling Of his
"scorn and contempt" Ths is an improve
nseat, and We are not sure but THAT ~e saail
uilimaseiy affect such reorganization Of
the nsatal and moral structure Of our aged
peirhbor, a. to make him pride to his
tr,eads and OF SOME use to the common
wealth. Its true he regards our article OF
Saturday ~ the ''slliiest nonsense," but then
be dsvoses column 10 il. which rather lie
iustrates that the "siliiest nonse nse' some
simes sagrosses the marked attention OF
Respectable old age. We truly, hope how
ever, our venerable iricLd has not arrived al
tina, age, when second childhood mambeis
and frels ever the "alli,si nonsense" CIV
lag il al tue Importance OF that which
occupies the attention aud iesrs Of ripe
manhood.
Nsw re are far from regarding any o.
our ancient neghbors labored articles -
he sssilaest NONSENSE" aud il we did 90 50
- many others doubtless think them' se
have great deal to much cour.esy 10 pub
hciy say snything 90 griesous. Nothing
prodsced = tin 20 much labor. and w.th such
wesr asd tear vi con.cieuce. ought - DC
ciss.ed amoug ally Lonse..s--ior. II We
can sRertasn no respect TOT the afucies
themsclves, % the motives hich originated
tuem, We Can Al least admire The stronS
horye-isbor Mhich procaccd them. Nor
shall we lie - imYohis - u alluoe 70 any
misunderstanding on hls psrs oi one Of our
srucies, ~ shabby, nay more, d.wnrigh,
Aishosesly." We would rather take the
fault to ourselves. q no, having written
plainly enough for the under standing OF
very commoa iuleilect, or thlnk our neighbor
aoes ~, possess evea such an intellect.
than to scense him Of downright dishonss-
y in not understanding Us. But in the
Dmerss's article headed sPearls before
ssine." the oay or principal pearl which is
oGersd TO the svinish community. is tia, the
Democracy are opposed 70 slavery and
slavery extension. We are glad to hear
Ills. Iodesd We are not sure bat our ven
eeabls neighbor 10 IN ou,-and out sbotitson-
-. He has declared that # Congress. Of
cssrss . Democratic Congress. had the
power, il wsaid sbolish slavery in the Uni-
ssd 8 a,es. He 10 new declaring. and abu-
sing - for dosbting. that the Democratic
party has been all the time an anti.slavery
psrty-just q much % ~ the Republican
party. II this be 60. then there are one OF
tvo singular facts presented. Fret. tina,
The people of The whole Union pretty much.
should have labored under such miscon-
ception OF the position Of the so-calied DEM
ocrssic party on the slavery question; Tor
the people south gave this party warm
support las, election, and on no other
ground than the conceived pro-slavery
position OF the Democracy, while
The people Of the North, With the exception
Of fouf states, opposed the Democratic par
~ for til. same reason. Secondly-the pol
icyOf the Democratic party, has been the
last three years to ertend slavery, opposing
those opposed to the extension Of slavery
and aiding and fympathizing with those
who have been laboring to extend ihs
bonds Of slavery. They are the autho-s o.
the present slavery agitation, and in wilful'
" or from the worst Of motives creating
this agitation, and Afterwards assuming the
position they did, they csuseda new, lsu
party 70 spring up, 10 oppose the future ex
tension OF slavery, and in this to oppose thu
Dsnocra,ic party. This single thing in il
self, 10 enough to establish the fact of TIT
p~o-slavery position Of the Democratic par
". Why the need Of the Republican par
y If il opponents were sgainst The iurihel
extension oil slavery
The party that broke down the Missouri
Conpromise, without the slightest signi6es-
ton from the people Of demand or desire
fer ssch action. but with the open object o.
secsring party strength in the South, ane
which thus sprung the mos, dangerous sla
very agitation upon the country the UnioI
ever shook beneath, and opened TO the ag
gres.ion OF slavery. territory which thu
south - eel a. the North had bound il
seifto regard as forever tree territory-,h'
party thsi did this, and then made the Kan
cas- Nebrsska Law cardinal principle il
iss crsed, j. p,o-.lavery party to the yer.
core. II isin vain that frightened Demo
cssn, their cheeks whitened BY the late ex
hibition OF the strength Of the anti-slayer,
extension feeling in the North. are now an
griIy denying hat their party il pro-slave
~ party. Their words are as nothing. Tn
Seeds Of their party are known to the pee
pie.
How has the Democratic party proved it
opposition TO slavery extension in the Kan
sss dil6ruities. Let il be judged BY i,s pol
icy thsre Did il sympa,hize with those 70
free state or with those for slave State
Answer Asf, thou most venerable Of a
neishbsrs. Which side did The Pierce Al
uinissration nost fsyorl And did not tn
Cincinaati Convention endorse the Admin
isusiion Of Pierce, and ell it's actsf yenl,
il seems 10 ~ that the man who can thro,
such .psarp' before swine, as the declsrs
ton hat the Democratic party is not th
pro-slssery party, has either most eonsum
mate impudence, or no, the real Information
Of respectable cosnfedsgin He certain
" can have no recollection of the name
10 which the Democratic party upheld borde
ru6iapism in all its scoundrelly acts, an
slapdesed and yiiii6ed the free state men 0
Kansas.
But q our neighbor is SO strongly oppos
ed 10 the extension OF slavery, we inyii
him to seat in the Republican tabernacle
He will then be sure Of afhlistlng with
party opposed to slavery extension. w
s.,ure him be is not certain of this in hi