Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1856-07-16

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These are the fearful words uttered
by al the Black Republican stump or
atom, and they were repeated = the
Court House on Monday evening, BY
OConnes. There is = deep and terri
bic meaning in the studied use Of those
alarming words, and they are meant
TO shadow forth Whist our enemies are
seeking TO accomplish, end what they
declare they win accomplish unless
they are succcasfal in electing their
candidates in the November election.
They are not idle words idly used.
but the expression Of that disunion
sentiment now sifs in the North, tend
ing to ono Of the most ssupesdous
crimes against Human Liberty, ever
enacted since Liberty had IN existence
among mon.
That the Fremont party are enemie'
Of our Republic, u not only demon
strable, but with the horrible confess
ion Of their unblushing impudence and
reckless avowal Of treason, . few Of
those who arc candidates deny what
the party who nominated him glory in
proslaiming.
Petitions fOr . dissolution Of the
Union are now being circulated for
signatures oil over the Northern
States. Those petitions read ~ fol-
lows:
[R The person to whom this petition
10 Transmitted 10 earnestly requested TO cir
culase il for signatures OF the men and wo-
men Of his town, end see that il il speedily
seat to either Senators Wilson, Hale, Wade,
Seward and pessenden, OF 10 MesNs. Gid
dings, Burlineams, Collamer, Campbell, Or
any other suitable Representative a Wash
inglon.l
TO 1ux sEMArs AND nouss OF Aevnxssx-
TATIvEs o. THH vnlrRD sIATSs.
The vndsrsigasd e;sissns and iahab-
ifants cftAs &sss ef respectfully
submit 10 Congress.
Ina, -, in The nature Al things, sntsso.
I stGa, principles, in.erests, pursuits, and
IN sstns;"re e--, ,r-er mite
That an experience o. more than three
score years having demonstrated that there
Gao be no lsG union between the North
and South. but, on the contrary, ever in
creasine allsns'ion and strife, 1T the immi
nemt hazard Of civil war, in consequence Of
their conflicting views, in relation to Free
dom end 6leyeryss ~
That the SoN,h, having declared il 10 he
not only her uight and pnsposs 70 eteSai1e
her slave system where il now exists, but
to extend itoveg I'll the Territories that nov
belong, Or nay hereafter b annexed to the
Republic, come what may; and having out
lawed fson her coil tAe snliss tree eoiored
population o. tie North, made il psrilons
Tor any Northern whi.e citizen to exercise
his constitutional right Of freedom OF
speech IN thai section.s q The country, shd
even in the National capital, and procl i'm
ed her hostility to all free Institutions Uni.
versally
We, therefore, believe that the time has
come for Z new arrangement Of elemen's
50 hostile, Of intescsts 20 irreeoncilable, Of
Institute 10 90 incongrucusj and We earn.
estiy rsquest Congress, at this present ses.-
ion, to take such initiatory measures for the
speedy. peaceful, and equitable dissolution
Of the existing Union - the exegencies Of
the case rsquirs-lsaving the South to de-
pend upon her ewn resources, aud 10 take
~ the responsibility, IN the maintenance
Of her slave system, and the North to or
gsnise indepen dent government in aeeord-
ance with her own ideas q justice and the
rights Of man.
Let good men pray that the ven
e~,nce Of Almighty wrath may sweep
these abominable traitors to Human Lib
ertv,rom OF theland. Letthe concen-
trated scorn Of patriots burn and blister
the reputation Of those vipe,, and oil
who love this noble Republic, illuminate
the anathemas Of condemnation 4
gainst this accommodating brood Of pi-
ratical fillibustess, who in warning =
gainst the Union, ars wazsing againsG
Liberty and the happiness Of . world.
God Of Heaven! Has i come 70
this in . land where every Joy i in
tensi6ed BY tho most salargsd freedom,
where al that the human soul i amh-
tious Of attaining. compatible with he
rights d slhssA i abundant and easy,
that Apolloyn he's % many q his in
snalspisaas resming ahsoad bsbaach-
ing patriotism, ana stirring up sedi-
I WoaA b Heaven i we've permitted
for the soulhof the Ba&hsss ef The Rev
olution 70 revisit this Easth, Inst they
might ssbakA aed II possible eztin-
guiah ths hsllish spirit which is kind