Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1856-07-09

SlOUuay cNeu"b ASo' m
.eff|.r the Democratic candidate for
congress in this District, by appoint
merit. addressed the freemen Of Dsyen- ;,
,ort nj the Court House upon the pol I,
heal questions Of the day. Owing =
ome cause Timothy Davis, his oppos-
ng competitor was not there, and Mr.. !
.effler occupied the entire evening IN
making one Of the clearest, moat cog \
mt and unanswcraEls argpmentss've
peechos ever delivered in this city !.
lpon these great political questions.-
The large throng Of attentive listeners /,
nth up-turned faces seemed SPELL
POUND, - the dew Of truth fell upon
hem. from the mouth Of the speaker. ,
ike our own majestic Mississippi Xiv
= is .ssis s:.! ecwed from Mr.. Letter in
deep and rcs;stless currcnc,
the noise and roar of the cataract, OF
the bubbling Of the shallow brook. II
was a TELLIso speech. No effort WA
made to amuse or to excite, but to con
vince the understanding seemed TO be
the aim Of the speaker. lie examined
the history of American slavery from
,ts origin until now, and showed that
bat for the earnest and determined OPT
position to the African slave trade b.
Southern States, it would not havi
been abolished in 1908. That Massal
ehusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode lsll
and voted and labored to continue thu
the trade until 1918 or ten years long.
~, so that her shippers aud :serch'
ants might make fortunes by selling
negroes to the Southern States, and
Low those very three Abolition State,
are attempting to STEAL the descend
ants Of the negroes which they sold t.
the South. So long IA they could NOT
crafty their avarice by selling negroes,
they would indulge their avarice and
6naticism by stealing them.
Before the abolition war commcnc-
ID, an earnest and serious effort was
being made in the South for the grad
ual emancipation Of the slaves. But
abolition interference had served TO dry
up all the efforts Of emancipation and
strengthen the bonds Of slavery, in the
enactment Of laws TO countcract the
vile schemes Of Abolitionism. The
Abolition war has increased the slave
power until it has attained its present
enormous proportions. The South are
eonscious Of their State Sovereignty,
and their rights to hold slaves under
the Constitution Of the United States,
and instead Of yielding TO force and
fraud they seek new methods Of de-
Tending and guarding their institutions
against the Abolitionists.
They do not ask Congressional in
reference in extending their institu-
tion, they do not want slavery lcgis-
lated into territory, they only ask to
be let alone in State and Territory and
leave the North and the South in a |
perfect equality until new States are |
formed BY the people who arc citizens
ofthe Territories. Theprinciple is one
which is too just to be unpopular, too
republican to be odious, and is in fact
the Corner Stone Of the Republic.
The Democratic Party are charged
with being pro-slavery party and this |
vile calumny is repeated in the face Of
facts which ought to make our libellcrs
blush with shame. The democratic
party have always had the control of
the government of this State ever sincel
ito first organization as . territory andY
Who ever heard democrat in the lec-
stature, in conventions or even in
Town meetings suggest the prcpriety of
establishing slavery in this STATED The
hing is. absurd, and our traduccrs
know that we recarr;-.-' - -
great evil, but one over which the
Congress Of the United Ssatos and the ,
psopl6 Of the free States have no CEN ,
tNl T.
Look 1t Kan.s., eonvulssd % il 10 .
-. Iudians from Massachusetts, aud
.pt1ans from Missouri. The scenes d
hers enacted are the beginning Of the !
actual abolition war upon the South {
~ ! defiance Of law, order and gov !;
.fnment II the Territorial govern '
nent and laws are de6ed, then there :
: ~ law in Kansas, and II presents . q
lcld Of anarchy, which will widen un- h
u it includes the whole Union, unless '
The President puts down all forcible :
] ssistance to the law. q
We cannot do justice 10 this most !
admirable speech Of our candidate for $
Congress. He evinced an ability and 4
"resight uAich emiaently qualities i
aim for hoe6iag our Stats in the .
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