The Davenport daily gazette., 1856-10-27
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IRON ihe n. Y. Trieane, Oct. &C..
fAs Past Aad The Present. in PsnHsylvaata.
On the nth Of June last the Republican
State Convention Of Pennsylvsnis net al
Philadelphia. Il had been postponed TO the
latest moment, for the National Convention.
to which II was to appoint delegates, was
to assemble there on that very day, II was
BY no means an imposing body. Though
Philadelphia could count many distinguish
ed citizens who deaired the overthrow OF the
Border.Rudssn policy, which was ,hresten.
ing the county with inextricable ruin and
disgrace. but one Of them ell. Mr.. Henry c.
Carey, had the manly courage and patriot
len TO iascriSe his name upon the llst of
the Cow ention. The ides II rrr.inr Penn.
sylsania out of her hereditary siagnation
and stupidity, and defeating Dir. Buchanan
in his cwa State, ith all the organisation
OF the federal ofhce-hoiders, and oil the re
sources of the leading bankers and cotton
merchants OF the country at his service,
seemed hopeless; and, accordingly, the
State Convention met aud performed It's du.
ties under the most discoursSing auspices,
II seemed q foreeoae conclusion. Defeat
| appeared 10 be painted oil over the banner,
Of freedom, and the Brookses, Atchisons
Jef. Dsvises, Douglasss-sll the traitorous
| and blood. stained champions of the bludseor
and the bovie-kaits--exulied over the pros
pective Endorsement Of their crimes BY the
American people. and the eternal control o.
the Government which they tondly iaactse
90 es secured 10 them and theirs.
But they were soon shaken from thel
confidence. The gloom resting upon the
Republican cause was lifted by the setting
up Of the Philadelphia plstiorm-the moe
admirable body OF political doctrine putfortf
BY any party In Amefies since the Declare
ZION Of ndependence--ey the noininatior
OF Fremont and the noble attitude he assu
med in accepting the responsibilities Of Q
endidate. The canvass in Pennsylvania
was entered upon aud conducted at mos
serious disadvantage. And yet, lie spite o
all obstacles, such vitality was there IN the
cause, such sericus prestige in its eandi
date, and such Inspiration in the orators and
distributors OF tracts, who throughout the
State undertook TO address and instruct the
people, that. from the feeble beginning o
June, on the fret OF October the Repubi
can party wss the undoubted master Of th'
State. Mr. Buchanan, Mr. Forney, and al
the Border Rufisn leaders were in despair
until at last, extracting from the banker
and cotton men of this city the means ofuR
exsmpIed fraud and bribery on scale with
out precedent n the annals Of political cor
Eruption, they we're enabled barely to regsir
shadow Of their lost power and to carry
the State BY the ANAL majority OF five thou
sand vo,ee opt of some four hundred thou
sand.
Such are the pslpable. undenisble facts
Of the case. II is true, they come to US with
sll the bitterness Of a disappointment, which
derives an added poignaney from the con-
sciousness that the liberties and the honor
Of our country ere Ct STAKE in the contest
and ths, her future prosperity or shameful
downfall may date from ii. issue. But yet
when ,hess facts are calmly viewed. they
are pregnant with encouragement and not
with dependency. If under such elreum.
stances, and at State election merely, We
have thus driven the party OF slavery exIen-
sion, violence and snsrehy, into straits 90
desperate and so nearly fatal, il Is surely
nothing impossible to consummate the total
overthrow of that party st the election OF
November. Toe Republicans Of Pennsyl-
vsnia are now relieved OF all alliance with
/
week beusyed tAem for price. That class
Of people now have special electoral ticket
OF their own, every vote gwen for which lie
20 much drawn from the strength which
Buchanan has now exhibited. Harrison
was beaten In October, lS40, by nearly
1000, and yet carried the State in Noyem-
ses; and Taylor, ia lsSs, gained 1900
votes upon condition OF things quite as dis
coursginS. II is only necessary 10 give
similar gaios 10 Fremont in order to secure
for him the electoral vote OF the State. Ii
this impossiblel Let the contrast between
he position OF the Republican party in
Iune and In October, afford the answer
Peansyivania may yet be secured 10 Free.
dom. With energy, industry aud fidelity
everything may be saved. Republicans .
Pennsylvania! the freemen OF the country
nav, the frieuds Of civilization sll over ths
Sorld, look to you to do you, duty!