The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-12-09
THE DAILY GAZETTE.
anp eepIJBLICAN ASSOCIATION
Of Of WASHINGTON TO THE RE.
punIICANsoF THE UNITED
= ~ STATES.

OF WASnlNb Wv
puBLIcANs OF THE UNITED
'-' STATES.
The Presidential contest is over,
.n1 a. last we have some materials to
anable a us to form a judgment OF the
results. ,
Seldom have two parties emerged
f,om conflict, with less ofjoy in the
T;ctoriesimore ofhope in the yanquish'
"A The Pro slavery party has elect
al IL Presidential candidate, only,
however, by the votes of the minority,
and that, Of such character as to
stamp the victory as the offspring of
.ectionalism and temporary causes. -
The Republicans. however, able to
present clearly to the public the real
is,ue Of the Canvass-Slayery Res
tr;stion or Slavery Extension---haye
carried the People with them by un-
precedented majorities; almost break
inc up in some States the oreaniza-
ti6D Of their adversaries. A sudden
Gathering together ofthe people alarm
ID NJ the inroads OF the Slave Power,
rather than a well organized Party
with but a few months to attend to the
complicated details of party warfare,
Distracted by Secret Order, which
had pre-occupied the field, and OBJ.
tanned a strong hold Of the national
and religious prejudices, OF the mass
es. opposed TO an old party, commen-
d cling the canvass with the united sup.
4 port Of powerful section, hardened
\ by long party drill, accustomed to
4 victory and welding the whole power
q Of the Federal Administration
4 party which only four years ago car
RED all but four of the States, and
majority of the popular yote-still, un-
der all these adverse circumstances,
they have triumphed in eleven If not
twelve ofthe Free States, pre-eminent
for enterprise and general intelligence,
and containing one half Of the white
population OF the country given to
their Presidential candidate nearly
three times as many electoral votes as
we're cast by the Wing party in 1882
and this day control the Government
Il fourteen of the most powerful States
u the Union.
Well NAV our adversaries tremble
in the hour of their victory. "The
Democratic and Black Republican
parties" they say, "are nearly balanc-
ed in regard to power" The former
was victorious in the recent struggle,
but success was hardly won with the
aid of important accidental advanta-
yes. The latter has abated nothing
fits zeal, and has suffered no pause
in its preparations for another battle.
With such numeral force, such zeal,
Intelligence, and harmony in counsel
with 30 many great States, and more
| than a million voters rallied to thei,
standard BY the efforts ofa few months
why may not the Republicans conf
4 IDENTIFY expect victory in the next con-
'estt
The necessity for their organization
till exists in all its force. Mr.. Bu-
chanan has always proved true to the
demands of his party, He fully ac-
cepted the Cincinnati platform, and
pledged himself to its policy Of Fill
clustering abroad and slave propagand-
ism at home. Policy, and what is
there in his character, his antecedents,
the nature of his northern support, to
authorize the expectation that he will
disregard their willl Nothing will be
50 likely to restrain him, and counter
act their extreme measures, as Wig
orons and growing Republican Organ
zatIoa, as nothing would be more
necessary to osave the cause of fFreedom
and the Union, should he, as we have
every reason to believe, continue the
FRO Slavery policy Of the present in
cnmbent. Let US beware of folding
our arms and waiting to see what he
will do, We know the ambition, the
necessities, the schemes of the Slave
Power. Its policy OF extension and
atggrandizement and universal empire,
Is the law Of its being, not an accident
is settled, not fluctuating-
On open, moderate or extreme, accord
ing to circumstances, it never changes
lnspirit oraim With Mr.. Buchanan,
the elect OF party controlled by this
r,oIicy, administering the Government
iae safety Of the country and Of Free
institutions must rest in the organiza.
uon OF the Republican Party,
What then, is the duty before usi--
Organization, vigilance, action, action
On the Rostrum, through the press, al
'he baliot box, in State, County, City,
and town elections, everywhere, at
Ill times, in every election, making
hepubiicanism, orloyalty tothe policy
and principles it advocates, the sole
political test. No primary or munici.
Pat election should be suffered to go |
by default The Party that would |
succeed Nationally, must triumph in
Inc States land triumph in State elec
lions, must be prepared by municipal
success.
Next to retaining power in the
1tates already under their control, let |
The Republicans devote themselves to
inc work Of disseminating their prin-
aP!es and initiating the true course OF
political action in the States which
,D1 nave decided the election against them.
inis time We failed forreasons, nearly
oil OF which may be removed by pro
per effort. Many thousand honest,
out not well informed voters, who sup
ported Mr.. Buchanan under the de.
nsive impression that he would favor
me cause Of Free Kansas, will soon
loaFn their mistake, and be anxious to
correct it, The tinid policy Of the
republicans in New Jersey, Pennsyl-
Yahla and Indiana, in postponing their
Independent action, and temporizing