The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-10-25
From the N. Y. Herald
The Reign Of Terror Free People
ANY LonRur Hnture In

one-half the American Union. In ell our |
Southern States, excepting little Delaware,
there is a. little OF Political liberty as inRus- |
STA: and mesner, and more sneaking. and
more remosseiess espionage over the liner
~ Of speech and the public press than in
any of the Italian provinces of Austr,s. In
der the auspices OF the Jacobin democracy |
this Invisible and lasless desroiisni o. the !
South has become as inexorahle aS tue saw |
age Commitiee of Public Safely oi'hat hor- !
r,ble first French Reveirt'ay, ard az blood |
thirsty ss Rohespierrc, harst aud ilsnton.
Such il the fierce snd shameless despotism
which reigns ever the South, snd such 10 the
goyafament 10 which the rotten Democracy
are lahorng TO subiue the North, under
threats OF disunion. a robbery OF the public
treasury and civil war.
This eyershadowins evil Of the day Is the
ripeBing trait Of ,hose seeds 81 corruption
and discord which were planted stW ASKING.
ton By this Pierce Administration. There
was in 1883 peace upon the slavery ques-
lton--Mr. Pierce was pledged 10 continue
this peace, and studiously 10 avoid anything
calculated 10 disturb it. But, false TO the
people. false to his pledges and fsithless to
has trust in every sy, he re-opened the box
OF EaHANfaf ahA hN"tSANN ttF EStuS VI hiE
chief breadest over the land. Tie sold him.
sell and the peace Of the country, his party.
his character, his conscience, his body and
soul, fer that psltry mesa OF p9ttage--the
support Of the Niger driving leaders of the
Democratic party ct the Cincinnati Conyeu-
ton. But they had sucked him DRY like an
grange, and they cast the empty shell away.
! They sought another man, equally reliable
as an instrument, but better calculated Tor
their purposes of public deception in the
North We see, however, that so far from
there beisg any abatement in the Southern
Democratic policy OF terrorism and sullih-
| cation with the nomination Of Mr. Buchsn-
| an, his name, MS influence, his pledges and
bis authority have all been used TO sink the
| constitution in Kansas, at Washington, and
| in fourteen States of the Union, and 10
| threaten US with disunion and an armed in
sasion il the rest do not submit.
/ For practical purposes OF their own--for
| Office. profit, spoils and plunder-Jeff Da-
Wis, the Democratic Mephistophiles at
| Washington, and Atchison, his right hand
man in Kansas. and poor Pierce, their sup
plant tool, set his policy OF ruffsn tyranny
10 motion, The results have disgraced the
country in the eyes Of the whole world
| Armed inysslons of rufisn mercsnsrles,
terrorism, bsilot-stnfhng, spurious Kansas
Legislatures and their bloody laws, have
been followed up by the dragoon's sabre,
the ruffan mnsket, pistol, bayonet, bowie
knife; by murder, scslping, robbery, and
other crimes too revolving to thiak Of, until
the plains of Kansas have been redeemed
With the blood Of lis unhappy settlers, and
blaekened with the ashes OF their houses
burned TO the ground
Next We see this contsgion OF terrorism
breaking out al Washington--in fights and
rows, and fearful homicldes, and in brutal
violence, even within the sanctuary Of the
American Senate chamber, and next We
fnd the whole South under rigid blockade
OF Democratic spies and informers, 10 cross
which passport is SIS necessary 10 New
Yorker and Pennsyl as at the Austri-
an frontier. Anywhere beyond Delaware
it is only necessary for some hireling Deme-
cratic vsgabond 10 get up the hue aud cry OF
"abolitionist" against any northern stranger,
10 put him in peril Of bis life. South Of
Mason and Dixon's, in fact, this country
IS under desPotism worse than that Of
| Austria, because il ia lswless, invisible
and irresponsible despotism. II is, how
ever. s complete dsspotism Of ruthan
democratic reign Of terTo-. There is no such
thing ss free pres. in the South, except
here asd there straggi-r close to the
Northern border; there Is no such thing as
| fee speech, except here and there on the
part 81 man whose position influence and
family ssaocisrions--hr Bolts for example
render it dangerous to disturb him.
Tie latest case Of heroic defiance agsins,
this spons.ole and lawles@ des potism. is
that OF Professor Hedrick, Of the University
Il North Caro- ina. He bravely declares for
| Fremont, aud casts bis life and his fears TO
the winds. He was threatened with instant
/ expulsion. We have ret heard his fste; but
we have no doubt that he has been ostrsei-
sed and i now on his way TO the North
where the constitutional rights Of free
speech and freedom Of opinion are etiil the
living and supreme law OF the land, as the
fathers Of the republic ordained them. Thus
in yiolssion Of the constitution, and under
an memorable and suicidal policy Of despo
ism, our Southern Buchanan Democracy
are driving of, through disgsst or persecu.
ton, the bone and sinew, the blood and
muscle Of the South, into the North; fol
shey are the best class of men in any com,
{ tLlhiAg WHO Will ever l4iliI Falpel IN "a u
tGmely surrender their constitutional ana
in.lienable rights.
Such are the bitter fruits Of this wretchec
Pierce Administration and the demoralizet
Democratic party, reduced to the whip and
spur OF Niger driving disorganizers and dis
unionists OF the South. Is this state 0
things any longer to be enduredl Will tbs
people Of the North-~still free, still living
up TO the free gifts Of the Constitution, fFsF
speech free press, and the right OF ths
people pesceaoly 10 assemble IN the discus
sion of public sffairs-will this free people
d the free North thus consent TO vote tn EN-
selves under Southern Niger driving des
yotism scarcely less humiliating to free
born white man than African slavery itself
We say this in all seriousness; for when
free born white man can consent to have
bis pen and voice under the control of
censorship like that OF the rufhan Seutaerr
Democracy, and can cry "hurrah" for tn
! party which thus ties him up in bondage
be is ready to mount the block, and be col
{; auction like Niger.