The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-08-20


= political discussion IVES had at Rock
island on Friday evening hast between J.
J. beareslsy, Esq, Republican ofsha, city,
anaG. 8. g. Dow, Esq, Bschanisr Of Dav-
export. We give the following sepor, Of
the matter from the Advxsisey.-
"Mr. Beardsley occupied his time in ad-
verting to the principles Of the Declaration
of Independence and the Copstitutions and
the practices OF those who framed them, a.
explanatory OF the policy of the govern
ment. He proved conclusively that the lib
erty OF s2sea under its constitutional iuris.
diction was the rule and the slavery Of ant
was a sectional or local exception. To sup
port HE position he adverted 70 the ord.
nance OF list framed by Thomas Jefferson
which made the Northwest Territories
comprising the States Of Ohio, Indiana, II
iinois, Wisconsin and Michigan, free States
lie also adserted to the practices and doc
trines OF the Democratic party previous Il
the year lSAs, when cass wrote his Nichol
son letter, clearly proving that that party
down to that time. always maintained ths
principle that Congress had power ana
should exercise it, to prevent the extension
OF slavery. We cannot attempt TO DO JUS
ice 10 his speech, in fact, In this short re-
port, but this was its general outline,
| when Mr.. Besrdey's time EXPIRED a.
Dow, OF Davenport, arose and proceedea
60 boldly deny the positions OF MI
Besrdsley. He declared tina, the ordinance
Of 1857 was myth and that slavery was
EXCLUDED iron the Northwest Territory BY
/ iced Of cession from Virginia when she
cave up this Territory to the United States
land declared that in no other way was OF
could slavery have been legally excluded
from said Territory. Mr.. Dow then went on
10 reprebate the Northern States for them
selves being at one time slave States anc
dealing in slaves, declaring that the New
England States we're enriched by the traffic
This he condemned, but at the same time
adduced it as an argument why slavery
should now be extended! He declared that
| Illinois came into the Union as q slave
State and declared that any State had .
RICH, TO introduce slavery into its borders i
| il wanted to- He said that the Declaration
OF Independence when it said shat all mel
were created equal and endowed by theil
| Creator with certain nnahenable rights
did not mean all men but only the men Of
| the Caucasian race. therefore that our Con.
sutution did not guarantee the right OF trial
| by lary and the writ Of hSbsos corpus TO any
| bu, white inhabitants free from the taints Of
African bloei--in fact that no people haf
rights before the law except they were pure
~ white. He further declared that because
The North opposed the passage Of the MIS-
sour Compromise as q concession TO sia
very, and consequently wrong. II wa
right 10 repeal it. He didn't allude, how
ever, TO the circumstances OF the case which
changed the relation of right and wrons
between the yesrs 1870 and 1856. In
North in ls2o opposed the ComPromise be
cause il gave Arkansas and Louisiana Il
elsyery. But when the Compromise wal
passed the North sequiesced. Nov that IN,
South hsd go, all its share Of the bargain
when il was wrong that il should have ha
any bargain at all. II was right for the Soutl
TO violate the bargain and come in and TAX
the little pittsnce the North had out of tn
contract, away from il. Truly this is won
derful logic. Mr.. Dow concluded By lead
ing a lct OF sale extracts purpcrting TO b
the language of leaders Of the Republican
party, one third Of which at least was false
never having been uttered BY the parties II
whom they were attributed, the other thr'
CARRIED and misrepresenied and the las
third the language Of men, who never be
longed TO the Republican party, but repudl
ate il as bitterly as the BUCCANEERS them
selves. His speech Throughout, was reg
ular tissue OF gross contradictions Of to
| established history Of the country, reEularl
coined slang fabricauous got up By the low
esi authorities IN bis party, and sheer falls
hoation Of the principles upon which Gu
government Is based.
"When he concluded Mr.. Besrdsley 90
up aud showed has authority for the ord
nance Of 81 in The revised statutes OF lid
uois and showed further that there va
nothing like a slavery prohibition Ia tn
deed OF eession from Virginia, and clesrl
proved up by the record all his former posi
tons. We have copy Of the deed Of ces
sion from Virginia, Of the Northwest TER
tory to the United States, which any on
can call and examine They will then fin
that Mr.. BOWS statement was erroneous
every particular"