Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1856-12-12
.'Dcnsscsacy ,"s slavery Enten.iesn

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Not until the death Of the old Whil
party, and the formation Of the Adolf
ton Republican party, did VIC read any
charges against the Democracy, Of IA
,oring the extension Of Slavery, except
such as appeared in the Journals repre-
,rnting VIM. Llovl Garrison abolition
ism, an aboiitionism totally ignoring
| the c ieicucc Of u Federal tonstllui or
Of State Sovereignty, and Of reserve
RIGHTS. aud now. the Black Isepuhsi-
| can party, having stolen tier thundcr
and absorbed their party, take up and
continue the advocacy of the same trca
sonablc sentiments -adroitlv disguised
il is true, hut essentially and entirely
the same in principle and dcsign-and
charge upon us the cpiihct Of Pro
Slavery, when the craven hearted scdi-
tionists know that the principle Of self
government. a. enumerated in the Ne
braska Bill involves no such sentiment
and commits the Democratic parry 10
no such measure. The Davenport, Ga
zcttt tho weakest of the journals 81
treason has leader in its issue OF the
! l,l,, rcitcrating the same stale calum
ny, and by the siilmai attempt at rcas-
oninp, trics to sustain the charge, hy
show ing ,ha' y, democrats of the 10
wa Leg lat re refused to.yotc for the
Resolution ot Mr. Cloud instrnc, 10
ous Representatives in Congress to OPP
pose ,hc admission of kansas as Il
Save State; when tho Gazcttc, iliotic
rs j, ems - appear, knows that The
p,;ucirc> of The Kansas Hill. upon
which ,hc "rutlli battle was fought in
Nuycmh,r. is ia i;nnr Of permitting
Kansas e. come INTO the nion "witll
al without slavery, rs it. citizens may
'l,lonninc. This, gasls the Gazette,
/ conclusive proof that the Democra-
cy are pro-slavcry Such scniity cx-
cites pity, and such hnporricy demand
sr"rn AMI contcmp'
\ journal that wilfully faIsific~ f,rt
i INV rthy the public confidence. Il
party contest canno! hc carried on, in
an honorable manner, without the NJ
acssity Of such shabby pervcraions, il
existence i, nuisance, in a fac gov
eminent.
1t may be that the Gazette rrcsuincs
upon the ignorance on .r'lililty Of its
readers, and hopes in that manner, t.
draw oil from the ranks of the Dcmoc-
racy, those who are advocates Of Squat
ter Sovereignty. but are unwilling t.
aid in extending Slavery bv legislative
encouragement. BIT il will fail in thi,
attempt at deception. Voters are not
orce" enough Ia say. that the permits
StoD Ia Territorial settlers, to lcciln iol
themselves, Is cacoopaging them Ia cs-
tablish Slavery. Men often obuSc rights
Of which the Legislature cannot cous,i.
tu,onalIy deprive them: but shall W,
say, that because of the obnye. the,
shall be deprived of their right: Con
grcss cannot compel OF forbid the eX
ercise Of rights, where il has no consti
tnti"na' power.
! hat IS Democratic doctrine 1T is
sound and constitutional. No othcl
could he adopted with safety. Tn,
Democratic patty 90 not ride rough
shod over the constitutions, TO attain Il
Il, Sirallc end. II has not been so IN
structcl l., the Fathers of the Rcpnl.
lie. Bni Ah,iiiiomism sees no check.
noharIicr against absolute congrcssion-
al power. While il is desirable. aud
all men inhabilin@ free States desire
H. AZ Eauea. W III t.cnp,n n fron Ntotc
AMI that her people, in the exercise oi
the right Of scli,coycrnment, will adopt
nee institutions, we cannot constilE-
tlonally and riehtfully resist her all
mission into the Mon as Slave State.
If she should unwisely apply ms sncl
That is Democratic, without being Pro
Slavery. Can the Gazette now under
stand.