Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1856-08-23

49, 10 mako doing . their poli,ical
capitsl, while thoussa0 avoid CONNER
ci3 ani Other :ssnssctioae With the |
NoVtA, beesese they ere Sswillsse 70
miarls with these whom shey oousides
essoics. 7nsse ,h,sss ere aggravated
Ten fold BY aooinasiaG csDdids,ss TO 10
sosssiped 90 sbs .vsWsd srouo1 q this
hostile feeling. i this sectional ticket
we're to succeed what woula be tho nat
oral consequence Elsssed % the
ground OF hatred end ho-tiI,,y 10 the
slave Ststes. TO csbinet officer or public
minister could 10 selected from . slave
State.
Wou'd Il long BE- esdsred. that one
half Of the Union should be denied :
representative in the administration q
bu~ussasd shreAAi Bat uhen Tho usin.
ciples Of exclusion 10 siopte,l, where
Will Il eada b casnas, With consisten-
cv, halls With these high fsnctionarics.
Thai bIsd partisan zeal 10 = hich il orig
inate6 most puNisb It 70 e1trenes. This
would forbid Tho appointment Of . col
lrcscr, postmaster, isasshal, district At
| torncy, or judge Of those States; for
hsw could they appsist those denounced
- privileged classes, tyrants &C.?
, They have ignored the whig party,
| and are in arms against ssa tsen0crats,
and, OF course, could appoint from moi.
sher. They would he driven to apr oint
the very men so v,liiied and demo sneed,
or scnd their sosihcrn supporters 10 al
minister the laws in tho soM b ern States.
The consequence 10 result from the cleo
,ion Of sn avowed sectional candidate
ought to DC seriously contemplated by
very friend Of our UnioH u, sho,ld
counsel not with his feelings or excited
partisans, bat with his own judgment,
'ihe sober second thought" and so act
% bost to secure union, harmony. snd
tic pcrpetui'y Of our constitutional
government. lilo should consider the
past and the present, and contemplate
thu future. Did those who shook of
British feftsrs aad achieve Independence
DO 90 for . sectional purpose? Did
shoSe wise aod philosophical Dstrio.
who framed Our glorious constitution
proceed Spon sectional grounds? So
far from it, its compromises demonstrate
that they buried al! such considerations
"iu order to form . rn0re per cst Onion
Establish justice, insure domestic tran
guilty. provide for the common defence
rromose ths welfare. AMI secure the
blessings Of liberty" to themselves am
their postcrity. This sectional fort j,
caIculatcjto iefeat instead ~ fns1re tn,
blessings thus cnuIncratc! in .Ae sonsi!.
tuition.
Its success woufl SAP the Foundation
OF our FREQ government, md our admired
national inst tutions would soop. crsmbi,
to the earth, its sbapelcss mass OF fright.
full ruins surrounded by wrctcheincs,
and despair. | implore nv readers L
reflect, t, judge, AMI act. hef"r" it is too
late, 40 as to avert these frichful nnt
appalling Consequences. Let the agita'
tors carry out what they have common
set an1ar now pressing, Nni the re-
4 suits have described are ss sare 60 fol
low az th darkness Of night follow. the
light Of dry. Disguise il as ycN viii
the real question is UNION =, DIS
! UNION.
! close with m extract from m al
dress OF the lamentcl patriot aci WISE
statesman, Silas Wright, delivered 10 hi,
ncighbors Of Canton, on the Fourth VI
july, lS.;l. the sentiments Of wh'"h W.T.,
then approved by every man Ao-lh hnl
5; SoA,th save u few avOwed atoll. uni :.
t.ff there DO those among Us VINO
mi,led by mistaken sympathy, or by .ni
den excitement, upon any snhl"ci, are
forgetting their obligations to the who.
country, TO the constitution and tn,
Union, let US use every effort Of $ersua
sion AMI example To waken them to q
sense Of tn ir dangerous crrcr. II those
who, for private interest, personal am
bi'ion, or momen airy political success.
are wiling to experiment upon the pub
ho ,rsssions, or to treat lightly thciI
fconsti, utioDal obligation, foment sec
tiousl jealousies, and rai-e ur coo.rarh
ical distinctions within the Union, Lei
the absence Of our countenance Aad sup
port ,copvince such thai the persona
/ qualification or public services Of any
living are not ohjects Of eutficinoi mag
nitude to be gained at the expense Of th,
harmony Of the country, the peace OF Oh,
Union, or a single letter in the. list Of
our consti' utional duties. If anon. u,
there be any, which heavsn forbid, wht
are prepared, for any earthly object, t
dishonor our confsdracy and destroy
that constitution which bind, - ioe eth'
or, let the fste OF an Arnold be theirs
and let the destination and scor0 Of CIV.
cry American be their constant compan.
ions, until, like Rim, they shall abandon
u country whose rich bIcssings they ar.
no longer worthy to enjoy"
ST. LAWRENCE.