The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-06-03
fHR AUTHORIZATION, AT HOME AND
ABROAD,

ABROAD.
In answer to an application addressed to
him by a Boston firm in relation to the
SQUAD dues, Mr.. Marcy replied to the Ell.
feet that the treaty with Denmark, though
positively abrogated, remains in force for
The present, BY tacit consent from both
side, and that American ship-mssters are
advised to pay the toll "under protest
shsreby reserying their rights in the mat |
Ter.
This 10 on par with all the other acts
Of the present Administration in regard TO
our fsrsien relations. It talks big AT the
conmeasement OF question. 1t puts
forth i've ultima,uas with every sdornment
! Of diplomatic pomposi,y, bat when the ques-
ton approaches a cor clusion, ii retreat.
from all a. former pretensions and demands,
eth = snickness that ia as impoli,ic az il 10
aadignifed. II the disgrace and injur.
ousaess resulting from such course Of
proceeding. affected only the Administers.
ticn and its advisers, il would be matter
Of comparative Indifference. But, unfortn-
nately, the acts of its accredited rulers i'm
Piicate the entire country. and are calcula-
Ted to affect deleteriously all our transsc.
! tions with foreign nations. Every body m.
derstood that the peremptors notice which
the Administration gave to Denmark
meant, ~ far az the words had any mean
ine. that a. soon as the treaty then existing
expired, American ships would pay no more
eoli for navigating the Sound. But when
the time arrived for executing that declara.
ZION, insissd VI the Administration acting up
: 10 sts word, II gives % only another miser.
able illustration Of the "f.ty-ieur forty or
fight" 1t is thus that Loeofoco ADMINISTERS.
tons continually disgrace the country by
talking like a bully and acting Ike q COW.
ard. They manage TO keep up continual
rnmors of wars, and 10 keep the people o.
the country in state o. suspense and IN
easy expectation, but il is only upon Ind
ans. or when allied with fiibusters that they
wage sny actual war.
1t only in relation TO the management
Of domestic affairs, that the present pros il,
very administration cen afford TO exhibit sny
frmness. At the dietation of its southern
masters, il can dare TO persist in ve,oine
every bill which Congress may pass for the
Improvement Of our lakes aud rivers, ans
for the consequent protection and advan
tage OF the commerce OF the richest ane
most important portion Of the country In
obedience to the same influence, it can dare
to use the power Of the federal government,
for the purpose Of. crushing cut" freedom
in neighboring territory, and OF depriving
the free people Of Kansas Of the rights oil
"life, liberty and the pursuit Of happiness -
Obeying the same power, it can dare 10
support every flpusteriRg movement which
has for its object the further agsrandize.
msnt and Strengthening Of the slave power
All these things it can dare 10 do al the die.
tation of its political creators, and in def.
ance Of the sentiments and SURFACES of an
overwhelming majority of the people of The
Free States.
Such is the kind Of firmness which i.
displayed by the administration OF Frank.
lin Pierce. Continually provoking quar-
rels with one or smother Of The European
powers, and continually retresting from
them with indecent haste, whenever the
time for hns action may have arrived
There was a time in this country when the
cry that thrilled through the hearts of all
was,-"liberiy or death" AT another pc
riod the waichword was, millions for de.
fence, but not cent for tribute" But the
present administration has changed all that,
and the railying cry Of it and its supporters
is.-"every thing for slavery" And they
have the effrontery to insult the understand.
ings Of the people By calling that semocra-
cy. We rejoice, however, it is every day
becoming more manifest that the people
viii not be deladed by SO gross sn imposl-
ton. Ii has taken some time for many Of
them to discern clearly the true nature Of
the present contest, but having done so.
they have joined the republican party, which
is pursuing with unfal,ering and unhssha-
ting steps the path that leads to the re -es
adjustment Of republican principles.
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