Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1856-10-09

Profession and Practice
The snti-slavery party now banded
together under the mutllated nay OF
the nation, bearing only lc stars, has
presented to the country one OF the
most contradictory records ever pre-
sented by any party. Professedly hos
tile to slavery III the States and Terri
tories, bitter aud acrimonious III their
denunciations Of the Fugitive Slave
law, and whining with hypocritical
voice over the wrongs done TO the poor
African, they have been guilty OF stul-
ttylng themselves, denying their own
svowed doctrines, and acting squarely
against the measures which they have
hitherto declared the fundamental and
cardinal principles Of their party or
ganization. In Congress, the House
Of Representatives WAS and Is comics
sedly Republican in majority, aud caa
pass any law through that body winch
they NAV desire. At the last session,
the Republican ma oriiy passed an at
for Kansas which legaiiled slavery III
that Territory until January l~,, 1858,
and which subjected children born OF
slave mothers 10 slapcrv tor lie. This
act was passed and sent to the Senate.
where the opposition OF the Democrat
ic malority caused II To tall still-boru.
lhls single act Of party protesting ITS
adherence II slavery, Is enough To
stamp the whole crew ~ hypocrites
and knaves, who shrek for freedom,
and at the same time pass IN net To le
galiae slavery III u territory whore it
does not exist.
But We have still stronger witness
against this bowling anti slavery party,
which alone cIushe- them To Earth,
and covers their leader with intain
The Who'll, country has been 'anvasscd
by ltinerant political refugee, and bro
ken do~f ,sq X from Kansas, d,noun-
eng the terrible code of black laws
adopted in tina, Territory. Well, In
order 10 yet nd If those law aud re
store Kansas To peace -notwithstand-
ing not a single one Of those bad laws
was ever sought lo be enforced MI.
Ioomb,, oI Georgia masnanimously
brought forward :, series 81 acts re-
peaiiGg the odIou. laws ot Kansas,
which were conres>edlv unexeeptiona-
bic, and OF which John l.. Hale, Of
n H., the rankest abolitionist in
the country, said But, sir, do no,
want to dwell on that subject, but to
speak few words la reference To this
bill, which has been introduced by the
Senator from Georgia take this oc-
caslon to say, that the bill, AS whole,
docs great credit 10 The mouaanim.tv.
10 the patriotism, ona 70 The sense 81
jasttce or The gentleman uho introduced
a. | inINk The BILL Is ALMOST yS-
ExCEpIIoNABLE.
Why then, let us ask, did the anti
slavery party Ia the House refuse to
pass this unexcep,ionablo bill when
sent to them from the Senate, and thus
put an end 10 the agitation going on
throughout the country, to the great
danger Of the peace and quic, OF the
States and the pcrpetuity oithc Union.
This question was answered by the
tslse-hearted leaders ef the Black Re
publican party through the columns Of
the detestable New York Tribune, con-
tossing that peace and order In Kan
sas would be the death-knell to all
their party schemes for electine FIRE.
mont. Agitation, outrages, and wilful
and deliberate lies were and are neces-
sary to the very existence Of this anti
slavery party, and hence their refusal
to repeal the bad laws of Kansas which |
are 80 bitterly denounced by them
Another inconsistency in the conduct
# this shameless party, d the net that
III their sympathy for tie negro 70 Of
'sn profssssd. has vaaisAsd like mist
md their Topeka constitution ahso-
usely hrhsds he ~ ssoss Aeu cen.
ag upon The seil Of lsss 1Aasas 10 an.
y liberty. What sosssaasaA what
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