The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-11-04


when this speech was delivered,
.Bus the most signi6cant fact was The
spoearance of Jas. c. Bruce Of Halifax, in
the ranks Of Bolts and Davis, Mr.. Bruce
i not only one Of the most highly, educated
asd accomplished gentleman in Virgins
but he is, perhaps, the largest Stakeholder ~
the STATE"
We may yet live TO see the Aikehs -
well Is The Bruces Of the South esPousing
the side Of the Union and freedom The
n. Y. Tabernscle Kansas Aid Committee
report a contribution OF 500 from old Vir-
ginis for Free Kansas. What next F.
Whsre's Gov. Wisea Do the Postmssters
OF the Old Dominion keep watch of the
mails as they have been wont to do, or are
they too proving treschersus to slavery. A
CORES pondent of the N. Y. Express even
writes from Virginia that Fremont will re-
ceiye from seven to ten Thousand votes!--
Judge Thomson's charge that Republican
ism is treason to the Sovereign State OF Vir-
sinia can't be much feared among such a pso-
pie. The Petersburg I.seuiseacer even asks
lit is another symptom that the slavery
raid has not shattered all the wits in Vir.
eiaia as BADLY as poor Gov. Wise's, or, at
least, one OF returning re ason--in references
to The detes,able and munstrous tyranny in
culcated BY Judge Thomsoa:-
.sCan this m onstrous outrage 60 By unre-
buked and unpublished! Is every consider.
alton OF public liberty, personal rights and
private happiness to be merged in Presi
Dental election and the means Of carrying
III Far better posid It Be for Tie man Ere
mont to be e.ected b. reclamation, than III!
democratic doctrine Of Judge Thomson Should
prevail. Aye, more than that, far better that
this Union, blessed as il lie, should be sunder.
ed In pieces, and that the chance should be
lefs US of reconstructing Nth ito fragments
some other structure OF government favora,
BILE to freedom, then Judge George w,
Thofnson's opinions should prevail. We
therefore. cali upon good men everywhere,
on patriots and freemen. to rise up. and with
Us denounce this Gdious and tyrsBnicsl
charge to a Grand Jury oi one OF the courts
Of our State; and more than that, we call
on the Legislature OF our State TO impeach
Judge George w. Thomson fer the offence
OF attempting, in his Official capacity, 10 put
in practice in this State, one Of the mos, ty-
rannical and oppressive doctrines ever in
vented By the wit OF bad men, to crush LID
srty and murder it's advocates"
In other States the heaven il working. -
With all the tyrannicai power Of the Slave
OlRarchy to rePFess honest opinions, there
are some men who speak out. The South
10 on the way to the same state Of things u
Louis Napoleon has insuguraisd in France
in some sections has reached that blissfn
consummation Of despotism, but the free
men are net al silenced or slsin. We SET
il reported that two Of the Fillmore csndi
dates for electors in Louisiana, Peter Alex
aader and VIM. B. Lewis, have recently de.
elared in remarks made BY them at public
meetings, the former that if the election
were confined TO Buchanan and Fremont, he
srog5 no. vote for Buchanan: and tie lat.
Ter, tina, the interests Of the South would
be as effectually promoted by The election
of John C. Fremont as By that Of James
Buchanan. These opinions were given a
an American meeting, and il is asserted or
good authority, that the remarks OF the las
gentleman were loudly applaudsd
Elsewhere as well as in Virgipia Their,
tre outspoken journals that are determine,
- sustain their position, and can, and will
One Of them says: "Some of our warmes
supporters are actual shareholders al thit
moment, freedom OF speech being in thei
opinion more sacred, IS vel asa NOR,
valuable right thsn even their rights 10 thei
slaves"
They see the hopelessness OF bringing th,
American people to sustain party loade'
down " it'll such intolerable and destructive
doctrines ss those Of the Ostend Circula
and the Cincinnati Platform. The Nash
vile, Tenn, BanHer says:--in cur thirt
years editorial experience we can sit
truth say, we never knew the leaders an
organs Of any party IN as horrible fix a
are the leaders and organs Of the democrat
ic party at the present writing. Sinkin:
fast sinking, under the unbearable weight
| Of Dir. Buchanan, the way they squai
squirm, wriggle and twist, and catch I
sraSsis caution
The fact 10, the North has now been re,
olp6onized on the subject Of slavery exten
s:oa, and The South is TO take her turn mex
We should give up all hopes Of human i'm
psosement, and the advancement, Of civil
zstion, If we believed otherwise. All tn
gns indicate that the great struggle in re
spect to the vast wrongs and iniquities 0
the slave system, 10 now 10 be transferre
h fields where Slavery and Freedom are /
NEE, face TO tace, in open and direct cor
fiat. The SOalth has hsrse,f inaasaratd a
| change in Kansas. She cannot retire ifor
| il The friends Of Freedom are enliste
for Tie war. II we could think il possibl
that the young standard bearer Of Ere dor
could be defeated IN the present canvas.
W. should eth be confident that Ibis gres
sIugsie 10 10 60 forward til ell ths, is tru
and noble in the South is to be enlisted O
tie eide Of Republican Freedom, ss well a
all that s sincere and honest at the North
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Raep IL Bafoya sbe P.opI.