The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-06-19


ALFRED SANDERS, EDlsoR.
UasD1 xoAxaxssygxk 4, 1855.
TEE a~EsrEcrAsLE e~AHprpArx."
The ~subioined paragrapAs conclude q
article in the Boston Ataw on Ne. Buchsn.
an a. the respectable candidate" Of the
pro-slAvery party, Iii amusing to witness
WEI ~Assperaiasctsy 6iisustsring ioccfeco.
lem is nov claiming to BE- "respec,sbie;n-
the party which pallisses or approves Of
ssraer rslisnism in Kaness. murders and
sssanlts in Washington City, p~irahesl ex.
pediiions aesinst Cuba, Greytosn lombard
q and Ostend conferences. 10 aboo, TO
cry : new experiment on The patience and
credsiity Of the public, snd is preparing to
constr ain its attitudes and atteraaces to
those Of respec,sbiiily and pescefnlness
But II 10 hard 10 teach Al old dog new
tricks, and however the country may be ed
BED with the novel spectacle OF the DEM
e~cra.ie', party as al present. constituted, at
tempting 10 play a part with which is 50
Ittle acquainted, 'manifest destiny VIII
efec,uaily prevent 1t being successful IN
the new role. No possible prompuHe could
enable the managers Of The new msaaurfe
10 pronounce even the programme nterer.
y, and IL they persisi in carrying On de
unnatural performance, they will uadoust-
rdly be hissed even by their own par,isaes.
Brooke. Saunders, Soale, Rynders. aad tie
t'hoys and fre-esters generally, neither ua-
d. rstand nor relish any such respectable
proceedings a. are being prepared for Their
entertainment and approval, and they are
not likely to recant all their previous ex.
ploits and predictions, when. with 60 Iule
anticipation Of being thus called upon, they
are thss suddenly required to become re-
spectacle. Such = transformation is alto
gethes impossible. But, without further
preface. We quote the remsrts of The At-
lae:-
In all ils contests with the slave pow ef
the North has been continually cheated ly |
shams and illusions, it has constantly been !
running awsy from scsrecrows, falling |
down in hopeless terror before bugbesrs, or |
suferiag itself to be soo,hed into ~scauiss- |
cence by syren appeals to its fears or its |
cupidity. The game is now to tie tried
again. MI. Buchsnan's 'respectAbility' .
to be the psnsces Of our woes. An effort
will be s~tudiously made 10 convince the
voters of the North that in some way he
win quiet agitation; that some how be may
possibly prove q better friend OF the North
than Mr., Pierce; that be 10 sounder. than
Douglas upon the question Of the Missouri
Compromise; that this man, who has been
during his whole life the neres, tocl of par.
~, will, by the process Of election 10 the
Presidency, suddenly become firm, vigorous
and honest; hat one who was toied ly
annder and Soule into the disreputable
conference at Ostend, will show himself &c.
iuetion proof against the faseinations of
Douglas. This false impression oaphi TO
De 81 once dissiPsted. II ought 10 be un-
derstood at once, thai no more than Frank.
lin Pierce ID Mr.. Buchanan 8 man 10 resist
The demands of party. or the Establishments
Of the South. He has beer the mere crea.
lure OF circumstances for SIXTY wears: he
Will be the same creature TO the end
But the North, SO often betrayed and de.
laded, has an especial reason for distressing
Mr.. Buchanan. or ell Northern states
men, he hsS beer. the falsest upon this yery
question Of the Missouri Compromise,
which is now sgita,ins the nation. Thirty
seven years sgo,h he was one OF the warme.t
friends o. the measure, and, nnmindiul Of
those modern constitutional doctrines which
have since been manufactured, he protested
against the admission Of Missouri as o slave
Etste. 10 ie45, upon the admission OF
Texas, he again declared himself the friend
OF MISREPRESENTATION; and subsequently, he
argea the extension Of the line to the Pa.
eIhe. Now, 10 secure the Presidential nom
nation. be accepts Democratic doctrines
which have been manufactured for him d.
mig his absence; be talks, maybe ike, the
Isrgon which has just come into fashion
He does not reason; he gives US hardly the
semblance of an apology Tor his change OF
front; he accepts q creed In the construction
Of which he had no part. We would do no
man injustice; but We must declare our hon
est opinion, that q politician who takes no
and throws down opinions in this loose and
iscile way, will do anything, however mon
s,rous, at The demand OF party. or all men
in the United States, Mr.. Buchanan is the
last To be trusted in q crisis like THE
Other things being equal, he might prefer |
an honest course; but should the Demo |
cratic party demand the renewal Of the |
rlsye trade, or a war for the acquisition Of
Cuba, we believe that Mr.. Buchanan Ito |
state 1t a. mildly as possibie) would no,
interpose his personal objections to the
scheme.
The next Presidentisl election will be
the most importa NJ since the foundation OF
the government. Ii will be an election, in
which persons will be OF no consequence |
whstever in comparison with principles
In a moment Of mssness, the people of this |
country, believing in the honor and honesry !
Of Frsntiin Pierce, and the victim. OF .
panic parposely eostrived TO promote his |
election, confded the government, to tbs .
Democratic parry. with very little cor.
tence in Democratic principles. To-
sults Of this rashRess are recorder :, a.
history Of the last -four years ~ ~
game be successfully plsysf ,v.in1 We
DO not believe H. Aftst sucb an ,,peri.
enee. u won..o be a abe. upon the people to
ssyy had grown p5 wiser. The cincin.
...ati Convention did moi nominate Mr.. Bp-
chsnan until il bad endorsed all the wesi-
ness and wicks dnese of the present admin-
sstrafion. II promises g change Of men, bpt
no change Of measures: and therefore the
country will indignantly repudiate its nom
nstion."