Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1856-09-08
IIUas. - ohm 4. Dix.

we Wish we CONlu MAKE room lOl
the whole of the speech recently dcliv-
cred by Silas Wright, democrat, in
New ersev.
Mr.. DIX is since the death Of that
imminent man Silas Wright, the lead
er OF what has been termed the Soft
Democracy, in New York and his opin-
ions are we'll worth the attention OF
Democrats every where.
Snow, fellow citizens, Twas one Of
those VINO thought that the Missouri Com
promise should not have been disturbed,
and such is my opinion still; but the act
! having been done, the question arose
whether 1t could be restored. No think
ing man could believe go. The large ma
jorlty 10 the Senate in favor Of The meas
urs precludei such belief. 1t vas rem
dered utterly hopeless by the public dec
!arai.on ct some, who we're most opposed
TO the rereal, hat they should never agree
to the restoration. A newspaper in the
city OF New York, distinguished for it's
ulrrsI-m, the organ Of an active, intelli-
gent and powerful party, took, that
ground. 1t seemed to me most unwise,
therefore, TO attempt to restore the com.
rr5uise line Of 80 degrees 81 minutes
NJ wise man attempts impo.sibllties
What. then, did good sense dictate.
1 bat the principles adopted bv the Kan
rs Sebra-ks &C, non interference on
the par, Of congress IN the question Of
.laserv ~ The terrI,orles-shouid be &C.
copied az practical rule for he future,
AMI that the people Of Kap-a. AID Ne
brock. should be eft unj-,urbe. 10 the
uanasemeLt u their own concerns"
After detailing the circumstances :ha.
tended TO defea, the operation Of the
kab.as and Netraska biii-the lorna.
ton 81 the Em.srans Aid Society Mr..
D1iakes the following view u Mas.a-
chu-e Is p,l..ies and The recent act. OF
v.oleDce:-
sfrom the supposed magnitude % tie
operations, it bat the bad effect Of ge.t-
ing up counter organizations in the south.
AMI no doubt produced q great deal Of
the bad feeling which prevailed, and stll
prevails, in Missouri. II wac. neverthe-
less, peaceful organization, contempls-
ting aid to legitimate emigration, and
sanrding no justification for the armed
Intervention there from other etates.
am compelled to ssy,-and | am sor-
~ 10 cay Of state which did 80 much
Tor the establishment Ut our iniepen-
dence,-that the movements 10 Massa-
chnsetts for the last thirty years in res
pect to slavery have done more than sill
Other cause TO produce the existing feel
ing Of unk,ndness between the two great
sections ct the country. The pests of
.nbolltionism which have Matched there;
her opposition as . state to the surreo.
der OF fugitive s'aves-a duty enjo;ned
ny the constitution; and the great
schemes which have been concocted there,
like The Emigrant Aid Society, largo in
promise and feeble in execution: have
created an innnity OF miechief Of which
the END perhsps is not yet eeen.
thnnk the conduct OF the tires state
mem 10 kaneas has been equally % in.
discreet. The government there, wrong
as the organization of the legislative de.
partment was 10 its inception, was Q
government de facto, and should have
been quietly submitted 70, until it could
be reformed by the peaceful remedy Of
tue bsilot-box. The free state men,
n.y srrayiug themselves against it, gave
their opponents an advantage which in
tn's country has ALWAYS been, ami which
trost will long continue to be, an over
wheininy one the diea Vantage Of act
ing WITH ihe icrms Of lay 90 either si, 9.
temporary endurance Of evils is often
the most edec'usl rcmedy for them.
believe Il would have been 90 in X ansase
The only hone from the beeinnins-,he
oeIv hope n"w-of making kaosas fire..
state. and thus carrying out practically
the Missouri Conpeooise. wss by :