The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-03-20
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nv ktssidsnt on Popular tcveresBaN,
Numerous and positive have been the
representations that the Inauguration Of
Mr., Buchanan would give qulesas to -
agitation oil the question Of slavery, ~
has been confidently predicted that anssr
his benign influence, the darkness which
has 50 long broodsd DER our land, weaid
vanish as the morning dew before the SUM-
mer's sun. He would restore peace, insure
\ freedom 10 Kansas. rehukc thefanaticat 40 Z
yocates OF slavery extension, md while he
did full justice to the South, he would show
| that his desires and his sympsthies were
with freedom and liberty.
Such was the syren song by which hun.
bred. and thous ands Of the Moth, we're be.
suigcd 10 give their votes for Buchanan.
The inaugural address 81 air Buchanan.
aud tue new cabinet, may be taken as the
text and commentary OF the new administra-
ton. From these any one can Judge Of the
prospect there is that any encouragement
will be given to those who are striving to
secure the soil OF Kansas for freedom,
| Let those of our readers WAC listened
10 the speeches made by democratic orators
during the presidential canpsign, COM
pare the definition Of popular sovereignty"
as given by the president with that advoca.
ted SO earnestly by those stern lovers y Of
liberty,
Slavery must now be nstioGalized,-
Congress cannot exclude il from the terri.
tories, and the people cannot, uatil they
form state constitution. Meanwhile, the
CIV ners OF human cattle rush in with their
property; they settle there, give tone 10
the laws and constitutions, and in short es.
,aelish slavery under the protection Of that
constitution which was ordained ITO secure
the blessings of hbsru" What II two
thirds of the settlers in territory are ex.
posed to slaseryi II is there, and oil that
is necessary in order to keep it there is to
postpone by trickery, or violence, the for
nation Of a state constitution, until slavery
with sll It's concomitan.s is firmly fastened
on the soil.
Who doubts that il this doctrine he'd been
advocated prior 10 the passage OF the act
organizing the territory Of Illinois, that that
state would to day be cursed with slavery!
The ordinance Of 1857 alone saved il
from SO dire colamity
! The alacrity with which Mr Buchanan
has tackled his course to suits the demands
Of the slaveholdng oligarchyis omineous.
i Formerly he defended the Missouri res
friction, now he complacently proaounces
its repeal "bappy conception"
We are living in fast age; politicians
are prolific in conceptions" II the South
demand that the slaveholdef be allowed 10
carry bis slaves into any free state and there
hold them during his pleasure. protected by
the constitution; if they demand that Cuba
should be snatchei from Spain TO make an
other slave state; if they claim the right
10 import their property" from Africa; Mr.
Buchanan win doubtless grant all their
wishes and declare il to be a happy con
ceplion," which removes all the imped-
, ,"ts thrown in the way Q. slavery, and
| which places it unu.. 49,. ofo'Fcuou Oh q.
| federal government on an eLual fooaag
! with the iron interests OF Pennsylvania o.
| the AGRICULTURAL interests OF the West.
Mr.. Buchanan knows that the repeal
the Missouri restriction was uncsiled for
BY the people, aud has produced evils which
has retarded our progress as nation, shook
he foundations Of our governm mt and well
nigh brought on US all the horrors Of eisii
var. He knows that large majority OF
the American people were and are opposed
10 that repeal. Yet ne coo!ly pats Atchlson
apa Douglas on ihe shoulders, declares
,hey are good fellows, and their scheme to
nrsst Tie soil of Kansas ftom the freedom
70 which it had been eonsecrated, to De
ahappy conception" May We be delivered
from such happiness.
By this open asowal ali hopes Of ces-
sa,ign Of "agits,ion" and restoration OF
place, sre dashed away, the question no"
i whether we viii submit % the pro.
yrsnms laid down for Us by me slaseoeracy
or whether the government shall be restor-
ed 10 its original purity, and Slavery be de-
clared 10 be sectional and Freedom nation
al. God help us to be faithful, to ourselves
to posterity and humanity.
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