The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-04-20
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Msssss. Enress :-ln yosr paper ofSat.
arday ocrssp ondsnt, X makes tAs state.
men, sAa. b "ssve what influences he had
las, ysar to the kspsblisan party" He o.
90 says that be s.aysd away from the polls
this sprine because he knows 70 rsassa
Why Republicans should ssre foe the e'ee-
tons and asks awha, does the Republican
party propose to do ,hss is practicable and
wor,hy Of eSFortsa To this communication
YOU have given elsar aud conclusive an
.wer. ". We msy Ae peruis,ed to cay an
.sdi,isaal wssd, and - you have furnished
the svsx~<atxm q rem We will limit our.
selye. to the srssssatsm ID As~inem
We ask X, then, why he gave whatever
influence he had last year 10 the Repaeli-
can ps,,yl Ills proper for US 10 assume in
reply that il was from conviction that the
Republican party advocated principles
founded in RICH, and essential to the wei.
fare Of the country, To give any other
answes woald Be Tor him to acknow ledge
himself sitAsr IN ignorant or an anPrinci-
| pied voter Bnt it We have assumed the
| true reason OF his course last year, We ask
him II the Republican party has change
1 it's positioni II IL a historical fact, patent
TO all. that it occupies to-day precisely the
same ground which it took At its national
org snixation in June last. II is true also
that the entire course OF the party has beer
in accordance with ito declared objects
There 10 nothing thea in the platform Oh
course Of the Republicans to justify K. IL
his change OF opinion. II then X. was hon
est in HE convictions las, year, he must I'D
here to them now o. admit that the chang,
takes plses from no reason presented BY .
different state Of a6aip 90 far - regards tn
objects Of the Republican party itself, ant
from no want Of faithful adherence in thu
party TO its objects. but simply from thu
vsscillation of his own mind. X, We pre-
sumo We can tell you the cause Of this vas
eilladon. Il 10 because our party was ne
sSccsssfxl last fall. AZ is very natural 20,
like to belong to the visaias side. Now
sir. if you are honest in your professions
anti slavery sentiment, you cannot fail t
zee thu, the position you assume 10 rid
iculous in the extreme.
What, You doubt that the party desire,
to do any COED. because in six months !
had not gained strength to conquer Politi
cal organisation q old a. our gorernmen ut
aided By another party several years estsb
Hshsd, asd possessed Of party machinery
the most slieisnt that ever was invented
You profess to be devoted to opposition II
slavery and 10 revere the Declaration Of In
de pc nd sncs and the Constitution, and theI
dessr, the osiy party that opposes SLAYER,
on the basis of the Constitution! You thinl
that the Republican party 10 too weak Il
effect is results and seem to hope that a.
mother party may come up in addition Il
the ts.ss now existing. stronger than then
ell! Nonsense, man, yeu are sitogethe
mistaken in the amount Of pluck" yo'
have II these are your views. That mai
shows .plsek" in the contest who stand
manfuily up to the battle even under I'D
verss Circumstances; who like "old Zaek'
"doa't know when be 10 whipped" and in
s,sad Of backing out At the frst blow he re
eeives struggles to the last In just caus
such 3 man is alxays successful even
,ually.
Has you say you are "wiIiing to enro
your name with sny party who have III
pluck to graphic with that (the siave) pow
err" i. 10 because you expect the business
be done on the capital they Asus ~thou
any addition from yourself.
: A word OF advice to you. lfyou are goin
to do anything against slavery you must I
!, with the Republican party because Minis
ty.nine out Of every hundred of the Ops
, nests Of slavery are enrolled IN that part,
II you believe it,akes the right course, Civ
: il efficiency BY attending every election N
-~...sWprcreddre Is not that best adap
ed to secure it, ends, endeavor to change
. for the better, and remember that you ca
. do this only by thoroughly Identifying your
self with the party BY active service, an
thus gaining an influence which will Civ
weight and force TO your advice.