The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-05-30

The Duty Of Innsdiats oreaaisasiea.


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Daily IL is becoming more and more APP
parent tina, 10 good citizen, no patriot, no
phiian'hropist can be, or should be, IN idle
spectator of the great contest now waging
between tn, srea, poli,icsl parties known
a. Democratic and Republicans. Were
these parties divided on ques,i ons OF Tariffs.
Banks or Internal Improvements merely /;
then perhaps Indifference nigh, be harm.
Observation-Disclosures a few years At
most would remove oil traces Of the evils
which might be produced by un.ise legis.
laton. Blu, this struggle is pre-emlnently
one OF principles not MEASURES. |, ~ the
graphing Of antagonistlc systems, which in
their very nature admit OF no compromise.
They cannot co.exist. As well talk Of
establishing and maintaining Republic in
the centre of Russia, as to dream OF main
tanning American Liberty invioiate, IL Sla-
very Is to be,-as Judge fancy has de.
clared II already is,--the paramount inter.
est Of the Nation.
II then we would be true TO ourselves.
and true to our country, we must declare
aur answering devotion 70 the cause oil
Freedom and Humanity. Nor will mere
declaration in favor Of the right, and against
the wrong suffice. Jefferson and his com
patriots tmmortaiised themselves aud tes,i.
ned to the world their hatred of tyranny hy
signing the Declaration ( independence
ou, had they stopped there, we should now
be subjects Of the British Crown. They
entered the conflict determined 10 conquer.
Unawed BY threats, unterried by defeat,
With q zeal which knew no statement they
struggled on until The victory was theirs.
As then. 90 now. there must be action
energetic. continuous and unit firing The
right must and will prevail, bu, how coon
depends entirely on our own efforts. "He.
red',ary bondsmen know ye not. that he who
would be free himself mus, strike the blow. ~
This wss the rally cry Of O'Connell in hi,
efforts for Irish freedom. and IL contains On
admontion which we should do well to
heed.
Not only must there be active individus
action, but there must be conlJiaed action
and this is the great want OF the Republican
cause. How shall thi want b. supplied
We reply FIRST, lie, every one who is il
favor Of Republican principles feel that u
has work to do. and determine 10 do it,
Let il be known on which side OF this prea
question you stand; be ready on oil prope
occasions to speak for Justice and Humani
". Instead Of destroying you, gepublica,
papers after reading them. lend tn EN- I,
your neighbors and thus scatter the ligh,
Have you two or three neghbors VIII on
you believe are opposed TO Slavery Exten
sion Get them to meet with you at you
School-house, adop, a plain Platform and
simple Constitution elect a President an
a Secretary who will attend u their respee
tive duties and you have a Republics
Association ready for work. Then see /
II that you obtain the name of every i'm.
vdual in your school district to your Cor
stitution and Platform. who is willing I
aid ysu by ~ doing you will know Jus
what yonr strength is. n your number
are large Treasurer might be added I,
your list u officers; ii small The Presd.n
can perform his duties. Such an associa
ton % we have hastily described can, an,
ought TO be formed in every school. dissric
in this county forthwith. II should NEE
regularly al least once q month, and shout
never fail to secure a iuli representation i
every Convention OF the party. lite Secrs
tary should correspond with the Secre,sr
Of the Davenport Association, informin
him OF the number of members. names ,
officers, &c, &c. ard thus keep up a vi.
orous organization.
Shall IL b. done W. trust IL will. TIL
leaders Of the Pro-Slavery forces are yigi
liant and sctive, and shall we be idle Tn
April election was lost through too cas-,
reliance on the business Of our principles
and unless ditfsren, course is pursued. III,
result in August will be the same. w,
commend these thoughts 10 every practices
man who wishes to SEQ the triumph o
Liberty.
In . future commu nlcaiion We shall en-
deavor to show how sueh Associ ations CO,
effect the mos, good. AsRrcoIA.