Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-04-03

VI StOti 70.
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The Gazette and Democracy.
Tho Democrat has moro than once
insisted that its party 10 just ~ much in
favor OF freedom 10 Kansas a. tho Rep.
utiieAns. 1t once went 80 far ~ to cav.
that = Congress (speaking Of course OF
the Democrstic Congress had the pow
a. u would abolish slavery where IT
now exists!-so extreme q ground that
- doubt whether tho Abolitionists
themselves would not brink from oc-
oopyioG it.-tGszeste, March 3lst.
In almost an entire column of ed
torlal in the Gazette of the 3lst nil we
ind the foregoing touching the views
OF tins paper, upon tho subject of sla
very, as treated by the Northern Dem
ocracy. The Gazette further adds thai
the democrat has proven, on every
occasion, that all its sympatlics are
with the pro-sIave, party OF Kansas
We have had frequent occasion 10
complain ofthe wilfnl msrcpresen,a
tons Of our neighbor and have lone
since, ceased to expect anything hike
truth or honor from it, when il sneak.
Of the Democrat. Bn, VIC cannot
cease our labors of love in TRYING H.
bring the Ga~fte to repentance, no.
wIthstandng the task i hopeless. We
must do our duty and leave the rc,t 10
the laws Of things.
The STATE D.mocrat has "insis,cd"
and does insist that tie Democrat
party is more in favor of freedom jp
Kansas than the Republican rari1
The Democratic party have never ia
sired that Kansas should hc n sI;,,
State, or that free rcg,o.s sioAf !.
ercf"dc' from N, enioyo,sui Of fnn}aa,
10 h'e N honxos, a. the I;cpuhliral
party does. The Democratic PARTY
through the National Government, h..
always appointed Governor, ior Kan.
sas from The Free States. and h,.
sought faithfully To carry ont the do.
'r'nes Of Federal non-in,eryen,;on j,
'ne domestic affair, Of that Territory
''"'' NOT 'he unconstitutional act ..
the Republicans in forcing armed rov.
dies into Kansas. aroused the Eor.ler
Iufilan rowdics 10 the same uncon..;.
t"tional acts, the peace of Kansas would
never have been disturbed. VII. arc
responsible for the troubles in Kansas
The Topeka nullifers, backed Lr Re-
puphcans' the Church Of HOLY kities,
*looo Horace Of the Tribune. and ;,
o"e-horse concern called the Davenport
"dzefe. No Democratic .llmini,tra.
ton could execute the law, IN Kansas
Inc Free State Ruilians, because of,he
nrst act Of aggression of tn, M;sso,r;
ans IN voting illegally, from that dav
TO tins have kept up an armed orpos;
''on to the laws and officers of Kaus,s
'ney refuse to pay taxes, obey writs.
or any legal or ministerial process or
or'er OF the Judiciary or the Execu-
I'VE and to this day they are nullifc.s.
keeping upa scperate State orran;z.-
tlon' and embarrassing the Na,im,,
government with the alternatives Of
quelling the notification with /, s,.n.4-
ing army, or allowing rapinc, murder.
robbery and every crime to ill the ter.
''''ry with death and carnage. The
Constant action and influence Of outside.
Republicans, has kept just this state of
'''"es alive in Kansas for two vearstor
the same demeniacal purposes Of profit,
ting by the disorder, in the u,n,,,,
'ure OF political capital for the par,v !,
the States. This much is now confess.
ed BY the Republican Journals rs esn..
cially by the New York Tribune and
Herald. The Democratic party desire
to see the principle fnon- intervention
made practical, and would do so but for
the anarchical plo:tihgs Of Republicans
IN the States They have made it i'm.
possible. The Democratic party of the
North con!csess the evils ofSlaverv and
would remove those evils if Congress
possessed the Constitutional rover.
But the Constitution to us is as sacred
ss the ARK Of the Covenant" was to
Israel, and We intend to obey that i'm
strument for the good and glory of the
Union.
The institution Of Slavery has con- |
stitutional existence in the Union. We |
cannot remove that institution if we
would. The Supreme Court has given
the couptry,an Interpretation Of THAI
demonstrating slaves and negroes.
We acquiesced, and bow in Cheerful
to the justice and correct
neas Of the decision. fthe Yeople o