Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-06-11
CITY Ov DAVENPORT.
THURsDAYMoRNINa. JUNE II, 1857
Lost Decentralization Organization

Aoss Aeoor--hepubiican Organization
The monltory SYMPTOMS vi speed
death to the Republican organization
growing more and more visible, has $.
fearfully agitated those Editors AN.
demagogues Of that party who live b,
shr'eking,' that they keep up tn,
most mournfuI remonstrances agains
the indifference OF those poor dune,
who feel that they have too long heer
used ~ the tools Of \ selfish, trea,ona
Die, and dangerous party organization
ana are determined 10 stand by the
Union and the Constitution IN future
~ defiance Of the dictation Of unscru-
Pulous leaders. Scarcely week has
PASSED in which the Tazete in imitation
OF its party contemporaries throughout
the North, has not urged upon the Re
publ'cans the necessity of organization
These suggestions fall upon ears of in
difference. I eparty is 80 thorough IL
d'sgusted with the corruption, venaIity,
trickery 'nd reasonable designs of its
leaders that 1t is completely demoraIi-
zed and disunited. Having no platform,
no National principles or measures, no
passionate rallving cry since the resto-
ration of order in Kansas, the masses
feel that any further effort at elections
will be merely for the benefit of politi
cians and not fol the good of the
Country, and they refuse TO give heed
TO the earnest solicitations Of these DIES
pairing journals.
swell might the GazeM urge the
bodies OF the dead 10 arise from their
graves and assume life, rs 10 expect
that the late Republicans will again
rally without platform. But the Ga
xeffe anticipates this necessity and pub
fishes the Abolition platform of the
Washingtonlans, consisting of four
skaky planks. The first plank is as
follows =
FIRST That Congress possesses no power
over the institution Of slavery in the sever
nj States Int that outside Of Stat. iuri.dic
ton. the constitutional power should he *
rf..I
to all men.
The above is an unmeaning gcner
atty, and if designed to express any.
thing, it is that of deadly hostility to
the principles Of the Nebraska Bill.
The Republican party have never dared
openly repudiate the doctrines of self
government rs cnunciatcd in that Bill.
1t has raised all its thunder by calling
the repeal of the Missouri Compromise
. violation Of compact a.d the
troubles in Kansas, Border Ruilian
usurpation. The party has never dared
repudiate the rights Of the people OF
States or Territories to make their own
local laws; but it has talked this private
" among the radicals and repudiatcd it
among the conservatives of their party
We do not deny that it is the duty of
Congress TO use its constitutional poorer
for the security of Life, Liberty and
Happiness" But the meaning Of the
resolution is, that it is the duty of
Congress to make local laws for the
territory respecting negro slavery. In
deed the second Resolution SAYS:
Spoxn. There should he neither slavery
nor inv oluntary servi,udc, except for the
punishment If crime. in any II the Teriit"
ries of the United States.
We confess that there should be
"neither slavery nor involuntary servi-
tude" anywhere, but with all our desire
for freedom, complete for every man,
we hold ourselves bound by the obliga-
tions Of the Constitution, and the
reserved rights Of the States respective
" or Of the people. We confess to the
impolicy Of Slavery, but defend the
right of the people, under the Const
tuition, to adopt or reject it, as they
may determine. The third resolution is
~ follows:
TmRp The People are the rightful source
Of all political power; and all officers should
m far as practicable, be chosen by direct
vote Of the People.
That plank is as sound as solid gold.
How it ever found its way into Re-
publican platform is an insoluble
paradox. To confess that the people
l. the source Of all political power, is to
concede the soundness of the Nebraska
Act. 1t is a confession which was cx'
torted from necessity in view of the
popularity of the Democratic doctrine
Of self government. Blu, to confess that
oil officers should be elected by the
people, while at the same time the Gov
srnor and Republicans Of New York
are seeking to enslave New York city
by minions appointed by the Governor,
IL an Inconsistency common with that
chameleon party. The Police Commns'
sionen of N. Y. city were appointed
under . Republican law, for the pur
pose Of taking away the political power
Of the people, and giving it to the
Black Republican Albany Regency.
FouRrH Candidates for political officer:
should be men Of undoubted integrity an.
sobriety. and pledged to support the princi
Piles Of this Platform by all lawful eonstitu
d0nal means.
The above is the last planl
Of the Washingtonian Republicans
It il intended to cover up the rotten
nsas Of that party's leader. The "forty