The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-04-23


lFssa Ne RasAmeaA tvas sossA. April III
Emancipation Msvsasat
From the peculiarly Of its situation, two
Of tls alder being cctsrmiAoOs with free
0satss, Il 10 natural that Missouri should be
selected - the theatre Of the 6rst e.
pertinent Of anti-slavsry agitation ia the
South, Accordingly. for several yesrs past
IN antislavery party has exhibited itself In
the Political contests in Mssouri, now In
one shape and now in another, hrst with
this name and afterwards with some more
signiacant wstchword.
Embcldened By IN abolition demonstra.
ton on the western fank OF the State, and
the cooperation Of allies in the territory OF
Ransss. the Enamel ationists in Missouri.
g they new call themselves, have thrown
away the mask. and de6antly challenged
the shareholders to de fense OF their prop.
erty. They began offensive operations du-
ring the recent session Of the Legislature !,
but the prompt and bold resistance offered
BY the Southern party, at the suggestion Of
Mr.. Carr. native Of virsinia, Disconnected
their plane and defeated their movement.
From the adverse vote Of the Legisla-
ture the anti-slsvery party in Missouri have
taken an appeal to the people. In the re-
ceat municipal election in ST. Louis eman-
cipslion was the issue which determined
the contest, and the rssuit 10 the success OF
the anti-slsvery party By plurality Of
fifteen hundred
Nov, some stupid individual will say. "all
this means nothing. Il na joke, hoax"
this abolition triumph in the capital Of
6rstciass slave State. There may be
certain people in the South to whom 90
signi6cant on event is matter Of no inter-
est or concern--an amusing little incident
over waish they can enjoy q quiet chuckle.
II is not 50 regarded among the abolitionists
of The North.
Equal Importance will be attached to this
anti slavery triumph BY all rejecting men in
the South. They see how i. will strength.
en- the haads OF the Freesoil party 10 Kan
sas; and what prodigious impulse it will
impart to the aggressive movements Of the
Abolitionists in the North. Il 10 victory
without parallel for them--it 10 deplorable
defeat for Us. Heretofore abolitionism has
been content 10 restrict the expansion Of
slavery, and the South has had to lament
only some negative repulse. This 10 the
frst instance in which sbolitionism has
achieve ed IN incontestible triumph on die.
tnct issue in the heart OF Southern State.
This 10 the frst time slavery has been
routed in one Of its own suongholds.--
Thiak you 90 extraordinary an event will
be without consequence Il il nothing tor
the Abohtionists TO discover that they can
invade The soil oil I Southern State with
impunity, and may even reckon upon the
suesos Of Southern peoples IL il nothing
for Black Republicanism to plant Its banner
on one OF our own citadels. 10 it nothing
for slavery to lose the spell of invincibility,
and the South TO be bearded and builed on
Southern soil. Il there no significance in
this indication Of an sbbing tide-this frst
backward step in the march Of Southern
power' Will the example provoke no more
audacious aggression, and invite no imita-
toni
Here and there one may 6nd dull in.
or interested observer, who will
answer ell these isquiries in spirit OF IN
ruf1ed satisfactioa-who will affirm that
the defeat Of Fremont settled the slavery
quoted agitation, and rescued
The South from the danger Of future attack!
10 that the reply OF sensible and homes. |
to discern and prompt TO repel
he approach Of the euemy'