The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-01-28

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~ ~ v3s,sat agitation which, duriag the
reeeat caayass, rocked the very foundations
q .. SvsssaHsa, md immiaently threaten.
- u. hsessssisa q The Union" |. asAs
--~WAas bens6t hes occurred to the whole
ouieA, eoa this worse shaa unnecessary re-.
snsaiae Of ~ wounds esA this terrible re.
s6iaAsioa Of The slavery question" II thus
ssswsss its own qasssion Nothing. literal. |
~ assAiae. except . ssw lease upon the
lpsAAs senih 10 the Democratic party At the
- Of dsp,stabis assrasation OF section
u SssHnss. greatly incssassd alienation
u ~ Nsr,A frsm the south, diseoauau.
anee Of he fraternal relations between the
ssvsssl osatss, md the Introduction Of :
iAxiy Of political morals, that fosbedes the
dissss evils TO ous Republic
IL Democrats party stands nov before
~ ssaaary charged with the asshsrshiP Of
i I'll IN isrsPareAle mischief After the
saAse,as OF the Compromise measures. IN
lsSe, 81 The solsnn pledges Usds sy both
shs eld Wing ssd Democratic parties. in
sheis aaeienal Conventions in iss2, to dis.
essaesaAaes and 20 resist all attempts. from
Whatsoever quarter, and under whatever
/ pceesacs OF color, to reopen the agitation
& Of he slave question. the whole country
uss q peace The war Of factions and sec
sioss wss hsPpily .ssAsd. Sectional prsja-
Aices we're bsrisd, and sectional animosi-
ties ipeeosaen. The voice Of fanaticism was
hsssd y more ut Of Congress,
sasA 10 whole nAsisn vss .narchina steadi-
" ard rapidly onward. in peace and pros.
pssig. towards the goal Of it, high destiny
The Dsaecratic- party was in power. Il
Aaa iass won great victory. and, flushed
With it, almost unparalleled triumph, the
i DeooesaIc Administration Of Franklin
Pierce vas inaugurated in the midst of this
all-pssvsAine euetude and national pros
psriy. Bat the Democratic party cannot
6eurish in the midst Of domestic tranquilli-
y. Iss osly smsenance 10 agitation. With
oss the 6ercest discosd and distraction in
the Psslic mind, ualess the great pulse OF
The nsdon is quickensd BY = maddening
fsvss, Deaseracy languishes and dies, The
ssppressioa Of I'll slavery agitation. the prev
slesce Of conplete domestic traa guilty
wAieA imaediatsly succeeded the action Of
the political conventions Of 1854, proved
sssrly fatal 70 the sPoils party. 1t wss fast
withsrine Aanihilation stared il in the
- fses. The splsndor Of it, victory quickly
Odd. TIE ascadsncy Of Democracy seem,
- ssrsaiab Axsd. whes, in an evil hour fol
Ghs cosnfsy. and in wsnton violation OF ito
nsss solemn pledges. it conceived the STRAIT
asen Of the Ksnsas-Nebraska bill BY
which to renew the agitation of that viies'
Of all sources OF domestic discord. the sia,
very question. There was no excuse, no
reasonable pre,sxt for this renswsl OF sec
uoaal animosiiies and public distraction ~
The future condition Of the Territories Of
Kansas and NebraskA had been hxsd for
nearly . quarter Of . century. By the &C,
efa Southern Democratic President and
Democratic Congress. and with the mature
b considered appreciation Of cabinet the
majority Of which were Southern Demo-
erats, these Territories had been dedicated
% Tree soilisn, not only with the consent
hut II the instance and by the speeisi re-
~usss Of the South. This settlsment had
ssea twice ratified BY the nation, and no de-
n,na had been made for its disturbance, but
he Democrats party needed agitation, IT
Z WAS dying for the want ofssitatisn, and the
Eansas-N Nebraska hsmbus was devised to
noaose agitation. It vas hunhug. The
aos,h was humbuggsd with il. Not one
ain9is iach was taken away from free-soii-
isa By its operation nor has hairs breadth
tssa sldsi By il to the extension Of slavery.
n sn1hsn knew IL vas . humbag and did
- expect II to change the condition of one
sso.rs loot Of The public Territories.
Thus the ba,tis was fought. Thus the
sirtasy vas Won by the sPoiis party. Thus
he Whole country was filled with dlsirac-
i. sie.s and ascension aud the Union itseii
s-w,s ssnt with intestine discord almost YER
r eing upon civil war And what has been
] rsipedt The election Of Buchanan has set
lid nsshing. The message Of Pierce hsf
revived the dissasGon Of the slavery ques
- tioa % the Aoos Of Congress, and seetionai
e. AnaAisisa has been needlessiy aroused u
q - latssssss fury. All this lie the result OF
tAh Dsnocraiie hsmbag. Il has produced
: incaiculable disasters. but not the tsintesl
shadow Of benefit TO the South or 10 the
Union.