The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-03-14
-, loo1Alisaa Iaxsy--In Aesaesity--fl
Duty o. 1epsblieaAs.


Every day seems to illustrate more and
more the nscssy for The Republican par
". Il wss created sArough necessity, and
thzearn necessity which never shoald
have he'd IN exiasncs. It wss ths ssis Re.
source left 20 The people Of The North TO
protect themselves against an Ad0inisua
uatien linked with the South, aTsaysd an
direct antagonisn 70 the North. aad backsd
10 it, dangerous pslicy and objects BY
great party IL was Intended to reaiss the
epsroachmeats Of slavery. protected and en-.
sssraesl By the Democratic party. TWAS
aesixssl to rssis, tho principle, that Slave.
~ 10 nstional and Freedom sectional. IL
sp,uas iato life that day when the Pierce
Adainisuasion opened to the eseroach-
meats Of slavery vas, and rich territory,
which solemn compact between the North
ssl he South. and preserved and respected
% sacred bond for over thirty years. de-
clased should be forever free territory. lss
ssaks were filed up BY Is pure patriots. -
sound citizens, - warm lovers Of old tine
repsbican principles, as ever rallied 20 the
support Of any party since the birth Of the
Republic. Among these were hos's Of men
who were fsraerly warm supporters Of tho
Deaecrs,ic party, and lent active aid In
elevasing Mr.. Pierce. bu, sho hsd become
shocked and disgusted BY his miserable
trucking to the slave power for the most
selfish OF motives. II was no part Of the
objects OF the Republican party. thus erea-
ted By the exisencies OF the times, to inter-
fere with slavery where il then existed
Its whole object wss to protect Freedom.
and preserve its doninions from the en-
croachmeats Of slavery.
This party Of year old, a. the late Presi.
dental election made Q battle % strong
asl % nearly successful. a. to alarm those
who had affected to despise its power, and
give rise to most serious spprehensions in
their breasts, that party which had accom-
piisAsd % much in il sery infancy, woala
sweep everything IN the maturity Of 10
strsngth. To conceal their alarm, the Dem
sratic organs have since been cryinS cut
that the Republican party is dead-thst the
causes which produced the party have ceas-
ed to exist. and the party itself must there.
fore Be no more, They may b. dsesivins
themselves in this but not the people.
The very esils or political crimes. Which
called the Republican party into existence,
were not more serious nor more powegi ul
In their demand. upon an organised move
nsnt for the protection OF freedom, than
party was no, las, year more edectaally
bound up in the South nor more dependent
upon the favor Of the South for il exist
snce, than II present. II never exhibited
. more trucking subssrvisnce to the elsve
power than at this day. The new Admin
istrssion promises to be no more national
than ito immediate predecessor, The very
character Of the President gives " no hope
that hm Administration will be marked by
Jsckson-like frmness in carrying out hi.
own convictions Of right, bat that Ike
Pisrcs he viii yield TO Southern influence
The msjosiy Of his Cabinet advisers ar
Southern men. The Supreme Court Of ,h'
United States has taken an extreme South
srn position, the Sosthers members anc
one Northern acting together, TO declare
slavery constifutionsl,snd eonspIing against
Freedom. When tina; Court, the highest
tribunal in the country, exhibits such ser.
Witty, openly prefers Slavery to Freedom.
and yields i,s mighty influence q, the nod
and beck OF the South 10 protect and ex-
tend i,s favorite institution, what Northern
man dare ssy that there 10 no further use
for the Republican party And with the
slavery influence in Ksnsss a, this day more
powerful and with higher hopes OF success
in carrying slavery into that territory, than
il had before the election, and possessing
tbs warm sympsthies Of the party nov con
trolling Ihe country. what man 90 blind as
tolbelieve that il there ever wss 4 neeessi
y for the Republican party, that necessity
is not far greater nov than =, any time be
fore
Without enumerating further, let us urge
the Republicans here and everywhere to
arouss themselves to strong and united se-
ton. In this State, We shall nsxt month
be called upon to MI several important
State o1kces and some Of . more local ma
ture. The Republicans have the power to
elect their candidates, II they but do their
duty and g TO the polls. Without strong
and united action they viii be defeated, -
Their opponents. the Slavery Extensionir's'
are wide awake and burning to retrieve VIA
they los. a, the last election in Iowa. Ard
they viii DO il, if the Republicans cease
their vigilance.
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