The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-09-12

The 81, Louis Df@ocfa,, q paper which
upportcd Buchanan for the nomination o
: party, and afterwards labored for hi
elton, and which is printed in q Slav.
tate, comes out severely against Buchsn-
ii ) recent letter. We cannot forbcar max.
il the following extract from its article
nj regret not having room for the whole.
&c aek every citizen to read this extract,
Il alludes TO the very est and substance
1 BucAanan's letter
Apart from tue fact that the document
esnec Us endorses and sustaius oil the &c
IN of the Pierce administration, IL Is chief
4 noticeable, from lie following declara- |
ion. We quote the words: slavery ex-
,,ed at that period, and still cxists in Kan
- under the CONSTITUTION vi tue United
,;4tcs, This point Las at last been decided
y tlc highest tribunal know to our lawa.
low IL could ever have been seriously doubt
4 II a mystery" This IL the extreme ultra
alhoan doctrin. III IL, largest Specification.
4 i tue 'perainbalatory constitution Of
salch Cob Benton spoke so severely and
entc,np,uousls IN HE speech upon the re-
| al oi the compromise. Ii were needless
.sow t. dis'nss II anew; for IL has been the
s4enlc oi discussion until IL is worn thread.
ar. II Is simpl, All enumeration, In gen.
al words, VI the principle that under the
eacral compact slavery goes Of course II the
efritcrles, but freedom canno, 20 there UNI
ar any circumstance. The address to Nj.
buchanan wa based upon the notorious fact
/ legislative power III Kansas having been
assumed by invader, FROM Missouri, and tue
till further fact that the people tncre were
TIL held subject IL these rnactments.
they demand sef-gosernlncnt and the right
~ choose their own rulers and form their
wn laws. oall this the President puts up
,ac poor plea that slavery has been essab-
.lshcd there, no matter how but oinifs Ia
odd that he l. maintaining il there. in des-
.ite 81 the popular will, by DISTINGUISHING
athens, prescribing bona iidc residents.
manufacturing spurious registry and sus-
aiming Il all with tie army of the United
states. n "a poss, eumitainS. How strange
,ro the oscillations of met When Mr..
buchanan was nominated for the presidency
IN address fr,m him was shown about the
convention Ia circular form, containing the
following significant passage relating o.
l A.n~a. affair
/ Mh,, M ihs tn.tei states Nhu sasa.. hi.
4 asfAtf"rf VIII rt~s aIaHg his fellow rtfi4sls
trtau.iN utse tie repeal u la~ declaring that the
| s4sfifliy vhali geA.Faf Nuilr, not une. | r~peaf
| se ha'e reashed The fnai'y ~ the question We
aass arrived Al Ia. sieiaentars principle II frs ieu
mat the majority shsii soNsf-a prisetpe ssseaisa!
e t1'fiy a'd a, Haesaag.asis THIRTY a.sg
| How doc> his action now COMPS ri with
Al declaration them and vet IL wa. that
position alon. which placed him in anlago-
| alsm with Mr Pierre, ard secured him the
ns,ni...tion at the hands &c the democrats
| # the Northern State-. but why pur.u.
a matter 20 selt-e,iden;. The future of all
tins we cannot ioresec. but its most natural
| consequence would be 10 install Mr.. keitt
Il South Carolina, n the leader Of the ad-
mnlstrtion forces in the next Congress.
and perhaps TO elevate him 70 the speaker
chip.
| For our own part We have more than ever
reason Ia congratulate ourselves upon Toe
independent position assumed by t.se Ms-
sour Den.ocrdi, which letters il to no part,
| organization, but lcavcs il fvsc To purss.c.
unswervingly, the great principles Cor wLi,..
| Il has conteudcd in the pat, and for which
| IL will likewise contend in the coming tims.
We were amongst the most zeslous u tnoss
who supported Mr.. Buchanan for the demo-
cratic nomination, believing him 70 b what
&c professcd himself We coueinusd tnss
support, although with occasional misgiv-
ings, until after tho election and iuanguy1-
ton. Since that time We have found little
10 commend In his action. His collection Of
ottlcc holders in Missouri and in Ksusss, biz
violation Of both law aud justice IN reeAsd
TO the overland mail TO Caliloeuis, end now
MIA adoption Of the Calhoun theory Of the
Constitution, have all indicated an executive
controlled by views to which we can usyer
assent. II anosher change shall psssent the
government a. Washington in more favor.
able lighs, We shsll not fAil 70 note and ap-
prove the same but Of this, we must now
confess, that we have little hops.