The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-03-31
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That the founders Of our government ar
deadly dssired thu. perpessity Of the Onion
is a~sslf evideat truth" which Aot even
Jadee Taaey viii astenps 70 deny. This
great leediag ides controlled sllthsif pslki-
calsal svsn private .aetions, Ismanifspsed
ieself % IN -eeeasisns end under siieircum.
stances.
Conscious that this could only be effected
BY adherence to those great principles OF
RICH, and justice, which At the beginning Of
the struggle for independence ,heY had bsld'
~ declared; they carefully embodied those
principles in constitution which has for
three quarters OF century challenged the
admiration Of the world, and which has
been the foundation OF all our prosperity.
For those principles the noble men of TO
tough, and bIed; for them they sacrificed
wealth. honor. yea life itself, and thus
planted that stree OF liberty" which has
long been our boast and glory, but which is
now being slowly but surely destroyed By
the canker worm Of slavery.
But the trainers Of the Consultation have
passed away and new race Of politicians
have taken their place. These too Prcfess
devotion 10 the Union. Il, 10 their favorits
theme, from James Buchanan down to the
smallest bar room supporter Of his admin.
istraiion. They boast themselves of their
agreement in this respect with Washing
ten, Jefferson and Adams.
Poor deluded mortsls, do they suppose
that mankind have los, their reason, be.
cause tsey have lost their principles' Or DO
they fondly hope tina, by cries Of Saving
the Union" they can hide or disguise the
fac, that they are taking the snly course
which can secure its destruction. The time
has been when the people OF the North
could be hoodwinked BY such cries. II was
eifee.uai 10 1850 when as bribs for III e
admission of Cslifornis with lie free consti-
luton, the ireemen oil the North consented
10 be shareholders for the slayeholder.-
They were csiolsd into this by the assurance
that the slavery question would thus be
"ktled" and the "Union preserved" That
time has passed away, slowly the minds Of
the masses are being awakened to the fact,
that the Onion can only be preserved BY id.
heriag to those principles on which it was
founded; and can only be destroyed BY .
departure from those principles.
The intention OF the trainers Of the con.
stitu,ion is SO evidsn. and 50 sbundsntly
proved BY their writings, ,sst no aopisions
Of Justices" can mystify or ignore Them
Their intention was ato establish justics, =
insure ,,domsstie tranquility, "asd secure ~
bkssisss Of LIBERTY" The father of his
country said in his Farewell Address"
sfnterwoyen as is the love Of LIBERTY with
every ligament Of your hearts, no recon.
nendation Of mine 10 necessary TO fortify Of
confirm the attachment" He declared the
constitution 10 be the "Pillar OF that very
LIBERTY which you SO highly PRICE" Wash.
ington and his eo-laborers designed the
constitution 10 be the buiwark Of freedom
and because ii was SO they eghorted thsir
eountrymen 70 be active in lie support.
Does any sane man believe tina, George
Eashington-who offered his influence 10
aid the formation Of an abolstioa society in
Virginia, who always manifested his ab-
florence Of slavery that he believed, or
bought, or had the reme,test idea that the
constitution could be nterpreted 20 as to
defend the institution Of slavery. The men
Of his time were plain men, in the face Of
all opposition they spoke as they thought.
unased BY the roar OF the British Lion they
dared TO a7ow their sentiments.
Had fs<y designed TO perpetuste slavery,
they would have said SO, and not have s.oop-
cd 10 do 50 in the lying manner which Judge
fancy aseribes TO them. The attempt to
npute such intentions to them ia alike
libel on them and humanity.
To suppose that they ~aged seven
years war, 10 establish slavery is an absur-
iiiy which none can believe.
The philosophy Of true "Union saving" 10
simple and plain, preserve intact the prin-
spies on Hhich il il founded, cut Of the
ederaf goyernment from ali eornpliei,y with
lsyesy, and leave II to thoze States which
Zee too!ish enough 10 keep Il; 10 short,
rake the Union north saving and no earth.
" power can Dissolve Il.
AGRIcoLA.