The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-07-01
A slavery Party.

Whatever may DC sa'u Vi A'"s
Wentworth" As Mayor Of Chicaeo-and VIC
think he il doing his best As such oiiicer 70
protcct and advance the interests Of the city,
and is by all odds the best Mayor Chicago
has had for years--no one can doubt his de-
votion to the Republican party and his de-
testation Of modern Democracy. In his pa
pcr, the Democrat, he strikes strong blows
At that bogus party. In late number Of
his paper he thus alludes to the slavery par
~. Hc says there are many mcn-intclli-
gent upon the ordinary concerns Of life
who yield up their thoughts and opinions
upon political subjects, to the keeping and
control Of those who assume TO be lca'ic~,.
They forcgo all thought and investigation.
and take things fer granted, however ofpo-
site and contradictory they may be- Fnhs
ciplcs and measures are advocated with acai
and csrnestneSs n one time. which. AZ an
other, are repudiated and opposed and yet
all along there Il a constant claim 10 consis-
tency. The State Register recently put
forth an article, commencing thus:
The Democrat, oi Illinois, under the
lead of Stephen A. Douglas, have learned
by experience that an open decided stand
for their distinctive principles is not only
honest, hut in accordance with the sonncst
party policy
Under the lead 81 Stephen A. Douglas,
the Registers faction has boxed the pollti-
cal compass within the past three years
II has been on all sides Of the great ques-
tons Of the day, and on each has taken the
same ''opcn and decided stand in favor Of
distinctive principles" Douglas advocated
and voted for the Wilmot Prcviso--for eN-
GLIDING slavery by Congressional enactment
from the territories. He declared the Mis-
souri Compromise to be akin to til, Ccnsti-
tution--and in all this he was sustained
and applaudcd. Where is he now, and
what.are his distinctive principles Y'--di-
rsctly the antipo,ic Of what they were then.
And yet, We arc told, all this is Democracy.
We are asked TO change about ~ often rs
the moon docs, and yet, all the time swear
TO the Democracy Of every thing that turns
ur, however conflicting it may lie. Aud
there arc thousands who are prepared to do
this. Thousands who are swayed and
moved from their course at the beck Of un-
pgincipled dcmagoeuc leaders. IL would
b amusing-wcrc not the thought huml-
iating to the manhood and intelligence Of
American citixcnship--to notice with what
facility men can he brought 10 rcpudiate one
set Of principles which they have advocated
o. Democratic, aud to adopt another directly
opposite. There Is no correspondence be-
tween the principles upon which Gen. Cas-
was voted for in lsls and Pierce in 80, and
those advocated by Douglas now. They
arc as different a. light !, from darkness,
and yet 1--WE arc told that all arc equally
Democratic, and intelligent men have
brought themselves mp 10 point Of ere
dence 30 as to believe it. II argues but little
for their independence of thought--but lit
tie for their discrimination; but il i, one Of
those political phenomenon which We fire.
queutly witness in these latter days.
There are . great many honest, well-
meaning men, who cling to the name Of de-
mocracy, for the reason that in days past,
il meant something. Tell these men that
the organization claiming to be democratic,
- At present controlled, is a slavery extend
ing and = slavery npbolding party, and
they are extremely indignant.
But the facts cannot be got around. They |
srs stubborn things, and any man Of the
least observation, must sec and know that
such Is the case. The prevailing power Of
the Buchanan party is slavery. A large
majority Of that organization, and which
give to il law, are to be found in the Slave
States. Below is manifestation from it,
acknowledged crgan-thc Richmond kaqnis-
0. There just enough At the North to give
tho shareholders the entire control of the
general government, with is power and IA.
tronagc--just enough 70 secure the ascend
sney and predominance Of the slave olisar-
chy which is straining every nerve to extend
and amplify the institution:
The institution Of slavery Is as essential
20 ths existence Of legitimate republic, q,
asp tho laws Of gravitation to the control Vi
tie slsments Of the material matter Of the
world.
Il IL, thsforc, inseparable from our system
Of sclf-govcrnmcnt. II white mcn are 10 en-
10Y their natural rights, ncgroc. must be
slaves. As our country extends il, terrific
~, and the popular power j. increased, 20 Is
Il still more necessary that slavery should |
be expanded, a. a conservative counterpoise |
to tho dangerous Tendencies of an improper |
exercise Of the elective Franchise.
This view Of the subject j. obtaining more |
and moro, ~ there IL disposition 10 dis |
card Ill artificial inequalities among men Of
the same race, and allow the power Of tile
people Of America full scope IN the control
Of the country.
II slave labor j. more profitable in Louis
lana than ia Maryland, il is, Of course. much
more likely to be perpetuated in the one
than in the other. but pecuniarily mere
desirable Or not, the day Is not lar distant
wc trust, when II will DC considered an in
dispeusablc element In our government, and |
insepArable from southern soil. The North |
- already threatened with tie evil of Red |
RepuhlicAnism.
Let slavery be extinguishcd in the South |
and the United States would iiy from their /
orbit, amid the shouts and jecr, of tue enc |,
mics Of liberty throughout the world The
very Inst that the slave population Of Nir-
ginia u bsing absorbed BY the more South
sru States, y IN evidence tie durability
Il the instttutiua. While negroes are hiea
here, they - still higher there And
though fTu0 the constant abstraction they
nay not multiply with SUFFICIENT rapidisy to
convince the Abolifionists that slavery j.
not on tho wape with us - an institution
q right asd prineiple, II Il more tanily fixed
uo~ than Il has ever been In the hearts aud
.!nds Of the people of Virginia 1t Is a.
t0e 70 expect 70 exterminate negro slavery
sec southern States, - 20 attempt 90 turn
- tsdss with human hands, or arrest the
oceAa y ~ course. Its destiny u 70 exist
= l01g - civilization and self-government
lngt.
Aaaesf or observation-disclosures has had |
. tsrsihls visitation Of burglars lately, |
ocessioaiag great alarm among quie, citizens. |
Dat IA. u these gentry have been captured.
- ths hasd broken ap. They were CON-
rO0d e tn oG.scourines a Cincinnati and |