Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-02-18

were Incorporated 10 make NAnss
free safe Iy force Of ar~s. Counter
Societies we're gotten up in Missouri,
and robbery, rapine. aud bloodshed FOL
lowed, after the Republicans in that
Territory had openly set the laws at
defiance. These acts, which the Re
publicans termed "outrages," we're the
only materials for keeping that party
alive until the Presidential issues were
made.
During all this tempcstuous STRIFE
Franklin Pierce remained calm and i'm
movable. taking the Constitution for
his guide in oil his executive acts
Ills previous defense OF the American
flag, and Of American citizens against
the Austrian IIapsburg, in the case OF
Kos.a. and his clear stateslnan-iikc
foresight in all that pertained to the
National Honor in our intercourse with
nations, had justly won for him the adj
miration Of the world. lie was only
unfortunate in some OF his official APP
poinimcnts. His consent to the re-
mo,al Of Judge Bronson from the \
Y. Custom House, was fatal error
1t divided and weakened the party il
that State, and extended the disaffec
ton to other States.
His appointment Of A. II. Rceder
and Wilson Shannon was unfortunate
and resulted IN much embarrassment
But every measure of his administra
tioa has been sanctioned by the voic,
of majority of the American free
men. Every measure Of his admins
tration was sound and unimpcachabIe
and will remain irrcpealable so long
as this people have respect for Nation
al mon and growth in greatness
The great question of the right Of s
people to selfgovernment, has beer
solciunlv decided by jury OF the PEG
pie, and this great cardinal Democrat
ic principle will alone immortalize tho
administration of Franklin Pierce. II
has put at rest all fanatical efforts a,
understandable interference with Tho
domestic concerns Of the States an,
Territories bv the Congress Of Tho
| United States. That which so alarme,
the great soul of Thomas Jeffarson
"like a fire bell in the night" the cs
Enlistment and existence Of a geo
.,raphical line, dividing one portion o
The country from another, was bold,
met bv Franklin Pierce, and anil the
ma'mrn's curses Of the Republican
party, il was removed forever. The
| line was b|"ttcd ont, the great princi
pie Of selfgovcrnmcnt adopted. and
sanctioned in the election of James
Buchanan. Franklin Pierce might
have adjourned this great struggle nm
III some future day, until the clements
OF sectional discord run so high as t.
defy control, ane sweep away the gov
eminent Of the Union and with it the
liberties of the people of ali America
He chose not to postpone the conflict;
he met it, and he has gloriously trl-
umphed. leaving the political firlna-
ment cloudless and serene. and the En-
>is,n of Freedom still floating at the
mas. head of theten thousand shi 5. OF
one undivided. elnrious. National u
ion. When the mists and clouds OF
political an'mosiiy shall have been
'issiratcl ~ return of reason and
nolitical sincerity. the name Of Frank
lin Pierce will he found Inscribed high
NJ among the names Of illustr,ous pa
trlois and statnsmcn by The side o.
those of Jefferson and Jackson
Wurnr THE Mo.EY GOEs.-A
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