The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-07-31
For the Davenpor, Gazette /

The Eleet1ea-The Real Issue.
For the Davenpor, GazriieI
MKssRs. EptroRs On going 10 the polls al
any election II is the duty Of every voter to
know a. fully a. possible not only rao, but
Whdt he Is about 10 vote fo. No citizen can
fully perform his duty without ascertaining
the principles at issue and the bearing his vote
will have on those principles wha, shen are
the principles involved in the election on Mon
day next
That election is 10 he held simply Tor the
selection Of suitable men rs County officers
and for the adoption or rejection of The New
Constitution. theoretically i, is purely local
and has no connection with Federal Politics !;
but practically the real vital issue turns on
Federal Politics and on nothing else The
fact l. that the federaA Goyernment is gradu-
ally encroaching on the sovereignty Of the
States, 80 that what was designed to be
union Of Independent States is in fact becom-
ing consolidated Democracy with checks and
balances 50 adjusted as to throw the real pow
Ell into the hands Of minority and through
them into their ready tools. the Federal Gov
eminent,
Does any one doubt this Let him look
at the facts developed la the history Of the
pas, four years. Look at the repeal of the
Missouri Compromisc-no' because II was dc.
inanded by the people Of the several States, !"
but because II was willed by tho Federal Gov
eminent, and hence II became the duty Of the
people to acqniesce In and applaud the act.
Not single elsction can be hel,l-even In
so simple q matter as the election Of Town.
ship ofticers--without the direct interference
of Federal officers and the aid Of Federal
patronage. Who are the most active, the most
Jealous, the most un.iring in efforts to obtain
| and secure votes 10 sustain the so-cnllcd Dem.
| ocratic party In our Statca Those who having
Office and being led from the public crib, have
the time and money to spend In TINS z serving
their country"
They and their parry are emphatically one.
They know that their tenure Of office is good
so long as their party il In power, and tina,
can onl, be rs long as il has the support Of the
masses Of the free North Hence the alacrity
| with which they seize upon every appearance
| Of endorsement by the people aud proclaim
throughout all the land--a Democratic vic.
| tory. BY the supincness and neglect OF the
people Of Iowa ut the April election, the Fed.
| cal Administration were enabled thus TO boast
aad glory and judging from this what will be
the result should the contest ON Monday next
result In seeming triumph OF the pro-slavery
Democracy?
The leaders OF that party are looking TO the
feemen Of Iowa for aid and comfort" in the
course they are pursuing. Shall they receiv,
III They ruthlessly violated a time -honored
compact and threw open TO tho rapacioa
clutch OF Slavery, the fair soil solen,nly con
secrated to Freedom they saw the people o
Kansas despoiled Of their rights by arme,
hordes Of Missourians they saw freedom .
speech basely assailed in tho person Of th,
noble sumner vet they applauded and defend
ed these acts dei6ed their perpetrators an.
bitterly assailed and caldmnia.ed their op
poseis. To-day they are endcavoring to com
pei the people of Kansas to receive ms Law
those ~nactments which every one knows wes.
the result Of base premeditaied fraud. To-da,
the murdercrs of Phillips aud others are en-
joying tho full confidence OF the Federal Ad.
ministration. and are teing kindly cared for
a, the public expensc
Are the citizens OF Iowa ready. are
| they willing To give such men, such party,
the eounienancc Of their vote. Remember
that In all the acts above specified the pcrpe-
traitors have received the hearty support Of
the organs and orators Of the Democracy IN
our own midst.
Can you vote for those who COOL, lcked Of
" Summers sore head and bleeding Kan.
sasi for those who in their hot haste TO sus.
tain pure Democracy violated every princi
pie Of Justice and freemansiipl
We trust not. We hope and believe that
neither by inaetion or neglect viii the people
Of Iowa endorse appear TO endorse the acts
Of those who have well nigh obliterated from
our national escntcheon every principle Of hon.
OF and right The time has come for ever,
voter 10 manifest his dsaprobsiion by resc
lutely refusing to vote for any man far ans Of
fee who sus,ains tn. present corrup, Demo
cratic party--no matter how amiable sacl
an one may be In his pirate life OF character
Let II he known that 40 party can receive
the support Of the North unless it is true ID
the principles OF Liberty and Justice, lei thi,
be settled fact, and justice will be done ic
those who are striving for the right IN Kansas
peace will prevail in all our borders, aud a,
home aud abroad our National fame will bs
untarnislesi, because equity humanity and
Justice will be our guiding stars.
Yours, Ae,
/ AaRI,ols