Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-12-03

monds 10 give osr once trial.
We still adhere TO the opinion We,
in common with other members of the
Democratic party have expressed res
pecting the Kansas Constitution. We
repeat that the whole Constitution
ought to have been submitted TO the
people. We have never retracted and
never mean 10 rctraci, "a single word
we ever wrote in defence of the right
of the citizens of Kansas to form and
regulate all their institutions aad we
regard all the fan-farOnade about the
"crack of the administration whip" as
the harmless prattle Of an innocent lit
tie man, who don't exactly know what
he is talking about. On Tuesday we
exposed the Gazette in an attempt to
deceive its readers into the belief that
slavery will be established in Kansas,
no matter what the vote on the consti-
tuition may be. We said then, and
now re-iterate that the Gazette knows
that such is not the fact. 1t does not
indeed dare TO claim that it is, but en-
deavors TO convey that impression by
publishing few remarks we made
some two weeks ago which were based
on false news from Kansas. Our arti-
Gle on the 18th nlt., was founded on
information which afterwards proved
To be incorrect. The error was caused
by the reckless assertions of the men
daclous correspondent Of the Chicago
Tribune, which we were foolish enough
TO believe-a folly of which we shall
hevcr be guilty again. If the facts
were as We then surpassed them to be,
we would still adhere to what we then
said. The Gazette knows that the
statements we relied on were false
real, old fashioned Blacl, Republican
falsehoods--and yet it publishes them
designing that they shall be received
AS true Now, what ought that man
to be called, who publishes what he
knows to be untrue with the intent of
deceivlng his readers
Will the Gazette dare say that if a
majority of the people vote for 1.-THE
Constitution with no slavery" that
slavery will be established in Kansas {,
Never. 1t cannot deny that by that
constltution is expressly provided
that II the people vote for the Constr
tuition with no slavery" NO SLAVERY
SHALL EXIST IN KANSAS How
does the Gazette meet that fact. Ey
publishing some comments we made
on statement of circumstances which
proved to be false-a statement for
which the lying sheets of the Kepubli-
can party arc responsible. Let the
Gazette tell the truth for oncc-iust
to see how 1t feels,
With regard to the clause in the
schedule which prohibits the changing
OF The Constitution until 1864, we re
peat that all intelligent mcn-that
don't include the editors of the Gazette
and all lawyers are aware that that
clause cannot operate to prevent the
alteration of the constitution at any
time. we will not argue the matter
with the editors of the Gazette. be-
cause in all probability they could not
comprehend a logical argument and
they certainly have not the honesty to
admit is force, even if they should
succeed in understanding it. We do
not admire shrewd rogue, but we
despise stupid one; and we ask
what sort Of an opinion the readers Of
the Gazette will lave of its editors
when they ascertain as they 500 will,
mat instead fdealing fairly with them.
those editors have reiterated day and
day concerning the constitution of
Kansas, what they knew to be a series
OF unmitie ated falsehoodsa