The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-03-11
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aPPeer before You this day TO take the
! solemn oath that will faithfully execute
The once Of President OF the United S.ates
ana will to the best Of my ability preserve,
protect and defend she Constitution Of the
United Staies. In entering upon this greet
once must humhly invoke the God Of eur
fathers Tor wisdom nad frmaess 70 execute
its high and responsible duties u such =
manner a. 70 restore harmony and ttie an.
cicnt friendship among the people e the
several States, and 10 preserve ouF tree In
stitutioBs throughout macy generations,
Convinced that owe my election 10 the 10.
harent love for the Constitution a, d the
Union which still snsnstes the hearts at
| the American peepis. let me e-rnestlv ask
their powerful support In sustaining I'll jus,
measures cslenlaicd 10 perpetua'e these the
riches, political blessings Ualch Heaven
has ever besloa ed upon suy ni,len,
Having determ'aed not 10 heroine can
didatc for re electian, shall have no motive
10 influence INV conduct IN administering
The government, exeept the deslfeaesJ aud
faithfully 10 serve my sountty and 10 live IN
the erateful memory Of my eoaauYmeR
We have recently passed through Pres
dental contest IN which the PASSION. 81
eur fellow eitixsns we're excited to tue h ich
set degree ey questions Vt deep ana sitsi
IN ?o.saucei bet when the Rsocie proclaim,
&c ,heis will the tempest Al once suaridsd
ard eli wss calm, TIC voice el the ma
CITY spesktne In the m nneS PfesG ibcd b.
he coassiiati 1,Ms- teatd,z aud iaslaHs SUD-
mission followed Our osn eoaatry could
tlene have exhibited 50 era ID spectacle
u The cap eei y Vi man iss self government.
What g happy c3ace9tian, thea, was i
| for Congress 10 kspis this sipple rule
! hat the will Of the iaslvri5s shsil saysfH-
10 the settlement Of the Sass;ion Of dunes
&c slavery in the Teifii RES. Con q, &c l.
nsither 10 leSislats slavery into sey Terri
| cry 81 State, nor g Ike sde I shefeiFsn,
but TO leave TIE pes 9 there; peslecth
| free TO form nd re- uls'e iher dom, sc IN
-tituiicne in tier oan way, seljs,s only te
Tie constitution Of the Uaited States, A
= natural Consequences, Congress mas also
prescribed that whea the Te1itery Vt kat
| .as ehsli be edmhtcd as Site, il shall be
received into the Usi N with or without
slavery, IS her tuition may presence
at tie time Of admission.
A difefen, opinion has srissn In regard
To the umt when The people Of Territory
| shall decide this question for themselves
This is, happily. matte OF but httle praca.
| cal importance, and besides, II is s jude 81
question, which lseiiims ely belongs To the
| Supreme Court Of the United States, before
whom & Is now pend N, and will, il 10 un,
ders,ood, be speedily and finally set,tgd-
To thsir decision, in common With all
| good citizens shall ehesrsully submit,
shatever this may BE-, though Il has heea
nv individusl opinion that under the Ne
| brsska Kansas act the appropriate period
~ilI be whea The number Q. actual residents
in the territory shall JUSTLY the formsiton
lofs constitution with view TO rs ad,uis-
! sion ss State into the Union; bdi be this
a. il NAV, tits the imperative and iudispens-
able iGty Of the government Of the United
States 10 secure 10 eYrrt resident lnhahli.
art The free and independent expression ot
/, his opinion IN his vote Tbs sacred sht
OF each Individual aust be pres srFed. This
being accomplished, nuthiug can be fairef
than to leave the people oi Territory free
irom all i0Feisu interference. 10 decide
their own destiny for themselves, subject
only 70 the Constitution Of the United
States
The whole Territorial question beias thus
settled upon the principle o. popular soyer-
eighty principle "a ancient a. free govern
ment itseif--ersry thing OF PTac'tcsi m
tore has been decided, aud ~ other CUES.
,ion remains for Sdlus Henl, because -
agree that under the constitution, slavery
In The State 10 beyond the reach .. Hny hu
nsn power except that d The respective
States themselves wherein i exists Aay
We not, then, here that the long agitation
on this subject is approaching Its eud, aad
that the geogrs ?hicsl parties > vhicb il
hss given birth, so much ar4Sded BY the
Fsiher OF ii. caunsry wiEi speedily become
extinct. Most happy siii il oc tor Inc coun.
Try when the pubic Eigd shall be diverted
rem this question to others OF rloTe press
irs and practical Importance, ThFsa.heui
the whole progress Of tbs Igitaiien, wHict
b. Nscrcsig kEyyn ATTY inteFaIssien iuI
nor= than twenty years, hitt il has been
productive OF 10 positive gged T. any bu
aasn being il has beer he profile source O.
great eviis Il fhe q sreT 20 tie slave, s1a
- the y hois couatrs; i E4s slenaied and
iestssnged tie PeeTla ct toe sister States
from ssen other, sha Las even serlonSty ep-
dangerea the very Fsisteaee o. the UsIoal
Der has The dsnger yft entirely ceased.
UadsF our system IaeTe 10 remedy tof
all mere political evils II The sound sense
and SOL judgment u ihs people, Time
liz great c receive The gR!intzi tUo
ieets which huts fs~ year. 60 tied sIo
sgszt.e tE- pgbic c NJ, base Passsc
way, and s-e ng% near : torg0ttsli bat
,hss qus. lon Of Gols,gs slasery il gtfsr
greater im gcsianee faaH any m,rs pssiIiCa
auss,ieai 6e,aiss, stou 1 me e alton .
tuus u may sgsnlG4sy sRaEnsst The pea
! 90 sl ssfsly OF Z lgrg- portion vi or ceun.
! .
hat aver. no form OF government hqgevs'
admirable in llssE, buss,eT productive Q
material beueEs, cga compensate Tor The
: IeE Of ye,re ard CgElssiic sscurfy stount
! the family altar. Let every CHAon loving
! can iaerstore exert gIs bssi Influence 1,
suppress ihss Rgitat4gu. which since the re-
cent legislation ot Copgfs.s Is without any
Iaeittmate object. / is an svd o. be limee
1 ttat men htva uneeTtakeu - calculate tb'
mare naterial value o. be un on. Re
cent estimate hive beer pfes, ed VI %
p.cuuiary profts aud local at'a1lsEs,
I rhich would result 70 tfersnt States au'
sscugns rom 10 dts4oiulf-n, and the CON
: parativa injuries which such tn eFeni W uit
+ iahici oE o'hef States and sscIivns
e Even descending This low an4 marrow
view OF the mighty question, sil such cat
ruIa,ions are a. isUt, The bsre rel ere ce
10 single eonsiderslion viii be conclusive
on The point, We 1t present enjoy d lree
trade Throughout our extensive ana expan.
i've country, such az the world never ~,
uessct This trade Is coUd cgd on 5sil-
reads and canal. on n.bis Eivers snd 1rms
, 4 the Sea- which bind together size Nortl
: nd the s3uth, the East cHd the Wtsl .
our eoHtedeTacy Aun!bl!4te ttas rsat,
srrsst lis free progress b. the Eesgr5 gt .a5
zEes Of Jealous and hostile Slstes, ara Fon
desto. lhs prosper ~ zfd ca ard nae
. t6e whole and every part, pBd lny9.Vg l#.
81 Ia onr common ruin. Bpy gusir calst5gr
ali9ns, important ss they are In laemzr.grs
ink iato inc gn teai &c hen wa fact 90
T the terrific evds waich would resHtt sr ~
lisgugr, 10 every portion Of The Ggsis DE-
-acy--to tie Norm not more ltsH ts
Soufh---to me Esst net me.s than t'.a
Wet Thee | shall mt attempt 70 pr.
ray, be sUse 'eel So humble r,nfJ nee
hsr the b'rd Prove Hge which Insc raa
7sf islh-rs 3ith 70 dom to hsue the mast
oerfeCE u governments and union ev 4
gsea aF nan, vii: net suffer it 1y perish 49,.
ii II sba3t have been peece u ly iusrura-a
al b. ils example IN Ting extension gr Ctyf.
md RELIGION. liberty throughout lne weird
Aex, SIS Importance ~ t'se mhiE'e2gt 81.
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