Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-09-30

Thus, then, have We shown the History
Of Democracy 10 be the History Of the Ma
tioi. Against its iron-ribbed prineiples
the political storms Of . century, and the
sprsys 81 fansticissn, have beaten in vain.
and this day we stand before the world the
same proud old Party. the same honored
name, - when organized by ThomasJ efier-
son. The truths Of American conquests in
the Field, ON the Ocean, in CabiDsts-au
cluster thick on every page Of that History.
Every war Of our county has been fought
by the Democraey-every acquisition Of
Territory has been made by the Democracy
every law on our Statute Books Of gen.
eral nature Except the Fugitive Slave Law
| IL Of Democratic enactment-every terri
tory has been organized and every new
State admitted into the Union by the Demo
cratic Party.
What, now, Is the reason given why you,
the People, by your votes. should dishonor
that brave old Party which you and your
fathers before you have upheld as the last
hope Of Freedom to Worldg
In the old Abolition Party q great por-
ton Of the northern wing Of the opposition
took sanctuary. after the disbanding of the
Wing organization, and they changed it's
name to that Of Repubiicam That it is moth
ing but that identical old Abolitionism-
nothing changed but the name-we ask your
attention to the following facts:
| Abolitionists held that slavery was a
great National Sin, and should be abolished
wherever the General Government had ex-
elusive legislative authority, such as in the
District OF Columbia, the Navy Yards aud
Military Posts, and in the Territor;es
The Republican Parry, in its Philadel-
phia Platform, pronounced their principles
on this point in these words:
| Eesoiced, That with our Republican fa-
theirs We hold it to be q selfevident truth
that all men are endowed with the inalien-
able right OF liberty, and the persuit Of hap
plness, and that the primary object and ul-
terror design of our federal Government
went to secure these rights to all persons
| uDier its exclusive Jurisdiction. .
What more did sboltionism ever contend
for than to make it "Me primary object and
Interior design Of our Federal Government
thus to encroach upon the rights, the pro-
perty, the peace, the institutions and pros
perity of the southern portion Of our Union1
for the Presidency, and the cardinal point
of their creed was that Congress had exclu-
sive governmental control over the Ter. l.
tories
Republicans nominated John c. Fremont,
and stood HIM Oh this plank of the Phila-
delphia Platform:
| Resoived, That the Constitution confers
| upon Congress sorereign po'cer over the
II ~ -. Al =
government"
Thus old Abolitionism and modern Re
publicanism are show to be identical in all
cardinal points Both deny to the people
of the Territories the American Brthright
of self-government. Republlcanism seeks
to divert powers reserved to the People by
the Constitution, and concentrate them up
on Congress, for upon this theory only can
they come before the People and show any
legitimate connection between the question
of slave aud a Congressional canvass g.
Where Abolitionism began, and where it
end., will be found the limits of Repubi-
canism. Slavery agitation is the life blood
Of the opposition. In order to Justify this
sympathy with negroism they propose fore
ing the white people of the Territories into
subsection and slavery to the will Of Con
gress. We close this branch by quoting
this able summary of facts from the Cincn-
natl Inquirer
There is one stern, undeniable histOri-
cal fact which completely destroys all the
points urged for argument and made in he
half of the republican organization. The
sole mission claimed for that party, is that
it is necessary to prevent the extension of a
slavery into free territory. Now, in reply
the records of our country prove that from
the time this government was organized
down to the present, not n mile of tree ter
ritcry was ever converted into slavery
On the contrary, the amount of slave terri
tory in 1890 was nine-tenths of the Union
Three-quarters of it are now free. There
was then but one free state to fifteen slave
There are now seventeen free States to fif-
teen slave States. The difference is soon to
be increased by the admission of Kansas
and Oregon, thus making nineteen to fifteen
The United States, it is true, have acquired
Louisiana, Florida. and Texas, but slavery
existed in them when they were annexed,
and would have existed now il they had not
been added to us. 1t seems astonishing
when the republicans have written so much
about slavery extension into free territory
in our history. Yet such is the fact. Im-
mense encroachments, however, have been
made by free institutions upon slavery.
THE STATE GOVERNMENT.
We have THUS briefly considered questions
in National light There is also a matter
Of State History entering deeply into this
canvass 1t is the enormous increase of ex-
penses At the time that James W. Grimes
was elected Governor in 1854, the country
was intensely agitated about the repeal OF
the Missouri compromise. The passions and
sectional prejudices of the People of Iowa
were appealed to to remove from power the
Democracy who had hitherto held exclusive
| control of our State Government. 1t was
represented that we had been extravagant
and profligate. The opposition held forth
the banner of Retrcnchment aud Reform.
To their truth and honesty, let us revert to
our past financial history.
| In 1916 the State was organized under
| Democratic officers. The total expenses for
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