Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1859-10-11

sions, every freeman should realize, in
all seriousness, the responsibility Of
his position. Every voter who this
day deposits his ballot, cuacts a part
10 testing the experiment which is to
decide the fate Of millions vet unborn.
Should this Republic follow in the
wake of those which have preceded it,
and become the prey Of unhsIlowed
ambition and internal discord, a depo.
tism will fellow, "such as eye hath
not seen, ear hath not heard, nor hath
1t entered into the mind Of man to con-
ceive."
The great problem now to be solved
10 the possibility Of maintaining the
Union Of the States. The Fathers Of
the Republic have all pointed to the
Union, as the oil absorbing object of
lovc and devotion. They have exhort-
ed their children to frown upon the
mere allusion to q disruption of the
sisterhood, and to brand as traitor him
who would introduce discord among
them.
HE is 6 freeman whom the truth
makes free" The patriot will discard
prejudice Of every kind, by which his
conclusions may become the dcdnc-
tons Of error. Even At the moment Of
depositing his ballot, if his judgment
be convinced that he is aiding in the
elevation Of men to power, who are
the opponents Of principles injurious to
the institutions of his country, he will
have the nerve to withdraw his hand
and change his vote. Then, the time
for argument has not yet passed. There
is yet opportunity for reflection.
We appeal to the enlightened Free
men of this city, to ponder upon the
prospective consequences Of the tri-
umph Of the principles Of the respec-
tive parties. 1t can not be denied,
that the ultimate result of the success
Of the Republicans in the United
States, would be a dismembcrment Of
the Union. Their platform Of princi
plee is based upon the idea, that the
"irrepressiblc conflict" between the
free and the slave States renders the
existence of the Union as it is, imprac-
ticablc. They hesitate not to pro-
claim, that these States must he all
slave, or all free; but rather than this
Union should continue as we have re-
ceived it from those who sacrificed ev-
erything but honor to give it being, it
should be rent asunder, or, to use their
own expressive language, we should
let the Union slide"
In contradistinction to the platform
Of pri' ciples Of the Republican party,
that Of the Democracy comprehends
the entire Union. 1t eschews section
alism on the one hand, and presents
nationality on the other. 1t knows nc
North, no South, no East, no West
but looks upon the Union as being one
and insoparahIa I"ote.I VI cAoi.i.u
and fostering hostility on the part O
the people Of one section Of the conn'
try against those Of another, it seeks
to harmonic and reconcile conflicting
interests. The mission OF Democracy
is TO preserve the Union, while that O
Republicanism is to destroy it.
Freemen the contest of to day j.
one between the friends of the Unior
Of the States, and those opposed to it
Every voter who will candidly consider
the recognized principles of the con
contending parties, must be forced t.
this conclusion. Under which banne
will You array yourselvess Cndc
that OF Abolitionized Rcpublicanism
or that Of National Democracy!