Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1859-10-28

"RecOgnizing, therefore, the para
mount issue, recognize as the only
practical means Of sustaining our
position upon that Issue, our COO pe
rat on with the masses Of our friends
in other States in the formation OF
| the Republican, party Of the Union"
Judge -paliing. Of Ohio, IN the
Republican Convention:
s'In the case of the alternative be-
irg prc.ented of the continuance Of
slavery, or dissolution the Union,
lam for DISSOLUTION, md I care
not lar quick Il comes"
Dcnnison, Governor elect Of ONO,
said the following Ola the canvass
"If / am elected 20 ernor IT ONO
and l exp, CT 10 be- will not iet
any fugitive be returned to Kentucky,
or aoy other slave State; and II
cannot prevent it in any other way,
as commander in chief OF the mill
tary of the State, l will employ the
bayonet-so help me God =
| IN contrast with the foregoing en-
uncia,ions Of hostility to perpetual
ton of our I'm on as it is, compos ed
of T, ee and slave States. We refer to
some extracts from the Farewell Adj
dresss of the Father of his County.
Casting his prophetic vision into the
future Of the land for which he had
periled everything that is dear to
man, he foresaw that deM agognes
would appear upon the stage ofac'ion,
who, for selfish ends, would seek to
excite the passions and joolousies of
the people Of one portion of the
Union against those Of another. His
predictions have been verified.
Rope atedIy since the spirit OF Wash
ington winged its way to the realms Of
bliss, his country has been threat
ened by domestic enemies. In all
her serious trials, in her very dark
est hours, the benign influence of the
memory OF the Znter Rufyiae and his
coadjutors has rescued our land from
impending ruin.
1t is betting on such occasions as
the present, to throw a retrospect up
on the example OF our Fathers, and
to call to mind their admonilions. No
man whose soul possesses a scintlia-
ton Of u e spirit OF patriotism, after
having read and reflected upon the
warnings given us, can fail ''to losthe,
abhor, detest, abju,e," the traitor who
would We ken the bonds which unite
us together as one people:
"Thc unity OF government, which
constitutes You one people, is also
now dear to you. 1t IS justly so 4; for
it is a main pillar in the edlfice Of
your real independence, the support
of your tranquility at home, Your
peace abroad, Of your safety, Of your
prosper ty, of that very liberty which
yon SO highly prize. But, as it is ca
sy to forcsce that from different caus-
es and from di9erent quarters much
pains wiW be taken, many articles
Employed, to aceokem IN your minds
the couviction Of tbs trath,-as TIN.
IS the point in your sontlcal fortress
sga nsl which the batteries OF infer
nal and external cnem'es will be most
constantly ard active y (,hough often
c"ver'ly and nsdoasly) direct dit
is OF infinite moment tnat yon SHOULD
properly estimate the immense value
Ty ur national union to your collect
i've and individual bappin SIS; that
you should cherish a cordial, habitu
al and iu movable attachment to it,
accustomirg yourselves to think and
spe~k of 1t AS the palladium OF your
political SAFETY and prosperity wa CHI
ing for its prescsva ion with jealous
anxiety; discount mo"ciny mhatecer
mag suggest eren Suspicion Mot 1t
can IN a"y erent, be obo"doned !; and
indignantly .tro'cni"g upon tie first
dan"i"g Of ceery atten.pt to oltendte
ony norton Of or country fran
tie rest, or to enteebie the sacred ties
uaich now link together the curious
parts.
"With such powerful ard obyious
motives to union, affecting all parts Of
our county, while experience shall
not have demonstrated its impracti-
calilitv, there will always be reason
TO distrust the patriotism of those
who. IN any quarter, may eudeavOr to
weaken its bands.
I'm contempt ting the causes which
may disturb our Union, 1t occurs, as a
matter of serious concern, that any
ground should have been furnished
for cha'actc'izing parties by geo
graphical Determinations, -northern
and southern, Atlantic and western,
whence cs'gning men may en-
deavor to excite belief that there is
a real d ference of local interests aud
views. One Of the expedlents Of par
ty 10 acquire influence within psrlic>
ualr districts is t. msrepresent the
opiu ions and aims Of other districts
Yon cannot shield yourselves too much
againt the jealouslcs and heartburn
Jugs which spring from these misrep-
RESERVATIONS; they tend to render
alien to each other those who ought
to be bound together by fraternal af-
fiction.
sHowever combinations or associa-
tions Of the above description may