, 1859-12-09

In tile House yesterday, Mr.. Reuben Davis
Of Mississippi, assured the country That the
only way to stop agitation on tho slavery
question was by maintaining the aseendcncy
Of tho Democratic party. Such 4 declaration.
made directly in tho face Of the facts Of histo-
r., some Of them Of very recent date, warrants
tho inference that the aforesaid Ar. Reuben
ity Of brass, and that his desire for tho spoils
Of office is fur greater than his regard fur homo
II truth. With brief intcrmission, tho Demo-
cratic party hns been in power during the Inst
thirty years, tic period in which s1uyery agi-
tatiop has been aggravated to its present in.
tensiied state; and this result las been
brought about because that party has always
favored tho aggressions Of slavery, given new
readings to tue federal Constitution tofayor its
pretensions1 mud reversed the original policy
Of the government on the subject, making
slavery national and freedom local and excep~
tional Every new outburst Of excitement and
agitation has beca occasioned either directly
Or remotely by the action Of the Democratic
party. The adoption Of Calhoun's heresies by
t1l1l pa11y-ts1e s.uuexauuu of To~aa for H..
purpose Of adding to the power Of slavery in
the government-the conquest acd purchase
Of fterritory from Mexico for the game purpose
tho intrigucs to make slave State Of Cali.
faruia-the rupcA Of the Missouri Com
promise-thc be7lcr raids into Kansas
fur tho purpose Of crushing out the
FREQ State party-the attempt to fastcn the
Lecompton Constitution upon IN unwilling
pcoplc-the Drcd Scott decision demand
Tor Congressional protection Of slavery IN the
Territories these arc sumo of the measures
and acts Of that party which have created,
kokt alive aad intensified the slavery agitation
Of the country. Had not tho Democratic party
been in power, the inference is irresistible that
tho country would have escaped the agitation,
because Of tic absence Of any exciting Cause
If tue Honorable Reuben Davis, or any Of
lis political associates either at tho South or
tic North, would like TO quiet agitation, we
eau furnish them Ill easy method, aud the only
one by which it can be done. Place the con-
troll 0l tic feuef1l government III LIE laAuus u
the Republican party, and slavery agitation
will die natural DEATH Nothing else will
accomplish tho end. So long as tho Demoe-
zacy have control Of tho government, slavery
agitation and aggression will constitute its
leading business. It's past history and its
present attitude warrant the assertion On
the frst DAY Of tue present session Of Congress
it threw tho blazing bEand into each House.
1t will keep it there as long as it LAS the power
TO do So Turn tie Democracy out ofthe Capitol,
nut Republican President in il, backed By n
Republican Congress, and all this will be
changed; tho government will be brought back
to the policy Of those who irnnedit, the rights
Of orery section Of tho Union under the Con"
stituton will bo equally respected, the South.
era States will he lett free to take care Of their
E.ate institutions, while the material interests
Of tho country under wise and fostering legis-
latiou will attain to a prosperity never before
witnessed in the history Of ths country. viii
tho Honorable Reuben Davis think Of this?