Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1859-11-21
POLITICAL.

The ABETTORs AND APOLOGIES OF
THE HARPER's FERRY THAGEDY.-We
contend as matter Of fact, and suscep
tible of proof, that the leaders Of the So
called Republican party of the present
day, are morally responsible for the
scenes Of blood and violence which
TRANSFERRED between the 18th and the
18th of Oct. last at Harper's Ferry
The proof Of this is as clear as would
ever be deemed necessary to convict
culprit of any crime, before New
Hampshire Court and jury. The Re-
publican creed itself necessarily leads to
revolt and instruction. They proclaim
eternal hostility to the established insti-
tuition of one half Of the confederacy.-
1t is true they pretend to dlsclaim any
intention Of meddling with slavery in
the States. But they very we'll know
that slavery exists nowhere else, and it
is perfect vanity to preach hostility to
anything which they have no intention
Of ever assuming in any practical way.
The very idea OF hostility carries with it
the right, whether just or unjust, to as
sail, and if possible, conquer and over
throw. Standing back here in the free
states in hostile attitude to slavery
which has no existence here, is like
fighting an amy of bubbles, and will
amount to about as much. The leaders
very well know this, for it has been sat
isfactorily demonstrated. They never
yet have freed slave, unless they stole
him and run him off, and that don't be-
gin to pay the expense and the risk
Besides, it is a very slow method Of &C
complishing designed object. OF this,
the modern humani,ar!ans seem to be of
late, fu Iy aware. Hence, new order
Of things has been arranged. An inva-
sion has been cody and deliberately
planned. A bold and reckless man has
been put at the head, backed up by all
necessary pecuniary means. Through
some misunderstanding he sailed forth
che week too soon, and thus frustrated
and destroyed the whole scheme. lie
has all along been true Christian patri-
OF and hero-a good, glorious, religious,
benevolent and Cody man. He has
been endorsed and landed to the skics
time without number by every Republi-
can paper in the land. lie was sent to
Kansas as Republican. lie was there
Republican voter, Republican stump
er, and Republican fighter, and he was
well stocked with Republican weapons to
accomplish Republican work. lie fought
Republican battles, and is to all intents
and purposes, a wholesale Republican
murderer. He is in fact about the only
consistent Republican that We know of.
lie has attempted to carry out his prin-
clples honestly and fearlessly, while his
abettols have, when most needed,
sneaked of like pack Of cowardly trait
ors. He is what we should call ian hon
est, old william" Notwithstanding the ap-
parent contradiction in terms.
He made northern and eastern tour
not many years since to aid in the cleo.
ton of Republican officers in various
places. His praises we're III the mouth
of every Black Republican from Paseam-
aquoddy to San Miguel, and he was ex-
toIled to the very heavens as the purest
blooded philauthropist and spartan hero
on the face Of the earth. He went back
70 Kansas and resumed his career as .
villain and cut-throat. He was there a
notorious horse-thief and highway rob
Der. He made 'incursions into Missouri
and played tho consummate scoundrel
IN 81 aorts Of ways and became with the
gang o. dssperadees who accompanied