Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-06-30

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Possessing an abiding confidence in the
intelligence and patriotism Of the American
people-an un svering faith In their deve-
tion 70 the eternal principles Of liberty, -
they came from the heads and hearts Of the
fsth.rs Of the Republic, aud invoking the
blessings Of Heaven ur0n our efforts 10
maintaia them 10 their purity. we CONNIE
them most cordially to the svmpsthy
and support Of the Republicans ofIowa and
u the Nation.
What do they mean by IAN rnwav
ering faith 10 their devotion to the eter-
nal principles Of liberty, as they
came from the 'heads and hearts
Of the fathers Of the Republic ~
The "Fathers Of the Republic" declar-
ed that the common law OF England
and her statues, back to and including
q portion of the reign Of Ann should
be the Law of the land until repealed
by legislative enactments. Did not this
declaration of the " Fathers OF the
Republic" continue slavery in all the
then recent possessions Of Great Britain
in America thereby making slavery
universal, and only to be made section
al by legislation 7 invoking in the same
preamble, the blessing Of heaven upon
their efforts to maintain these prnci-
Piles in their purity "ss they came from
the 'heads and hearts of the Fathers Of
the Republic"-to Wit, that the COM
mon and said statute laws of England,
establishing slavery in all the States
and Territories, should be the rule Of
action until repealed by special legs
lation.
In the second resolution they, in
speaking Of the Democratic party and
the nation, make use Of the following
chaste, pure, beautiful and classic Ian
guage," Africanized Democracy" ma
tionsl shinplasters -whereby eviden-
eng to theworld that At least working
majority of the convention we're any
thing but honorable, high minded,
refined and we'll bred gentlemen-on
the contrary, vendors Of low, vulgar
epithets instead Of promulgators Of
principles and sound arguments. This
course, from any quarer, and especially
from deiterative,r representative body,
instead of carrying convictionto the un-
derstanding,or pleasure to the magma
tion-mantles the brow of its constitu-
ents or votaries with deep tipge of
reg ct. The Sd resolution reads as
follows:
! Reoslred. That we condemn the princi-
pie advocated by the Democratic party, of
no prohibition OF Slaveay in the Territories,
and proclaim as our p' inc pie. no interior
encs with liberty by the President, Congress
or by the Federal Court.
This resolution betrays great corrup-
ton Of heart in the Misrepresentation
of the principles of the Democracy,
founded in deep laid plot, BY the joint
'sbors Of Forney, Seward, Douglas, DC.
to defeat the Democratic party in
1860. The plot is this, all the disaf-
fec:ed democratic papers OF the coun-
try are to clamorously remain in the
party. Some their locality being
right are to advocate a reopening
Of the slave trade-others the enact
ment Of a slave code for the Territories,
and still Others, or al are to advocate
the Presidential interference, by the
strong arm of the General Government,
to establish slavery in the Territories,
&c, and that all the opposition papers:
conventions and speakers through
the nation, are to, on such author
ity, charge all this upon the
entire Democratic party - and are
to write speak and resolve against the
democracy as inaugurating these here
sizes, thereby presenting false issue
before the people, with the view of de-
ceiving the masses with the further
view of dishonesty sweeping a large
vote, by falsehood, that does not be-
long to them. The last above mention
ed resolution, together with number
Immediately following, we're peuned
with direct reference to said corrupt
understanding and in furtherance of the
same.
The 9Th resolution, in relation to
Lewis Cass, the Secretary of State
that old ripe scholar-profouud States
man-astute Legislator. accomplishe
gentleman, and bold Dcmocrst-who
dares to tell the truth and do rights
weak, lame, hypocritical, insidious, Sian
derous and pusi!lauimous-just such
q lampoon IS might be expected to be
hurled from the rotten and pcstiferous
vortex Of q desperate Convention,
composed Of disappointed, disheaItened
and hungry demagougcs who are de-
termined to clutch the reins of gov
eminent at ell hazards, with the view
Of !egislating to make the rich richer,
and the poor poorer. If they should
succeed, (which is not q supposable