Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1859-12-02

.,an;sed. and that the free aud conso'-
ertous people Of the north are virtu>
slly excluded from her soil, 10 conse-
ouencc OF slavervi 1t isl we'll known
and incontestxble fact that the northern
states furnished about two. thirds Of al
the American troops engaged IN inc
Revolutionary war; and, though they
wore neither more nor less brave OF pat
riotic than their fellow soldiers OF 'nc
south, yc,,inasmuch as the independence
of our country was mainly secufe' ny
virtue Of Their numerical st'cngth' We
thi,k they ought to consider II tot only
their right but their duty to make . MN
and decisive effort to save the STATES
which they fought to free from 'a'''"g
under the yoke OF worse tyranny
tban that which overshaJowed them
under the reign of King George inc
Third. Frcemen of the north we
earnestly ent,eat you to think OF these
things. Hitherto, as mere Tree sole's'
YOU have approached but half way TO
the line OF your duty; now, for Your
own s.kes and for ours, and Tor the
purpose of pcrpetuating this great Ke-
publ c. which your fathers and our iAth
ers founded in septennial streams OF h'o'd
we ask OH, IN vi SERIOUSNESS, to organ re
Yourselves as one man under the pan
ners Of liberty, and to aid us in e1,cIm'-
mating slavery, wdich is the only thing
that initiates against our complete ag-
o,andisement as Il nation. In 'his ertrd-
ordinary crisis Of affairs, no man can
be a true patriot Without first becoming
an dboiitiOnist.
THE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES TO STRIKE FOX
TREASON.
Non Shareholders ofthe south, farmers,
mechanics and working men, we take
this occasion to assure you that the
.laveholdirg politicians whom you have
elected to Offices of honor and profit,
have hoodwinked you, tritied with you
and used you as mere tools Tor the
consummation of their wicked designs.
Now, as ono of your own number, we
appeal to you to join US in our earnest
and timely efforts to rescue the generous
soil of the south from the usurped and
desolating control of these political yam
pires. Once and forever, at least SO TAR
as this country is concerned, the intern.
al question Of slavery must be disposed
of; speedy and absolute adjustment
of the whole system is the true policy OF
the southland this is the policy which
we propose to pursue. Will you aid
us will you assist US will you be free
men or will you be slavess
Do not reserve the strength of your
arms until you shall have been rendered
powcrless to strike; the present is the
proper time for action under all the
circumstances, apathy or Indifference
is a crime. First ascertain, as nearly
as You can, the precise nature and OK
tent of your duty, and then, without
moments delay, perform it in good
faith. TO facilitate you in determining
what considerations of right, justice
and humanity require at your hands, Is
one of the primary objects OF this work
and we shall certainly fail In our DESIRE
five do not accomplish our task in man
ner acceptable to God and advantageous
to man.
| VIOLENTLY If WE MUST.
Now, sirs, you ask in all seriousness,
is it not apparent that you have fiIchcd
from us nearly five times the amount of
the assessed value of your slaves P
Why, then, do you still clamor for
more Is it your purpose to make the
game perpetual! Think you that we
will ever continue to bow to the wave
Of your wand, that We will bring hui
manity into everlasting disgrace by lick
ing the hard that smites us, and that
with us there is no point beyond which
forbearance ceases to be virtue? Srs,
il these be your thoughts, you are lahor>
ing under a most fatal delu>ion. You
can goad US no further you shall OPP
press US no longer; heretofore, earnest.
~ but submi>sively, We have asked you
to redress the more atrocious outrs.
ges which have been perpetrated against
rs; but what has been the invariable
fate of our petitions! With scarcely a
perusal, with = degree of contempt that
added Insult to injury, you have laid
them on the table, aud from thence they
have been swept into the furnace Of OBJ
lvion. Henceforth, sirs, we are demand
ants, not suppliants. We demand onr
rigsts, nothing more, nothing less. II
is for yeu to decide whether zoe are to
hare justice peaceaJly or By violence,
for ,chdterer consequences may toll0w,
zoe are determined to hare 1t one scdy or
the other.
THE BANNER TO STAND OR DIE BY.
Inscribed on the banner which We
herewith unfurl to the world, with the
full and fixed dcterminat Cd to stand by
it or die by it, unless one of more vir-
tuous efficacy shall be presented, are the
notices which, in substance, embody the
principle, as we conceive. that should
govern us in our patriotic warfare
against the most subtle and ins,dous foe
that ever menaced the inalienable rights
and liberties and dearest interests of
America:
l. Thorough organization and inde-
pendent political action on the part of
the non-slaveholding whites Of the South.
2. lneligibility of pro-sla avery slave
holders; never another vote to any one
who advocates the retention and perpet.