The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-10-20

| tration of slavery gives il fearful political
power You kHow how long it has been the
controlling power In the executive depart
ments of the Government. Slavery uses that
power, as mig ght be expected, TO punish those
who oppose ito reward those who scrveit.
All represe entativss are naturally ambitious ];
all representatives like fame; If they do no.
like recunary rewards they like the distinc-
tions Of place; they like TO be popular
| When the people are demoraiizod, be who 10
constant, becomes offensive and obnoxious; /;
be loses position, and the party chooses some
other REPRESENTATIVE who will be less obncx
ious. These demoralized Representatives in.
salcate among the people promiscuous les.
sons and sustain themselves by adopting
eompronises. They compromise so far, if
possible, AZ TO save place and a show OF prin-
ciple they save themselves first, and lot free
dom take what remains. t
A community thus demoraliged by it's rep.
resentatives is fearful OF considering the sub-
ject Of slavery at all. IL docs not like to
look back upon its record; IL does not dare
TO look forward to see what are TO be the
eons uences of errors. IL desres peace and
quiet. We shall see in a moment whst fear
ful sacrifices have been made under the in
fuenee OF this Generalization Of the power
Of the government.
The first set of demoralization was to sur
render the Territory of Arkansas aad the
| Territory az Missouri 30 slsvsrv, and also be
Implication all the rect OF the Territory OF
Louisiana acquired by purchase from France,
/ that which lies south Of thirtyssx degrees
thirty minutes north latitude. Take up your
maps when you go home, and see what
broad belt of country, lying soutb Of that
| line was surrendered, with the States of Mia
I "A Arka Ia al Ncxf nm.
der the iufaence OF this same demoraliza-
tien, the whole Of the peninsula Of Florida,
acquired from Spain, vas surrendered TO
SLAVERY, rendering il practically useless for
all tbs national purposes for which II was
acquired, making il turthen instead Of a
national safeguard in the Gulf OF Mexico.
But Texas was surrender ed to slavery, and
brought in with tie gratuitous agreement
that four slave States should be made out Of
that Territory. Next, IN 1850. Utah and
/ New Mexico were abandoned TO slavery
After these events, following in quick sue-
cessi3n, came the abrogation, IN the year
1854, of the restriction contained in the Mis-
souri, Compr omiss, by which it had been
stipulated that all north Of 80 deg. 80 min. /,
/ excepting the State of Missouri, should be
dedicated 10 freedom. That was abandoned
20 slavery to take il IL she could get it !; and
the administration of the government Of the
United States, with scarcely protest from
the people, went on to favor it's occupancy
by slavery. AS legitimate consequence
came the refusal, on the part VI the national
gosernment--for it was practical refusal
or neg!eet--to admit Kansas into the Union
because she would not accept slavery.
after this Generalization bad been carried
out ia these practical measures, what right
|, had the nation TO be surprised when the Pres
ident and the Supreme Court at last pro-
nounced that. wntcn IN no previous year,
either OF them would have dared 20 assert
that this Constitution of ours Is not Con
stitusion of liberty, but that il is Consti
tuition Of human bondage; that slavery is the
normal condition Of the American people on
each acre VI the domain Of the United States
not organized into States--that 10 to say
that wherever this banner Of ours, this star
spapgled banner, whose glories we cele
brate so highly-wherever that banner floats
, over national ship or national Terrific
ry, there is a land, not Of freedom, bat oi
. slavery
Hence, il has followed, that the natioI
, M to 1854 surrendered all tie unoccupiet
, portons Of this continent 10 slavery, an,
Q thereby practically excluded freemen-be
cause ali experience shows that when yoi
! have made slave Territory, freedom avoid
, il, Just as much as when you make fire.
/. State, like Kansas, slavery disappears from
] IL.
have said that the country was demoral
/ ICED by its political representatives; but thes
y political representatives have their agents
3 All men necessarily fall into some politica
v party, and into some religious sect. Ambi
Y ton sways in both parties and religion scots
|, TO gain othce 10 a poiisical party and shar
0 its favor, when the nation Was demoralized
: it became necessary that the candidate shou
= be tolerant OF slavery. SO religious sect
o were ambitious TO extend their eclssiastica
o sway. The consequence was that year b
. year slavery had party upon party: SLAYER
n had religions sect upon religious scot
" church after church. But alas until ia
It dawn Of that year, freedom had no party an
q no religious sect throughout this whole coap
d, try.
j. people who are dem oralaed are easil
Q operated upon they are easily kept persist
a entity in the same erroneous habit which ha
]. dem orslized them. The first agency for con
10 tinuing TO extend the power OF slavery upo
- this continent, is that of alarm. Fears 0
d all kinds are awakened in the public minis
The chief OF them 10 the fear of turbulence
1T OF disorder, OF civil commotions, and OF civ
j. war. The shareholders 10 the slave State
t. very justly, and truthfully, and rightly a:
% sumo that slaves are the natural enemies G
is their masters; and, of course, that slaves al
II a...oas enemies os tao Siats aaa noi,
., them, or requires them to be held in bont
O. ange that insdious enemies are dangerou
to and, therefore, in every slave State that b.
ct ever been founded in this country, polio
Of il established which snppresses freedom I
r. speech and freedom OF debate, SO far as Ill
On erty needs advocates, while II extends u
is largest license OF debate to those who adv
lie cate the interests OF slavery. This lack
Of freedom Of speech and freedom Of debate
- followed in slave States by the necessa
nd consequences that there Is no freedom OF su