The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-07-27
Peoples Meeting G. Burlington

/ On Saturday last "the lareest, most har
monious and the most enthusiastic meeting
ever held in this city" to quote the TIE
graph, the leading paper, was held in Bur
.iington. Business men left their establish
lments. mechanics their work shops ant
townships Of the county so remote Is L
render il impracticable to be in attendance
farmers from their harres, fields sent in
words Of cheer. From one township came
paper signed by fifty names Of men Of al
parties agreeing TO abide by the conclusions
Of the meeting.
! This is not the first popular demonstra-
ton in Iowa, as We supposed, for similar
one has been made in Jones county, and the
Democratic Convention Of Linn county re-
pudiated the whole Nebraska swindle. -
This is but the beginning Of the commence
ment. The men in high places who have
brought about the passage Of this nefarious
bill and their miserable abcttors who aspire
to their stations, all have to be convinced
in thunder tones by the voice Of the people
that they cannot bind the chains of slavery
willingly upon our necks.
We publish the following resolutions
adopted by the people Of Burlington in order
to show our readers the nature Of the feel
ing which is springing up among the free
dom-loving sons of Iowa.
Resolved, That period has arrived in
the history Of our political affairs which
requires the people to assemble together
without distinction of party, to enforce the
principle that the will Of the People should
govern the Legislation of the country.
Resolved, That the repeal Of the Missou-
ri Compromise was in violation of the will
and wishes of the people, in violation Of good
faith between the North and South, and un-
Just to the free labor interests Of the coun-
try.
Resolved, That the free labor interest Of
this country is entitled to fair proportion
of the territory Of the General Government,
exclusive Of slavery; that this right vas con-
sidered and acknowledged in the settlement
Of the Missouri question; that we acknowl-
edge no principle of selfgovernme mt which
violates that right; and that we will contin-
ue our united efforts until this right is re-
stored, and until our Legislators are taught
that the protection of the free labor interest
is as essential to the peace, harmony and
well being Of the Union, as the encourage
ment and extension Of the slave labor inter
ests of the South
Resolved, That in repudiating the princ-
pies adopted by the Democratic party in
their National Convention at Baltimore, in
1859, which emphatcally and solemnly
pledged that party, and its nominees, to
.resist all attempts at renewing Tin Con-
gress or out of iD the agitation OF the slave
Il 1rllpI' 1atrrlllpI may be made, President Pierce
| and his political advisers, including the
Democratic portion of the delegation from
this SNte, have violated pledges which have
all the binding force of an oath, and leave
the people at large to regard all future
promises, on the part of those men. as made
but to be broken
Resolved That while every supporter Of
the repeal of the Missouri Compromise has
impeached his character for political integ-
rity, the northern supporters of that meas
cry to their constituents and to the cause
of liberty; and we hereby declare our deci-
ded condemnation of the course of all such
men, whatever be their party atiinties, und
our firm determination to crush out the race
of d ughfaces, and to vote for no man whose
life and character are not a reliable gnaran-
tee that he will faithfully adhere TO the
principles of these resolutions.
Resolved, That the country owes debt
of gratitude to all those members of Con
gress, especially to those patriotic Repre-
sentatives from the slave States, who so
maniully struggled day and night to mair:
tain the public faith invioate against all
the patronage and seductions of the Admin
| istration and the slave power.
| Resolved That in rejecting the amend
ment cf Hon. S. p. Chase, of Ohio, in the
Senate, and of Hon. Dan'l Mace of Indiana,
in the House, which proposed to give the
Territorial Legislatures the right 70 prohib-
| it slaveoy in their midst if they saw fit,
those who voted for and carried the Kansas
and Nebraska bill most asscredly rePudated
the principles of popular sovereignty
which they pretended SO zcalously to advo-
cate, and proved their real intentions to be
to give every opportunity for slavery to get
foothold in these Territories, and to de-
prive the people Of the same of every oppor-
tunity of keeping it ou..
! Resolved, that while we shall pursue a
steady and persistent opposition to all ag-
rressions of the slave power, we utterly dis
claim any idea ofinter.ering with slavery ds
| it exists in the States; that, on the contrary,
we are willing that our Southern brethren
should enjoy all the rights and immunltler
of the Constitution guarantees to them.