The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-07-13
PROCEEDINGS,


Alta meeting 81 tile memhcrs OF sonsres Nho w
ro,oa ,lc passage 81 lie bi 10 Organise ths lstro.
riex 81 Nebraska Ind Kan.s, held, FarsasEt /" IT.
,tous ice, in the city u Washington OF ne YIN
ay of June ul, he Hon solomon Feat, d eilohs
was c'eotcd Chairman. AID Hon. Daniel Msee' - w
diann. ANA Hon Reuben L. Eenton. Of New heFht
were appointed Secretaries
a committee, appointed Tor the fHfie+f, r'fer'es
an Adde'S 10 N, poop =. lis Naiisd Ststes NM"
having btcn discussed and amelded, Ms unanimous.
IL sas.a "a aud . II Ire 10 b. pudisa ID :
Apngrss,
is lur rreriG o. TIE lAakn sIAffs:-z
The cisidh section u the &c, for The adm..,i oil
M.seuri}hto the union, khownas TIE Msssenff ~.
yo,ss IAN by which the introduction 81 siassf! ~"
iht rcyIors now taoa Kansas aud Naofasaa w
forever prohibited, has been rafeaisa me L - -,
In lsco quirtrd eotue'sfs! Mhis, ,..s,,se Is
Union aid upon which YOU hasf SO long fetsossu
oblera,ea froin the siatae hook We haa 20 fs'ss'
ioexpeei any sueh rropoiliea When We W.
herss's og ., e. IL g s ID snnna ,ae red
II secris . daiy We oNa 10 the santrs 70 s'd.s ~
grounds upon whi,h " h,Ns s'saa'asS n 49,
iucf, ,,a:il., II posed ths alarming anu ua'A
You need no, be told That tn sia.sss question ls
at the bottom oft. - II was y ~. saaIns
fi,at demanded III. tment Of The Missouri tapfo
misc 80 Il Is the sIne power thai has Low drh'aisea
rs abr, CATION. ,,....a !. !.
great evil m lhe Am rica epipaIes even efiofs 1hV
Reyolut.n, and those colonies which are now sass
holding States, werc cuns's earnest ~ sn' y '. m,
s,ranccs with tosr which asc nov trsc states. ,on
NAL laws framed 70 prese., the Increase o. ~
were vetoed By the kfn- ~ Great hrttian- ms ~
creisc Of arbitrary pomes TO ealarss aau i,
4, tom uniy ,rSilly regarded IS wrongful III Hssh
Nh II, colonies VAS eur 81 Inc causes %
the Revelation When tho war WIS ended, theIe VIZ
an inptr.ous necessity for ASSASSINATION OF some ~
ernmcnt Il. tacn unnsruped tefrit ftes q me
ted Sta,es In i5s4 Jefferson proposed, ara w -
tbs Continental Congress alopt As os,.asee 70, 10,
the government OF the terri'efs y y ~ ~
OHIO By Which II was declared tlst tbefe Snail De
ue;her 81 ,ycry nor Involuntary srsHade, sNeert 'ot
the Punishment of GRIND The great ata hfunsssihs
Stat, since organized, within tiai tsrrtefA en- INC ps
Is. 6f,hat nrdln nee are endurii monuments Of the
wisdom OF the statesmen OF the heNaiHien.
Tho foreign slave trade Nrs regarded as shesoa'sf
Of An,rr lean slavery, which MAS believed Weala %
dried up, when thai fountain should DC stassa. ~
aaorting the constii atleb II was 80 eiit eFsHifs
pitcd that the foreign slave trtae "eeth % ~
prohibited, that MI parties af.aiesee.i III SUPP ."A
no.,poupg III L me ,sure till e;s. Iae foreign sl;Se
trade was prohibtedlhus lie source If si!fefs Wa
understood 10 l,c dried up, while the inleoaasl9h %
avery into the territories MAS prohibited ne ~
very question, ar as II vas uaioi.a eas, VIE M
dcrs;ood 10 be Ruay settled. aud NJ the s3e time tag
states had already taken up All were sarfyfns TOT
ward system Of gradual en- taeip4tto,i. IN iF'.,
Louisiana was acquired by rurthass on ffRfrc- ara
inrlud "a What Is LON EnoNnas the sittsr q l'aas
lana Missouri. Arkansas saa Iowa atd Territories
kuoMp n. Rnnss and Nrhra.hf. slavery esasteh ~
t4a time IN New Orleans ard ut II. la*, sfst - l3-
purchase resulted - bringing ~ stas-fN aA.sa'.''
again brG yry Congress I'll i-ia I'll f.EiaH ihiAthl*
aeIy surrounding Ssu Orleans Applied fnr H1Hitrst"h
into the Union unher the nan. u the Stat Fl i.ats-
lana, Win eo' .Jtniioh ttrrt'g sss.ts' ~ WI
free states acgaiscea- Emit sasr- afterwards ~
rs-,p connected Mn 1T Lnass demanded admission
urlcr Tia name IL 'he State q Missouri With sah
ting .EEffYs tn free sfsfs- Frfrfteti
~ prln44 ~ T. - and fifased tife admission 81
Mssaari unless she ~eal1 tA,orlnfats INTO hef 9 n
st,ution s Inhibition OF the further 1Atfd eheh o.
lu,ery into The State. The sl4SunHntnE sf&tes IN
sisted upon her unqualified i'ia : %; controversy
arose which w;fs sectional ahl enett+rsf7 n WHIT
W. ire assured by eatsmparHHto hlsiass, F."hsts
YmpgrIlad the Union The statesmen 81 that aAs ~
Congress, settled TN, controversy hS COMPROMISE h
tn. terms Of thts apranIsa Iii fh States 4sse tsti
10 IN. admission ef Missouri With h5r staFenoedtng
cnpSttuior. " hC the slasehpsdtEg stst.s IN thstf
ry sic Id1d tbt. exclusion # siaSef d Hthe trsia1
OF The territory which iay North Il ID q y nh ea-
s.turue the territory Of hats4s sd Heetss-
The iAirz States arseItei Il esIaRzsshtss >
trumrh ID the free States hase essr sitt lztt y
unGlsturSrd aud uuquest"nea srs5Hszs > F.9Fz Of
The ,.rrifors Of Iorsinua, wh t=s seata u - deg
90 mia in COM iarcc Wit ~ ta8Hiieau. Nlish va,
curtaipc1 IN This eompto,ss, wa@ uftet"srtis stimt
tgd ~ n s!aECho'aHg STAT aud tie free ssssS af-
qusced In Isia EIcrta'a sibs ebui6tas 70 tn'n 81
Stain MAS aeggsr.i. This province na- afterwards
aiuII.cd ~ q siay gte}iEHg - T., lita ffeg StAt<-
araia acgulcsscd In u -, Texas t4t nttehs84atbt
.tgysIai,.u- .tste WAS annexed With pros fsNt ~
thn article ~ yat3n for tn sahtNt.lan n hF
territory ttN hrs -tGss- lhe ffas states eataaaFl
,6s. regarded ihr ant:N., ia N8ts tire fTfah I'M
trea. ~ ta nB,btr ~ slave sites nssk very great
5{.favar. nevertheless ara4sead HEHtn* ~ taIGR.
tiss era cqnred hs tle treaty u n9es witch clos II
ths with Mckee tEet .Npls II a'ElaFlsA iotth
~ y constitution inhihtaE slarEts ahi nftsfiad lsF
admission into tha Union N4alaHi arFtstEtan we
nle IN ". :asse st 4, IL. II s ~ .
n. \ Ip,iif Proceeding thc ground 81 tn airns
Congress adopted al.othtr onrroia ise thu tts -
winch were MAT ton million NJ aaliars o. tle pRgPies
Mooney should ne gvrntn IsNsA. to Hahee taf 10 r.
tsnanfsh d0Hbifal CLAIM uFaH 81 fncoNs8lcF .h
mari OF New Mexico lGG tab should b. orsantzed
without al limitation Of slavery. aHa t.at they s"u
! n .r,Srds b, admitted as shave Of ree Stats the
~ t4saBsL -ttss la
that th- public slave. trade 10 The District a COLUMBIA
shoaid D. abolished. without Affecting the cSlstHnee Of
,lay cry in The District and thai new ai.d ss9rous rfp
vision for the rccapure o. fugitive slaves Of dsiHti
cons ttuion.iy should be adopted. ard tt Oh tAosc
conditions California sAuud be admitted a. trec
state RcpuEuant this compromise wae - the PEG
pie the free States, aequirsccnoe Vs. nersrheis
practically obtained By meats Of sntema assurance
made on hshaif OF .h' Shave holding stats, that the
conir-osnisc was should e, forever regard - rs
Gual adjustment u hc slavery question, and Of sI le
i-sue- which could probably arse out af Il ! new
Congress coGyeucdin December. lsJi Relressnt'
from the slave state. deuiauded renewed pleeZ
u dlel ~ 10 Tins adjustment and Is MSS sraHtnd iy i
House af Representatives Ia the following terms
Resolved, Thnt We recognize the badiis efieaey d
ihs compromise ~ the constitution and bsEef u =
be the iuiCGton 81 tic people generally a. hereby
declare Il 10 be ours iaii!, 10 abide ts sheh
compromises and sgsain the Ian. ceessaf. - carry
tieln ont. ,he PROV ibts f,t tho delivery of fugtst
slaves sad tir at ~ aa i~E InA@rHss kHa VII as the
com prom.r ana "fGGesians generally tonneeels "
the institutions Of shaver! o. unnecessarily Aseisss iu
dangerous.
fcw months snhseanehtl, tbe nema.t ate Astion~
all Convention met "a Baltimore. and assuming to
speak The .sn airHts ~ III. Democratic lars set firth
h is PLATFORM thai the democratic parts vii rtstst
all attempts al renewing III congress nr ott Of y. tins
agitation VI the slavery question, uhd4f whatever
shape color the attempt may ba made. soon Artr-
wards snolAcr National pnyetsoa assen art in the
city and assuming tile right t. declare the san-
timrnts VI the wig party. said:--.Ne depfceate all
further agitation OF the question thus stl4ea. da
gcIous to the peace, ana will dlsceHbHaues ef+
forts 20 cgHi,aue renew se3 agitation, whenever
wherever, or however made" The Fretsl' adeisn's-
trriioR elected the principle If adherence 70
III. COMPROMISE; and tat President referring 10 ii in
his iuau gura speech declared that lhe harmony which
had secured By IL should not be disturbed during
rs, term of Office. The President renewed hs pledge
H. bis message Congress at the bel iHnit 81 the pre-
sent session IL, the following language:
but uotv outstanding the difference Of ptHloEs
and tiuiruts which there existed III relation to de-
1jis I'D specific PROVISIONS, the scqu &c ~ dtsn
guided citizens; whose devotion te the tHidu CnH
never b" doubted has given F6HeRd Efgas 80 our In.
siilat and RESTORED of rcFGs and security
10 tae pL biir mind thToUa hoHt tie ,outetaFa5y. That
this pose IA to suffer sios. dern., my Official term
IL hive POWER 10 avert it, ttoss Nho Fiasea me here
may be assured"
Under these circumstance the PROF essts recall
the Missouri compromise wassEdasHty and Speeicd
u,udc D, the totpmiiIce On territories. which
only DAYS before had affirmed the saEety Of the
NJ s,ouri compromise. and declared the erd oi ara.
ton ii the following xrIct and uEtastah sable ian
yWuge.
Yogr committee 40 pot feel tailed uren to enar In
to discussion of thuee cObttuNeFt qupetlonathty
involve the same 1rea issues Nha.h FfetnetG the agt
l. tor, the sectional strife and The eIrM struggle ~
I.5u. As Congress deemed il wise and prudent TO rd
rau r. M deciding the matter 10 cnrtroN sras taen
either tN affirming or IeAtrg thr Mexican laws nrtN
dockraory by II 10 shave property Ill the
tory. YOUR committee not prepared
omucud n departure from the toHrre pursued upon
that memorable occasion, eitllar b. htuuiHg re-