Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-09-25
Wilson Shannon.

The indecent alacriiy with which Wilson
Shannon assured the people Of Westport,
Missouri, that be was in favor of establish
ing slavery in Kansas, that he believed the
acts Of the so-called Legislature Of Kansas
to be lawful and binding. and that oil the
inaueace Of This official position should be ex-
erted 10 enforce the enactments Of that ex.
traordina ry body,--these swift expressions
Of this brokcn-down Ohio Loecfoco. have
met with their deserved rebuks from all sane
persona who are possessed Of honesty and
make any %preten'ions to independence
Even the N. Y. Herald. which, whatever
may be its other characteristics, is general
" believed to be a pretty correct reflex Of
popular sentiment. unequivocally condemns
the servile conduct of the ex Governor OF
/ Ohio. The Cinein, All Gazette lie properly
ashamed that such = regenade should ever
have occupied SO high a station in the Buck
eye State, and says Shannon's Westport
speech is chiefly remarkable for its servil-
i,y to the Stringfellow gang. But OF all
the notices we have seen. the following
from the Boston Atlas, expresses in a brief
compass. the sentiments of indignation and
contempt with which Wilson Shannon is
regarded b. oil free people =
aGen. Pierce showed great sagscity in
picking out an INSCRIPTIONS pig.headed
toady, when he appointed Wilson Shannon
Governor of Kansas. The instant the fell
low opened his mouth, in the vicinity oil his
new province, he emitted such a torrent of
| blatant stupidities, arrant nonsense and
cringing servilties, that We wonder the bar.
barians of Missouri had stomach Tor il all.
A sketch Of his speech to the mob in Wes-
ION 10 before US, and we find il hard to CON-
prehend how anybody wearing the human
form could sink to such abasement. He
mol, only grovelled but biundered. He told
the yelling REGULATORS" about him-the citi-
gems of Missouri-that he was much oblig-
cd 10 them for their SITUATIONS and sere-
made, because it showed him that he might
rely upon their aid in enforcing the laws OF
Ksnsas. Shannon, for q wonder and by a
blunder, spoke the truth for once. II is only
BY the aid of the regulating" Missourisns
who have invaded and conquered Kansas,
That ne can MAINTAIN the semoionte VI au-
thority. He is Governor upon their suffer-
ance. No wonder that he went down on
his marrow-bones and with bated breath
! did homage to the lords of the bowie knife.
He ie in their power. They can shoot
him, tar and feather him, send him down
the river on a plank, paint him black dehle
his goods, subject him to any outrage SUI
gested by a r~uf6anly imagination, and all
that Pierce could or would do, would be to
send a new Governor to be mauled and NAL.
treated.
Shannon in great haste told his gentle
welcomers that"he rasjor slavery IN kansas,"
This was the only safe declaration TO make
at the time. We do not know that We even
blame the creature for uttering a confession
like this under the circumstances; but Whist
! shall we say Of the Administration which
by its remissness has left its officials no
means of self-preseryaticn except self-ssuli-
hca,iont
We publish a sketch Of Shannon's speech
in another column. We advise nobody
who 10 easily affected with nausea, 10 ven
ture upon its perusai."