The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1855-09-14
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The report of Gov. Shannon's speech at
Westport, which we copy from the St. Louis
Democrat, leaves no room to doubt that he
has distinctly avowed himself in favor Of
Slavery in Kansas. He not only makes that
open declaration in Missouri, bnt he assures
the Missourians of his determination to exc
cute the laws enacted by the bully Lcgisla-
ture of that Territory, which has just ad-
journed, and bespeaks their aid and comfort
in that behalf in advance.
The position thus announced BY Governor
Shannon renders it perfectly certain that it
has been the design all along TO make Kan
eas Slave State. In order the more sue
cessfully-to accomplish that object in CO.
vertway, Northern man, strong Nebras-
Ia man, and one whom it was supposed
would cordially second the wishes of the
Administration, was sent on as Governor
He proved refractory, however, in refusing
to allow the Missourians to have everything
their own way, and thereupon, in accordance
with the wishes of those border ruffans,
Pierce removed Reeder. Another Northern
man was sought who would conform to the
wishes of the President, and that man was
found in the person of Wilson Shannon, of
Ohio. He received the appointment, and has
already announced his policy, and that of
the Administrator. to be ''FoR SLAVERY IN
kANsAs." And now we shall find oil the en-
orgies of his administration, backed up by
the General Government, exerted openly to
procure the establishment of the sspeculiar
institution" constitutionally and legally, in
that Territory.
Governor Shannon expressed his admira-
ton Of the Kansas Legislature, and avowed
his belief in the validity Of laws passed at
its recent session. lie pledged himself to
execute those laws, and he will exert all the
powers conferred by his appointment to carry
into effect laws which have excited the most
profound adherence throughout the country.
He was sent to Kansas for that purpose
The President has pledged the General Gov
eminent to his support, and henceforth the
Territorial Government Of Kansas, under the
direction and with the aid of the General
GoveIhment, will engage in system Of con-
dcmning, hanging and imprisoning all North
crn men in Kansas who shall dare to express
Northern sentiments, or even to receive or
circulate newspapers containing Northern
sentiments. The Judges and the Governor
have been deputed to do that. in a legal and
orderly manner, which the Atchison rufians
have thus far accomplished by violence and
Lynch law. Abolitionists, Methodist Preach
ers, and indeed all Northern men with North
ernsentimcnts, are to be hung now. in Kan
sas. not by mob, but BY Government officers,
under due process Of law. And it follows
OF course, that with statute forbidding the
speaking or publishing sentiments in opposi-
ton 10 slavery, under penalty of imprison-
ment IN the penitentiary, with a judiciary
and Governor pledged in advance to n
prompt and faithful execution of that stat
ute, and with the National Government com
mitted to their support-slavery must be es-
tablished there.
ana there Is no question that it was the
ohJset OF Douglass, Cass, Pierce & Co.. to es-
tabiish II there, when they repealed the Com
promise law Of 1920. For what other prae-
teal object could they have repealed tina,
law? PROFESSIONALLY it was the object Of
the leaders of the pro-slavery party North as
well a. South, to plant the Institution of
Slavery on the soil of Kansas, and Pierce
has labored faithfully in his position to Sc
cure that object.
tv The Maine election Returns 40 fur as
they have been received, Indicate majority
Tor Morrill,. the Republican candidate, over
Wells Democrat, of several thousand votes.
A Whigby the name of Reed will probably
receive more votes than Morrill's Majority,
and thereby prevent an election by the peo-
PIE.
1t is burning shame tina. the Wing parry
Should have sunk so low as to serve only for
such base uses.
POOLE NOT HuS1--Thc story that Poole
was hung by his companions in the gold hunt,
IL contradicted by one A. T. Smith, who
writes TO the Republican, that he was out
With Poole and returned home with him.
where he left him sound and well,
gJ The reports Of the prospects of the
erape crop in France are very unfavorable.
and it IL thought the vintage will be inferior
to that Of last year.
The Foreign news by the Africa which ar
rived On the llth, is up 10 the first Of Sent.
There ~ no news whatever, either from the
Crimea or the Baltic, of the slightest impor-